Category: Mekong Region
Food Sovereignty: Cooling a Warming World – A Photo Story from Cambodia
Cambodia, like many developing nations, relies heavily on agriculture for its economy. However,...
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Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand as part of political deal giving the Pheu Thai party the prime ministership. Photo from 'Fast Backward Alliance' set to govern — Bangkok Post. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2639783.
Establishment Wins, People Lose in Thai Political Compromise
By Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn and Walden Bello* Southeast Asia Political Dynasties Project...
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“Back from the Future” Coalition Set to Govern Thailand
Shorter version of this article is published as an op-ed at Bangkok Post here. By Kheetanat Synth...
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Move Forward Party Official Facebook Page (facebook.com/MoveForwardPartyThailand)
Thailand on the Brink of Change
By Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn and Walden Bello* The next few days leading up to July 13 will...
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Standing Up for Justice
Artwork by Kyaw Linn Story by CDMer (Health Professional) The story is part of “Living the...
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Thailand/Laos: Investigate the Killing of Lao Refugee and Put an End to Transnational Repression of Human Rights Defenders
Originally published at the Amnesty International’s website here. In response to news on 17...
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Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom, a young Lao blogger. Photo from https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073952982858.
[AEPF] FIND AND PUNISH ANOUSA’S ATTACKERS; END VIOLENCE AND IMPUNITY!
The Organising Committee of the Asia-Europe Peoples’ Forum (AEPF) expresses our shock and anger at...
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Chinese company in Andong Bor Community Forest, Cambodia. Photo: Ridan Sun.
Cambodia. Rubber Plantations, Protected Areas, REDD+ and Other Threats: A Dramatic Loss for Forest Dwellers
by Ridan Sun Originally published here for the World Rainforest Movement. Twenty-five years...
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Peasant Agroecology Workshop: Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture in the North and Northeastern Thailand
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn On 7-9 April 2023, Focus on the Global South together with the Regional...
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Land Grabs and Injustice: The Struggles of Families in Tamol Leu Community
by Ridan Sun Mrs. Toun Seng, a 55-year-old resident of the Tamol Leu community, shared her...
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Ms. Keo Vannak from Lor Peang village, Taches commune, Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang Province.
Voices from the International Women’s Day Celebration in Cambodia
On March 8th, women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, a day to...
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Empowering Women in Rural Cambodia: Highlights from the International Women’s Day Celebration
Around 150 people from six villages gathered in the Lorpeang and Pich Chengva communities in...
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