Tom Vater

For many years, I have been reporting on the plight of Thailand’s minorities - the so-called ‘hill tribes’ in the north of the country, and the sea nomads, also known as sea gypsies in the south.
Unfortunately, much of what I have written about the problems these stateless people are facing, has been published in German. [...]

August 18th, 2011 | Tags: Akha, Bunong, Cambodia, ethnicity, FFI, Hill Tribe, Hmong, Karen, Kulturschock, Kulturschock - Thailands Bergvölker und Seenomaden, Lahu, Lifestyle & Travel, Lisu, MERIAN, minorities, sea gypsy, sea nomad, stateless, Thailand, Tom Vater, Yao | Category: Germany, Thailand | Leave a comment

In 2006, I researched and wrote a report for Fauna and Flora International (FFI) on the Bunong, one of Cambodia´s indigenous minorities. The Bunong live mostly in the north eastern province of Mondulkiri, an area of high barren plateaus, dense rainforests and virtually no roads, bordering on Vietnam.
Traditionally, the Bunong practice swidden agriculture and [...]

October 23rd, 2010 | Tags: Aroon Thaewchatturat, Bunong, Cambodia, domestic elephants, elephant, elephants in cambodia, exploitation, Fauna and Flora International, FFI, Hill Tribe, human rights in Cambodia, indigenous miniority, minorities, minority rights, Mondulkiri, North East Cambodia, Phnong, Report, South East Asia, subsistence agriculture, swidden agriculture, The Asian Elephant, threat to minorities, Tom Vater, traditional lifestyle, wild elephants in asia | Category: Cambodia | Comments (2)

In 2006, I wrote a report for Fauna and Flora International (FFI) on the Bunong, one of Cambodia´s indigenous minorities. The Bunong live mostly in the north eastern province of Mondulkiri, an area of high barren plateaus, dense rainforests and virtually no roads, bordering on Vietnam.
Traditionally, the Bunong practice swidden agriculture and domesticate elephants. [...]

October 18th, 2010 | Tags: Aroon Thaewchatturat, Bunong, Cambodia, domestic elephants, elephant, elephants in cambodia, exploitation, Fauna and Flora International, FFI, Hill Tribe, human rights in Cambodia, indigenous miniority, minorities, minority rights, Mondulkiri, North East Cambodia, Phnong, Report, South East Asia, subsistence agriculture, swidden agriculture, The Asian Elephant, threat to minorities, Tom Vater, traditional lifestyle, wild elephants in asia | Category: Cambodia | Comments (6)

In 2006, I wrote a report for Fauna and Flora International (FFI) on the Bunong, one of Cambodia´s indigenous minorities. The Bunong live mostly in the north eastern province of Mondulkiri, an area of high barren plateaus, dense rainforests and virtually no roads, bordering on Vietnam.
Traditionally, the Bunong practice swidden agriculture and domesticate elephants. [...]

October 14th, 2010 | Tags: Aroon Thaewchatturat, Bunong, Cambodia, domestic elephants, elephant, elephants in cambodia, exploitation, Fauna and Flora International, FFI, Hill Tribe, human rights in Cambodia, indigenous miniority, minorities, minority rights, Mondulkiri, North East Cambodia, Phnong, Report, South East Asia, subsistence agriculture, swidden agriculture, The Asian Elephant, threat to minorities, Tom Vater, traditional lifestyle, wild elephants in asia | Category: Cambodia | Comments (1)

In 2006, I wrote a report for Fauna and Flora International (FFI) on the Bunong, one of Cambodia´s indigenous minorities. The Bunong live mostly in the north eastern province of Mondulkiri, an area of high barren plateaus, dense rainforests and virtually no roads, bordering on Vietnam.
Traditionally, the Bunong practice swidden agriculture and domesticate elephants. As [...]

October 13th, 2010 | Tags: Aroon Thaewchatturat, Bunong, Cambodia, domestic elephants, elephant, elephants in cambodia, exploitation, Fauna and Flora International, FFI, Hill Tribe, human rights in Cambodia, indigenous miniority, minorities, minority rights, Mondulkiri, North East Cambodia, Phnong, Report, South East Asia, subsistence agriculture, swidden agriculture, threat to minorities, Tom Vater, traditional lifestyle, wild elephants in asia | Category: Cambodia | Comments (2)

Marc Eberle’s The Most Secret Place on Earth (The CIA Covert War in Laos), co-written by Tom Vater, has been nominated for the prestigious History Makers Awards. 
The film has been selected as a nominee in this year’s competition in the Best Use of Archive in a Current Affairs Production category.

January 13th, 2010 | Tags: Air America, Alfred McCoy, Amerikas geheimer Krieg in Laos, Apocalypse Now, CIA, drugs, Fred Branfman, heroin, Heroin and the CIA, Hmong, Laos, Long Cheng, Marc Eberle, minorities, opium, Secret War, The Most Secret Place on Earth, Tom Vater, Tony Poe, US mercenaries, US war, USA, Vang Pao, Vietnam, Vietnam War | Category: Laos | Leave a comment