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Fear rules desolate border battleground
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 18/07/2022
» Many houses have their own bunkers, with some villagers even digging holes and putting layers of sandbags around them. A few houses even have concrete or wooden roofing covered with sandbags.
Why Moei River has become a war zone
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 25/12/2021
» This week's exodus of thousands of people fleeing for their lives from Myanmar's Karen State into Thailand's Mae Sot district in Tak was not unexpected.
China's bold plans for the region
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 09/09/2021
» The Yuam Water Diversion Project made headlines recently after its environmental impact assessment (EIA) last month won approval by an expert review committee (ERC) and was tabled before the National Environment Board (NEB).
Heritage bid shows a clash of priorities
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 24/07/2021
» This week, villagers from Bang Kloy village, Kaeng Krachan district, in Phetchaburi province put their heads together to find solutions to a raft of issues, including the Covid-19 outbreak that looks set to pile upon more misery on them.
Karen return home, but future unsure
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 28/01/2021
» The return of indigenous Karen villagers who left their resettlement village for their ancestral homes deep in a forest in Kaeng Krachan National Park epitomises the need for a new approach in tackling the long-standing "man versus forest" problem.
Buffaloes return to Ban Boonrueng
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 16/09/2020
» In a vast area of wetlands in Ban Boonrueng village, located in Chiang Rai's Chiang Kong district, the return of buffaloes signifies the resilience of what was a disappearing swamp forest in the northern province.
'Little people' battling big fires
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 09/04/2020
» It was a hot afternoon but community leader Prue Odochao, his wife, and a group of 10 ethnic Karen villagers rushed from their houses. Their destination was a forest area being razed by bushfires.
'Billy' shines light on plight of Karens
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 16/11/2019
» The brutal murder of Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen is a major blemish not only on the Kaeng Krachan forest conservation process but also Thailand's bureaucracy.
Bringing back the halcyon days of old on Koh Samui
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 28/04/2018
» Lush coconut trees have long been the symbol of Koh Samui, the country's second-largest island and a famous tourist spot in the southern region. Unfortunately, a vast area of coconut plantations on the island have become plagued with black-headed worm disease which some locals liken to chronic problems that the tourist paradise has experienced.
Dawei torn between visions of progress
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 18/12/2017
» Dusk had fallen when a huge crowd packed "We Love Dawei" festival at a garden in Dawei, the capital city of the Taninthary region, southern Myanmar. A variety of performances from local artists and their counterparts from neighbouring Thailand drew various groups of festival-goers.