Thai Election for Dummies: Find Your Polling Place, Candidates – Right Now
BANGKOK — Check where your polling station is and who will be on your ballot for next month’s election easily online.
First, find your polling...
Thai Net Skeptical About Democracy Monument ‘Renovation’
BANGKOK — City Hall is having a hard time convincing the internet that one of Bangkok’s most recognized landmarks isn’t about to suffer the same fate as other monuments to Thai democracy.
Thai Election for Dummies: Guide to the Parties
Update: The list has been updated on March 7, 2019 to reflect the disbandment of Thai Raksa Chart.
There are 77 parties contesting the March 24...
Info Wars: Social Media Ripe Target For Thai Election Disinfo
A tangle of truths, half-truths and falsehoods, it was the kind of mess vexing tech platforms have been struggling – and often failing – to handle in the age of online disinformation.
Thai Power Party Defends Candidate’s ‘Hot’ Pics
BANGKOK — A relatively unknown MP candidate in Mukdahan province suddenly found herself at the center of attention on social media this week – probably not for the reason she wanted.
Makha Bucha Day Around Thailand: Campaign Edition
BANGKOK — Politicians aren’t taking Makha Bucha Day off. It’s election season, and that means continued campaigning – but with Buddhist traditions.
Tuesday is Makha...
Viral Video Uses Pooches to Explain Dog-Eat-Dog Thai Elections
BANGKOK — An amusing and educational animation explaining how the March 24 Thai elections will work – through dog cartoons – was going viral...
High Stakes: Thai Party Plants Seeds for Pot Revolution
BANGKOK — The party which has covered Bangkok with images of cannabis leaves says not only is full legalization a core campaign policy –...
Love in a Time of Political Hate. Still Possible?
It’s been said that politics can make for strange bedfellows. In today’s hyper-divided climate, it can lead to empty ones as well. So is...
#SkyLovesDaddy: How a Politician Became a Sweeping Thai Net Hashtag
BANGKOK — In the lead-up to the first election since social media fully bloomed in the country, every major party is competing for attention on the volatile Thai internet.
