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During my time in the US, I was a student in St. Louis, Missouri when Michael Brown was murdered by a white police officer. In the following years, I saw this replayed again and again in a system that...

Infighting continued in the Palang Pracharat party on Tuesday after a mass resignation forced the party to hold a new leadership contest.Eighteen members of party's executive committee resigned on Monday triggering a leadership contest between incumbent party leader Uttama Savanayana...

Ruling Party Palang Pracharat announced on Monday that 18 members of its executive committee had resigned triggering a leadership vote within 45 days, the deputy party leader said.“We must now schedule a meeting to carry out the leadership...

Thailand's parliament passed, on Sunday, a 1.9 trillion baht stimulus package aimed at boosting an economy that has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.The legislation was split into three parts with the majority of the 1.9 trillion...

Over the past four years, US President Donald Trump has become a polarizing figure in the western world. His boisterous style of leadership, his braggadocious personality and lack of conformity have rubbed many the wrong way. Whether it be...

The one thing that the government should not overlook is the discontent of hungry people.I recently heard a Thai political commentator saying that “คนหิวมักโมโหราย” or “hungry people tend to become violently angry.”This phrase does ponder some reflection.And...

The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has doubled-down on its decision to shutter schools until July 1 to protect children from the outbreak of the coronavirus.The government said that the health concerns outweigh other considerations regarding schools,...

Myanmar's government submitted, this weekend, an official report to the International Court of Justice detailing how the country will prevent future acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.The ICJ had asked in January for Myanmar to install...

I was on my gap year during the time and studying abroad. My calls for a revolution in our education system would be challenged by the takeover of the military.The authoritarianism inherent in the education system would only be reinforced by...

May 22nd, 2014. Regular programming on television was cut. A panel of generals appeared, and army commander General Prayut Chan-o-cha began speaking. By the time his announcement was over, the Pheu Thai administration was no more. The military had...