Current Affairs
Opinion: Sunday’s mistake by Nation TV journalist shows how far right they have gone
It was about three on a Sunday afternoon. The sun was so bright that everything had turned white, matching the colour of the wooden doves flying around the Democracy Monument. Before the crowd had even reached its peak of more...
Current Affairs
Opposition party say that up to six million people have suffered from state harassment stemming from political protests
Nearly six million people have suffered from state harassment in Thailand for having different political viewpoints and wanting to reform the government, the Move Forward said this week during parliamentary sessions.The party’s comments came following various local reports of...
Current Affairs
Police move in to arrest protest leaders; opposition MPs scramble to assist dissidents
Police on Wednesday arrested human rights lawyer Anon Numpha for previous sedition charges and denied his bail, according to opposition parliamentarians.Anon is being charged with sedition, violating the Public Assembly Act, the Sound Amplifier Act, and the Computer...
Covid-19
Thai health ministry said it has discovered two patients with coronavirus antibodies outside state quarantine
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that two women have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies even though both women had gone through the state quarantine process.Thailand has not seen a coronavirus case outside of state quarantine...
Current Affairs
CCSA recommends extension of emergency acts; says protests will not be affected
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s subcommittee has proposed to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) for another month, its representative said on Wednesday.The SOE came into effect in late March and has been extended several times until...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers one new case of coronavirus in state quarantine on Wednesday
Thailand’s government on Wednesday said 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 3,382.The new case is a Thai returnee that came back...
Current Affairs
Senior advisors inside government float idea of early dissolution, fresh elections
Senior coalition partners told Thai Enquirer on Wednesday that the government has considered the idea of dissolving the house and letting an interim government handle constitutional change before fresh elections.Senior members of Bhumjai Thai and the Democrat Party...
Current Affairs
New hashtag trends online as Thai netizens vow to boycott The Nation’s sponsors
The hashtag #แบนสปอนเซอร์เนชั่น (ban Nation’s sponsors) trended on Thai Twitter on Wednesday as netizens vowed to boycott all of The Nation’s sponsors for consistent screw-ups and pro-establishment editorials.The social media trend was inspired, in part, by the news that...
Current Affairs
Move Forward Party defends decision to withdraw from constitutional reform committee
Thailand’s progressive Move Forward Party is defending its decision on Monday to withdraw from parliament’s constitutional reform committee.Move Forward MPs told Thai Enquirer on Wednesday that its decision to withdraw was based on a myriad of factors.According...
Current Affairs
Thailand’s traditional media faces new challenges as protests touch on taboo topics
The hashtag #CondemnMedia (#ประณามสื่อ) is being used by Thai netizens have become frustrated with Thai media for their ongoing silence even though pro-democracy student activists continue to risk arrest and intimidation.This came after activists blatantly brought up taboo...
