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Travels in Moominland
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/10/2019
» Helsinki, the Finnish capital, is compact but invigorating and inspiring. The tree-lined streets are clean, the footpaths are wide and there are bicycle lanes throughout. Different architectural styles coexist: neoclassicism, art nouveau, functionalism and modernism. Small wonder that the city was named World Design Capital in 2012.
Labour of love
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/05/2017
» Arunee Srito, 65, has never let up since she heard about labour rights almost 50 years ago.
Fishing for ethical business
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/08/2015
» Fresh, clean and formaldehyde-free seafood are the selling points of Fisherfolk, a joint-investment by 60 fishermen from the coastal province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thai Sea Watch Association, Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Association and consumers.
All that glitters...
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/04/2015
» A community meeting room in Ban Khao Mo village in Phichit, about 300km north of Bangkok, has been locked up. Plastic chairs are stacked up in rows. Dry leaves are scattered on the concrete floor. Across the street are three huge concrete water tanks, empty. Not far from them stand four houses, a temple with only one monk and an unfinished construction site. The scene is desolate, the village nearly abandoned.
Struggle for her homeland
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/03/2015
» Suraida Tolee never thought that one day she would lead the people in Chana district, on the Thai-Malay border in Songkhla province, in a fight against government policies. That fight began 20 years ago, and continues to this day. Her life was at peace until she learnt that the Thailand-Malaysia gas pipeline and separation plant project would be built in her homeland as a result of the government's development policy for the South.
Mother nature
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/12/2014
» Chaem Hanyek, a resolute 47-year-old housewife-turned-activist, stands in front of tall, old trees in a mangrove forest in Ban Thung Tase in the southern province of Trang. She raises her right hand and spreads out the five fingers.
The good fight
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/08/2014
» The gates of the water treatment plant in Khlong Dan, Samut Prakan province, are closed. In fact, they have never opened since the 23.7 billion baht project was built in 1998.
A Legacy lives on
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/06/2014
» Death has helped Korn-uma Pongnoi learn and grow. Since her husband, Charoen Wat-aksorn, was gunned down on the night of June 21, 2004 at Bo Nok intersection, the 45-year-old has found inner strength to carry on the mission they started together two decades ago: to protect their community and its natural resources.
The river of dreams
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/03/2014
» Sompong Wiengjun sits on a balcony of her house along a dirt road running parallel to the Mun River in Khong Chiam district, Ubon Ratchathani. She sighs while gazing at the foul-smelling river. Twenty years ago, she would have been catching fish and planting vegetables along the river bank.
The power of positive thinking
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/03/2014
» Political demonstrations in Bangkok have reached their fifth month and look set to continue, as do the incidents of violence that have occurred at protest sites and during marches. The political turmoil has also affected the tourism industry and scared away a number of international tourists, especially those from the Middle East, some countries in Europe and South Asia. Despite this, 2,319,821 people made the trip to Thailand in January, up 0.06% from the same period of last year.