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The great national divide, in and outside the classroom
Suluck Lamubol Netiwit Chotipatpaisal became the face of student human rights campaigning in Thai schools after receiving nationwide attention for successfully advocating an end to compulsory student...
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What Did the Constitutional Court Abuse?
Jutha Saovabha The Constitutional Court of Thailand has recently adjudicated on 2 cases concerning alleged attempts to overthrow the country’s democratic system which is covered in Article 68 of the...
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How to Lose an Election
Harrison George In July 1945 a remarkable election took place in the United Kingdom. The war in Europe was just finished and the war against Japan was coming to an end. The national government, a...
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Weekly Roundup Jan 20
A red shirt beaten, seriously injured near Ratchadamnoen Samphao, with his face swollen and bruised, in hospital An anti-establishment red-shirt motorcycle taxi was beaten by what is alleged to be a...
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World social media polls become a Thai political battle
Thaweeporn Kummetha Thais always seem to take things seriously when it comes to social media. Take for example the Social Breaker statistics in early 2013 showing Bangkok as the largest capital of...
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For both sides, it's time for a strong reality check
Pravit Rojanaphruk, @PravitR Since the Bangkok shutdown operation was launched by the anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) in a desperate bid to oust the government, many people...
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"Witch hunts" at rally sites and on the Internet
Thaweeporn Kummetha A picture taken at a People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally shows four red-shirt activists. Nok is at the bottom left. The text reads “Dangerous persons. Notify the...
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All the less reason
Harrison George It’s been a deadly winter for British comedians. John Fortune died on New Year’s Eve, alas, and this week comes news of the death of Roger Lloyd-Pack. So nostalgia has us flipping...
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Advance voting finishes in most parts of Thailand despite disruptions
Suluck Lamubol Nationwide advance polling on Sunday was disrupted by anti-government protesters, who managed to shut 45 polling stations out of 50 across Bangkok, as well as 42 polling stations in 12...
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Weekly Roundup Jan 27
Women’s groups concerned over sexually abusive languageIn response to the sexist and mysogynist use of language by the anti-government protests in recent weeks, UN Women issued a statement on Saturday...
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Saudi Arabian lèse majesté convict pardoned
Saudi Arabian lèse majesté convict Ibrahim A. was released from jail last week after receiving a royal pardon. He was sentenced to two years in jail for posting rumours about the king’s health on an...
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2 Victims of Hatred: Reds assaulted in Bangkok
Kamthong Somchai, a garbage recycler, and Samphao (last name withheld due to safety concerns), a motorcycle taxi driver, were both assaulted allegedly by guards of the People’s Democratic Reform...
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Polling stations as battlefields: stories from the Bangkokian voters
Suluck Lamubol In many countries, an expression of political will through voting, despite inconveniences and danger, is seen as an admirable act: a fulfilment of a civic duty. But here in Thailand,...
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Let February 2 be the starting point of dialogue, not violence
The Secretariat, Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) There is widespread concern about the high potential for violence on the February 2 elections in Thailand, where a protracted political crisis...
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The Use and Abuse of Propaganda: Men-o’-Straw
Beau Batchelor This article deals primarily with the sacrosanct relationship between the electoral process and democracy, and how the PDRC’s attempt to seize power without the electoral mandate that...
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Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa
Harrison George OMG. I have only just realized. The insurrection on the streets, the slowly sinking economy, the political polarization that allows no dialogue … it’s all my fault.At first I thought...
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Utopian visions cannot justify Thai democratic sabotage
Titipol Phakdeewanich Today’s Thai general election results are now looming, and with the Pheu Thai Party government positioned to secure a likely victory, anti-government protesters will be intent on...
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Frustration and desperation sets mood for Thai election, politics
Suluck Lamubol Thailand’s general election has ended with some trouble spots in Bangkok and the southern provinces, where anti-government protesters caused disruption. About 10% of polling stations...
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Weekly roundup Feb 3
Man caught with weapons at protest site later revealed as PDRC supporter Guards of the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) on Friday arrested a man with rifles and bullets, fake...
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