Current Affairs

A video, which surfaced on Thursday, allegedly showing an army officer being threatened by his superiors for revealing corruption within the military has gone viral with netizens saying it shows the nepotism and corruption rampant in the military.The...

Former Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has criticised the current government for being as corrupt as previous administrations and undermining the country's democratic system.Kasit Piromya was the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration and made his...

Amnesty International issued a statement on Thursday requesting the Thai government's guarantee that the extension of the State of Emergency (SOE) will not violate human rights or freedom of speech, and only restrict them when necessary.The statement came following...

Led by student activist Parit Chaiwarak, student and labour unions join forces at the Government House on Thursday to demand an end to the State of Emergency (SOE) and call for a blanket aid program accessible to everyone.They...

The Move Forward party is ready to take the lead among opposition party against the ruling government as other opposition partners fall to infighting, multiple sources said on Thursday.Despite mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic by the government and...

With the world in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, nature is thriving. People living in the most polluted cities are experiencing the bluest skies and cleanest airs in years.A special research report by IQAir highlights these findings.PM2.5...

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...

Srisuwan Janya, secretary of the Association to Protect the Constitution, said on Wednesday that Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin's justification for the extension of the State of Emergency (SOE) is problematic.Dr Taweesin, a spokesperson for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA),...

Thailand’s government said on Wednesday that it had discovered nine new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.All nine were in state quarantine.They were all Thais who returned from the US (2), Qatar (1) and Saudi Arabia (6)...

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...