Thailand is counting on forests to help meet its climate goals by offsetting emissions it can’t yet cut. But it can take years to know if a newly planted forest survives. One flagship project shows what can go wrong first.
For generations, the Kui people of Southeast Asia watched their language fade, their ceremonies disappear, and their communities drift apart – separated by borders they had no say in drawing. Something is shifting.
Despite ideal solar conditions and plummeting technology costs, government policy discourages household installations. Now civil society groups are testing whether grassroots organising can fill the gap.
Thailand has long relied on Myanmar’s migrant workforce to power its economy. But as civil war refugees joined economic migrants, a wave of digital disinformation has weaponised immigration anxiety – echoing patterns seen worldwide.
They fled Vietnam with nothing but hope, only to find themselves caught between an increasingly hostile homeland and a reluctant host country – this is the story of Thailand’s Vietnamese Christian refugees.
In Thailand, a staggering 93 percent of people with disabilities are unemployed, despite many being willing and able to work. Advocates push for a shift in societal perceptions and greater access to job opportunities.
In Chiang Mai, performance artists are using their bodies as silent canvasses to challenge political repression, despite the risk of legal consequences.
Coastal communities battle an unwelcome guest that poses a serious threat to biodiversity, the livelihoods of local fishers and the seafood industry.
Only a tiny percentage of Thailand’s workforce is organised in labour unions, ranking among the lowest globally. But a new generation of workers is weaving together communities not in meeting halls, but across the internet.
Thailand is counting on forests to help meet its climate goals by offsetting emissions it can’t yet cut. But it can take years to know if a newly planted forest survives. One flagship project shows what can go wrong first.
For generations, the Kui people of Southeast Asia watched their language fade, their ceremonies disappear, and their communities drift apart – separated by borders they had no say in drawing. Something is shifting.
Despite ideal solar conditions and plummeting technology costs, government policy discourages household installations. Now civil society groups are testing whether grassroots organising can fill the gap.
Thailand has long relied on Myanmar’s migrant workforce to power its economy. But as civil war refugees joined economic migrants, a wave of digital disinformation has weaponised immigration anxiety – echoing patterns seen worldwide.
They fled Vietnam with nothing but hope, only to find themselves caught between an increasingly hostile homeland and a reluctant host country – this is the story of Thailand’s Vietnamese Christian refugees.
In Thailand, a staggering 93 percent of people with disabilities are unemployed, despite many being willing and able to work. Advocates push for a shift in societal perceptions and greater access to job opportunities.
In Chiang Mai, performance artists are using their bodies as silent canvasses to challenge political repression, despite the risk of legal consequences.
Coastal communities battle an unwelcome guest that poses a serious threat to biodiversity, the livelihoods of local fishers and the seafood industry.
Only a tiny percentage of Thailand’s workforce is organised in labour unions, ranking among the lowest globally. But a new generation of workers is weaving together communities not in meeting halls, but across the internet.
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