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Sexual misconduct still little understood
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/02/2022
» Last week was dramatic for anyone who is concerned about sexual misconduct -- and the social stigma which is attached to it. A series of news items about women and girls experiencing abuse and sexual harassment were reported in one week. The sufferers came from all walks of life and the abuse took place at various locations -- university, on the street, at school or even in the community.
'Penguin' dares to dream of better things
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/05/2021
» I have met political activist Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak twice in my career as a journalist. The first was five years ago when Parit was a precocious high school student at Triam Udom Suksa, a well-known high school in Bangkok. At that time, he had launched a campaign against the Thai education system that teaches students to be submissive.
Not time to get tough or stage another coup
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/10/2020
» The crackdown on peaceful, unarmed protesters last Friday signalled the government's intention to get tough with pro-democracy groups. Such a stance prompts condemnation as well as concerns over violent confrontation.
Online stores owe parties level playing field
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/10/2020
» Overnight, the #BanShopee hashtag climbed to the top of Thailand's Twitter trends. The virtual turbulence came after a core member of the Progressive Movement complained that its online shop was banned on Shopee, one of the leading e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia.
Students deserve respect, not scorn
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/08/2020
» The political situation in past weeks attests to the fact that the country is in need of educational reform as a clash of ideas between the younger generation and those phuyai has intensified.
Crackdown on youth protesters will backfire
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/08/2020
» Remember how just two decades ago, Thailand was regarded as a progressive democracy among Asian nations? The recent arrests of a civil rights lawyer and a student activist, which appear to be the prelude to a widespread crackdown on youth movements, made me lose hope over the state of democracy in the country.
'Wizards of democracy' wait to be heard
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/08/2020
» A movement by young students under the umbrella of Free Youth and the Students Union of Thailand appears to have gained steam. A series of "flash mob" rallies have taken place in Bangkok and the provinces almost on a daily basis.
Keep missing activists in public memory
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/06/2020
» Nearly two weeks into what is believed to be the forced disappearance of self-exiled activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the investigation into the case seems to be going nowhere.
Ignorance no excuse for generals' ire
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/12/2017
» Two of our national leaders' recent verbal onslaught against anti-coal protesters in Songkhla province seems unfair to me. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha called them people who "attacked" police officers during the clash on Monday. His deputy, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, labelled them as "hard core".
Suthachai's hunt for truth needs to go on
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/09/2017
» The country has suffered a great loss as prominent historian Suthachai Yimprasert succumbed to cancer on Wednesday. He was only 61.