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Cool heads must prevail
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2020
» The country will likely see its biggest rally in three decades on Saturday, amid fears the state will use violence to crush young people's calls for democracy and freedom of expression. The government must prove this fear wrong.
The complicated legacy of abortion
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/08/2020
» The Women for Freedom and Democracy (WFD), who are championing a campaign for abortion and women rights, were part of a rally protesting against the government at Democracy Monument on Aug 16. Afterwards, the group's twitter account, @womenfreedomth, posted statements that the WFD representative had made at the protest.
The winds of change are blowing
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/08/2020
» The wind of change has swept across Thailand and awakened Thai youth faster and more furiously than I've witnessed before in my lifetime. The three-fingered salute of rebellion which has spread to high-school students like Covid-19 during the traditional ritual of national anthem singing appears to have caused alarm among older generation people like myself.
Flash-mob sparks that lit the firestorm
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/08/2020
» Last Sunday's demonstration at Democracy Monument has shown that the youth movement has become a force to be reckoned with.
Arrests will fuel dissent
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2020
» With the arrests of more activists in connection with their role in the July 18 rally at Democracy Monument, which was organised by the Free Youth group, the country is inching once again toward political strife.
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.
Police are defying govt
News, Editorial, Published on 17/08/2020
» While the government and authorities should respect students' freedom of expression and be open-minded towards their demands, the students movement also needs to respect the law to justify its moves.
Student protesters must be respectful
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/08/2020
» The sudden announcement of a 10-point demand for reform of the monarchy at a student protest at the Rangsit campus of Thammasat University on Aug 10 was, indeed, unprecedented, daring and shocking for many Thais.
Act to avert bloodshed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2020
» As the country plunges into a deep divide, with the possibility of violent confrontations, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government cannot remain idle and must take action to avert what could become a national crisis.
Putting a lid on youth discontent is also 'not okay'
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/08/2020
» If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is "not okay" with the Red Bull scion's hit-and-run case, he should not be okay with the arrest of human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa and student activist Panupong Chadnok either.