SASIN CHALERMLARP

WHY HIM? On September 24, 2013, members of the public lined the streets of Bangkok and cheered as Sasin limped into the capital, completing a 388km-long walk to protest against the construction of the Mae Wong Dam. The academic, activist and chairman of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation was just one of many individuals and organisations—including the Wwf—opposed to the project, whose fate still hangs in the balance. THAT’S NOT ALL This year, Sasin and the foundation are pressing for the speedy prosecution of tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was arrested for allegedly killing a protected leopard in a national park.