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Thai court nullifies privatisation decrees issued by PM's cabinet
Rosana Tositrakul (Thai: รสนา โตสิตระกูล, born September 27, 1957) is Thailand's Bangkok Senator. She was first elected in 2006, only to find the polls scrapped by a military coup. She was voted into office a second time in 2008 with over 740,000 votes.
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- Thai court nullifies privatisation decrees issued by PMs cabinet
- Activist work
- Religious views
- References
Activist work
After graduating from Thammasat University, Rosana formed the NGO "Traditional Medicine for Self-Curing", later renamed the "Thai Holistic Health Foundation". She spent a year studying with Masanobu Fukuoka, the developer of natural farming, and helped introduce organic farming in Kut Chum District. She also studied medicinal plants in the district and helped form the "Natural Medication and Herb Interest Group" there.
Rosana also worked for many years as a women's rights activist for the Thai Health Foundation, calling for the resignation of Rakkiat Sukthana for corruption charges. She also called for the resignation of Purachai Piumsombun over a supposed cover-up of the spread of bird-flu in Thailand.
She also represented a coalition of over 30 NGOs in an appeal against a government plan to establish special economic zones around Thailand.
Religious views
Rosana Tositrakul has stated she has no political leanings. Instead, she advocates what she calls an 'engaged' form of Buddhist feminism.