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Don't silence deep thinkers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2021
» The recent termination of employment, work permit and related visa of David Streckfuss, an American academic who has worked at Khon Kaen University for the past 27 years, has intensified fears over suppression of academic freedom.
Rally outside embassy tells US to 'stop interfering'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/04/2021
» A group of people calling itself Prachachon Khon Thai (Thai people) on Tuesday headed to the US embassy in Bangkok to ask the US to stop interfering in Thailand's internal affairs and stop fuelling conflicts among groups of Thais with different political opinions.
Quiet Ratsadorn protest in Khon Kaen
Published on 19/04/2021
» KHON KAEN: About 20 members of the anti-government Ratsadon group staged a quiet protest, standing still in front of the Khon Kaen University nameboard on the Mitraphap highway in Muang district on Sunday, demanding the release on bail of their leaders detained in prisons across the country.
Uni denies police pressure to revoke academic's contract
News, Published on 18/04/2021
» Khon Kaen University on Saturday denied being pressured by the police to terminate the employment contract of American academic David Streckfuss over his political activism, saying the agreement was scrapped for professional reasons.
Officials eye US scholar's permit case
News, Published on 17/04/2021
» Immigration authorities are examining a work permit application submitted by David Streckfuss, an American academic working in the Northeast for over 27 years, after he lost his job at Khon Kaen University and overstayed his visa.
American scholar in Khon Kaen loses job, visa revoked
Published on 16/04/2021
» Khon Kaen University (KKU) has terminated its employment contract with a well-known American scholar who has been in Thailand for more than 30 years, resulting in his visa being revoked immediately.
Govt targets pro-democracy protesters in sweeping legal dragnet
New York Times, Published on 01/02/2021
» A 16-year-old boy is facing possible jail time for parading down a makeshift catwalk in a crop top said to evoke His Majesty the King. An actress stands accused of breaking the law by cheering on and delivering spicy takeout to hungry members of the country’s protest movement.
Protesters use emojis to stay ahead of police
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/10/2020
» In Thailand’s democracy, emojis and retweets are becoming the new ballots.
Truth of no importance
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2017
» Re: "BBC journo Jonathan Head risks jail over Phuket report" (BP, Feb 24).
Rice out, beans in as farmers go back to school
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/03/2016
» Rice farmer Prapatpon Rungsatien perches on a plastic chair in a Chai Nat classroom. Ceiling fans stir the humid air as she and 49 of her neighbours hunker down for a talk on Southeast Asian economics.