Current Affairs
Myanmar submits official report to ICJ on Rohingya genocide; a humanitarian disaster looming in camps
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...
Current Affairs
Opinion: There is no new normal, there are old problems that need fixing now
As Thailand continues to report COVID-19 cases in the single digits, relax its regulations, and see its population returning to malls and restaurants, it seems that soon, this pandemic will come to an end. We can then start to...
Covid-19
No new cases discovered in Thailand in the last 24 hours
Thailand’s government said on Sunday that its health services had discovered no new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the fourth time that the number of new cases was at zero since the outbreak began.There were no...
Covid-19
Three new coronavirus cases discovered in Thailand
Thailand’s government said on Saturday that it had discovered three new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.Two of the cases were discovered among returning expats in state quarantine. One more was discovered in Phuket.This brings the...
Current Affairs
Oppositions unhappy with the extension of the SOE to June 30
Based on the National Security Council (NSC)'s proposal, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided on Friday to extend the nationwide State of Emergency (SOE) until the end of June.The cabinet will need to approve the extension next...
Covid-19
No new coronavirus cases; situation center approves SOE extension
The Thai government said on Friday that it had discovered no new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.That keeps the total number of cases discovered in the country at 3,037 total cases.There were no new fatalities with the...
Current Affairs
Exclusive: former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reflects on the 2014 coup
Yingluck Shinawatra is the former Prime Minister of Thailand who came into power in 2011. She was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and her government was overthrown by a military coup in 2014.What
were you thinking 15 days...
Current Affairs
Opinion: The Utopian Coup
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...
Current Affairs
A Brief Oral History of the 2014 Military Coup
Six years ago, today, Thailand’s army launched its 12th
coup. Once again toppling a democratically elected government, the Royal Thai
Army under the leadership of General Prayut Chan-ocha said that they had to
take power to restore peace and stability to the...
Current Affairs
Thai Netizens flock to alternative social media platform following the creation of Twitter’s official Thailand account
Thai Twitter users are flocking to alternative social media platforms in search of a safe environment for freedom of expression following the creation of Twitter's official Thailand account.The twitter hashtag #ทวิตเตอร์แอปขี้หีรอวันเจ๊ง started trending in the last 24 hours...
