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Forests doomed by power and prejudice
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/04/2020
» After nearly two months of being blanketed by a thick toxic haze with zero national attention due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of Chiang Mai last week became like a "gas chamber".
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Opening minds with an ancient 'mandala'
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 28/09/2019
» Travelling around Thailand is a good way to learn about local history and culture. The challenge, however, is how to understand the country's ancient past beyond the usual nationalistic fervour.
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Shelter from the storms of life
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/11/2017
» In a run-down rented house on the outskirts of Tak's Mae Sot district over 50 orphans live in cramped conditions. It's the only home 17-year-old Pawarit has ever known but he realises how fortunate he and his siblings are to be there.
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Decentralisation a cure for education woes
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 22/06/2017
» Is Thailand inching toward being a military state? We might get some clues from the photos of primary school children performing military drills that recently went viral on social media.
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How our education sustains dictatorship
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/05/2017
» After eight decades of trying to foster civilian rule, Thailand is still under a military government. So what went wrong?
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Sangha crisis won't end with defrockment
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 21/03/2017
» Is it a political exchange? Has the government agreed to abort the legislative effort to regulate monks' money and assets in exchange for the clergy's ruling to disrobe the fugitive Dhammakaya sect leader?
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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.
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Bigwigs try to pass buck on failing schools
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/03/2015
» While our obsolete and authoritarian education system is damaging young minds, making them lag far behind their peers in other countries, education bigwigs have different concerns: how to get out of the blame game.
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Domestic abuse fails to stir public ire
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/10/2014
» The video clip of rock singer Seksan Sukpimai or Sek Loso slapping the face of his wife Wipakorn in front of their house and their daughter went viral this week and became the talk of the town. If you expected to see overwhelming public condemnation of his violent outburst, then you're in for a big disappointment.
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So close and yet so far on sex equality
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/10/2014
» In 1995, Thailand pledged to empower women and make gender equality a reality at the UN's historic conference on women in Beijing. But how are Thai women faring now? What has improved? And what obstacles remain?
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