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The Duty of an Academic
Attachak Sattayanurak Note: Attachak Sattayanurak is one of the six university lecturers charged with violating National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Order No. 3/2015, which bans political...
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61-year-old charged with sedition for publicising army park scandal online
Thai police have charged a 61-year-old woman with sedition for criticising the military government over the army’s royal park corruption scandal.According to Thai News Agency, on Monday, 30 November...
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Voice outside the fence: 1 year of peace dialogue - where are we?
Abu Hafez Al-Hakim Note: Abu Hafez Al-Hakim is a vocal member of MARA Patani, a peace dialogue panel comprising several Muslim Malay groups which struggle for the right to self determination of people...
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Elderly leftist sent to 6 years in prison under lese majeste
The Criminal Court sentenced an elderly leftist to six years in prison for distributing lese majeste leaflets in 2007.The Criminal Court of Nonthaburi Province on Tuesday morning, 1 December 2015,...
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Front page article went missing from Intl New York Times sold in Thailand
A Thai publishing company has removed an article about a sombre Thai economy under the military rule off the front page of the International New York Times. News kiosks in Thailand on Tuesday, 1...
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Life for a Thai in exile: Jakrapob Penkair - Part 2
Although Jakrapob Penkair may have disappeared from the Thai political scene many years ago, his name still resounds. This confirms his status as a 'political man' whose latest achievement is to...
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Prachatai journalist's acceptance speech for AFP's fearless journalism award
Mutita Chuachang Note: Prachatai journalist Mutita Chuachang on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, was awarded the 2015 AFP Kate Webb prize for Asian journalists for her “powerful and persistent” reporting of...
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CSOs say junta’s Special Economic Zones violate human rights
A network of people from marginalised communities countrywide has urged the military government to halt plans to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZs), claiming that the plans violate the rights of...
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Sexual violence against women still rife in Myanmar
Burma Partnership Last week, the Women’s League of Burma marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by calling upon the incoming National League for Democracy...
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Yingluck barred from talking politics at EU parliament
The Supreme Court has prohibited Yingluck Shinawatra, a former elected Prime Minister from Pheu Thai Party, to fly to Europe. According to Khaosod News Agency, Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for...
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A Law unto Themselves
A Law unto Themselves Sorry, but are we living under a military dictatorship or not?This morning’s paper has a lead that says the military are about to throw Deputy Defence Minister, former Army...
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End political prosecutions: Thai Academics for Civil Rights
Thai academics have kicked off an online campaign, demanding that the junta ‘unconditionally’ end the persecution of political dissidents.A group of academics calling themselves Thai Academics for...
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Graphical representation of the effects of global climate change on Bangkok
John Draper As the negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris are ongoing, the following column analyses the effects of various global climate change scenarios on Bangkok. The planet...
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Bike for Dad plot suspect allegedly tortured by military
Human Rights Watch Thai authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the alleged torture of suspects in military detention, Human Rights Watch said today. To prevent further abuses, the...
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Skateboarding, graffiti, and safe spaces in Thailand’s restive Deep South:...
Thaweeporn Kummetha The first ever skateboard competition in the southernmost province of Pattani has been held. A rare public event in a violence-plagued region, it comes amid calls for the Thai...
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Bike for Dad plot suspect refutes police’s claim
A suspect of a failed terrorist plot around the Bike for Dad event has denied allegations, saying that the police’s claim that he was involved in planning the plot from prison is false.According...
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Royalist urges investigation of US ambassador over lèse majesté criticisms
An ultra-royalist has urged the police to investigate the US Ambassador to Thailand over his criticism of the lèse majesté law, saying the police should proceed if the criticism breaches the law....
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ISIS spillover unlikely in Thailand, but can’t be ignored, experts say
Kongpob Areerat Despite reports from Russian intelligence about ISIS members hiding in the country, security experts said that Thailand still has minimal risk of a spread of violence from the troubled...
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Challenges faced by migrant workers in Thailand
Migrant Workers Rights Network There are around 3 million regular and irregular Myanmar migrant workers living and working in Thailand. Of this 3 million workers, it is estimated that around: (a) 1.7...
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Thai police start lèse majesté probe into US Ambassador’s speech
The Thai police have started a lèse majesté probe into a speech criticising the kingdom’s lèse majesté law made by Glyn T. Davies, the US Ambassador to Thailand. According to the Bangkok Post, police...
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