Literature
Honour, Marriage, and the Old World
Sana stood outside Benazir Bhutto International Airport, watching as the security guard looked over her ticket from Islamabad to New York. She was so close. Just as she was about to step inside, she heard a shout from a familiar...
Main News
The Black Lives Matter movement must exist beyond trend-jumping virtue signalling
It started with shock, outrage, and it became an uproar.We saw it all our social media feeds last week – an infinite array of black squares shared by friends, top celebrities, influencers, and Thai netizens alike with similar captions...
Main News
The History of Thailand in 100 Objects: The Swans of Ayutthaya
The swans are housed in a glass exhibit at the Kamphaengphet National Museum in Kamphaengphet Province. The two swans, Hong in Thai or Hongsa as they are known in Mon, are facing eastward, almost ready to take flight.The...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Government officials and pro-government media are trying to destroy Wanchalearm’s character; it is nothing new
Government officials and pro-government media went on the offensive on Tuesday claiming that dissident Wanchalearm Satsakit was growing marijuana at his flat in Phnom Penh which they linked to his disappearance.(Conservative Media like Manager Online have flaunted the...
Current Affairs
Thai coronavirus response center is sharing mobile tracking data with the Ministry of Defense
The Thai government said on Tuesday that reports that its coronavirus response center was sharing mobile tracking data with the Ministry of Defense were true but added that it was not intruding into user's private data.There had been...
Current Affairs
Private sector calls for tourism resumption but health experts warn against hasty reopening
Health experts warned on Tuesday that opening up the country too fast to tourism could risk the painstaking gains made by the coronavirus lockdown and contribute to a second wave of infections.Health experts inside the government's emergency response center...
Current Affairs
Foreign rights groups question Wanchalearm disappearance; groups with local ties stay silent
Several prominent human rights groups have raised concerns this past weekend about the kidnapping of anti-junta activist Wanchalearm Satsakit who was living in self-exile in Cambodia.Both Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have released formal statements condemning...
Current Affairs
Exclusive: Thai government to end lockdown on July 1 if the second wave does not materialize
Thailand's government will end most internal lockdown measures on July 1 if a second wave of infection does not occur in June, sources in both the Prime Minister's Office and the cabinet told Thai Enquirer on Friday.Thailand is...
Current Affairs
Pheu Thai leadership rubbishes rumours of it joining Palang Pracharath in unity government
The leaders of the opposition Pheu Thai party has come out to deny rumours that the party could join the ruling Palang Pracharath government in a national unity government.With Palang Pracharath undergoing a leadership contest and the party...
Covid-19
New charity in Thailand boosting morale among frontline health workers with gourmet lunches
A new charity in Thailand is aiming to boost morale and reward frontline workers and doctors for their selfless contribution to Thai society during the coronavirus pandemic.The charity, started by Marisa Chearavanont of the CP Group, has recruited...
