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Weapons of the poor
The Long March for Water RightsMrs Son Darakhum is on the road again, this time on a Long March to demand that the government permanently opens the sluice gates of the Pak Moon and Rasisalai…
Hunger strikers make merit
H ired mobsters may jump at every opportunity to unleash turmoil-blaring their noises, blocking streets, hurling stones at their opponents. But will they let themselves be beaten up by the p…
A Thai dam, a mistake, a debt
Having successfully weathered the storm of protests at its April meeting, World Bank officials are back to business as usual, disrupting the lives and livelihoods of some of the world's poor…
Focus
The Complexity of Compensation"It's too complicated. You wouldn't understand it" "Try me." "Well, you see, some villagers got paid off and now there's others who are saying 'hey, we want to…
Demystifying the Pak Mool imbroglio
The Occupation and Initial Demands"Fighting to let the river run free", is a euphemism frequently used by those protesting against the Pak Mool Dam. Many shy away from openly discussing the…
The poor hurt worst by rape of nature
How do we rate a government's performance? One way is to see if the population of the poorest of the poor has increased or declined during its tenure. And how much help they get. According t…
Mother Nature
The Struggle for the Moon RiverSompong Wiangjand's wish is very simple: She wants to return the Moon River to her children. But the mother's journey in fulfilling that simple wish has been f…
Fishing for power
The Vegetarian Official and the Fish LadderWere the Pak Moon Dam to continue its existence, subsequent generations of Northeastern villagers may grow up with a tale like this one: Once upon…
The dark side of development
The Human Cost of the Pak Moon DamThe case of villagers displaced by the Pak Moon Dam demonstrates that poverty is often imposed by unequal development strategies that rob rural people of th…
800 villagers stage protest against dam
MORE than 800 villagers affected by the Rasi Salai dam construction have rallied in Si Sa Ket province. They are demanding that the government cease operating the dam, which they claim is po…
Settlement in sight
Mongkol Bangprapra The problem of compensation for villagers affected by the Rasi Salai dam construction is close to a solution after a minister in charge promised yesterday to speed up the…
PM urged to address woes of villagers : Dam project Northeasterners
T he prime minister has been urged by 28 international organisations to address the plight of Northeastern villagers affected by dam projects. Among those affected are two groups of villager…