Current Affairs
Opinion: Four years after the constitutional referendum, the charter is still keeping the coup-makers in power
Today mark four years since the constitutional referendum and the ramifications from the undemocratic social contract is clear, the coup-makers are still in power. After they overthrew an elected government, the junta drafted a constitution that allowed them to maintain...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers 15 new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Friday
Thailand’s government said on Friday that it had discovered 15 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in state quarantine.The new discoveries bring the total number of cases up to 3,345 cases.There are no new fatalities leaving...
Current Affairs
Student protest leaders want to expand movement beyond students; calls for governments to listen to their criticism
The leaders of the student led #FreeYouth movement held a press conference on Friday calling for the government to listen to their demands and respect their right to assemble while also calling for the expansion of their movement.Student protests...
Current Affairs
Opinion: The Democrats have broken their election promise to amend the charter and no one is surprised
“Don’t worry, the only reason we’re joining up with the is because we want to fix the constitution and make it more democratic,” my friend, a Democrat Party MP candidate told me right after the 2019 election.The...
Current Affairs
Prayut defends economic record, says the economy has improved since the 2014 coup
The Thai economy has improved since the coup of 2014, Prayut Chan-ocha, the previous junta leader and the current prime minister, said at a forum attended by foreign ambassadors and diplomats on Thursday.“Since I became prime minister on October...
Current Affairs
New cabinet members royally endorsed
Thailand's new cabinet members were officially endorsed on Thursday, with the new members now officially appointed to their new positions, according to the Royal Gazette.The new positions are as follows:Don Pramudwinai retains the Ministry of Foreign...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Apirat’s comments shows we do not live in a democratic country
There are only a handful of countries in the world that would call themselves “democratic” when the military still have so much influence on its government and politics.The prime example in Africa is the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Covid-19
Thailand discovers two new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Thursday
Thailand’s government said on Thursday that it had discovered two new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in state quarantine.The new patients are Thai returnees from the US.The new discoveries bring the total number of cases up...
