Showing 1 - 10 of 12
The red tape is killing us, not the haze
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/04/2019
» It took the South Korean government just one day to declare a national emergency before containing the huge wildfires that threatened to engulf the country's northeastern coastal area this week.
Klity villagers fight never-ending battle
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/04/2016
» Justice delayed is justice denied. This legal maxim hit the victims of the Klity creek lead poisoning tragedy hard on Tuesday.
Kaeng Krachan and the state's charade
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/03/2016
» In his column "From the Prime Minister's Heart" in the government's newsletter, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirms his administration's commitment to sustainable development and the sufficiency economy. The gap between words and actions is as wide as an ocean.
Community rights clause not fooling anyone
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/04/2016
» The right of citizens and communities to protect the environment against harmful development projects is now back in the draft constitution, thanks to fierce pressure by civil society nationwide. So people can relax now, right? Not a chance.
Strong-arm tactics hold country back
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/07/2015
» When you hold a public hearing, the goal is to listen to wide-ranging opinions on the issue at hand, isn't it? In hearings on controversial matters, government officials are supposed to play the neutral role to bring about open discussions to reach a well-informed decision, aren't they?
Martial law a nightmare for the have-nots
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/02/2015
» Reform was the buzzword during anti-Thaksin demonstrations that led to the May 22 coup. Reform was also the military junta's promise to the people after its power seizure. So what's happening now on the reform front nine months down the line?
Absent parents hinder children's development
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/06/2014
» If children are our future, what kind of future awaits us when we rob these children of the chance to grow up under the loving care of their parents?
Mae Jaem dam suicide threat must be heard
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/10/2013
» The name Mae Jaem evokes a romantic Shangri-La like image in many Thais' minds.
For students, first the cram, then the crush
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/09/2013
» Sunday was Car-Free Day, but traffic in the Muang Thong area on Chaeng Watthana Road was bumper to bumper from 5am.
Mining threat comes back to haunt us
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/05/2013
» At first I could not believe my eyes. We were driving along a rugged dirt road in a protected forest in Kanchanaburi. Then, all of a sudden, a vast barren landscape covered with a thick white mass sprang up in the midst of green tropical forest.