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Charter Court’s ruling supports ‘tyrant minority’: Nitirat
The Constitutional Court’s latest ruling was full of serious errors, pointed out the courageous “Nitirat” group of law academics after the Court judged last week that the attempt by the ruling Pheu...
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German photojournalist Nick Nostitz attacked in anti-government rally
German freelance photojournalist Nick Nostitz was assaulted on Monday afternoon in front of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, in Bangkok, by anti-government protesters, after Chumpol Julsai, a Democrat...
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Want to End Violence Against Women? Empower Women and Change What it Means to...
Luc Stevens, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand Following yet another year of world headlines dominated by horrific acts of violence against women and girls, during the 16 days of...
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LGBT: What is a marriage but for ourselves?
Takato Mitsunaga Four women are living under the same roof, but each of them has a husband elsewhere who they are not living with. The documentary film called “Our Marriages”, describing how LGBT...
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SEAPA Statement: A dangerous turn?
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) expresses deep concern over incidents at the protests yesterday, 25 November, which saw media being attacked for...
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Open Letter to former Harvard Law School Dean regarding the Constitutional...
Chris Potranandana With all respect to a former assistant dean of Harvard Law School, I believe your article (Stephen B Young, “Court ‘did its duty’ over charter change”) is based on the assumption...
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Confessions of the 'whistle' anti-govt protesters
Thaweeporn Kummetha Bangkok has been rocked by street demonstrations again. This time the pro-establishment protesters do not have a colour to represent them, but a whistle. They are not...
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US, EU “concerned” over Thailand's situation, safety of journalists
Suluck Lamubol Following the rising tension in Bangkok due to the anti-government mass demonstration, the European Union and United States has said they were “concerned” with the situation and called...
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International Day to End Impunity now official
SEAPA Bangkok, 27 November - The Third Committee of the United Nations General assembly on 26 November passed a resolution on the safety or journalists and the issue of impunity, among others setting...
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Thai PM: “People’s Assembly” legally impossible
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra said in a televised address at 2 pm on Thursday that the anti-government protesters’ proposal to establish a “People’s Assembly” is impossible under the...
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A nation high on political hatred and confrontatio
Pravit Rojanaphruk First published on The Nation on November 27, 2013 It's harvesting time for political hatred in Thailand. If we can get through the current crisis and political confrontation...
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Thai Opposition leader urges PM to show responsibility, but declines to...
Leading Opposition Democrat Party Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday said since the government has lost legitimacy to rule, it should “show responsibility.” Abhisit spoke on Thursday evening after a party...
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Govt should hold referendum to amend constitution and dissolve parliament:...
Group of academics on Thursday called on the government to resolve the current conflict by holding referendum to amend the constitution, and dissolve the parliament, paving the way for new election....
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Suthep rejects negotiation, finalizes showdown in two days.
Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of the anti-government protesters, said he rejects all kind of dialogues with the governments until the “Thaksin regime” could be completely gotten rid of. He said the final...
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Educated speech
Harrison George It seems they have belatedly recognized that their message wasn’t getting across to a foreign audience. Talk of overthrowing a democratically elected government in order to create a...
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Breaking: 1 killed, 3 injured at pro-govt red rally
Suluck Lamubol Tension near the pro-government Red shirt rally on Ramkhamhaeng road has escalated after one was killed and at least three were injured in hours-long confrontation between red-shirt...
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Update: 1 killed, 5 injured in clash on Ramkhamhaeng rd
At around 11 p.m., the Facebook page "Policespokesman," believed to be the official Facebook page of a spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, revealed that one person was killed while five were injured by...
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Breaking: Pro-govt Red-shirt calls off rally at Rajamangala Stadium
The red shirt leaders announced to end their pro-government rally at Rajamangala stadium this morning, after violent shooting and clashes between the anti-government groups and the red shirt caused at...
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Update: 2 pro-govt reds, 1 anti-govt killed [PIC]
Two pro-government red-shirt supporters were shot dead on Sunday early morning while 45 were reportedly injured from the clashes between the pro and anti-government protesters on Ramkhamhaeng road. The...
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Thai public TV pressured to broadcast anti-govt channel [PIC]
A few thousands of anti-government protesters on Sunday around noon pressured Thai PBS (TPBS), the only public TV station of the country, to broadcast signal from the anti-government Blue Sky channel....
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