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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 (...)
• Months after King Maha Vajiralongkorn reinstated the consort he sacked last year, Queen Suthida’s camp is said to be trying to get rid of Sineenat again
• Her return comes as the palace struggles to boost its image amid pro-democracy protests and an ‘ugly power struggle’ within its walls, (...)
The situation continues to evolve rapidly in Thailand. After modifying the Constitution in his favour and taking control of the property of the Crown, King Rama X is strengthening his control over a section of the armed forces, attaching to his person two regiments who have a history of (...)
Pro-democracy rallies have raised pressure on Thailand’s royalty and army in past week.
Thousands of protesters marched to a barracks belonging to Thailand’s royal guards in Bangkok on Sunday, demanding that King Maha Vajiralongkorn give up control of some army regiments, the latest show of (...)
After a failed attempt in 2014, Thais tried again in 2020 as Lat Phrao intersection was occupied on the evening of 27 November for a ‘practice anti-coup drill’.
The gathering took place under heavy rumours of a coup d’état. The site of the previous protest on 25 November was switched to the Siam (...)
The success of the ongoing struggle for democracy in Thailand is crucial for securing peace in its southern regions.
In Thailand, what started some months ago as a seemingly minor student movement against the oppressive and anti-democratic practices of the military-led government has developed (...)
A small crowd already began gathering at the SCB headquarters by 13.50 of 25 November, while SCB had announced earlier in the morning that its headquarters would be closed for the day.
The crowd control police stationed at the SCB HQs.
The protest was originally planned to take place at the (...)
“Even when Thailand changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, the relations between the king and the military did not change according to the constitution at all. (...) (T)he king interferes in the appointment of military officers, directly or indirectly. The military also (...)
Thailand’s conservative military regime holds power through repression and a rigged political system. This year, however, the government has faced an unprecedented challenge from a pro-democracy movement spearheaded by young activists.
Thai protesters have now joined the ranks of young rebels (...)
‘Are you Thai?’
‘Are you still human?’
These questions capture the core identities of distinct protest movements from different points in Thai political history. The first question—’Are you Thai?’—has been common among right-wing protestors such as the Yellow Shirts, active between 2005 and 2006, as (...)
Summons for pro-democracy leaders are the first under lese-majesty rules for two years and come ahead of rally over monarch’s wealth
Thai police have reportedly summoned 15 prominent pro-democracy protesters to face charges under the country’s fierce lese-majesty law, ahead of a major protest (...)
Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak, a student activist who has been advocating monarchy reform, has received a police summons for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act. A list from a police source shows charges against 11 more activists are expected to follow.
Parit (...)
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