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Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn – the national park chief known for his narrow escapes

March 13, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn has courted danger and controversy many times in his civil service career, but so far, he’s come out on top. Lauded for taking tough action against forest encroachers,…

Protesters hold a “Save Bangkloi” banner in front of a line of police officers during a land rights demonstration held by members of the Karen indigenous community outside the Government House in Bangkok on February 15, 2021. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

Examining the deep roots of Thailand’s dispute with ethnic Karen forest-dwellers

March 12, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The hashtag #SaveBangKloi is spreading fast through social media, as Thai netizens campaign to defend ethnic Karen forest dwellers in Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park from further violence and eviction. This long-running…

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Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn – the national park chief known for his narrow escapes

Examining the deep roots of Thailand’s dispute with ethnic Karen forest-dwellers

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