Episode #232: Kasit Piromya exemplifies a life dedicated to the service of his country and human rights. From a long-standing career as a Thai diplomat to a post-retirement shift into politics, Khun Kasit has transitioned into a vocal advocate for democracy and civil liberties. With an unfiltered candor rare among politicians, he recently lambasted the Thai government's cozy relationship with Myanmar's military and their complicit role in illicit border activities.
During this podcast episode, he underscores the stark disconnect between Thailand's historic benevolence towards refugees and its current government's cold stance towards the Burmese seeking shelter. He implores the Thai government to return to humanitarian policies, envisioning a proactive role for Thailand in aiding distressed neighbors rather than succumbing to economic entanglements with Myanmar's junta. His critique doesn’t spare regional bodies like ASEAN, challenging them to sanction Myanmar's military and to ensure aid reaches the people, not the oppressors.
Khun Kasit has a direct message to those listening from inside the revolution: “To all my Myanmar friends, I think you have to be encouraged. Now, by your own efforts, congratulations, you have denied the outright victory of the Tatmadaw. They have failed in the coup d’état, and they now on the defensive side.”
Following the Dhamma (Bonus Short)
Freedom Behind Bars
The Fight of Their Lives
On the Ropes
A Jaded Hellscape (Bonus Short)
Igor Blaževič on the Spring Revolution
The Pit and the Pendulum
Chinland’s Forgotten War
Helping to Cushion the Blow
Fiction and Fun in Burma
Keeping the Burmese Language Alive
Power to the People
A Failure of Diplomacy
A Conversation with Gil Fronsdal
A Vipassanā Journey (Bonus Shorts)
Htein Lin: Pursuing Art and Liberation
Wading Through a Burmese Haze
Progressing Towards Victory
Attack on a Meditation Center
Have Pity on the Working Man (Bonus short)
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