Opinion: Don’t Ask Chinese Tourists What’s Wrong with Thai School Uniform
The new fad among some relatively young female Chinese tourists to Thailand for dressing like Thai school girls in uniform perplexed many Thais, including the local media which claim it is Thailand’s new soft power.
Correction: Army Chief Did Not Blame Redshirts
On August 2, 2019, Khaosod English published an article which suggested Army Chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong blamed the Redshirts for a series of bomb...
Opinion: What Do Lisa Blackpink, Elephant Pants, and Somtum Have in Common?
Observing all the adoration accorded by Thai fans to rapper, singer, and dancer Lisa Blackpink (Lalisa Manobal) as she and her three Korean girl group members entertain the huge crowd at the National Stadium in Bangkok last week, I could not help but wonder where this 25-year-old Thai singer’s musical career would be today without the decade of training, grooming, and promotion by her South Korean record label YG Entertainment company.
Analyzing Prayuth’s Latest 2018 Election Promise
Good news! Our beloved junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has graciously announced on Tuesday that there will indeed be general elections in November 2018.
Thai Official Who Stole Hotel Paintings Freed by Japanese
BANGKOK — Japanese authorities on Friday freed a Thai bureaucrat who was arrested for stealing three paintings from a hotel he was staying in Kyoto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Opinion: If You Need Proof of How Police Failed Pattani, Just Look at Its...
After living in Pattani downtown for many months, I still cannot figure out what services the police render to the community.
Can We Properly Learn from Our Ugly Past?
In Berlin, one can accidentally walk past the Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate or parts of the remaining Berlin Wall. At leafy Tier Garten, one notices a memorial for killed Roma people. Just in front of Humboldt University’s Law Faculty, one can stare through a glass square into a white room full of empty bookshelves, as a reminder of the banned books burnt during the Third Reich.
40 Years After Genocide Came Knocking, Hate is the New Apathy for Some Thais
Although I was too young to be held or feel responsible, I often wonder what Thais, as neighbors to Cambodia, did or did not...
Opinion: When Society Curbs Its Own Freedom of Expression
In Thailand, limits on freedom of expression are not only imposed by various laws on the book, but also by members of society themselves. Two recent incidents in demonstrated my point.
Let Thai Buddhism Be Reborn
There are two divergent paths for Thai Buddhism, veteran French journalist Arnaud Dubus predicts in his latest book.
