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The protests in Thailand which started in early 2020 are of great significance. On the one hand, they mark students’ return to the political arena after “disappearing” for more than four decades. On the other hand, their return differs from the well-known “student movements” of the mid-1970s. While (...)
• Tabloid newspaper photographs the 69-year-old monarch at Munich’s Hilton Airport hotel swimming pool, accompanied by a younger woman said to be a security guard
• The king’s presence in his adopted Bavarian home has been controversial in both Germany and Thailand. His latest trip coincides (...)
Thai protesters demand changes, including the repeal of a draconian law that criminalises any criticism of the king.
Bangkok, Thailand – Protesters once again turned out onto the streets of Bangkok, calling for reforms to the Thai monarchy and the military government.
With thousands in (...)
Thailand may be opening up to tourists, but for many activists it is still a prison.
On a Thursday afternoon in June last year, Sitanun Satsaksit was chatting on the phone with her brother Wanchalearm as he was walking down a small street in front of his apartment in Cambodia’s capital Phnom (...)
A combination of political suppression and public fatigue appear to have resulted in a marked decline in online and offline political protests in Thailand this year.
In Thailand, the use of digital platforms has been instrumental in facilitating offline protests, as seen in the mass (...)
A long-time tradition honoring the royal roots of Thailand’s oldest university was scrapped by its own students for promoting “authoritarianism” and “inequality,” igniting bitter debate along predictable fault lines.
The Student Union of Chulalongkorn University announced it would no longer hold (...)
Consider this an open letter to fellow Thai journalists.
A year has passed since the students-led monarchy reform movement descended to the streets of Bangkok and beyond in large numbers. One year on, over 140 have been charged with lèse majesté crimes, or defaming the monarchy. It’s punishable (...)
For the past month, Bangkok’s Din Daeng intersection has been a battleground between police and protesters, angry at economic, health and rights crisis
Every few days, after finishing his online college classes, Chai* prepares to join protests in Bangkok. He takes a bandana to cover his face, (...)
Case is ‘major blow’ in country with weak workers’ rights and puts trade deals in question, says Human Rights Watch
One of Thailand’s most prominent union leaders is facing three years in prison for his role in organising a railway safety campaign, in a case described as the biggest attack on (...)
Thousands of students pledged to participate in a strike on virtual learning that started September 6, 2021.
School gates have been closed since April and learning moved online. While that hasn’t been a burden on families with resources, thousands of others have struggled to keep their children (...)
COVID-19 proves to be a boon and a bane for Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand’s strongman prime minister and the former junta leader. His incompetent response has resulted in a popularity slump and booming protests. Yet, similar to other authoritarian governments, COVID-19 allows Prayuth’s government a (...)
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 (...)
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