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A new charity project called roadside community pantries, or also known as ตู้ปันสุข/ตู้ปันน้ำใจ (happy/generous pantries), is increasing in popularity and spreading to 51 provinces across the country. The project aims to encourage Thais to donate daily necessities and items to...

The villagers stood six feet apart as they read their declarations, holding up signs that read ‘Lockdown Mining’ and ‘Save Community Rights.’ Some bore flags or coordinated green T-shirts with emblazoned with the image of a tree. All wore...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha made headlines recently by asking the 20 richest Thai families for their help in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Prayut said that their expertise was needed at a time when the country was going through a...

Social media is far from democratic.Although you can find such mythical encounters as a bat lover schooling Pope Francis on Twitter, it is generally observed that the rich and the famous have more followers and influence.The phenomenon...

In a victory for Thai students everywhere, new regulations governing hair growth for students was published in the Royal Gazette on May 1 meaning that both male and female students can now grow their hair long.There are, of...

Amidst the continued battle against the spread of the novel coronavirus, I cannot but help wonder what might Harold Burson have to say to Thailand's leaders in government, business and civil society.  What lessons might Burson—a pioneer in crisis management and public relations who...

The coronavirus outbreak has disproportionately affected the poor and the working class around the world. The same is true in Thailand.In this photo essay, Dominic captures the struggle of Bangkok's working class as government policies during the outbreak...

Bangkok has been under curfew and lockdown for over a month as the government continues its fight against the outbreak of coronavirus.Dominic captures here the sights of Bangkok's old town under lockdown.

Thousands of domesticated elephants in Thailand’s commercial industry are now out of work and may soon face starvation as the coronavirus pandemic continues to enforce lockdown measures and travel bans throughout the globe.“The elephants are not starving yet,” Edwin Wiek, founder of...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Friday that he would approach the 20 richest Thai families to ask for their assistance in fighting the coronavirus outbreak.“The government alone cannot answer all the questions posed by the outbreak," he told...