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Forged in crisis, Thailand's youth are discovering their political voice
Just as dusk spread across Bangkok on a recent Sunday evening, the mood in a cavernous warehouse near a busy traffic intersection was electric. The crowd chanted anti-establishment slogans in response to the provocative hip-hop blasting out from the stage, as headliners Rap Against Dictatorship ...
A Gloomy Outlook for Thailand in 2020
Thailand’s 2019 was a big year, dominated by the March election and its fallout as well as its chairmanship of ASEAN. But 2020 is shaping up to be even larger, with no signs of the drought affecting much of the country ending and the Mekong ...
Erin Cook
On women and their role in Thai politics
When considering the role of women in environmental activism in Thailand, apart from their being energetic leaders, two things come to my mind.In confrontations with the police or military, women in the affected communities often stand at the frontlines. As they are seen as fragile, ...
'Defence' budget under attack
The opposition attacked government spending plans for favouring the Defence Ministry and imposing “ineffective” economic stimulus measures, as three days of debate on the budget bill began in the House on Thursday.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended the budget in its first reading, insisting national security ...
Aekarach Sattaburuth