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  • Yarnapund workers enter third week of hunger strike for severance pay

    Yarnapund workers enter third week of hunger strike for severance pay

    Apr 23, 2025

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    Nicha Wachpanich
    Nicha Wachpanich

    Six Thai autopart workers enter their third week of hunger strike, demanding accountability after hundreds were unfairly dismissed.

  • Thailand ‘bringing back the bad old days’ for fisheries, say activists

    Thailand ‘bringing back the bad old days’ for fisheries, say activists

    Apr 10, 2025

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    Tyler Roney
    Tyler Roney

    As protestors scramble to prevent rollbacks to environmental and labour protections, a leading politician defends the changes

  • Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline

    Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline

    Apr 9, 2025

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    Dialogue Earth Staff
    Dialogue Earth Staff

    Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles

  • Citizen scientists put land bridge plan under microscope

    Citizen scientists put land bridge plan under microscope

    Mar 29, 2025

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    Pipope Panitchpakdi
    Pipope Panitchpakdi

    As Thailand’s ambitious land bridge project advances, grassroots efforts from citizen scientists and local researchers emerge to ensure that biodiversity and ecosystems are not overlooked

  • Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand

    Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand

    Mar 25, 2025

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    Carolyn Cowan
    Carolyn Cowan

    Discarded or “ghost” fishing gear comprises 10% of all marine plastic debris in the ocean, persisting for decades and passively catching and killing species from sea snails to whale sharks

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