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Opinion: Honest Learning From Strangers in the Next Table

One of the occasional perks of sitting alone at a cafe or bar next to a table of conversing people is you get to...
People in Nakhon Ratchasima province gather at Thao Suranari (Ya Mo) Monument to show their support for HRH Princess Sirindhorn in an event led by the province's governor Siam Sirimongkol on Feb. 16, 2024.

Opinion: An Educated Guess on How Many Thais Are Royalists

Over the past two weeks, we have seen royalists and ultra-royalists wearing purple shirt and dress, changed their social media account’s background color to purple, which is the birth color of HRH Princess Sirindhorn, to express their love and solidarity towards the Princess whose royal motorcade was recently honked at by monarchy-reform activist Tawan Tuatulanond.
Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha (front) in an undated photo.

Time to Leave the Military Dictatorship Cave?

The much-reported Luang cave rescue saga in Chiang Rai has proven too tempting not to try a political analogy, comparing Thailand under military junta...

Opinion: Mainstream Thai Press Must Adapt, or Fade Into Irrelevance

It used to be that Thailand’s ‘gate keepers,’ be it the state or the mainstream mass media, were effective in filtering any negative news about the Thai monarchy.

Opinion: Why Some Fear Thais Are Becoming Slave to the US

Former silver-screen superstar Jarunee Suksawat’s warning earlier this week that Thais may become “slaves of America” attracted frontpage news in many media and many readers, particularly young readers, who found it ludicrous and hilarious.
An image of a foot on the face of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a tweet accusing the author of this column of being on his payroll by @JOUI7SyNmDeFxi0.

The Festering of Political Hatred in Juntaland

The sentencing of an anti-junta electrician who planted a pipe bomb at an army-run hospital was proof of how explosive our political hatred has become.
Russian Ambassador to Thailand Yevgeny Tomikhin receives a gift hamper from TV5 president Gen. Rangsee Kitiyanasap at the Russian Embassy in Bangkok on Mar. 21, 2022. Photo: Russian Embassy in Bangkok / Facebook.

Opinion: A Week of Army-run TV5 Diplomatic Blunder on Russia and Ukraine News

In a week of diplomatic faux pas, a prominent state organization in Thailand attempted to publicly take sides with Russia amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, only to capitulate, having abruptly canceled its partisan press conference without a proper explanation. This was followed by a visit to the Ukrainian Embassy hours before the cancelled press conference.
Bangkok Governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt inspects damaged pavement at Bang Kapi's Lam Sali Intersection on May 25, 2022.

Opinion: Chadchart’s Victory Gives Hope to Not Just Bangkok But Thai Democracy

Eight years of pent-up aspiration for true democracy turned into Chadchart Sittipunt mania after the former Transport Minister was elected the new Bangkok governor last Sunday.

Junta Backers Dream of Validation in US Coup

Junta supporters are using the images of anti-Trump protesters burning objects, including one defecating in public, as proof Americans are no better than Thais at respecting democracy.
Pheu Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra thanks her supporters during a press conference at Pheu Thai Party Headquarters on May 14, 2023.

Opinion: How Pheu Thai Lost to Move Forward

The Pheu Thai Party Headquarters early on the election night was unusually mute unlike four years ago as early poll results showed the party was neck-to-neck against rival opposition Move Forward Party.

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