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Poverty left the Lahu exposed. For the drug trade, they were an easy target - HaRDstories
Poverty left the Lahu exposed. For the drug trade, they were an easy target - HaRDstories
When Sitthikorn’s mother told him to deliver methamphetamine tablets as a teenager, he had no way to refuse. Today, a grassroots charity, ancient healing rituals and a landmark law are offering Thailand’s Lahu a way out of a drug crisis decades in the making.
Myanmar’s mining boom is poisoning Thailand’s rivers - HaRDstories
Myanmar’s mining boom is poisoning Thailand’s rivers - HaRDstories
Farmers cannot sell their crops, fishermen cannot sell their catch, and people are developing skin lesions after contact with toxic river water. The cause is unregulated rare earth mining across the border in Myanmar – and the Thai government is struggling to respond.
What one family’s fight says about activism in Cambodia - HaRDstories
What one family’s fight says about activism in Cambodia - HaRDstories
She’s 86 and has protested for nearly two decades. Her daughter just spent a year in prison for her activism. Neither plans to stop. A story of generational resistance in Cambodia.
Cambodia’s land concession system has safeguards. They don’t work. - HaRDstories
Cambodia’s land concession system has safeguards. They don’t work. - HaRDstories
Indigenous Jarai people in Ratanakiri guard their rice fields round-the-clock, watching for companies that hold land concessions to claim territory they’ve farmed for generations. An explainer on how Cambodia’s land system works – and why its safeguards fail.
In Thailand, forests are encroaching on the people - HaRDstories
In Thailand, forests are encroaching on the people - HaRDstories
When Thai officials created many of the country's national parks in the 1970s, they overlooked one detail: villages already existed inside the new boundaries. Decades of evictions followed, scattering families and sparking legal battles that have displaced thousands. But one community in Chaiyaphum won back its land under a novel arrangement – and it could offer a model for ending decades of conflict.
They fled a border conflict. Now debt is pushing them back - HaRDstories
They fled a border conflict. Now debt is pushing them back - HaRDstories
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian workers fled Thailand during a border conflict last year. Back home, they found something worse: unpayable microfinance loans, scarce employment, and little government support. We explain the forces pushing them back across the border.
They were trafficked for their bank accounts. And their faces. - HaRDstories
They were trafficked for their bank accounts. And their faces. - HaRDstories
Fake news pages run from Cambodia target Thailand. But who’s really behind them? - HaRDstories
Fake news pages run from Cambodia target Thailand. But who’s really behind them? - HaRDstories
In Cambodian villages, women create their own path to safety - HaRDstories
In Cambodian villages, women create their own path to safety - HaRDstories
Khmer Rouge survivors struggle to find care as they age - HaRDstories
Khmer Rouge survivors struggle to find care as they age - HaRDstories
For eight years, Pen Sochan told her story of forced marriage to help convict leaders of the Khmer Rouge. Now, fifty years after the regime took power and three years after the tribunal closed, the donor programmes providing mental health care to survivors like her have finally run out.
As online sexual abuse surges, volunteers fill tech industry’s gap - HaRDstories
As online sexual abuse surges, volunteers fill tech industry’s gap - HaRDstories
A 21-year-old TV host discovered her face was being used to sell pornography she never made. In Thailand, where laws haven’t kept pace with online abuse, volunteers have built a digital emergency room to help.
Thailand’s last hunter-gatherers face a vanishing way of life
Thailand’s last hunter-gatherers face a vanishing way of life
How border clashes turned co-workers into targets - HaRDstories
How border clashes turned co-workers into targets - HaRDstories
Vuth extended his hand to show the knife wound, still healing weeks after a Thai co-worker attacked him at a construction site north of Bangkok. While such attacks were limited, reports of violence and mounting fear drove hundreds of thousands Cambodian workers from Thailand – even as some Thai employers stood up for the migrants, taking attackers to court.
Thailand caps rooftop solar power at 90 megawatts. Its potential is 9,000. - HaRDstories
Thailand caps rooftop solar power at 90 megawatts. Its potential is 9,000. - HaRDstories
Sineenuch’s electricity bill doubled when she opened her cat café. She joined 51 other Bangkok households in a collective purchase scheme to afford solar panels – even though the government won’t buy the electricity they generate.
