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Today, Taiwan is often seen as a shining example of democracy in East Asia. Since the late 1980s, Taiwan has transformed from a one-party state ruled by the Kuomintang Party (KMT) to a vibrant multi-party democracy where power transitions...

It was late in the afternoon on May 22, 2014, the tanks were rolling down the streets in front of the Victory Monument. This was the day that the junta seized power.Television channels were used to announce the coup...

On Tuesday, Anon Numpha was arrested by police and charged with sedition for leading and speaking in anti-government protests. It was the third time that Anon had been arrested by the state and the third time he faced a...

The 2017 Constitution allowed the return of the same Prime Minister as the one that had instigated a military coup five years before prompting calls from many sectors of society to amend the charter. Those calls have never been...

What can the architecture of a house tell you?One could take a quick glance at this quaint wooden house and conclude that it is of Thai design and origins. And while that is true to an extent – if...

The entrance to Tha Pae Gate sits along the moat surrounding the inner town of Chiang Mai, the capital city of northern Thailand. Once a fortress, these ruins are now over 700 years old and dates to a distant...

The ground seems to be moving beneath our feet. Across the nation, protests have spread like wildfire. Many have been led under the ‘Free Youth’ or #เยาวชนปลดแอก banner, but the turnout has spanned geographies and generations. There are the students in their...

Tucked into Bangkok’s Yaowarat Chinatown is a thronging alleyway crowned by a Chinese-style gate, known as Soi Phalit Phon or – by its local name – Soi Sun Yat Sen. Halfway down the street, a small plaque marks the place where...

“The formation of a “Revolutionary Council” in Thailand announced today does not represent a coup d’état’,” reads a stunning 1958 memorandum from the American Bureau of Intelligence and Research.Without a trace of irony, it goes on to explain:...

There is a stunning fresco at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall produced by Italian painter Galileo Chini in 1913, titled “King Chulalongkorn abolishing slavery.”The Great King stands dressed in Western-style royal finery before a harbor scene, symbolic of...