Rosana Tositrakul

Rosana Tositrakul (Thai: รสนา โตสิตระกูล, b. 1957) is Thailand's Bangkok Senator. She was first elected in 2006 only to find the polls scrapped by a military coup.[1] She was voted into power for a second time in 2008 with over 740,000 votes.[2]

Activist Work

Rosana worked for many years as an activist for the Thai Health Foundation, calling for the resignation of Rakkiat Sukthana for corruption charges. Whilst in the position she also called for the resignation of Purachai Piumsombun over a supposed cover-up of the spread of bird-flu in Thailand.[3][4]

Ms. Tositrakul also represented a coalition of over 30 NGOs in an appeal against a government plan to establish special economic zones around Thailand.[5][6]

Religious Views

Ms. Tositrakul has stated that she has no political leanings. Instead she advocates what she calls an 'engaged' form of Buddhism. [7]

References

  1. ^ "INTERVIEW ROSANA TOSITRAKUL, SOCIAL ACTIVIST", Thai Press Reports, April 16, 2007, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8544830210&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8544830216&cisb=22_T8544830215&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=227171&docNo=4, retrieved February 11, 2010 
  2. ^ Thai Press Reports: THAILAND INTERVIEW - ROSANA TOSITRAKUL SENATOR ELECT, March 4, 2008, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8544830210&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8544830216&cisb=22_T8544830215&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=227171&docNo=5, retrieved February 11, 2010 
  3. ^ "Activists tell govt to come clean", The Nation, January 23, 2004, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8544830210&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8544830216&cisb=22_T8544830215&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=220765&docNo=21, retrieved February 11, 2010 
  4. ^ "THAIHEALTH: Activists demand axe for Purachai", The Nation, August 16, 2004, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8544830210&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8544830216&cisb=22_T8544830215&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=220765&docNo=9, retrieved February 11, 2010 
  5. ^ "NGOs: What about the others?", The Nation, October 29, 2003, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8544830210&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8544830216&cisb=22_T8544830215&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=220765&docNo=10, retrieved February 11, 2010 
  6. ^ "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: Monks and NGOs say no", The Nation, February 6, 2005, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8544830210&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8544830216&cisb=22_T8544830215&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=220765&docNo=11, retrieved February 11, 2010 
  7. ^ Walking the Path