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Ruling strikes fear into forest Karen hearts
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/09/2016
» Can forest officials burn down people's houses to evict them? According to the Administrative Court ruling last week, the answer is yes.
Dangerous path toward religious extremism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/03/2016
» Ma Ba Tha is known across the world as a racist Buddhist organisation. Its work fans the flames of hatred and violence against Muslims in Myanmar, particularly the Rohingya in Rakhine State. Its most prominent leader is Ashin Wirathu, dubbed the "bin Laden of Buddhism" for his violent, religious extremism.
Minnows cop it hard as big fish prosper
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/08/2015
» No, it was not a mistake. It was a farce. And for a country long burdened by a corruption-plagued police force, it is definitely a tragedy.
Time to stop hazing once and for all
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/09/2015
» When lecturer Lalita Hanwong spoke out against the senselessness of hazing at Mahasarakham University's College of Music, she was bombarded with rape and death threats by angry students.
'Little people' prove change is possible
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/12/2014
» Buckets of fresh blue sea crabs and transparent sea prawns bigger than our palms are among a myriad of huge catches that are the reason for the giant grins on the sun-drenched faces of the people who live in a fishing community.
Monk Mitsuo represented the clergy at its best
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/06/2013
» As soon as the news broke that the well-known and widely respected Buddhist monk Phra Ajarn Mitsuo Gavesako had left the monkhood, my Facebook page began buzzing with comments, ranging from shock, sadness and empathy, to sheer ridicule at all the brouhaha.