Bangkok Post: Opinion

Friday, November 23, 2012

Honour your maid, fight for women's rights

By Sanitsuda Ekachai

Charity begins at home. So do women's rights and gender equality. That's why who is doing the dishes at home is for me not a petty personal issue, but a political one. But whenever I raise this topic _ that a couple's equal share of household chores is an an indicator of gender equality in ...

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• 28 May 2009

  No turning back on land reform

  By Sanitsuda Ekachai

  Looking for good news from trouble-plagued Thailand? Here's one item. An important one: Community land reform is becoming a reality.After years of struggle against death threats from land mafia and jail sentences from the legal system, the landless movement's demands for a more equitable land ...

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• 21 May 2009

  Organic farming will save the day

  By Sanitsuda Ekachai

  The strong stench from the black concoction never fails to put people off. But for Somboon Daeng-aroon, the foul-smelling black liquid is but a magic potion. And he is very proud of it. It has been five years now since Somboon, a farmer at Tambon Praeg Namdaeng in Samut Songkhram's Amphawa district, ...

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• 10 May 2009

  Annihilating ourselves

  By Sanitsuda Ekachai

  Last year's Oct 7 crackdown happened during Buddhist Lent, a time for restraint and self-contemplation. This year's violent Red Songkran struck during festivities traditionally reserved for family reunions to celebrate the virtues of thankfulness and gratitude.The sacred Visakha Bucha Day this month ...

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