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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.
Covid-19 exposes our broken system
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/04/2020
» The government's constant mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic evokes two images in my mind. One is a badly infected wound. The other is an overblown balloon ready to burst.
Billy's death should not be in vain
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/09/2019
» Last week, the mystery was over.
Autocratic bureaucracy is our No.1 foe
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 28/01/2019
» As the end of absolute military rule nears, the junta is pumping out a series of public policies that will wreak havoc on the environment and intensify state violence against the forest poor.
Tripping the 'khon' fantastic
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/12/2018
» Meet lawyer Chanok Changrian, owner of the biggest private collection of classical khon masks in Thailand.
Buddha's path must guide reform of clergy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 07/06/2018
» The recent crackdown on the Sangha Supreme Council elders is long overdue. Corrupt monks in high places have escaped the law for far too long. But abuse of power will not go away as long as the clergy remains a closed, feudal autocracy under state patronage.
Poll without people power holds no promise
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/05/2018
» After four years of heavy-handed repression, why has the military government suddenly softened its stance with grassroots and civil society movements? The answer is in the front-page photo of every newspaper on Tuesday.
Defrocking bad monks just part of reform
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/04/2018
» When a group of senior monks in Thailand's highest governing body of clerics faced corruption scrutiny earlier this month, there was no public shock, only a stamp of approval. That says volumes about public discontent with the clergy.