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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.
Billy's death should not be in vain
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/09/2019
» Last week, the mystery was over.
More violence ahead for forest poor
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 17/07/2019
» Now that the junta has revoked its draconian order on nationwide forest evictions, will life for the 10-million-strong people who live in national forests be more secure? The answer is no.
A stranger's welcome
Life, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/05/2019
» Most tropical beach holidays offer the usual formula of sun, sand and sea. Quy Nhon in Vietnam is for holidaymakers looking for another important "s" -- serenity.
Dad's suicide a cry for change in legal system
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/07/2018
» When Supachai Kanlahasunthorn jumped to his death from the eighth floor of the Criminal Court building on Monday, the whole country could feel his deep pain and bitterness about a legal system without justice.
Verdict a blow to customary land rights
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/06/2018
» Ask the centenarian Ko-ee Mimee and other Karen forest dwellers what they want and why they sued Kaeng Krachan National Park officials who burned down their homes and violently evicted them from their ancestral land, and their answer is always the same: "We just want to be back home."
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.
It's time to end land rights double standards
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/05/2018
» While the judiciary's scandalous housing estate in the sacred forest of Doi Suthep is receiving tacit government support, the military is rounding up community leaders in the North to prevent them from joining street protests in Bangkok to stop violent forest evictions.