Understanding the Surprising Defeat of the People’s Party
It was shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, the night of the snap election, and some results were starting to come in when I...
In case you haven’t decided which party to vote for in this Sunday’s Thailand...
For Thai voters who have yet to decide which party to vote for this Sunday, allow me to assist you in making that decision...
Election scenarios, constitution referendum and some caveats
While it would be prudent to prevaricate when asked who will emerge as Thailand’s 33rd prime minister after the 8 February general election due...
A survey reveals the compelling appeal of contemporary China : Global Times
Editor’s note: The following article is an editorial originally published by Global Times. It is reproduced here for reference, and the views expressed are...
Pheu Thai trying to stay alive and relevant
When Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from power and her father, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, found himself returning to prison last year, many...
Is People’s Party a tamed and diluted version of Move Forward Party?
To avoid repeating past failures, key leaders of the main opposition People’s Party (PP) are urging voters not only to support them but to...
What $11.1 Billion Buys: Security Illusions and Ever-rising Cross-Strait Tensions
By Xian Feng, a commentator on international affairs.
What could $11.1 billion achieve if spent on people rather than weapons? It could build dozens...
America: Global Cop or Global Mafia State?
The “large-scale” invasion and abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife yesterday, under the order of US President Donald Trump, marks a...
The (Problematic) Collective Psyche of Thailand
M y interlocutor from Cambodia rang me up this morning to assess the Thai-Cambodian situation as we approach the end of the year today....
When Critics of the Thai–Cambodian War Are Compared to “Worms Inside Their Own Home”
What kind of patriotism is when waging war with a neighbouring country is seen as a good thing by ultra-nationalist Thais