What is Thailand’s Clean Air Act and why does it matter? - HaRDstories
What is Thailand’s Clean Air Act and why does it matter? - HaRDstories
Thailand’s lower house overwhelmingly voted in favour of the country’s Clean Air Bill, which will now await review by the senate within 60 days.
As rubber trees spread, indigenous farmers fight for their land - HaRDstories
As rubber trees spread, indigenous farmers fight for their land - HaRDstories
Save Lim drags his mattress to a wooden hut each night, keeping watch over his cassava farm in Cambodia’s remote northeast. The 70-year-old Jarai farmer has maintained this vigil for five years, fearing that rubber plantation workers will return to burn his crops.
Thailand has laws against intimate partner violence. They just don’t work - HaRDstories
Thailand has laws against intimate partner violence. They just don’t work - HaRDstories
When Kay’s protection order was violated three days after it was issued, she learned what’s driving Thailand’s survivor-led reform movement: the gap between legal promises and real safety.
Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community - HaRDstories
Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community - HaRDstories
Thailand depends on migrant workers. So why the backlash? - HaRDstories
Thailand depends on migrant workers. So why the backlash? - HaRDstories
Thailand’s migrant worker controversy explained: The economic data, academic research, and historical context missing from viral posts targeting Myanmar workers.
Thailand achieved marriage equality. Intersex people are still waiting for their turn
Thailand achieved marriage equality. Intersex people are still waiting for their turn
Cambodia jailed the husbands. The wives won’t stay silent
Cambodia jailed the husbands. The wives won’t stay silent
In exile, these refugees curate their own history
In exile, these refugees curate their own history
She turned data into a weapon against Thailand’s polluters
She turned data into a weapon against Thailand’s polluters
Kriangkai Chichuang: The Karen leader teaching Thailand what it means to be indigenous
Kriangkai Chichuang: The Karen leader teaching Thailand what it means to be indigenous
How fake news is turning Thais against Myanmar migrants
How fake news is turning Thais against Myanmar migrants
Will Thailand finally recognise its six million indigenous citizens?
Will Thailand finally recognise its six million indigenous citizens?
As Thailand chokes on smog, these citizens wrote the law to fix it
As Thailand chokes on smog, these citizens wrote the law to fix it
Thai protesters dump invasive fish at government’s doorstep
Thai protesters dump invasive fish at government’s doorstep
Vietnam’s religious refugees face narrowing path to safety
Vietnam’s religious refugees face narrowing path to safety
Thai court dismisses defamation case against anti-mining group
Thai court dismisses defamation case against anti-mining group
The billion-dollar shortcut that could change everything
The billion-dollar shortcut that could change everything
Sumana Noi’s personal mission to protect Myanmar migrants
Sumana Noi’s personal mission to protect Myanmar migrants
Thai disability advocates push for more inclusive workplaces
Thai disability advocates push for more inclusive workplaces
The woman helping the Mlabri weave a new future
The woman helping the Mlabri weave a new future
In Thailand’s forests, a conflict over conservation, land rights and climate action
In Thailand’s forests, a conflict over conservation, land rights and climate action
In Ayutthaya, farmers pay the price for Bangkok's dry feet
In Ayutthaya, farmers pay the price for Bangkok's dry feet
Will Thailand lead or lag in tackling plastic pollution?
Will Thailand lead or lag in tackling plastic pollution?
The man saving hundreds from Southeast Asia’s trafficking nightmare
The man saving hundreds from Southeast Asia’s trafficking nightmare
Restoration or greenwashing?
Restoration or greenwashing?
When cybercrime trafficking victims become suspects
When cybercrime trafficking victims become suspects
As Phnom Penh's lakes are filled in, communities are pushed out
As Phnom Penh's lakes are filled in, communities are pushed out
Thai court orders factory to pay 1.77 billion baht for pollution
Thai court orders factory to pay 1.77 billion baht for pollution
From Thailand’s shadows, exiled journalists expose the Burmese junta’s brutal regime
From Thailand’s shadows, exiled journalists expose the Burmese junta’s brutal regime
Marriage equality passes, but where are the LGBTQ senators?
Marriage equality passes, but where are the LGBTQ senators?
