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New law allows pregnant teenagers to enroll in public school
Thailand’s Education Ministry has implemented a new regulation that will allow pregnant students to continue their schooling. The ministry also wants to reform sex education with an aim at reducing...
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Student activists and the referendum: The pebble in the boot
Austin Sylvan For the past number of months, youth and student activists around the country have been challenging the upcoming constitutional referendum, and, certainly with the help of the junta,...
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What you need to know before casting your referendum ballot
Wasu Vipoosanapat As the voting for the referendum for the 20th constitution will be held tomorrow, here is what you need to know before casting your ballot.What has been going on with the referendum...
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Look beyond the August referendum with Chaturon Chaisang
Kornkritch Somjittranukit The embattled politician from the Pheu Thai Party believes that no matter what the referendum result is, elections must be held by 2017 but in any event democracy will not...
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Isaan anti-junta activists arrested ahead of draft charter referendum
One day before the referendum on the junta-sponsored draft charter, the Thai authorities arrested two anti-junta activists in Isaan, northeastern Thailand, for distributing anti-constitution...
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Royalist threatens to hit woman chewing popcorn during royal anthem
A Thai royalist has threatened to hit a woman in the head for chewing popcorn while the Thai royal anthem was playing in a cinema.Kapook.com on Saturday, 6 August 2016, posted a video which has been...
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Two referendum voters detained for ripping off voting tickets
The Thai authorities detained two persons for tearing the voting tickets for the draft constitution referendum.The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) reported on Sunday morning, 7 August 2016, that...
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Activist arrested for tearing referendum ballot paper
The police have detained a youth anti-junta activist after he tore up his ballot paper and shouted "dictatorship shall be ruined and democracy shall triumph."A Facebook user named Thongtham...
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Piyarat Chongthep: Down with dictatorship! Long live democracy
7 August 2016 As regards what happened today, I would like to inform state officials, the media, and the people that I was fully conscious of my actions. I am not mentally ill. I was neither on drugs...
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Voters accidentally tear up referendum ballots
Voters across the country have reportedly torn apart ballot papers for the August referendum in the mistaken belief that the dashed line on the ballot was for tearing. The line actually separated the...
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‘Yes Vote’ claims victory in referendum
Initial projections for Thailand’s August 2016 referendum predict that the military-backed draft constitution has been accepted by a safe majority. On Sunday, 7 August 2016, at press time, VoiceTV’s...
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Anti-junta activist freed after tearing referendum ballot
Thai police have granted bail to an anti-junta activist detained for ripping up his ballot paper for the referendum on the controversial junta-sponsored draft constitution.After interrogation, police...
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Thailand’s political transition intervened by foreign allies: Junta leader
The Thai junta premier welcomed the draft charter referendum result, saying the referendum was opened and transparent and pointed out that Thailand’s foreign allies have intervened in its political...
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Reports of polling irregularities in referendum
Various cases of polling irregularities in the August referendum have been reported to the Prachatai referendum watch centre. A referendum watchdog coordinator said the irregularities were due to the...
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Election might be postponed to 2018: Constitution Drafting Committee
The chairperson of the Constitutional Drafting Committee said the first general election under the junta-backed constitution, which has recently passed by referendum, might be held in early 2018...
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Muslim majority Deep South rejects junta’s legitimacy in referendum
The resounding rejection of the junta-sponsored constitution by the Muslim majority in the restive Deep South reflects people’s attitudes towards the legitimacy of the military regime and disapproval...
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Detained Isaan anti-junta activist vows to go on hunger strike
A well-known anti-junta activist from Isaan, Thailand’s northeast, arrested one day before the referendum, has vowed not to request bail and to go on hunger strike to point out the broken justice...
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Polling observers criticise repressive pre-referendum environment
Cat Yen Relatively transparent polling practices on the day of the August 2016 referendum are unlikely to compensate for the distortion to results caused by a repressive pre-polling environment, said...
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Sufficiency economy must be applied to boost fusion
John Draper Fusion, a more environmentally friendly form of energy that operates at the nuclear level, but by combining atoms -- typically forms of hydrogen -- is a potential new answer not only for...
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Thailand: New Charter Enshrines Military Rule
Human Rights Watch (New York, August 10, 2016) – The new constitution approved in Thailand’s August 7, 2016 referendum strengthens and prolongs military control of the government, Human Rights Watch...
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