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The remarkable rise of Rukchanok ‘Ice’ Srinork
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/02/2026
» No matter what happens on Sunday election, one fact is already sealed. Rukchanok “Ice” Srinork, a former lawmaker representing the People’s Party, is now the most popular politician in Thai history. The word “female” is almost redundant.
The red tape is killing us, not the haze
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/04/2019
» It took the South Korean government just one day to declare a national emergency before containing the huge wildfires that threatened to engulf the country's northeastern coastal area this week.
Autocratic bureaucracy is killing us
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/02/2019
» Big business won. Again. We should not be surprised nor disappointed at the government's decision to support the weed killer paraquat which poisons the environment and makes us sick. We should be angry.
Corn subsidies perpetuate old problems
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/08/2018
» The government's decision to pay rice farmers to shift to corn farming raises more questions than it answers.
Supporting paraquat betrays the nation
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/06/2018
» The regime’s slogan to return happiness to the people has proven empty once again. Despite public demands for a ban, the military government has decided to allow paraquat, a highly toxic weed killer, to wreak havoc on public health and the environment.
Safe food, health lose out to chemicals
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/03/2018
» Why is it so difficult for organic farming to grow in Thailand? Is it the farmers' resistance to wean off chemicals for fear of low productivity? Is it consumers' unwillingness to pay more for safe foods? Is it the expensive logistics and the government red tape that prevent small organic farmers from reaching consumers?