Thai plan to relax fishing law stokes fear of return to illegal catches, worker abuse
Thai plan to relax fishing law stokes fear of return to illegal catches, worker abuse
Thai performers push boundaries with silent protests
Thai performers push boundaries with silent protests
Thailand’s stateless youth fight for recognition, one livestream at a time
Thailand’s stateless youth fight for recognition, one livestream at a time
Legal abortion access meets moral resistance in Thailand's migrant hubs
Legal abortion access meets moral resistance in Thailand's migrant hubs
On the Thai Border, a frantic push to school Myanmar’s youngest refugees
On the Thai Border, a frantic push to school Myanmar’s youngest refugees
How Thailand's fish farms battle an alien invasion
How Thailand's fish farms battle an alien invasion
How ex-detainees drive healing in a troubled region
How ex-detainees drive healing in a troubled region
Changing sand for concrete: Will Thailand’s gamble on coastal erosion pay off?
Changing sand for concrete: Will Thailand’s gamble on coastal erosion pay off?
Potash mining in Thailand: Rural resistance grows amid electric vehicle battery push
Potash mining in Thailand: Rural resistance grows amid electric vehicle battery push
In Thailand's red-light districts, a non-profit redefines healthcare for sex workers
In Thailand's red-light districts, a non-profit redefines healthcare for sex workers
Thai villages, anchored in an insurgent past, confront a modern peril: Cross-border coal pollution - HaRDstories - Investigate. Inspire. Ignite
Thai villages, anchored in an insurgent past, confront a modern peril: Cross-border coal pollution - HaRDstories - Investigate. Inspire. Ignite
They fought a gold mine and won. But their lands – and blood – are still poisoned.
They fought a gold mine and won. But their lands – and blood – are still poisoned.
For Rohingyas in Thailand, legal recognition is a luxury many can't afford
For Rohingyas in Thailand, legal recognition is a luxury many can't afford
Employing the algorithm: Thailand’s new wave of online labour unions
Employing the algorithm: Thailand’s new wave of online labour unions
When the office door closed, the streets opened: The union organiser who won’t quit
When the office door closed, the streets opened: The union organiser who won’t quit
How Thailand's sex workers paved the way for legalisation
How Thailand's sex workers paved the way for legalisation
With Thailand’s living cost on the rise, can people survive on 20 baht a day?
With Thailand’s living cost on the rise, can people survive on 20 baht a day?
Piya Thedyam: Spearheading the fight for sustainable fishing in Thailand
Piya Thedyam: Spearheading the fight for sustainable fishing in Thailand
Thailand's law says abortion is accessible to all. Reality says otherwise
Thailand's law says abortion is accessible to all. Reality says otherwise
Can a river have legal personhood and rights? Mekong communities echo ongoing global debates
Can a river have legal personhood and rights? Mekong communities echo ongoing global debates
Journalists push against the media’s unspoken ban on labour unions
Journalists push against the media’s unspoken ban on labour unions
No surname, no citizenship: Two men launch landmark lawsuit against statelessness
No surname, no citizenship: Two men launch landmark lawsuit against statelessness
For those who died trying: Photography and violence in Thailand
For those who died trying: Photography and violence in Thailand
Ida Aroonwong: The book editor who safeguards the right to bail in Thailand
Ida Aroonwong: The book editor who safeguards the right to bail in Thailand
As the Mekong becomes a political battleground, one woman is determined to turn the tide
As the Mekong becomes a political battleground, one woman is determined to turn the tide
In Asia’s queer ‘paradise’, trans people struggle for rights and recognition
In Asia’s queer ‘paradise’, trans people struggle for rights and recognition
People’s Radio: a friend to Burmese migrant workers in Thailand
People’s Radio: a friend to Burmese migrant workers in Thailand
A decades-old vision of ‘greening’ Thailand’s Northeast raises local concerns
A decades-old vision of ‘greening’ Thailand’s Northeast raises local concerns
The women fundraising millions to bail people out of jail in Thailand
The women fundraising millions to bail people out of jail in Thailand
Seeking Justice: How Yureesa Sama builds peace through dialogue in the Deep South
Seeking Justice: How Yureesa Sama builds peace through dialogue in the Deep South
The Mackerel Migration – A 1000km boat journey to raise awareness about the state of the seas
The Mackerel Migration – A 1000km boat journey to raise awareness about the state of the seas
