Nicha Wachpanich

Nicha Wachpanich is a Bangkok-based journalist who covers stories from a rights-based and human-interest perspective. She previously worked with a local environmental news agency as part of a project with the Thai Society of Environmental Journalists.

Twitter : @NichaWpn

Articles by this author (2)

Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows

24 March 2023

Labour

Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows

After 2011, Myanmar engaged in a semi-controlled path to democracy and many Burmese migrant workers returned home to set up businesses, thanks to [...]Read the full article

One photo at a time, Thai fisherfolk try to hold those responsible for oil spills accountable

14 October 2022

Environment

One photo at a time, Thai fisherfolk try to hold those responsible for oil spills accountable

Fisherfolk in eastern Thailand have taken up the role of citizen scientists to document the long-lasting impacts of what is believed to be the [...]Read the full article

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