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The government view Rap Against Dictatorship as a threat; they’re now part of a proud tradition
Last week, police arrested members of the Rap Against Dictatorship, a Thai rap/hip-hop group famous for their anti-government songs and lyrics. The group has been one of the most vocal critics of the military government and the entrenched bureaucracy...
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The story behind ‘that’ picture from Monday
On Monday, at a student protest rally at Chiang Mai University, a freelance photographer took what may be the defining picture of the student-led anti-government protests in Thailand so far.The photographer, who asked to be called GoodMondayShoot (his...
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Climate change solutions Thailand can and should adopt now
Thailand is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and its impacts.Located on the equator and as part of the Mekong River Basin, the impacts are already being felt -- beginning with the most vulnerable.This year, the...
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Government steps up campaign against protesters; targeting high-profile participants and not just protest leaders
“Hockey Dechathorn”, a rapper from the famous anti-military government band Rap Against Dictatorship and behind the famous song ประเทศกูมี, has been arrested for joining and performing at the recent anti-government rallies.The Human Rights Attorney Center reported that at 8.20...
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Education minister said police can arrest student protesters on campus while promoting his ‘education overhaul’
Thailand's Minister of Education, Nataphol Teepsuwan, this week said that Thai student protesters can be arrested inside schools around the country if they were breaking the law in their protests.For the past two months, student-led protests have engulfed...
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High school students across Thailand in remarkable show of solidarity with anti-government protests
High school students throughout Thailand raised three fingers while adorning white ribbons during the daily flag-raising ceremony on Monday to stand in solidarity with the ongoing anti-government protests.The movement trended on Twitter with the hashtag, #โรงเรียนหน้าเขาไม่เอาเผด็จการ (the next schools...
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Disparate causes find common umbrella in student-led protests
The largest public protest since the military took power in a 2014 coup took place on Sunday with over 10,000 people demanding the resignation of the Prayut Chan-ocha government.For the past two months, student-led protests have engulfed...
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Thai anti-government protesters find new alternative channels to highlight their struggle
Thai anti-government protesters are finding new ways to highlight their struggle against the Prayut Chan-ocha government including alternative social media platforms and online dating applications.Student-led protests have gripped the country over the past two
months with students calling...
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Managing-director of Italian-Thai receives prison sentence for illegal possession of rifle
On Tuesday, Thailand’s Appeals Court sentenced Premchai Karnasut, the president of Italian-Thai Development Corp, to six months in jail for possessing a rifle without permission.According to local reports, the court charged Premchai under the Firearms and Ammunition Act 1947...
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Trump mispronounces Thailand as Thighland during a speech about washing machines
During a speech about washing machines at the Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio on Thursday, President Donald Trump mispronounced Thailand as Thigh Land.The president referred to the American multinational manufacturer of home appliances as “the largest washing factory anywhere...
