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Online privacy: do not exclude the ideas of youth
Takato Mitsunaga Adults should listen to teenagers if they want to protect the privacy of the young when using social media, Professor Dr. Urs Gasser, Executive Director, Berkman Center for Internet...
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Thai Buddhism : Much deeper things have gone wrong
Pravit Rojanaphruk, the Nation Weeks of front-page scandals involving Buddhist monk Luang Pu Nenkham have left many Thais in dismay and disbelief as more lurid details about the jet-setting monk...
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Rifts widen as the anti-government movement continues
Suluck Lamubol Wider rifts are appearing among anti-government protestors occupying Sanam Luang as the leader of the Thai Patriotic Network denounced further joint protests with its former ally,...
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A Thai Freedom Diary: Thanthawut on His Release from Prison
Tyrell Haberkorn On 1 April 2010, a group of policemen knocked on Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul’s door and proceeded to search his condo, seize his computer and other electronics, and arrest him. He was...
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Taxing Issues
Harrison George Nothing matches the outrage of the privileged middle class when they think they have a grievance. Can’t cash in your frequent flyer miles for the trip you fancy? A violation of...
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Religious tolerance in Thailand ends if the superiority of Buddhism is...
Takato Mitsunaga Thailand as Buddhist majority country can be tolerant of other religions as long as Buddhism is not criticized, questioned or violated, said Dr. Thongchai Winichakul, Professor of...
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China’s Powerful Soft Power in Southeast Asia
Pavin Chachavalpongpun China-Southeast Asia High-Level People-to-People Dialogue Conference On 3-4 June, China played host to the China-Southeast Asia High-Level People-to-People Dialogue Conference...
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Heroes and Zeroes
Harrison George I would hate anyone to think this column was kicking a man when he is down, but the administrators of Chulalongkorn University (‘we’re number one in pink’) have once again shown a...
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Thongchai: Thai-style history education makes Thais ignorant and narcissistic
Kaewmala Renowned historian Thongchai Winichakul gave a stinging critique of the Thai study of history at the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Studies Institute at Thammasat University-Rangsit...
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BURMA: Police torture of gay and transgendered people
Asian Human Rights Commission(AHRC) The Asian Human Rights Commission has been following with concern news of the police targeting of gay and transgendered people in Burma, or Myanmar, and has...
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Joint Statement on Unconditional Release of Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience
The upcoming visit to the United States by President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam presents an opportunity for U.S. President Barack Obama to reiterate his Administration's position that Vietnam's...
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Thais need to see many colours aside from red and yellow
Pravit Rojanaphruk, the Nation Corrupt politicians, abuse of power, military coups, vote buying, self-censorship - these are often cited by Thais as evils plaguing Thai politics. But the problem of...
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Writer convicted of lèse majesté to face final verdict at Supreme Court
Bundit Aneeya, a 73-year-old freelance writer and translator, is to face the final verdict of the Supreme Court in his lèse majesté case in August. He was sentenced to four years in March 2006 for...
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British manufacturer of GT200 convicted of fraud
Jens Franz (London, 26/07/2013) Gary Bolton, the former director of Global Technical Ltd and maker of the GT200 'remote substance detector', was found guilty on two counts of fraud at the Central...
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The Historical Truth
Harrison George Acharn Thongchai Winichakul was butchering more sacred cows this week at the opening of Thammasat University’s Southeast Asian Studies Institute, as reported on this website. A...
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Oil palm plantations encroaching on peat swamp forests: Irrecoverable damage...
Ruayrin Petsalamkaew Photo By Yusriadi, Walhi Aceh (September 10, 2012)Yusriadi, Walhi AcehYusriadi, Walhi AcehYusriadi, Walhi AcehYusriadi, Walhi AcehYusriadi, Walhi AcehYusriadi, Walhi AcehPhoto By...
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Thailand: Government fails to provide justice for the victims of Tak Bai...
Amnesty International (August 1, 2013) A ruling by Thailand’s Supreme Court shows how the authorities have failed to provide justice for 85 people that died at the hands of the security forces in Tak...
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Palm plantations and forest: From Indonesia to Thailand
Ruayrin Petsalamkaew Photo By Yusriadi, Walhi Aceh (August 3, 2012) Photo By Yusriadi, Walhi Aceh (May 5, 2012) The rapid expansion of oil palm plantation in Southeast Asia has given rise to more...
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Vietnam:Government wants to ban Internet users from discussing the news
Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders regards a new law on blogs and social networks – announced on July 31st and due to take effect in september – as a gross violation of the right to...
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Social Insecurity for Migrants Legally in Thailand
MAP Foundation Since November 2010, the Social Security Office of Thailand has promised social security benefits to migrants holding temporary passports. This promise became policy under the Cabinet...
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