• OPINION

  World must act in climate change fight

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/09/2018

  » The Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) last week provided a positive outlook for the planet as leaders ranging from business executives, governors and mayors from around the world came together in pledging their commitments for a carbon neutral future.

• OPINION

  Superpowers tackle climate despite Trump

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/09/2018

  » When I arrived in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) earlier this month, the trade war between the US and China was escalating, with the US announcing new tariffs on goods from the latter which vowed retaliatory measures.

• OPINION

  EEC mustn't steamroll locals' rights

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/10/2018

  » An hour after a public forum on land disputes in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) zone started on Thursday in tambon Yothaka in Chachoengsao's Bang Nam Prieo district, military personnel and security officers from the Internal Security Operation Command arrived at the scene and took over the stage. They describe their intervention as an act to "listen to the people".

• OPINION

  #MeToo movement not quite there yet

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/08/2018

  » For several months, the world has witnessed the rise of the #MeToo Movement, with a number of women coming forward to speak up about their trauma as victims of sexual assault and harassment. In many parts of the world, including India and China, the movement has gone beyond sexual harassment to the call for ending sexism. In particular, women's groups in China lashed out at the state-run media which denied sexual misconduct while in reality it is well known that sexism is still an issue, with some employers specifying "men only" or "men preferred" in job ads.

• OPINION

  Govt paying lip service to human rights

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/08/2018

  » At a glance, the drafting of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights appears to be good news for many.

• OPINION

  UHC is not a charity for the poor

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/09/2018

  » Just a few days after a Thai Rath journalist reported on the Ministry of Finance's ideas to turn the tax-funded Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) into a healthcare programme for the poor, the ministry was quick to announce the report as "false". Such a reaction is no surprise.

• OPINION

  Reckless development sows seeds of disaster

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/08/2018

  » As monsoon rains have struck the Mekong region recently, some countries have been hit hard by flooding. These disasters reflect the fact that the region's development projects have not fully recognised climate change impacts and so lack plans to deal with them.

• OPINION

  Vietnam locals reap little from tourist boom

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/06/2018

  » Scenes of visitors crowding around a dozen local fishermen on a beach to watch them pull their fishing nets out of the water may sound strange but it has become a daily ritual in the tourist-magnet city of Danang, Vietnam, as I found out during a recent trip there.

• OPINION

  Phuket must face demons, or end is nigh

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/07/2018

  » My condolences to the families of the 47 Chinese holidaymakers who were killed when the diving boat they were on sank in the waters off Phuket in a fierce storm on July 5. It's a massive loss.

• OPINION

  Bolder efforts are needed to reel in destructive fishing

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/05/2018

  » A still whale shark dangled from a crane on a trawler floating offshore Phuket. Its tail was tied to a lifting machine with a rope. As a by-catch, the heavyweight whale was lifted up by the machine and placed on one side of the vessel's deck. Some crewmen then pushed its massive body into the water.

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