Opposing Thai views on IMF and World Bank Protests Expose a Divide in Empathy
Thai police were probably afraid that no journalists would turn up to cover the protests against the IMF-World Bank meetings, so on Thursday they...
Coming Back to the Scene of the Crime
This is the second article in a series by Kheetanat Wannaboworn and Walden Bello. Read the first here.
This guest article has been edited to...
Thailand Hosts a Controversial Guest
This is the first article in a series by Kheetanat Wannaboworn and Walden Bello. Read the second here. The views expressed are those of...
Why Thailand Needs Historical Pluralism on the 6 October Massacre
For five decades now, the 6 October 1976 massacre has been a controversial and dark part of the modern political history of Thailand –...
Flood Damage, Losses, and Government Incompetence
In the end, repeated apologies by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul were insufficient.
Angry residents affected by the floods in Bangkok confronted the visiting Prime Minister...
Thailand and Cambodia Don’t Need a Culture War on Top of Their Border War
Last year, Thailand and Cambodia could not agree on where their common border lay without resorting to war and killings. This week, they cannot...
From ‘Grey Jews’ to Perceived Zionist Neo-Occupation Threats in Thailand
In an interview with an Israeli media outlet published earlier this week, Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Alona Fisher-Kamm acknowledged that anti-Israel sentiment in Thailand...
Growing Anti-Israel Sentiment in Thailand: A Covergence of Factors
The past two weeks saw two anti-Israel protests in Bangkok outside the embassy itself. This is a convergence of a few factors. It is...
When a Thai Journalist Meets his Cambodian Counterpart Amid a Cold War
Nearly a year after fighting on the Thailand-Cambodia border, a ceasefire remains in place, but normal relations remain distant. Land crossings are still closed,...
The silence around abuse in Thailand’s activist circles
After years, if not decades, of silence and gossip behind people's backs, the #MeToo moment among Thailand’s so-called progressive and liberal circles arrived last...
