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Opinion: Goodbye The Nation Newspaper

After almost 48 long years, The Nation is ceasing its print edition today.

Opinion: The Endless Struggle to Remember Quests for Democracy

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the deadly crackdown on Redshirt protesters that left at least 90 people dead. If there are any lessons learned it is that this historical episode is yet to be accepted as a collective memory for Thai society.

Editorial: Death Penalty Is Not The Solution To Rape

Punishing convicted rapists with the death penalty will not address the root causes of the problem.

Can We Properly Learn from Our Ugly Past?

In Berlin, one can accidentally walk past the Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate or parts of the remaining Berlin Wall. At leafy Tier Garten, one notices a memorial for killed Roma people. Just in front of Humboldt University’s Law Faculty, one can stare through a glass square into a white room full of empty bookshelves, as a reminder of the banned books burnt during the Third Reich.

Indonesian Military Reform Shows Thailand Not Without Hope

That Thailand currently has lost it credibility to talk about democracy three years after the coup was evident in its conspicuous omission at a...
Junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha shares a laugh with his deputy Prawit Wongsuwan in an undated file photo.

Voranai: When Power Corrupts Absolutely

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha wants to have the final word on the scandal over Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan’s alleged undeclared assets, including a collection of luxury watches worth millions of baht. In true military-dictatorship fashion, he tells the media to ...

Opinion: Good Luck Trying to Convince Thai Conspiracy Theorists Otherwise

The American Embassy in Bangkok may have insisted on Wednesday that the Central Intelligence Agency was not aiding any protest leaders to seek political asylum in the U.S. but it won’t probably convince the believers in conspiracy theories.

Opinion: Can the Coronavirus Bring Innovation to Classrooms?

By Georgetown University professor Michael R. Czinkota, and student Michael L. Czinkota The Coronavirus is the firing pin...

Opinion: Let’s Not Succumb to Political Hysteria

Witch hunt, paranoia and hysteria is gripping Juntaland. This time, the witches – or demons – are the Future Forward Party duo comprised of leader...

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