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Thai netizens target Thai members of K-Pop bands for not speaking on pro-democracy protests
Young Thai internet users have begun targeting Thai members of K-Pop bands on Monday for not speaking out on pro-democracy issues. Some netizens asked...
Opinion: By destroying the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine, Chulalongkorn University will be destroying the last traces of a community
Today, August 31, Chulalongkorn University is scheduled to demolish the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine to make way for a condominium and mixed-use development.The...
What Thailand can learn from Taiwan’s last dictator
Today, Taiwan is often seen as a shining example of democracy in East Asia. Since the late 1980s, Taiwan has transformed from a one-party...
Opinion: A line must be drawn on these online witchhunts
Pro-democracy sentiments have taken root in Thai society with young people increasingly vocal about their demands for accountability and pluralism from the government. But...
Netizens express anger over Pheu Thai pulling out of constitutional amendments
Pheu Thai party pulled out of curbing the powers of the senators on Tuesday .As a result, Thai netizens have expressed dissatisfaction over the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...