The Naked Truth About the Rogue Thai Army
Forbes Magazine named Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra the 29th most powerful woman in the world in 2024 earlier this week. Her father, ex-convict-cum-former-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, widely regarded as the real PM, is even more powerful.
Thais Can Learn More from South Koreans on How to Protect Their Political Freedom...
The South Korean people have made it clear earlier this week that they were not going to tolerate a return to dictatorship.
The New Battlefront Between Pheu Thai and People’s Party Will Be Fought in the...
Having failed to form a government despite winning more votes and MP seats than any other party in last year’s general election, the main opposition party, now known as People’s Party, is now focused on trying to win local elections
How Japan Contributed to the Development of Thailand
Looking at the past seven decades of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Thailand was like looking at how Thailand modernised herself.
Thai Road Safety Pessimism
Talking to one of Thailand’s leading veteran campaigners for road safety during a lunch earlier this month made me feel more pessimistic, to be honest.
Trump Restoration is Not All Bad for The World
Reading The New York Times’ Weekend international edition two days before the US Presidential Election one can feel the sense of acute anxiety, despair even, among its top writers
Thailand Made More Inclusive Move But We Can Do More
Thailand took the right step earlier this week when the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra approved new criteria to accelerate the process of granting Thai citizenship
No “Miracle” for Tak Bai Massacre Case
In the end, by the end of Friday, October 25, the forlorn hope for “a miracle” expressed by Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong that some of the 14 people wanted in relation to the 2004 Tak Bai massacre
How the U.S. Presidential Election Results Impact Thailand
In collaboration with the American Studies Association in Thailand and the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat College, the Matichon Group hosted a seminar entitled “US Election 2024: Deep Dive into the Race for the White House”.
Make Last Bid Effort to Ensure Justice for Tak Bai Victims
In less than five days from now, or by Friday October 25, the statute limitations for the seven people wanted for their involvement in the Tak Bai massacre
