Covid-19
New Oxford study to test if chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus
A new study led by the University of Oxford will test whether anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus infections in frontline healthcare workers in the UK.Both drugs have been advocated by President Donald Trump as being...
Commentary
The impact of the 2010 red shirt protest on the young leaders of 2020
The red shirt protests of 2010 was a watershed event in the recent political history of Thailand. Many young political leaders in Thailand today were old enough to remember the events but not old enough to have participated in...
Current Affairs
Part 1: The Coming Storm
In early 2010, the political
situation in Thailand was growing untenable.Supporters of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra grew more discontent with the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva. The Thaksin supporters accused Mr Abhisit of colluding with the military and the...
Current Affairs
Red shirts to mark ten-year anniversary of crackdown with muted commemorations due to pandemic
Red shirt protesters will mark the ten year anniversary of the May 19 crackdown with a merit-making ceremony at Wat Nuan Chan in Bangkok on Tuesday.The red shirt protests in 2010 paralyzed Bangkok for over a month as...
Current Affairs
The Prayut government is postponing a law designed to protect an individual’s personal data
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) was due to come into effect on May 27, but its implementation will now be postponed for another year, the government announced this weekThe verdict, according to the Cabinet, came after business...
Current Affairs
The students in Thailand have come back as a political force; now they must focus and keep the momentum
They said it took a generation to come but that it was finally here. Thai university students, long consigned to the dorms and campuses by apathy and lack of interest, had finally rediscovered their political power.Political protests in...
Current Affairs Main
Netizens angry over the launch of Thailand’s official Twitter account
The Twitter hashtag #ไม่เอาทวิตเติอร์ไทยแลนด์, or 'We don’t want Twitter Thailand', trended online in the last 24 hours in response to the unveiling of Twitter Thailand's official account.The negative sentiments towards the new Twitter page stem from the...
Commentary
Opinion: Thailand, you do not want to know what real fear looks like
Self-censorship is one manifestation of fear.When we stop ourselves from saying what we want, when we want, we are afraid.Whether it be ostracization, persecution, ridicule or annihilation, we understand that there are real world consequences for speaking our...
Current Affairs Main
The Thai Enquirer 2020 political poll
It has been nearly a year since Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha formed his government and his cabinet. We have seen many political and global events since Prayut became a 'democratically' elected leader.We have seen the Future Forward Party dissolved,...
Covid-19
NHK studies shows how rapidly coronavirus can spread in confined space
Japan broadcaster NHK recently did a simulation of how coronavirus could spread in the confined spaces of a cruise ship.Many large outbreaks around the world started in small confined spaces, whether it is cruise ships like the Diamond...
