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Face of pain must rid us of slavery sins
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/05/2015
» The photo of Rohima Khatun in the Bangkok Post yesterday should be on the desks of all officials who have promised to arrest trafficking kingpins and stop Thailand from being a slave trade hub.
Sex workers so much more than statistics
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 04/02/2015
» They sell their bodies to rescue their families from poverty. Now they are arrested and face imprisonment to rescue Thailand from being branded one of the world's worst human trafficking offenders.
Clergy scores a hat-trick of scandals
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 21/01/2015
» This week, three news items left no room for doubt about the state of our Buddhist clergy; it is beyond resuscitation.
'Little people' prove change is possible
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/12/2014
» Buckets of fresh blue sea crabs and transparent sea prawns bigger than our palms are among a myriad of huge catches that are the reason for the giant grins on the sun-drenched faces of the people who live in a fishing community.
Domestic abuse fails to stir public ire
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/10/2014
» The video clip of rock singer Seksan Sukpimai or Sek Loso slapping the face of his wife Wipakorn in front of their house and their daughter went viral this week and became the talk of the town. If you expected to see overwhelming public condemnation of his violent outburst, then you're in for a big disappointment.
Koh Tao case shatters faith in our police
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/10/2014
» After so many twists and turns in the Koh Tao beach murder case over the past three weeks, police finally arrested two young migrant workers from Myanmar. However, many believe they are scapegoats.
Hazing ritual a reflection of militarism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/09/2014
» Is there a chance that our police and soldiers will stop using torture as a means to get a confession? Is there a chance that our country will become a strong democracy without fear of military intervention? Not a chance as long as our society still endorses the barbarism of college hazing.
Death penalty no cure for rape culture
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/07/2014
» What happened to 13-year-old Nong Kaem on the Surat Thani-Bangkok night train was every mother’s worst nightmare.
Don’t turn a blind eye to migrant woes
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/06/2014
» When the military junta first announced a policy to clean up the migrant workers’ mess, it certainly did not expect the move to explode so fiercely in its face.
Stripping away our sense of self
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/02/2014
» What do you do when you feel that something you cherish so highly that it has become part of your identity has been vilified?