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In Thai Military, It’s Obedience or Death

A story ripped from the pages of a horror novel turned out to be true in Juntaland.
Pro-democracy protesters raise a three-finger salute during a rally at Sanam Luang on Sept. 20, 2020. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP

Opinion: Is the First Chapter of the Monarchy-Reform Struggle Ending?

When I wrote last Saturday on why the numbers of monarchy-reform demonstrators are dropping, some read with sadness. Do not despair. The year-old movement was...

Homeless, Not Heartless

April 11 saw the untimely death of a prominent advocate for the homeless and the dispossessed, a great loss to those communities and those who care about the less fortunate.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Future Forward Party leader, takes a selfie with supporters at a campaign rally Wednesday in Bangkok’s Siam Square.

Opinion: Future Forward Now a Bigger Political Target

The dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart Party on Thursday for having nominated Princess Ubolratana as a candidate for prime minister – dragging the royal...

Opinion: When is Endgame in the Fight for Thai Democracy?

Emboldened by Marvel’s latest superhero movie “Avengers: Endgame”, some Thais are calling for the democracy struggle in Thailand to also reach its climax.

Welcome to the New Khaosod English. Don’t Worry. It’s the Same.

You might have noticed Khaosod English looks a little different than it did just a few months ago.
Protest at Mahidol University Salaya Campus in Nakhon Pathom province on Feb. 25, 2020.

Opinion: What COVID-19 Crisis Means to the Student Movement

Since COVID-19 has denied us the important opportunity to build on the momentum that we created two months ago, we cannot go on about and do anything without thinking about it carefully.

Land Can Now Be Transferred to a Company Tax-Free

If you own land and wish to transfer it to a company to pay for your shares in that company, you now do not have to pay personal income tax on the price of land received, according to a set of new laws – the latest of which was issued earlier this month.

Rule With an Iron Fist. Lie Without Shame.

A long, long time ago, just one day after junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha staged his May 2014 coup, I was asked by Al Jazeera TV what I thought of him.

The State of Migration in Thailand

She cleans your house, sews your clothes and cooks your food. He catches the fish you eat, builds the house you live in and polishes the shoes you wear. These labor intensive occupations are often the vocation of one group of people – migrants.

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