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Poor suffer as regime goes back to old ways
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/01/2016
» If you want to get Kanya Pankiti going, ask her about the coup-makers' self-proclaimed mission to return happiness to Thais. "Are you serious?" she asks. "What happiness? Can't you see people on the ground are suffering across the country?"
Reform under this regime is an uphill task
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/12/2015
» As the regime is set to announce its policy achievements today, one thing is clear. If our goal is to fix gross and deep-rooted disparity that is the root cause of political violence, military dictatorship cannot deliver it.
Is the coup a symptom of deeper ills?
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/10/2015
» Forty-two years ago today, the kids did what their parents never dreamed of doing. Fired up by youthful courage and idealism, they led the popular uprising that finally overthrew the "tyrant trio", ending the country's three decades of military oppression.
Monks need to break from feudal ways
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 17/06/2015
» Given widespread temple corruption and rogue monks, there's no question that the Sangha needs cleaning up. The clergy's latest outcry against reform calls, however, shows there is no hope for change.
Sangha elders lay down law on reforms
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/04/2015
» If you cannot reform the monkhood, forget about reforming the country. This message from forest monk Phra Paisal Visalo to the military junta came to mind when the monks yesterday called off their rally to protest against the National Reform Council's (NRC) moves to clean up temple corruption.
Rural poor can't ignore regime threat
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/11/2014
» The May 22 coup returned a semblance of normalcy to the country. What happened last week has shown how fragile that is.
Raw power won't silence forest people
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/11/2014
» Right after the May 22 coup, the junta vowed to kick-start land reform and help those who have no land. But after the junta's promise, a wave of forest crackdowns was launched with a vengeance.
Stricken govt buys strife on two fronts
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/02/2014
» The political stalemate which has dragged on for three months took a dangerous turn yesterday with an unrepentant speech by caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on the faltering rice scheme and the government’s crackdown on rally sites.
Empowering people will bring change
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 05/02/2014
» Who will come to our rescue when the country is facing devastation? Government? Politicians? Millionaires?
Misbehaving monks need reform, too
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/01/2014
» When the anti-government movement brands its protest as a battle between good and evil, we should not be so surprised to see monks among the protest leaders, should we?