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All for pride, pride for all
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/06/2022
» Silom Road was packed. I don't think anyone -- not even the organisers -- anticipated such a scene. What a turnout it was on the first Sunday of June when crowds flocked to the area to join the Pride parade. There was music and dancing. Lady Gaga's Born This Way blasted from the stereo. Feathers and sequins sparkled in the late afternoon sun. And in the midst of all the fun, there were voices of the people calling for marriage equality, sex workers' rights and the fall of patriarchy. For equal rights. For equality.
Nervy about accidents
News, Published on 30/04/2022
» Talks have swirled around the occurrence of a "political accident" that might trigger a legal stalemate in case of a snap election.
Democrat Party reshuffle urged
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/04/2022
» Former Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban urged the party's executive committee to show responsibility for the sexual misconduct accusations against its disgraced former deputy leader, Prinn Panitchpakdi, to restore public confidence in the party.
Coming out fighting
News, Published on 23/04/2022
» The line "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" sprang to mind early this month with the woman rejected not in love but in her political rights and not for 10 or 20 years but for life.
Prinn's case, party's fault
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2022
» At last, #MeToo -- the global campaign to seek justice for victims of sexual assault -- has come alive in Thailand. While the original campaign began in the US when a number of Hollywood actresses spoke out against a formidable movie mogul, the Thai version has sparked no less controversy, as it poses a real threat to the nation's oldest political party.
Democrats split over ethics probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/04/2022
» High-profile sexual harassment cases involving former Democrat deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi are shaking up the party, with some senior members calling on its executives to take responsibility for appointing him to the position.
Finland gears up for historic NATO decision
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» HELSINKI: Finland is preparing for a potentially historic decision "before midsummer" on whether to apply to join NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression.
Sri Lanka opposition rejects unity offer, demands president resign
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's opposition on Monday dismissed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's invitation to join a unity government as "nonsensical" and instead demanded he resign over the country's worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
When marriage equality is an issue of freedom
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/04/2022
» The cabinet early this week finally shot down a draft of the marriage equality bill that was proposed by the Move Forward Party (MFP). The doomed destiny of this progressive pro-gender equality draft bill is not surprising under the current ultra-conservative government.
Zelensky urges Italy not to let elite Russians party
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» ROME - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Italian lawmakers Tuesday to stop their country being a playground for Russia's elite, while warning food shortages sparked by the war risk a fresh migrant crisis.