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Abandoned houses a bad sign in Dawei
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/05/2019
» During my trip last week to the Bawah relocation area where nearly 500 houses have been newly built to accommodate over 1,000 people affected by the development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) in Myanmar, it caught me by surprise that most of the houses are unoccupied.
Poor suffer from smog created by uncaring rich
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/02/2019
» Trying to find N95 respirators -- a type of facial mask that can deal with small particles or PM2.5 -- is a troublesome task for many people living in smog-hit Bangkok.
Indigenous folk find voice in climate fight
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/12/2018
» Indigenous people at the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland called on the world to recognise their knowledge of climate action and climate change mitigation.
Migrants face changing climate
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/07/2018
» The arrival of May once reminded Lin Na that the first rain of the year was on its way. The ground in her small village of Prey Veng province in southern Cambodia would start to soften, dampened by rainfall. This time each year, she would help her family cultivate a two-hectare rice field, the main source of food and income for them throughout the year.
Lost footage shows justice is lacking
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/06/2018
» A key factor continues to elude those on a quest for the truth behind the tragic death of ethnic Lahu activist Chaiyaphum Pasae — missing evidence.
Bolder efforts are needed to reel in destructive fishing
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/05/2018
» A still whale shark dangled from a crane on a trawler floating offshore Phuket. Its tail was tied to a lifting machine with a rope. As a by-catch, the heavyweight whale was lifted up by the machine and placed on one side of the vessel's deck. Some crewmen then pushed its massive body into the water.
Policy may well energise alternative power
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/04/2018
» A group of renewable energy producers in Thailand has reason to panic following Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan's announcement last week that the government will not buy more renewable power over the next five years.
Xi's 'shared vision' draws nations closer to China's orbit
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/10/2017
» Expected to keep his job for another five-year term, Chinese President and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will likely pursue his diplomatic tactics to ensure developing economies continue to be China-dependent.
Where the rubber meets the road
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/08/2017
» When one considers the life of a farmer, perhaps they picture peaceful, slow-paced living on a pretty rural property. But for many farmers, this serene image rests at odds with the daily struggles that they face.
Songkhla power plant sit-in an energy wake-up call
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/08/2017
» A peaceful sit-in protest against a coal-fired power project by four Thai-Muslims from Songkhla in the South in front of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has drawn attention to the "flaws in state development planning".