Current Affairs

Last Sunday, while at the protest at Democracy Monument, I caught a conversation between a father and his son. “I’m already here, aren't I? Does that not mean that I have to agree with what they are saying?” the middle-aged...

Two anti-government rallies took place in the Northeastern region of Thailand on Thursday – one in Khon Kaen and the other in Nakhon Ratchasima.Both of the protests, much like the ones held in Bangkok, demanded political reform and for...

Thailand’s government said on Friday that it had discovered one new case of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.The new discoveries bring the total number of cases up to 3,390.The new case is a Thai returnee from Singapore. There were...

Thailand’s Foreign Minister and recently appointed Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai has for the last several years reportedly refused to meet with diplomats from most western countries outside of courtesy calls, multiple diplomatic sources told Thai Enquirer.According to...

As we see more youth activity and youth leadership in the protests in the past couple of weeks, many people, especially government officials and older authority figures, are accusing the youths of being controlled by a third hand. They are...

All nine activists, musicians and student protesters arrested by the state in the past 24 hours have been released on bail, an opposition MP confirmed to Thai Enquirer late Thursday.The government arrested the nine between Wednesday and Thursday...

Rights groups and opposition MPs on Thursday criticized the government for arresting eight student protesters and activists and charging them with sedition for participating in anti-government rallies.Student-led protests have gripped the country over the past two months with...

Anon Numpha: A human rights lawyer and political activist. Anon came from Roi Et and studied law at Ramkhamhaeng University. He became a civilian’s defense lawyer with the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights organization, specializing in helping people who...

“Hockey Dechathorn”, a rapper from the famous anti-military government band Rap Against Dictatorship and behind the famous song ประเทศกูมี, has been arrested for joining and performing at the recent anti-government rallies.The Human Rights Attorney Center reported that at 8.20...

Every day in Thai schools, students stand at attention before class to sing the national anthem and watch the raising of the flag. This week, in a show of defiance, during the national anthem and morning assembly, high school...