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Architectural History: The Netherlands Ambassador’s Residence
In the midst of Bangkok’s militant urbanism – the glass
buildings, the dusty construction sites, the dark concrete skytrain that cuts
through Sukhumvit – Wittayu road seems a curious exception. A huge stretch of
the road is leafy and green, marking out...
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Revisit old Siam and Thailand through the British Pathé film archives (1920-1950)
'Pathe News' produced newsreels for the British empire between 1910 to 1970 covering a wide range of world events and news items. The newsreels would be played before the feature at the cinema.Among the videos found in its...
Commentary
Opinion: Society is engineered to think that being politically active is dangerous; the youth are here to change that
Ever since I started my undergraduate degree in the school of Political Science, people always look at me with either wonder or suspicion.Whenever some news or events occurs involving politics, friends from other fields of studies or even...
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Opinion: Two different justice systems for the rich and poor in Thailand
In Thailand, rich people go free, poor people go to jail. That is what the justice system in Thailand is telling its people with the news that all charges have been dropped against Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, the heir of the Red...
Current Affairs
Thai netizens questions the role of the army in Thai society
Thai activists and internet users have used the hashtag #ทหารมีไว้ทําไม (why do we have soldiers) to question the role of the armed forces in Thai society, with the hashtag receiving over 50,000 mentions in the last 24 hours.The...
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Opinion: Thailand can not go back to what it was, we must march on
At least 2,000 people rallied in Bangkok this weekend against the government in one of the largest political demonstrations in years. Given that the crowd received just a few days notice, the numbers were impressive.It is a continuation...
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The Museum of Anti-Corruption, and the Myth of Individualized Corruption
“What counts as corruption?” It is the defining question of Thai politics, emblazoned in a playful font on a concrete pillar in the parking lot of Thailand’s Anti-Corruption Museum. The Anti-Corruption Museum faces the exit of the Government House, where...
Commentary
Opinion: Thailand’s LGBTQ friendly image is just veneer, deep down more work needs to be done
The cabinet announced the endorsement of a same-sex civil unions bill last week with Thailand now set on becoming only the second country in Asia to embrace same-sex civil unions after Taiwan. A momentous feat, and perhaps something that should...
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Critics say that the government’s same-sex civil union bill does not go far enough
Thailand’s cabinet endorsed a civil partnership bill on Wednesday that would recognize and allow same-sex unions with almost all the same legal rights as that of a married couple but critics and the LGBT community said that it does...
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Students protest the reinstatement of prostration at a prominent school in Bangkok
High school students from Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School are challenging the act of prostration and are demanding an end its practice, student leaders told Thai Enquirer.The once abolished tradition of prostration under the reign of King Chulalongkorn...
