• OPINION

  When fake news curbs go too far

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2022

  » As Covid-19 pandemic restrictions ease and society gradually learns to live with the disease, Thailand is at a point where it must decide whether to usher in a sense of normalcy or continue enforcing regulations -- some of which are aimed at what the government sees as a different kind of malady.

• OPINION

  Public needed to curb fake news

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2022

  » Fake news -- either in the form of misinformation or disinformation -- has contributed to social and political conflicts, and according to a recent report on by researchers under USAID, it has shaped public opinion in some Asian countries. While critics call on tech companies and governments to solve the problem, increasing digital literacy among the public is the best solution to fake news.

• OPINION

  Covid no excuse for media curbs

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/01/2022

  » The year 2021 will be remembered as a pivotal moment for the Thai media as it faced challenges from Big Brother-esque controls exerted by the government.

• OPINION

  Myanmar issue a test for the govt

  News, Editorial, Published on 16/05/2021

  » The situation on the Myanmar side of the border is a test for Thailand's humanitarian efforts. During the past two months, security forces have had to deal with an influx of about 3,000 ethnic villagers crossing into Thai soil to flee from a crackdown by Myanmar's military, known as Tatmadaw. Despite negative reports accusing the military of pushing them back, the government has provided them with shelter.

• OPINION

  Don't silence deep thinkers

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2021

  » The recent termination of employment, work permit and related visa of David Streckfuss, an American academic who has worked at Khon Kaen University for the past 27 years, has intensified fears over suppression of academic freedom.

• OPINION

  Focus on competence

  News, Editorial, Published on 08/03/2021

  » Thailand will lose the chance to lead disruptive changes in the digital and education sector if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha continues to allow political jockeying for cabinet quotas dominate his decision on the forthcoming cabinet reshuffle.

• OPINION

  France's failings a lesson for Thailand

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2020

  » Five years on after the Bataclan massacre, France is once again facing a resurgent Islamist threat. Over the past few months, three separate attacks have rocked the proud secular nation which champions freedom of expression: stabbings near the former office of political satire magazine Charlie Hebdo, the beheading of 47-year-old school teacher Samuel Paty, who showed his students caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, and a knife attack in Nice.

• OPINION

  Police need a slap on the wrist

  News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2020

  » The arrest of civil rights lawyer Arnon Nampa and a student leader on Friday on sedition charges for their roles in a series of rallies against the government is an ill-thought, excessive act by the police. The tough action against pro-democracy activists which has sparked a public outcry is an embarrassment to the government that came to power through an election.

• OPINION

  Speech curbs hold back nation

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/07/2020

  » Last week's final acquittal of rights activist Andy Hall by the Supreme Court, whilst certainly welcome and the correct verdict, was also a stark reminder of just how damaging to free speech Thailand's laws are.

• OPINION

  White bows pose no harm

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2020

  » The police arrest of student activists for their white bows campaign was an unnecessary attempt to enforce the city's cleanliness law and could be seen as a veiled threat to freedom of expression.

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