Opinion: Is Thailand’s Vassalage to China Making a Comeback?
When Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha recently compared Thailand to an ant and China to a lion in front of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Bangkok, it raised a few Thai eyebrows.
Opinion: Prayuth’s War on ‘Fake News’ is Doomed to Fail
Five years of censorship and intimidating people from making critical political expression under the junta are now succeeded by a “truth center.”
Opinion: Dreaming Beyond the Elite’s Dreams at ASEAN Summit
Thai government’s latest ads reminding Thais to be a good host to the on-going ASEAN Summit in Bangkok says a lot about ASEAN identity.
Opinion: The Real Message in Army Chief’s Tirade
Was it a pep talk, a military psy-op, a lecture, or a paranoid rant on an epic scale that we witnessed from army chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong last Friday?
Opinion: Is Khanakorn a Selfless Judge, or a Fraud?
A single bullet fired by a judge in what looks like an attempted suicide has raise many unsettling questions.
Opinion: Social Media as Thailand’s Public Sphere of Last Resort
A recent controversy reminds us that in Thailand, certain topics cannot be publicly deliberate without severe risks.
Opinion: China’s Belt and Road Paves Over Rules and Rights
The parallels between China’s current $1.1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the United States’ post-World War II foreign assistance are inexact but striking.
Opinion: Why Hasn’t the Greta Thunberg Effect Hit Thailand?
Why do some people feel so threatened by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg?
Opinion: A Growing Paranoia in Buddhist Thailand
Despite statistics suggesting that over 93 per cent of Thais are Buddhist, some are feeling threatened and even convinced by a conspiracy.
Opinion: Thailand’s Burnt Drum Killings, Then and Now
Not being well-versed in murder techniques, I asked one question twice to the chief of the Department of Special Investigation on Tuesday during the...
