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Billy's death should not be in vain
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/09/2019
» Last week, the mystery was over.
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Why violence persists in our forests
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/06/2019
» In the corridors of power, as female politicians in opposite camps were wrangling over what-you-should-wear for their first day in the parliament, some 350 kilometres from Bangkok, 61-year-old peasant Sinuan Pasang was thrown into jail for trying to protect her land.
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Stop the racist monks before it's too late
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 07/09/2017
» Will the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state stoke tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in the region? Definitely.
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Life for poor forest dwellers as cheap as ever
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/02/2016
» How much is one’s way of life worth? For indigenous forest dweller No-ae Mimee, it is very cheap indeed.
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Until we start listening, no city will be safe
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/11/2015
» Immediately after the Friday 13th massacre in Paris, some cities around the world covered their monuments in the French tricolour to express mourning and solidarity. Netizens did the same with their Facebook profile photos.
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Nip unholy hate speech in the bud
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 04/11/2015
» For a Buddhist monk killed in the deep South, a mosque should be burned down in retaliation. This violent proposal from a Buddhist monk stirred a heated debate on social media last week. Is it merely a storm in a tea cup? The answer is no.
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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?
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Fisheries law alone won't do the job
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/07/2015
» The message from the fisheries boss is loud and clear. "Illegal fishing gear must go," declared Joompol Sanguansin, director-general of the Fisheries Department. Right on. But I doubt if he will have the last say.
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Take the axe to state's war on forest poor
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/06/2015
» Leave the poor alone. That was the order from the country's most powerful man when he ordered troops to evict encroachers to save the country's fast-dwindling forests and return happiness to the country.
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Buddhism and freedom of speech
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/01/2015
» How to be truthful in a hostile environment? How to say things that need to be said to avoid coercion and violence from low tolerance of criticism? What should we respect more in an open society where different cultural norms often compete and clash — freedom of expression or cultural sensitivity?
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