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Villagers protest exhumation order
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» Over 300 villagers from Ban Lao Chee Kuay, led by Lahu community leaders, staged a protest at Mae Chan district office in Chiang Rai over an order to exhume an ancestral grave amid a dispute with the owner of the land where the grave is located.
Bridge-building for ethnic concerns
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 08/05/2025
» Recent months have witnessed intense negotiations in Thailand's parliament concerning the proposed new law on the protection and promotion of the livelihood of ethnic groups. Can the various gaps be truly bridged?
Sex slave hits back, shooter's lament, granny on a high
News, Mae Moo, Published on 30/06/2024
» Kathoey demands pound of flesh
Long road ahead for hill tribe justice
Editorial, Published on 28/04/2024
» In November 2016, a forest ranger shot dead Chalee Laijo, 36, a Karen forest dweller, while he was collecting wild mushrooms for food in the Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, the ancestral home of the Karen hill tribes.
Time to integrate Myanmar's displaced
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/03/2024
» In the bustling border town of Mae Sot, Julia smiled when I asked her about her new job. "I am very happy with my position," said the young woman who recently completed her Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.
Justice for Chaiyaphum
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/03/2024
» Just days before the relatives and friends of slain human rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae mark the seventh anniversary of his death in Chiang Mai, they have learnt that prosecutors have decided not to press murder charges against the soldier who gunned him down.
Love is in the air in Chiang Rai
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 14/02/2024
» The International Balloon Fiesta 2024 gets under way today and runs until Sunday, turning Singha Park Chiang Rai into an ideal place for couples to spend Valentine's Day amid a romantic ambience generated by the chilly breeze and gorgeous mountainous surroundings.
Chiang Rai gets a new luxury glamping spot
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 13/12/2023
» Vacationers wishing to live with nature and get back to the simple life may do so at the newly opened Visama Mae Chan luxury camp in Chiang Rai. It's a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of big cities.
End impunity for unjust killings
Editorial, Published on 26/11/2023
» Chaiyaphum Pasae, 17, was a passionate advocate for the indigenous rights of the hill tribe people. Six years ago, he was shot dead at an army checkpoint.
No more slaps on the wrist
Postbag, Published on 26/11/2023
» Re: "RTA faces payout over death", (BP, Nov 17).