From insider to fierce opponent: How one woman took on Thailand’s largest gold mine
From insider to fierce opponent: How one woman took on Thailand’s largest gold mine
Lertsak Kamkongsak, the activist who battles mining with community building
Lertsak Kamkongsak, the activist who battles mining with community building
Thailand's Chatree gold mine, blamed for sickening local villagers, is set to reopen
Thailand's Chatree gold mine, blamed for sickening local villagers, is set to reopen
Opposing the NPO Bill: Community groups mobilise to protect freedom of association in Thailand
Opposing the NPO Bill: Community groups mobilise to protect freedom of association in Thailand
Forest crusader’s death could not stop destruction in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains
Forest crusader’s death could not stop destruction in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains
Providing safety and dignity to women at the time of the month they need it the most - HaRDstories - Where Human Rights Defenders Tell Their Stories
Providing safety and dignity to women at the time of the month they need it the most - HaRDstories - Where Human Rights Defenders Tell Their Stories
Netting the evidence: Thai fisherfolk fight oil spills with data
Netting the evidence: Thai fisherfolk fight oil spills with data
Like moving fish to another ocean: Yuam River communities in the dark over water diversion project impacts
Like moving fish to another ocean: Yuam River communities in the dark over water diversion project impacts
Vinai Dithajohn: A visual chronicler of Thailand’s politics, protests and putsches
Vinai Dithajohn: A visual chronicler of Thailand’s politics, protests and putsches
A tale of two mothers: Seeking justice for Chaiyaphum Pasae and Abe Sae Mu
A tale of two mothers: Seeking justice for Chaiyaphum Pasae and Abe Sae Mu
Recycled problems: Farming communities fight pollution in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor
Recycled problems: Farming communities fight pollution in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor
Armed with smartphones, volunteer poll watchers keep tabs on Thailand’s elections
Armed with smartphones, volunteer poll watchers keep tabs on Thailand’s elections
Uprooting the forest guardians: Indigenous people across Southeast Asia defend land and customs
Uprooting the forest guardians: Indigenous people across Southeast Asia defend land and customs
Defending the forests she calls home: Duang's struggle against a coal mine
Defending the forests she calls home: Duang's struggle against a coal mine
Truth and Therapy: Healing the wounds of Thailand's Deep South conflict
Truth and Therapy: Healing the wounds of Thailand's Deep South conflict
The young law graduate on the frontline against Thailand’s risky mining
The young law graduate on the frontline against Thailand’s risky mining
Radiant and radical: Tada Hengsapkul’s art uncovers Thailand’s dark history
Radiant and radical: Tada Hengsapkul’s art uncovers Thailand’s dark history
A fisherfolk’s daughter defends the sea against an industrial mega project
A fisherfolk’s daughter defends the sea against an industrial mega project
Following her mother’s footsteps, she fights for Thailand’s slum communities
Following her mother’s footsteps, she fights for Thailand’s slum communities
In northeastern Thailand, a community struggles to reclaim their lives taken by the Rasi Salai dam
In northeastern Thailand, a community struggles to reclaim their lives taken by the Rasi Salai dam
The women standing their ground against a mining company in Northeast Thailand
The women standing their ground against a mining company in Northeast Thailand
After shootings and killings, a village in southern Thailand hopes for land rights recognition
After shootings and killings, a village in southern Thailand hopes for land rights recognition
One last stand: A rural Thai community declares victory in a struggle against a limestone quarry
One last stand: A rural Thai community declares victory in a struggle against a limestone quarry
Nalutporn Krairiksh: Challenging Thai society to see people with disabilities as equally human
Nalutporn Krairiksh: Challenging Thai society to see people with disabilities as equally human
Patchara Kumchumnan: Once a victim of discrimination, he now fights for Thailand’s indigenous people
Patchara Kumchumnan: Once a victim of discrimination, he now fights for Thailand’s indigenous people
After fighting a mine for 26 years, a rural Thai community declares victory
After fighting a mine for 26 years, a rural Thai community declares victory
Natthapan Saengtab: Leading the fight for land rights in Southern Thailand
Natthapan Saengtab: Leading the fight for land rights in Southern Thailand
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