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Since early 2020, Thailand has witnessed a remarkable wave of political protests, initially triggered by the dissolution of the progressive Future Forward Party and the kidnapping in Cambodia of pro-democracy activist Wanchalerm Satsaksit. Throughout the past year, demonstrations have taken (...)
If passed, the law will be used to target organizations deemed to threaten Thailand’s entrenched political elite.
Thailand’s government is readying a new piece of legislation targeting the activities of non-profit groups, which activists and human rights groups have decried as a purposeful (...)
A 22-year-old student activist who has helped lead calls for monarchy reforms and other democratic demands is in critical condition after a 45-day hunger strike, his lawyer said.
Photos of Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and the hashtag #SavePenguin were circulating online this morning after the (...)
On 16 August 2020, a crowd of about 200 people gathered at the Ubon Ratchathani City Pillar Shrine to support a youth-led, anti-government mass protest in Bangkok aiming to oust the junta-leader-turned-prime-minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha. A banner was erected featuring writings by demonstrators (...)
We, civil society groups, make up of people NGOs, academics, businessmen, media, and government officials are deeply concerned about the violence in Myanmar since the Myanmar Army led by General Min Aung Hlaing, has launched a coup d’etat on February 1, 2021, and arrested Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (...)
Militaries around the world use infiltration tactics to gain advantages over their enemies. The Thai military is no exception—but with one distinct difference. The Thai military does not want advantages in the battlefield, but in the political arena. Moreover, the enemies are not foreign (...)
Beijing mouthpiece Global Times warned Western countries and other US allies in the region, including Washington’s “Quad” partners India, Australia and Japan, not to treat Myanmar as their “pawn” in a geopolitical rivalry, saying it would not do the country good, but risked dragging it further down (...)
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We are deeply concerned over the rejection of bail for four prominent Thai pro-democracy activists for charges under the draconian lèse majesté law.
Parit Chiwarak, Anon (...)
• The queen has not been seen in public for a month, raising anxiety among some diehard royalist supporters
• Royal consort Sineenat has recently taken on a more visible role, amid hints of internal palace strife should she become a second queen
The absence of Thailand’s Queen Suthida from (...)
Shortly after Thais and Myanmarese staged a protest against the coup by the Myanmar military this afternoon, they were dispersed by the Royal Thai Police with shields and batons. 3 people were arrested.
The 3 were taken to Yannawa Police Station: one is a member of the volunteer protest guard (...)
Thailand’s anti-government, anti-monarchy protests may have been triggered by recent abuses, but they are supported by a political infrastructure built over several years.
A series of political uprisings in Thailand has entered its fourth consecutive month, and the spirit of resistance still (...)
With divisions in Thailand between young people wanting change and those who see them as disruptive, In Focus analyses the cause of 2020’s political protests.
BANGKOK: The roads outside the Grand Palace were lined with thousands of people in yellow shirts - the colour associated with the Thai (...)
Kaeng Krachan indigenous communities raise concerns over rights issues ahead of world heritage nomination
Members of the indigenous Karen communities living near the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex have raised concerns over unresolved community rights issues ahead of the Thai government’s 4th (...)
In November, photos of Thai protesters using giant rubber ducks to shield themselves from the chemical-laced water cannons of riot police exploded on news and social media. These bizarre and spectacular images rivaled the best protester street theater around the globe and received appropriate (...)
Objects and symbols have meanings independent of what those behind may intend to communicate.
I thought of four such examples when it comes to the latest development in Thai politics.
The Great Container Wall of Thailand
Could anyone have missed that the latest tactic used by the government (...)
BANGKOK — A hardline royalist network on Wednesday urged its supporters to file royal defamation complaints against critics of the monarchy and offered legal support to anyone who chooses to do so.
The Thai Phakdee group, led by pro-establishment activist Warong Dechgitvigrom, called his (...)
Thiti Jamkajornkeiat’s December 3 article “” in Spectre is disappointing because it shows an unwillingness to engage with others who hold opposite views, thereby overlooking their work, and this is an unfortunate trait among Thai academics. I wish to highlight two central problems with his (...)
Wearing a red blouse on the stage under red spotlights – the color symbolizing anti-dictatorial dissent – 22 year-old Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattnakul announced the electrifying 10-point demand for monarchical reforms that transcended all limits of Thai politics.
Rung, a sociology student, is (...)
Thailand’s taboo-breaking demonstrations are about more than the right to criticize the monarchy without fear of going to prison: Protesters want taxpayers to control investments and real estate worth tens of billions of dollars.
Thailand’s royal family has long been the biggest shareholder in (...)
Thailand’s first day of the semester has been different as students in at least 23 schools countrywide attended class without uniforms, confronting one of the most controversial issues in Thai society: Do uniforms really matter?
The no-uniform plea started from Bad Students and KKC Pakee (...)
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