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  • THAILAND

    A poem born in a protest

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/11/2020

    » Monday Oct 26 was just another dark and sweltering night on Sathon Road, central Bangkok.

  • THAILAND

    Opposition to amnesty bill escalates

    Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2013

    » At least 30,000 protesters against the amnesty bill converged on Bangkok streets on Monday to demand the draft legislation pushed through the House by the Pheu Thai Party be immediately dropped.

  • OPINION

    Time is on our side

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/08/2022

    » Win or lose, a protest is a process of trial and error. To put it simply, it is disruption, innovation, or something in between, just the way the now-defunct but shape-shifting Future Forward Party was in 2019 because it is born out of a spirit, not a person or a party. If the student-led demonstration goes down in history for demanding the boldest political reform, including the role of the monarchy, its resurrection last week proves that the pro-democracy movement is coming of age.

  • OPINION

    Unfit comparison

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2022

    » Re: "No time for religion", (BP, Oct 1) and "Iran steps up activist, journalist arrests in protest crackdown", (BP, Sept 27).

  • OPINION

    #BehindTheHashtags

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/03/2020

    » Many student protests that were partly set off by the dissolution of Future Forward Party over the past two weeks has also ushered in new hashtags into the lexicon of Thai social media. At the time of writing, it has been reported that there are 28 hashtags associated with campus protests. Some are humourous while others carry strong political stances and sharp gibes. Whether you agree with these students who've chosen to make their voices heard, it's better to get used to their protest hashtags as more student flashmobs are on their way (but many speculate that the designation of Covid-19 as a dangerous communicable disease may be used as a tool to suppress them). Not to mention, an online campaign calling for people to wear black on Fridays as a symbol to oppose dictatorship began last Friday.

  • THAILAND

    Student protesters 'fear for their lives'

    News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 28/11/2014

    » Despite being released without charge after staging an anti-coup protest during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's visit to Khon Kaen last week, members of the university's Dao Din student group say they fear for their lives.

  • THAILAND

    When to bring the curtain down

    News, Published on 20/03/2022

    » Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon sparked debate over whether the government should call an early House dissolution when he floated the idea that it would be a good time to go the polls after the Apec 2022 summit.

  • THAILAND

    LGBT community vows to push harder in 2021

    News, Published on 15/02/2021

    » As street protests came back last year pointing out pressing issues needing change in the country, the LGBT community joined the movement calling for more progress on gender equality too. And although 2021 is not a year to expect any leaps of progress, activism for the cause will continue.

  • LIFE

    Social issues in the spotlight

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020

    » As the end of 2020 nears, one can confidently say that Covid-19 has probably had the biggest impact on exacerbating social issues in the country.

  • THAILAND

    More to 'seeking the truth' laser campaign than meets the eye, academics say

    News, Published on 17/05/2020

    » The laser projection of political messages on landmarks in the capital by the Progressive Movement is more than just a bid by the one-time party to build momentum, observers say.

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