Sometimes, I Wish Thailand Could Be Simpler …
Sometimes, I wish that understanding and describing a society like Thailand could be simpler, without complexity, tension and contradictions. Like a coin with just one side.
Voranai: How to Make Father Proud
The final page turned last night on the 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was laid to rest in a grand cremation ceremony....
Unable to Confront Present or Examine Past Means What Future for Thailand?
It was painful watching famed social critic struggle Sulak Sivaraksa walk haltingly with his cane. More painful was seeing the 84-year-old man, wracked by...
Analyzing Prayuth’s Latest 2018 Election Promise
Good news! Our beloved junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has graciously announced on Tuesday that there will indeed be general elections in November 2018.
Interpreting the Photos of Prayuth’s White House Visit
Like him or loath him, pictures of junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha groundbreaking official visit to the White House earlier this week have been obsessively scrutinized by some Thais.
Gimme a Break: Taxpayers Face Tough Choice Between Inheritance or Profits
The number of new companies has increased by 20 percent over the same period last year, according to the Commerce Ministry, a fact it...
Yingluck Verdict Deepens Political Divide
Wednesday marked the formal end to Yingluck Shinawatra’s political career when the Supreme Court found her guilty of dereliction of duty, namely over the...
40 Years After Genocide Came Knocking, Hate is the New Apathy for Some Thais
Although I was too young to be held or feel responsible, I often wonder what Thais, as neighbors to Cambodia, did or did not...
Ship Shape: Frenchman Refits Rice Barge Into Floating Stage
On a hot Monday afternoon inside a giant warehouse in the northern outskirts of Bangkok, workers were hammering metal beams onto the top deck of what looked like a steampunk Noah's Arc.
On the No-Coup Coup and Dictatorship-Democracy
Can you eat a cake and keep it as well? Can Thai army generals stage a coup and deny it was a coup? Can...
