Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
Notwithstanding the ongoing political shenanigans by appointed agencies to shape final outcomes after the May 14 poll, Thailand has already been forever changed. The Move Forward Party’s (MFP) victory as the largest winning side, with 151 out of 500 parliamentary seats, is profound but not (…)
, by DUNCAN Kiana, RAKKANAM Pimuk
Many workers from neighbors like Myanmar make less than the minimum wage and feel powerless to complain.
Migrant workers play a vital role in Thailand as its population ages and its labor-intensive industries struggle to fill jobs but they often miss out on the remuneration they are entitled (…)
, by RUNGJIRAJITTRANON Montira
Thailand will become only the third place in Asia where same-sex couples can get hitched, after Taiwan and Nepal, and activists are hoping the first weddings could be celebrated as early as October.
Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, (…)
, by Asia Democracy Network, Civicus, Focus on the Global South, Forum Asia, Front Line Defenders
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS), Focus on the Global South, Front Line Defenders, Asia Democracy Network are profoundly saddened and outraged by the tragic death of Netiporn ‘Bung’ Sanesangkhom, a young (…)
, by Human Rights Watch
Thai authorities are helping neighboring governments to take unlawful actions against refugees and dissidents from abroad, making Thailand increasingly unsafe for those fleeing persecution. These targets of transnational repression have gotten caught up in a “swap mart” in which foreign (…)
The ILO 8798 Convention driving network, made up of Thai trade unions and worker organizations, says ratification of the ILO Conventions 87 and 98 is instrumental in realizing decent work for the 40 million labour force in Thailand.
While submitting a letter to demand ratification of ILO (…)
, by THONGNOI Jitsiree
Wongsakorn Kaewkasorn, an 18-year-old who lives in Bangkok, has a goal for the new year.
He plans to save enough money working at a coffee kiosk so he can pay to attend a vocational school in the coming months. He hopes that a bump in the national minimum wage will help him live his dream. (…)
, by Nicha Wachpanich
In a significant move, a court has issued a mandate for the swift 60-day rollout of a pollution tracking system, known as the PRTR. But environmentalists are concerned it might be limited to only a few provinces.
BANGKOK – In a move toward greater environmental transparency, the Central (…)
, by TEERAKOWITKAJORN Kriangsak
May’s election in Thailand was a crushing defeat for its conservative bloc and a triumph for the progressive Move Forward Party. But the conservatives have used an undemocratic political framework to exclude the party and maintain their grip on power.
This year’s general election in Thailand (…)
Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who also seized power in a coup, exchanged messages on Thursday to mark 75 years of diplomatic ties.
The Thai ex-general reaffirmed Thailand’s support for Myanmar’s pursuit of a peaceful and prosperous (…)
, by The Irrawaddy
Thai and Myanmar nationals protest against the coup in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on February 1, 2021. / Prachatai
Seven Thai citizens including a student from Thammasat University have been sentenced to jail, some for more than two years, for taking part in a Bangkok protest (…)
, by TEERAKOWITKAJORN Kriangsak
Organizing as an informal worker comes with numerous obstacles, but it is remarkable to witness the resilience and innovative approaches demonstrated by migrant workers and gig workers in many countries. These workers find commonality in the precarious nature of their work, the struggles (…)
, by TONSAKULRUNGRUANG Khemthong
The general election in Thailand on 14th May was a spectacular event. After years of receding democracy, Thailand finally saw a glimpse of hope showing that Thais could choose for the better. The electoral outcome was decisive, with more than 75% voter turnout. The overwhelming majority of them (…)
, by The Irrawaddy
Thailand’s deportation of 126 hill tribe children to Myanmar because they lacked official documents has attracted criticism from academics and NGOs for allegedly breaching the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Bangkok Post and Thai PBS news reported that the seven to 16-year-olds (…)
, by PROMMONGKOL Jeerapat, TEERATANABODEE Wichuta
Student activists who energised pro-democracy protests are busily translating and disseminating anti-authoritarian books.
A room in Bangkok no larger than 15m2 with three large tables, four bookshelves, and a few stacks of paper and documents is the one and only office space of Sam Yan Press. (…)
, by LINTNER Bertil
The possibility of Thailand getting a new, democratically-elected government which is not a military proxy has raised hopes of a fresh and more sympathetic policy towards the forces in Myanmar that are fighting against the junta in Naypyitaw. Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward (…)
, by CAMPBELL Stephen
For several decades, the town of Mae Sot along the Myanmar border in northwest Thailand has been the primary entry point for Myanmar migrants arriving in the country.
Mae Sot is a major production site for Thailand’s garment sector, which employs primarily Myanmar migrants in several hundred (…)
, by TEERAKOWITKAJORN Kriangsak
On May 14th, Thai voters will cast their ballots in what is being touted as one of the most ‘high stakes’ or ‘monumental’ elections. Many claims this is an opportunity to dismantle the military dictatorship ‘once and for all.’
The two primary opposition parties, Pheu Thai and Move Forward, (…)
, by CHOTANAN Patawee
After years of mass mobilizations, Sunday will put the country’s electoral system to the test
The last few years have been turbulent in Thai politics. Following the period of relative calm after the 2014 coup that overthrew popular social reformer Yingluck Shinawatra, a massive youth movement (…)
, by CHARUVASTRA Teeranai
Longtime journalist Sumeth Somkanae runs an organisation whose mission is so controversial in the industry that the list of its members has to be kept secret, to protect them from intimidation or even being fired from their jobs.
The organisation is not some extremist group, secret society or (…)
Twitter
Facebook