Opinion

2020 sure feels like a series of punches straight to the gut. The months of lockdown has seen the death toll of COVID-19 soar to hundreds of thousands worldwide; some who were fortunate enough to not die of the...

It’s been half a year since the first signs of COVID-19 surfaced. It has taken away hundreds of thousands of lives and destroyed the livelihood of millions, but we’re finally beginning to recover.But as the pandemic slowly and...

The Argentinians have a word for it. Los Desparecidos. Translated to English, it simply means the disappeared. During the height of the Videla dictatorship in Argentina, at least 6,000 people (up to 30,000 by some estimates) were 'disappeared' by...

Vaporizers and e-cigarettes have become very popular in Thailand prior to a ban by the government. Seeking to reduce vices in the country, the government has failed to conduct any due diligence and followed America's footsteps towards an unjust...

When I arrived to study in the United States, I did not know much about race relations. Part of it is due to the environment in which I grew up. While at school I learned about the horrors of racism,...

Over the past four years, US President Donald Trump has become a polarizing figure in the western world. His boisterous style of leadership, his braggadocious personality and lack of conformity have rubbed many the wrong way. Whether it be...

The one thing that the government should not overlook is the discontent of hungry people.I recently heard a Thai political commentator saying that “คนหิวมักโมโหราย” or “hungry people tend to become violently angry.”This phrase does ponder some reflection.And...

As Thailand continues to report COVID-19 cases in the single digits, relax its regulations, and see its population returning to malls and restaurants, it seems that soon, this pandemic will come to an end. We can then start to...

I was on my gap year during the time and studying abroad. My calls for a revolution in our education system would be challenged by the takeover of the military.The authoritarianism inherent in the education system would only be reinforced by...

When the Ministry of Education officially launched its online distance learning channel (DLTV) on Monday, the internet was not happy.Under the new trending hashtag #เรียนออนไลน์ (#onlinelearning), many took to social media to express their frustrations over the overall quality,...