Two Redshirts With ‘Illegal’ Calendars Held on Army Base
BANGKOK — Soldiers briefly detained and questioned two Redshirt activists about calendars showing faces of former leaders Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra, a local police chief said Thursday.
Boys-Only Club: Halls of Power Barred to Thai Women
BANGKOK — Ninety-five percent of all seats in the interim assembly are held by men, making Thai women the world’s 10th least represented in the world.
Future Forward Party Takes to Streets Where Known by Few
BANGKOK — The Future Forward Party hit the streets of Bangkok’s Chinatown on Monday to recruit new members among crowds mostly unaware of its existence.
Netizens Slam Pro-Junta Rap Song ‘Thailand 4.0’
BANGKOK — A pro-junta music video released in response to a wildly popular anti-establishment rap, was widely mocked Monday online.
Netizens were unsparing in their...
Anti-Coup Cabbie’s Suicide Remembered 12 Years On
BANGKOK — Dozens of Redshirt supporters placed flowers Wednesday morning at the pedestrian overpass where a taxi driver killed himself 12 years ago today.
Hard Final Push on Medical Weed Pledged by Officials
The session was part of a years-long effort by the current military regime to roll back the country’s draconian drug laws.
Fewer Dazzled by Suthep’s Megawatt Grin on Streets of Bangkok
BANGKOK — The leader of a protest movement that helped “shut down” Bangkok and usher in the 2014 coup returned to the streets again Tuesday to enlist new members for his new political party.
Rangsiman Rome Explains Leaving Protest Movement For Politics
One of Thailand’s most prominent pro-democracy activists is putting down his bullhorn and taking up mainstream politics.
Analysis: Why Pheu Thai Made Its Unglamorous Pick For Leader
There was a pragmatic reason the caretaker leader of what has been Thailand’s largest political force was given that job again Sunday, despite his lack of a political base or public renown.
With ‘My Country’s Got,’ Thai Rap Voices Rare Dissent Against Junta
A rap video criticizing the junta had been watched nearly a million times on Facebook and YouTube as of Wednesday, less than 24 hours after its release.
