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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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Taking on the heavy hand of militarism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/11/2015
» Merit-making with monastics is part of our Buddhist culture. Since Bangkok temples are already bursting with donations, I headed for a nunnery in the neighbourhood over the weekend. Women in pursuit of a spiritual life need support too, don't they?
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Toeing state line no way to ensure reform
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 21/10/2015
» When top-down control is holding the country back on all fronts, reform is only possible when state abuse can be contained by civil society, grassroots groups and the media.
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Mor Yong's death breeds mistrust
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/11/2015
» Authorities can say whatever they want about the cause of Mor Yong's death. But they cannot expect people to believe it. There is no need trying to get frank opinions from people face to face, however. No one speaks their minds with strangers anymore; it has become too dangerous.
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Smashing up beliefs no way to instil order
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/09/2015
» If you ever wonder what the military wants to make of Thailand and its people, the answer lies in a phone-smashing video clip that went viral earlier this week.
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Dhammakaya is only a symptom
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/02/2015
» The Supreme Sangha Council has paid a high price for protecting the controversial Dhammakaya abbot and his empire. Now the tsunami of public anger is on the archaic body with roaring calls from all around for Sangha reform. It is about time.
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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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Buddhist pilgrimage with a difference
B Magazine, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 21/09/2014
» As a producer of dhamma TV programmes, Somnuek Khemacheeva has visited holy Buddhist sites in India several times as part of her work. As a devout Buddhist practitioner, however, she found the so-called “pilgrimages” that millions of Buddhist Thais make each year to India are quite spiritually superficial.
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Koh Tao case shatters faith in our police
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/10/2014
» After so many twists and turns in the Koh Tao beach murder case over the past three weeks, police finally arrested two young migrant workers from Myanmar. However, many believe they are scapegoats.
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Death penalty no cure for rape culture
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/07/2014
» What happened to 13-year-old Nong Kaem on the Surat Thani-Bangkok night train was every mother’s worst nightmare.
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