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Thailand’s car production at 30 year low; industrial confidence also lowest in 11 years
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Tuesday that domestic car sales dropped by 65 per cent in April as the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent nationwide lockdown sapped away demand.A spokesperson for FTI’s Automotive Club, Surapong Paisitpatanapong...
Current Affairs
Thailand discovers one new coronavirus case in the last 24 hours; less than 100 remain in hospital
The Thai government said on
Wednesday that it had discovered one new coronavirus cases in the last 24
hours.That brings the total number of cases discovered in the country to a total of 3,034 cases.There were no new fatalities
with the death...
Commentary
The impact of the 2010 red shirt protest on the young leaders of 2020
The red shirt protests of 2010 was a watershed event in the recent political history of Thailand. Many young political leaders in Thailand today were old enough to remember the events but not old enough to have participated in...
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Thai Airways workers’ union receptive to rehabilitation plan but warns employees must be taken care of too
Thai Airway's Workers' Union said that the group were receptive of the company's plan to submit a rehabilitation motion to the bankruptcy court but warned that the employees must also factor in the company and government's decision making.Nares...
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Opinion: Justice only belongs to the powerful
“Every
violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at
the health of human society”
– Ralph Waldo EmersonMy 16th
birthday landed on the day the protests officially began. But to be completely
honest, I...
Commentary
Opinion: On Forgetting April and May of 2010
I was only 13 when April and May 2010 happened, I barely had political consciousness then.“Most of the political voices of our generation were still playing Pokemon,” as one Twitter commentator put it. But I remember the entire...
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Opinion: The violence of April and May 2010 remains senseless ten years later
The red shirt protests of 2010 was my first real assignment. After an uneventful internship in the Middle East and various freelance jobs, stringing for multinational news organizations during the red shirt protests gave me exposure to real...
Current Affairs
Part 4: Violence and Crackdown in Bangkok
After the negotiations between the two sides failed, the military took a more central role in operations. A crackdown seemed the most likely outcome as May began.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Deputy Prime Minister
Suthep Thaugsuban, by that time, were...
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Part 3: Standoff at Rajprasong and Failed Negotiations
24 people died on the night of April 10. Sensing that the area around Rajdamnern had become impossible to defend, the Red Shirt protest leaders moved the protests to Rajprasong intersection in the heart of downtown Bangkok.There the...
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Part 2: Momentum Gathers and a Clash at Khok Wua
By the end of March 2010, the Red Shirt protesters were fully entrenched in their Rajdamnern protest site. Speeches and concerts continued throughout the entire month with protesters holding mobile rallies around the city on motorcycles and pick up...
