• THAILAND

  Young believe 'information war' already won

  News, Published on 27/10/2020

  » Social media has played a significant role in raising political awareness among youngsters, and many of them believe that they can harness the power of online platforms and digital technologies in their anti-government protests.

• THAILAND

  Calls for reform following Boss case

  News, Published on 02/08/2020

  » The prosecutors' decision not to press the final and most serious charge against Red Bull scion Vorayuth or "Boss" Yoovidhaya has sparked public outrage leading to calls for reforms.

• THAILAND

  Out of the jungle

  Business, Published on 07/07/2018

  » The man sits stoically drinking clear soup, a dish he has had for breakfast and lunch every single day for the last decade, as the rest of the group partakes in generous portions of pork, chicken and rice. Sathien Setthasit, founder of Carabao Group, says he has not eaten rice since he went into the jungle to protest the government after the revolts of the 1970s.

• THAILAND

  Shark-bite fame, or bust

  Spectrum, Published on 29/04/2018

  » Sai Noi Beach in southern Hua Hin is usually packed with tourists in the summer due to its powdery white sands and pristine blue waters, but over the past two weeks this normally bustling beach has been almost deserted. Beachgoers started avoiding the place after a foreign tourist was recently attacked by a bull shark.

• THAILAND

  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.

• THAILAND

  Carabao seek growth from Chelsea sponsorship

  Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2016

  » Carabao Group Pcl, currently ranked as the world's best-performing energy drink stock, has signed to sponsor Chelsea Football Club of the English Premier League to fight Red Bull and go global.

• THAILAND

  Reaching an uncritical mass

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/05/2016

  » 'She's just a farmer. She knows nothing." That was the example Terachet Rojrachsombat used on Facebook to illustrate his lesson on ad hominem, or abusive, arguments. The post drew an immediate reaction.

• THAILAND

  Carving into the smelliest stories of the year

  Spectrum, Published on 03/01/2016

  » From the political arena of football administration to the floodplains of downtown Bangkok and the iron-clad corruption-free Hua Hin monument, controversy was out of the ballpark in 2015.

• THAILAND

  Do we really want to be just like Singapore?

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/07/2015

  » The meeting on June 15 at the Chatuchak district office lasted less than an hour. By the end of the month, the 14 licensed street-food vendors were told, they would have to move out.

• THAILAND

  Justice impaired

  Asia focus, Published on 11/05/2015

  » Last week, Bollywood star Salman Khan was convicted in India of culpable homicide, negligence and reckless driving for running over five homeless men and killing one of them after a night out drinking. The crime took place 12 years ago and Khan's five-year jail sentence has been suspended pending an appeal, but it was noteworthy that someone worth US$200 million faced justice at all.

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