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Just is not justice
Harrison George The judicial process in Thailand is especially tricky to figure out.Just this week the international media showed pictures of former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva climbing the many...
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Thainess as an addictive substance causing national crisis
Frank G Anderson Thailand’s Social Regimen – Thainess as an addictive substance.The following is right off the keyboard and may be rambling a bit, but it’s sincere and hopefully worth reading through...
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Anti-govt forces have a new 'bogeyman' - the Western media
Pravit Rojanaphruk, @PravitR Earlier this month, a well-educated Thai by the name of Pathonpong Charoenwut wrote this widely spread message in English on his Facebook page."Dear some expats living in...
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Annual Questions
Harrison George With nothing better to do than wonder what to do with all the leftovers, find drawer space for yet more unwanted gifts and pale at the prospect of another year of all this, you will no...
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Human rights lawyers raise funds to help Uncle SMS lawsuit
The Human Rights Lawyer Association overseeing the case of Ampon Tangnoppakul, a 61-year-old man who passed away last year while imprisoned for lèse majesté, said it is raising funds to help Ampon’s...
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Thai court rules red shirt killed by military
The Thai Criminal Court on Friday ruled that a red shirt was shot dead by army personnel during the military crackdown on red-shirt protesters in May 2010. The court ruled that Thawil Khammul, a...
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The Great Mass of the People
Nidhi Eoseewong Translator’s Note: This is the second essay that Nidhi Eoseewong has written about Thai politics through an Arendtian lens. In late November 2012, in response to the protests of Pitak...
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Connecting the ASEAN society – one call at a time
Suluck Lamubol Just one year from now and ASEAN will officially enter economic integration, when skilled labour, investment and services will flow freely among the 10 member countries, making it one...
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Weekly Roundup
White shirts show support for Feb 2 Election A few hundred people wearing white t-shirts gathered at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre (BACC), Siam Square, on Sunday afternoon to voice their...
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Music of the Unutterable
Thaweeporn Kummetha In March 2006, the pro-establishment yellow shirts released a song by an anonymous composer that would later be played every day at the protests: ‘Mr Square Face.’ The rapper...
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Annual Answers
Harrison George Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda and South Korea all became members of the UN Security Council on New Year’s Day.At his public inauguration, President Obama put his left hand...
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A talk with an international election observer: "Thailand electoral justice...
Suluck Lamubol After much anticipation, Thailand’s Election Commission has recently announced that the general election will still go ahead on February 2nd. Despite the disruptions and protests during...
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Interview with a Palestinian refugee in Thailand
Ian Hollingworth With all the turmoil going on in the streets of Bangkok, it is easy to forget that many human tragedies continue to be played out day after day throughout Thailand. One such tragedy...
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Conservative forces threaten more than Thailand’s democratic tradition
Matthew Phillips Forces are aligning against the Yingluck led government. On Monday, the protest movement that destabilised the country at the end of last year will return to the streets to...
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Weekly Roundup
Candlelit vigils by ‘white shirts’ spring up across the provinces Students, artists and activist groups held candlelit vigils in Bangkok and other provinces such as Chiang Mai and Phitsanulok in the...
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Closing things down
Harrison George So how are we going to shut down the whole of Bangkok?It’s easy. Like Khun Suthep said, everyone will come out onto the streets and no one will be able to go anywhere, especially the...
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Interview with Prajak Kongkirati: Democrats as catalyst to political deadlock...
Thaweeporn Kummetha Thailand’s Democrat Party, led by Abhisit Vejjajiva, decided to boycott the February 2 general election because, they claim, the Thai political system has collapsed and become...
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Poem: My Voice
Than Rittipan Long as passing time, I'm buried,Deep down inside my chest,The voice hidden in my throat,I shout out loud but there has no sound. I hit my own chest and punch my own head,Run and shout...
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Anti-coup rallies across Thailand
Thousands of people across the country on Monday showed support for the election and their opposition to a coup d'etat amid coup rumors following the Bangkok Shutdown campaign of the anti-government...
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Debunking “Tyranny of Global Commentary”
Pavin Chachavalpongpun Fuadi Pitsuwan, son of Surin Pitsuwan, former foreign minister, former ASEAN Secretary-General and a member of the Democrat Party, wrote an article, appeared in an online...
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