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LGBTQ law change is an inevitability
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/12/2021
» The release of the Constitutional Court's full written verdict on same-sex marriage spells a rough path ahead for the campaign to ensure equal gender rights for all.
'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.
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.
Shinawatras leave a tainted legacy
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/09/2017
» When former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show up at the Supreme Court just before the verdict of her trial for alleged malfeasance on Aug 25, it portended an uncertain fate for her Pheu Thai Party.
Tarring others so military regime shines
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/07/2017
» The fate of politicians under the current military regime doesn't look very bright.
Revolution's legacy back from the brink
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Meanings assigned to specific persons and objects change through time. Once they were defined as supreme, then redefined as degenerate and consigned to oblivion.
What has happened to Khana Ratsadon's architectural heritage?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Eighty-five years after Khana Ratsadon staged a coup which ended Thailand's absolute monarchy, its architectural heritage faces oblivion. Some buildings have been forgotten. Some have been demolished. Most are not protected by the law. Just like Khana Ratsadon's controversial figures who have been given different accounts of their acts. Chatri Prakitnonthakan, associate professor at Silpakorn University's Faculty of Architecture, a specialist in Khana Ratsadon's architectural legacy, reviews their current status.
Too little, too late for Lahu traumatised by youth's killing
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/05/2017
» 'They pointed a gun at me," Lana whispers into my ear. It's like a confession after her attempts to tell me fragments of a happy story that sounds like her Lahu community lives in a peaceful haven -- but she hesitates when saying "they are helping to develop us".
Regime puts journalists in the crosshairs
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/03/2017
» Freedom of expression is under threat in the post-coup era, and now Thai journalists are in the firing line. Since last month, the nation's media circle has been shaken by the "bill on rights protection, ethical promotion and standards of media professionals" -- the media rights protection bill -- proposed by the media reform steering panel of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
Changing their stripes
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/10/2016
» In the corner of a hall at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, performance artist and writer Jittima Pholsawek invites five audience members to join her for a meal during her evening show.