Editorial: Prayut Has Lost All Legitimacy. He Must Go.
Many Thais gave a free pass to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a former junta leader who first came to power in 2014, when he enacted the Emergency Decree in March with a stated purpose of combating the coronavirus outbreak at the time.
Opinion: Slowly, Thais Are Waking up From 1976 Massacre Amnesia
BANGKOK — The location of the Oct 6, 1976 massacre reflects how unsettling the history of that incident remains in Thailand.
Opinion: Why Many Thais Can’t Agree to Disagree About Ideologies
When it comes to politics, Thai people can’t seem to agree to disagree and respect each other’s political ideologies.
Opinion: PRC Celebrates Its 71st Birthday and Longlasting Friendship With Thailand
Weathered rain and sunshine, and great changes have taken place.
Opinion: History Comes Alive as Thais Use the Past as Political Weapon
The introduction of a brass plaque symbolising a democracy movement last Sunday was a clear attempt by protest leaders to legitimize themselves by appropriating history.
Opinion: Thai Society Faces Challenges Beyond Cycles of Protests
The major anti-government protests today and Sunday will not only be about demands – but numbers, legitimacy, and how to coexist with those who disagree with you.
Opinion: Celebrating a New, Exciting Chapter of Thai-Kosovo Friendship
This month a year ago, the Republic of Kosovo opened its first regional Embassy in South East Asia, in Bangkok. We are establishing since excellent relationships with the Kingdom of Thailand and are thankful for a warm-hearted welcome.
Opinion: Recovery From COVID Will be Hard, And Taiwan Wants to Help
In 2020, the world has been hit by an unprecedented public health crisis, with the effects of COVID-19 being felt across every aspect of people’s lives.
Opinion: Why There May or May Not Be Another Coup Soon
Nearly seven years have passed since Gen Prayut Chan-ocha was repeatedly pressed by a throng of reporters as to whether there would be a military coup.
Opinion: Deciphering the Thai Phakdee Royalist Group
BANGKOK — Last Sunday, royalists finally formed a new group. They held a counter-protest in Bangkok in a bid to oppose anti-government protesters demanding not just new elections, new charter but reforms of the monarchy institution.
