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- A blue Mekong means sinking biodiversity and hard times for river communities
After the unusual change of color of the Mekong River last year, environmental expert Santiparp Siriwattanaphaiboon warned that manmade changes “will eventually bring an end to the civilization of those living on the banks of the Mekong.”
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21 January 21 2020Interviewshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=20192 - Work in progress: a decade of human rights in Isaan
“Isaan people have become more rights-conscious, which means they won’t submit to anyone easily. No one can mess with them anymore because they won’t allow it,” says former human rights commissioner Sunee Chaiyarot in this interview on human rights in Isaan.
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17 January 17 2020Interviewshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=20140 - As teen pregnancies soar, Isaan youth calls for better sex-ed
As teenage pregnancies numbers continue to rise, students at Khon Kaen University wonder: "What is wrong with sex education in Thailand?"
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11 January 11 2020Featureshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=20004 - Why we should care that Isaan’s lakes are green
Harmful algal blooms are turning lakes across the Northeast green resulting in environmental and human health issues. Anthony C. Kuster proposes a cost-effective remedy to expedite lake restoration that has only recently come to Thailand.
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3 January 03 2020Opinionhttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19608 - “It could have been me”: talking human rights with the Swedish ambassador
Staffan Herrström, Sweden’s ambassador to Thailand, Lao PDR, and Myanmar, talks about the Swedish perspective on human rights before a crowd of students, activists, academics and local community members attending the 10th Isaan Human Rights Festival at Ubon Ratchathani University.
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25 December 25 2019Interviewshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19814 - “They’re distorting our democracy” – Isaan politicians’ daughter between hope and despair for Thai democracy
Born into a family of politicians in Ubon Ratchathani, Sudarat Phithakphonphanlop learned from a young age what it means to be a representative of the people. In this interview, the 23-year-old shares her views on Thailand’s democracy after the election and talks about her political ambitions.
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20 December 20 2019Interviewshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19663 - Isaan human rights defenders between fight or flight
Over 300 people gathered at Ubon Ratchathani University on Monday to discuss the state of human rights in the Northeast and the country. The 10th Annual Isaan Human Rights Festival gathered communities from across the region, activists, scholars, students, and foreign diplomats.
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19 December 19 2019Newshttps://isaanrecord.com/?p=19675 - 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