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Brief Analysis on Why the Pheu Thai Party Chose to Seek Parliamentary Dissolution

In the end, the hatred towards Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnveerakul and the perception that he was a junior figure under former PM Thaksin Shinawatra

Opinion: Thai Poor Face Either Death by Coronavirus, or Economic Ruin

Monitoring daily government press conferences and its latest coronavirus figures has become a daily ritual for many Thais as they enter a nationwide lockdown in April.

The Other Conflict is Not Thai-Cambodian, But Internal

Feeling possibly jittery and just wanting to make sure that the Thai public is on board with him before signing a peace deal with Cambodia, PM Anutin Charnvirakul went live on Facebook to reassure Thai nationalists

This is Not the End of Thai Democracy

A week before the referendum on the junta-favored charter draft, which ended in a decisive victory for a constitution written entirely by junta appointees, I asked a taxi driver if he would tell me how he would vote.

Opinion: Enough is Enough. It’s Time to Stop Scaring Us.

It was a routine question for any candidate on the campaign trail.

Net Censorship Undermines Opportunities of ‘Thailand 4.0’

ith the threat of a single gateway still looming over the heads of netizens, the recent dust-up over limiting access to Facebook content deemed inappropriate by the government, a future internet chock-full of stringent government controls still seems an inevitable reality.

Why We Should Worry About WikiLeaks’ Latest and Thailand’s ‘Smart Cities’

But they are built, society must consider if it wants to live in a hyperconnected and digitally vulnerable future.
A screenshot of Mint's video shows her getting vaccinated at a CVS Pharmacy in New York City. Image: I Roam Alone / YouTube

Opinion: The Good Thing About COVID-19: The Case of #IRoamAlone

A popular travel YouTuber got herself in hot water this week after she uploaded a clip showing herself traveling business-class to New York, got herself vaccinated with Pfizer’s, and said there is one good thing about COVID-19.
A file photo from the 2017 National Book Week in Bangkok.

Opinion: Why Don’t Thais Read?

By Tayo Tunyathon Koonprasert At 13, having just moved back to Bangkok after seven years in the United States, I asked my mom to take me...
A royal motorcade drives through a crowd of anti-government protesters in front of Government House on Oct. 14, 2020.

Opinion: My Testimony on the Royal Motorcade Case

In late March, I took an oath and stood as a defense witness in front of three presiding judges at the Criminal Court in one of the rarest criminal cases in Thailand.

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