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The teachers at risk of detention
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/12/2015
» In the halls of higher learning, some academics believe the Thai military is waging a war against teachers who encourage their students to think critically. Attachak Sattayanurak, an economics and political history professor at Chiang Mai University, says the ruling junta is engaging in Orwellian “thought control” and trying to produce a generation of “stupid” students.
The fight tearing the country in two
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/02/2014
» Since the crackdown on the red shirts at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection almost four years go, the once-cheerful Lung Gong has become a jittery man, jumping at the sound of a car backfiring or a firecracker being let off.
Support bleeds away from the heartland
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/01/2014
» In the middle of nowhere _ near a pond surrounded by jungle and bamboo _ four men in a distant corner of Udon Thani gather every evening after working in the fields.
Rural reds threaten rally
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/12/2013
» Scattered protests and political chaos have rocked Bangkok for almost two months. But on a peaceful morning, 520km away from Bangkok in a quiet town in Loei province, the political situation is dominating conversations in a simple restaurant.
Reds deride Suthep's plans
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/12/2013
» As anti-government protesters occupy large parts of the city centre, their leaders continue to spurn calls for talks with the government. But with many of their red-shirt rivals also flatly refusing to consider what they say is an ''absurd'' proposal to replace the current parliamentary model with a so-called people's council, the chances of the two sides reaching an accord appear slim.
We're not going to take it
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/11/2013
» The demonstrations were unlike any which came before them. Thousands turned out, in all colours and of all ages, in a people-led movement powered by social media that transcended politics. It was almost as if the country collectively said: Enough. The government had been too blatant and too forceful in its attempt to bring home former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and was willing to sell out too many principles and people to achieve this aim with a blanket amnesty bill.
A night at the political opera
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/11/2013
» As the activities on stage wind down, hundreds of die-hard anti-amnesty protesters tuck in for the night on makeshift beds, trying to make themselves comfortably on the hard ground littered with plastic and broken glass.