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
The Growing Toxicity of Thai-Cambodia Netizen Relations
he decision by Thai-owned Miss Grand International Competition to suddenly move the site of its contest from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to Bangkok, Thailand, with MGI big boss Mr Nawat Itsaragrisil
Road Accidents and Deaths in Thailand: A Road to Nowhere
Almost a week after the tragedy, the nation is still mourning the loss of 23 people, 20 of them young students, in the school bus fire in Pathum Thani province on October 1
Should Thais Be Elated by 10,000 Baht Cash Handouts?
Some of the 14.5 million poor people who hold state welfare cardholders and the physically handicapped were elated this week as they withdrew their 10,000 baht cash handout from a nearby ATM, thanks to the government’s cash handout scheme
From Trump to Thailand: How to Villainize Your Political Opponent
Watching Donald Trump framing his Presidential Election battle against Kamala Harris, one can’t help but notice at least two similarities with Thai politics worth elaborating.
Chiang Rai, Flash Flood, and the Province as an Internal Colony of Bangkok
Seeing the devastating flash flood in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district unfold over the past week, one wonders if something could have been done to significantly mitigate the death and damages.
Is Thailand’s New PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra Or Her Father, Thaksin Shinawatra?
Finally, Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been voted by members of parliament as Thailand’s 31st Prime Minister and became the youngest prime minister in Thai history at the age of 37.
Opinion: Dissolution of Move Forward Party, Pita, and Fear of US Manipulation
Listening to Wednesday’s ruling made by the Constitutional Court as they ordered the dissolution of the main opposition Move Forward Party and ban party executive board members, including the charismatic former leader Pita Limjaroenrat, from politics for 10 years, one asks why the perceived existential threat to the Thai monarchy is so acute?
A Dark Day for Thailand After Court Dissolved Move Forward Party
In the end, the Constitutional Court today acted out of fear, citing eventual concerns that the monarchy institution will be eventually abolished if the main opposition Move Forward
