Literature
Poetry: ‘Ode to the Students’
by S. Thana--It is the same flag that once waved above your head as you stood at attention before school. The same burden of blue, white, and red, told the same lies, by the same fools.But...
Literature
Poetry: ‘this is home’
by Myea girl kneels on sun-dried grass,her knees dig into the infested soilthat nature created with such intentionto build this beautiful place,where green grow with home for
their roots, and worms unearththeir homes to hide away from the
creatures...
Current Affairs
Deadly hit-and-run case dropped against Red Bull heir
All charges against Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya stemming from a deadly 2012 crash have been dropped, a police official told media late Thursday.The Office of the Attorney General has decide not to press charges against Vorayuth,"...
Current Affairs
Government coalition and opposition parties push motion in parliament for government to listen to student protestors
A motion was pushed by both the government coalition and the opposition parties on Wednesday to listen to the demands of student protestors.The motion was pushed into parliament after student protests took place all over the country opposing Prime...
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Thai netizens use social media as a forum to come up with protest ideas using hashtag #ไอเดียออกม็อบ
With at least 19 protests planned around the country in the upcoming three weeks, students and netizens took to Twitter on Thursday to crowdsource ideas for protests using the hashtag #ไอเดียออกม็อบ (Ideas for protests).Many responded with genuine suggestions...
Current Affairs
A list of upcoming student and anti-government protests planned in Thailand
Student protests are back underway in Thailand as protesters hope to topple the army-backed Prayut Chan-ocha government.We have complied a list of the upcoming protests and their locations should you be curious:July 23Khon Kaen, 5pm at Ratchadanusorn GardenAyuthaya,...
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Industries sentiment increases for two months in a row
The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) has increased for two months in a row as economic activity resumes, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday. The index climbed from a low of 75.9 points in April to...
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BOT says they are not manipulating the currency
The Thai central bank does not intervene with the baht in order to gain a trade advantage, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said on Thursday. BOT's comments came after UBS Group said on Wednesday that Thailand and Taiwan could be...
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An EXIT INTERVIEW with Belgian Ambassador Philippe Kridelka
Philippe Kridelka has been the Belgian Ambassador to Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia for the past three and a half years. Now as he finishes his tour in the region, he offers us some thoughts in an EXIT INTERVIEW...
