A devout Buddhist, Chayootm Sirinantpaiboon became a monk when his mother passed away. But the activist for HIV/AIDS rights soon grew critical of the message that was taught inside the walls of the wat.
Khon Kaen is laying out plans for an urban garden project close to the city’s green market
Saint Cyr Dimanche became one of Africa’s 2.2 million refugees in 2009. A long journey from his home in Central African Republic led him to the USA and to Isaan in 2018.
Saint Cyr Dimanche became one of Africa’s 2.2 million refugees in 2009. A long journey from his home in Central African Republic led him to the USA and to Isaan in 2018.
For decades, the state has been giving and taking away land rights, and forest communities have consistently been caught in the crossfire.
Saint Cyr Dimanche became one of Africa’s 2.2 million refugees in 2009. A long journey from his home in Central African Republic led him to the USA and to Isaan in 2018.
For centuries the mediums of Rasi Salai have made a pact with ancient spirits, allowing their bodies to be borrowed for a taste of the physical realm in return for visions and wisdom from the otherworld.
More than two decades after a lush wetland forest disappeared into a man-made reservoir, the people of Rasi Salai still feel ripples. Having lost their traditional livelihoods to the dam, they are determined not to let it swallow up their cultural traditions as well.
A young woman is drawn into activism to defend her home in Loei Province against a gold mining project.
