Current Affairs
Prime minister says constitutional reform possible
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday that his government is willing to amend the constitution but everything has to be in accordance with the legal procedures. Over 10,000 protestors hit the streets on Sunday in...
Current Affairs
Opinion: For Thailand’s government and senate, its a familial affair
Senate Speaker Pornpetch Witchitcholchai was not wrong when he said on Monday that getting rid of the 250 appointed senators is like getting rid of family members or housekeepers within the family.The current members of the senate, who were...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers three new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Tuesday
Thailand’s government on Tuesday said that it had discovered three new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.The new discoveries bring the total number of cases up to 3,381.Of the three cases are Thai returnees that came back...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Make way, the keyboard brigade have joined the rallies
Sunday's protest was the largest public demonstration since the military took power in May 2014, so it is quite safe to say that dissatisfaction towards the government is real and the protest can no longer be ignored.Witnessing the...
Current Affairs
A pragmatic look at constitutional reform
“We’ve seized Government House. We’ve seized airports. That couldn’t accomplish anything. What will the current protests do?” This was a tweet from a conservative account. This netizen doesn’t give the protestors enough credit. Already, political parties, parliament and government are...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers one new case of coronavirus in state quarantine on Monday
Thailand’s government said on Monday that it had discovered one new case of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in state quarantine.The infected patient was a Thai returnee from Indonesia.The total number of cases remains at 3,378 cases.There were...
Current Affairs
Opinion: The world must keep its eye on Thailand to help ensure the safety of student-protesters
Long before Facebook and Twitter, long before cable and satellite news, the Royal Thai Armed Forces cracked down on student demonstrators officially killing dozens of them with hundreds more reported 'missing.'The killing of students happened twice, once in...
Current Affairs
Sunday’s protest ends with defiant tone; ultimatum to the government
Sunday night’s protest ended on a defiant tone with protest leaders calling for the government to heed their demands or face a ramp-up of protests across the country.The protesters ended the night marching from the rally-site to a...
Current Affairs
Over 10,000 people rally in Bangkok against Prayut Chan-ocha government, conservative institutions
Over 10,000 people rallied at Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Sunday against the Prayut Chan-ocha government and conservative institutions for their perceived meddling in local politics.The student-led protesters braved scorching heat and humidity to demand constitutional reforms and...
Current Affairs
Watchdog records at least 79 instances of government intimidation since February
A legal and rights watchdog said this week that there have been at least 79 instances of intimidation by the state of protesters and activists since the Future Forward Party was dissolved in February.Student-led protests have gripped the...
