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- On women and their role in Thai politics
Edited keynote speech of the forum, “Isaan Women in Politics: Environmental Activism and Democratic Practice,” at Rajabhat Sakon Nakhon University on 25 Ocotober 2019 by Bencharat Sae Chua, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University
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11 December 11 2019Opinionhttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19580 - Film review: Heartbound – Isaan migration through the lens of love
Filmed over ten years, a remarkable documentary offers a fresh and nuanced view on transnational marriages as it chronicles the lives of Isaan women who married Danish men and moved abroad.
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10 December 10 2019Culturehttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19553 - Fading hopes for post-flood aid as volunteers struggle to build new homes in Ubon Ratchathani
More than 42,000 families were affected and some of them displaced by the recent flood in Ubon Ratchathani. As the state disaster compensation has yet to arrive, volunteers are filling in to provide some of the affected with new houses.
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29 November 29 2019Newshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19407 - ASEAN lawmakers decry court ruling against opposition leader
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights expressed disappointment at today’s ruling from the Constitutional Court disqualifying opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. The group calls for an end to the judicial harassment of opposition members and human rights defenders in Thailand.
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20 November 20 2019Opinionhttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19344 - Sulak Sivaraksa: Behind the audience with the King
Sulak Sivaraksa has been charged with royal defamation no less than six times. Speaking to The Isaan Record, he tells the story of his audience with King Rama X, and how it purportedly led to a military court dropping the most recent case against him. He also talks about the need for Thailand to allow its Isaan Lao to celebrate their culture and ethnicity.
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15 November 15 2019Interviewshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19277 - A dark future for Isaan’s ‘white gold’ despite new rubber subsidies?
Thailand, the world's largest exporter of rubber is feeling the brunt of the US-China trade conflict. Despite a new price guarantee scheme, rubber farmers in the Northeast are set to be hit the hardest.
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11 November 11 2019Featureshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19221 - “Pai Dao Din” talks of freedom in an imprisoned land
Just sharing a link on Facebook put Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, or “Pai Dao Din”, in prison for more than 870 days. Today, though out of jail, he yet endures an imprisoned freedom. He says imprisonment completely changed his views, especially on the Thai judicial process.
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9 November 09 2019Interviewshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19191 - For female activists and politicians, gender equality is an uphill fight
At a forum in Sakon Nakhon, activists, politicians, and academics discussed the role of women in activism and politics. The event was organized by Rajabhat Sakon Nakhon University, in collaboration with The Isaan Record and several other organizations.
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8 November 08 2019Newshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19165 - Roi Et protesters clash with authorities at sugar mill hearing
As the government is pushing for a massive expansion of sugarcane and the construction of 29 new sugar mills in the Northeast, many communities are pushing back. But others welcome the development projects, hoping for a boost of local economies.
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1 November 01 2019Newshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19094 - More than just a pretty face: A look into the lives of Khon Kaen’s beer pretties
“Beer Pretty” is the name commonly given to the women, usually dressed in suggestive, tight skirts, who encourage customers to buy their brand of beer in restaurants throughout Thailand. But who are these women? A peek into the lives of beer pretties shows there’s more to them than just selling beer.
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15 October 15 2019Featureshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=18895