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The Other Worst Interview Ever
Harrison George The so-called Worst Interview Ever, though recently yanked from YouTube, can still be found with a bit of googling. In it, Fox News Religion Correspondent Lauren Green attempts to...
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Six dead in Wat Pathum Wanaram shot by military: Criminal Court
The South Bangkok Criminal Court ruled that six persons died in Wat Pathum Wanaram during May 2010 political violence were shot by the soldiers; five were shot by the soldiers situated on the BTS sky...
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The Illusion of Japan
Pavin Chachavalpongpun It is summer in Japan. All the leaves are bright green, offering comfortable shade on a hot day. In Kyoto, an ancient capital of Japan and where I have been residing since late...
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To prepare for AEC, we need to first embrace all cultures
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation AEC this, AEC that - not a week passes by without the media or society talking about what Thailand should do to prepare for the Asean Economic Community, which kicks off...
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History books on 1932 revolution and Rama VI withdrawn from Asia Books
Suluck Lamubol Asia Books, Thailand’s largest English language bookstore, on Thursday withdrew from their bookshelves two academic titles on Thai history, citing “political sensitivity.” The books...
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Driving Thai Women Crazy
Harrison George I recently had the opportunity to view a training film on gender relations in Thailand. Produced by a government agency, it adopted the format of a domestic drama, with acting and...
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From the Lèse Majesté Fiction Files
Tyrell Haberkorn Next week, the witness hearings in the case of Yutthapoom (last name withheld) will begin in the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok. Yutthapoom was accused of violating...
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National Human Rights Omission
Harrison George The long-delayed report of the National Human Rights Commission into the violence in April and May 2010 has finally been released. Ho-hum.While some commentators believe that the...
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What’s so controversial about the National Human Rights Commission’s report?
Prach Panchakunathorn Last week Thailand's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) released a report on the "Demonstrations by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) during 12...
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Revealing National 2014 Budget to Honour the Monarchy
Phuttipong Ponganekgul According to the draft 2014 Budget Bill (1), the budget allocated for upholding the honour of the monarchy is put at 13,869,660,200 baht. This figure is unlikely to be reduced...
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Thailand: Release and Protect Rohingya ‘Boat People’
Human Rights Watch End Inhumane Detention, Family Separation of 1,800 Muslims from Burma(Bangkok, August 20, 2013) – Thailand’s government should release ethnic Rohingya from Burma who are detained...
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Public Interest Litigation and Thailand’s Lese Majeste (and defamation) Laws
Frank G. Anderson On 19 August 2013, New Mandala published an article titled “The role of public interest litigation in the quest for democracy in Malaysia.” You are now invited to read this one,...
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In Defence of Democracy
Harrison George The Courts of Justice are facing the quandary of a new legal tactic by defence lawyers. Known informally as the ‘Democrat Defence’, this strategy, it is feared, may lead to an...
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Political conflicts are not always just black and white
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation (August 21, 2013) FOR MANY THAIS, the chaos in Egypt appears to reflect the situation at home. Like Egypt, Thailand is affected by deep polarisation, mutual hatred,...
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Media, academics express concerns over revision of Broadcasting Act
Suluck Lamubol A draft amendment of Article 37 of the 2008 Broadcasting Act, aimed at prohibiting the broadcast of content undermining ‘national security’, the ‘constitutional monarchy system of...
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Save food campaign Asia-Pacific kicked off today
Initiative aims to reduce post harvest and consumer food waste (August 27, 2013) Denouncing the huge amount of food that goes to waste, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for...
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‘This case will not go away’: 3rd Parliamentary Delegation visits Lao over...
(August 28, 2013 -- Bangkok) The 3rd Parliamentary Delegation to visit Lao PDR during 25-7 August over the enforced disappearance last December of noted activist Sombath Somphone reported in a press...
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Tony Blair in Thailand: What we can learn
Titipol Phakdeewanich Much has now been written in an attempt to make sense of the dramatic confrontation that we witnessed in parliament last week, which resulted in the sadly not unprecedented...
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[infographics] Comparative 2012 budgets for five royal families
Below is an infographic illustrating the expenditures for the royal families in five countries: United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Thailand, in order of their GDP values. The budgets...
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Letter from Sombath Somphone's wife on the International Day of the Disappeared
Today (August 30) is the International Day of the Disappeared. Shui Meng has shared the following letter with friends and colleagues to call attention to this terrible practice.A number of groups and...
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