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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 (...)
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 (...)
• 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 (...)
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