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Bringing things out in the open
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/01/2012
» While a coyote-dancing monk who sparked public uproar has been suspended, the episode has led to a continuing debate over gay monks in the clergy.
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Subverting the women's fund
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/02/2012
» Help the mother, and you help her whole family. Who can argue with that? Why then has the 7.7-billion-baht Women's Fund got the thumbs-down from many women's rights groups and legal experts? The answer lies in their common concern regarding abuse for political gain. This is a real concern.
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Hopeless lives of sea gypsies
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/03/2012
» Teng Pramongkit's dream is to see his children grow up as equal to other Thais. But without citizenship, the door of equal opportunities is shut for his kids and thousands of other Moken, or sea gypsies.
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Change will only come from the bottom up
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 05/04/2012
» Constant threats of violence from the divisive, colour-coded politics. Endless bloodshed in the restive South. Fierce resistance against decentralisation from officialdom. Politicians of all shades paying lip service to political reform. An authoritarian education system. Explosive popular resentment against disparity and social injustice.
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The real enemy of our forests
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 30/08/2012
» Kanya Pankiti's rubber smallholding in Trang's Ratsada district in the Khao Bantad mountain region is not an ordinary one.
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The colour of money is far from green
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 13/02/2013
» Some 30 years ago, Thailand had abundant mangrove forests which enriched the coasts and sustained the sources of fish and seafood for the whole country.
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Labour Day offers little to millions
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/05/2013
» By law, domestic worker Banjong Wilaisri can take a break with paid leave today.
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Monkhood struggles with sex dilemma
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/07/2013
» When controversial monk Luang Pu Nenkham Chattiko stirred up a public outcry last month by living a life of luxury while duping people into believing he had attained spiritual liberation, authorities simply said nothing much could be done.
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Abuse abides as lawmakers flout own rules
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/07/2013
» It was indeed a close call. Had it not been for a last-minute intervention by a law reform agency, Thailand's new labour regulations would have still condoned the use of child labour in the fishing industry.
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Sangha feudal hierarchy has to go for good
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 30/10/2013
» Before Pope Francis was named head of the Catholic Church, the search for a new pontiff triggered much excitement as well as honest criticism of the church system, and hope for reform.
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