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For locals, community land deeds a life or death issue
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/11/2018
» Residents of Ban Pong village in Chiang Mai's Sansai district have won a community land title -- a new land allocation concept for landless villagers.
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Outrage over early release of 'rhino kingpin'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/09/2018
» A leading local conservationist has condemned the early release from prison in South Africa of “Rhino kingpin” Chumlong Lemthongthai, one of Asia’s most notorious wildlife smugglers.
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Fighting for a way of life
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2018
» The Supreme Administrative Court's ruling ordering the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to pay 300,000 baht in compensation to six Karen people living in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province is a mixed victory for the minority group in its lengthy struggle with parks officials for the right to occupy forest land.
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Law wades into choppy waters
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2017
» The proposal of a fee for the use of water from rivers, lakes and other natural water resources for the agricultural sector is unlikely to be implemented easily as it is an alien concept to Thai culture. The lives of Thai farmers are inextricably connected with rivers and they see no justification for why they should have to pay for something that is a natural part of their life and an essential part of their culture.
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