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Memes of dissent
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/08/2023
» It is not as whimsical as it seems. After the onset of the largest pro-democracy movement since the military coup in 2014, university and high school students cuddled hamster dolls and ran around in circles. "Delicious tax!", hundreds of them sang, from a cartoon jingle at Democracy Monument in late July 2020. Crowdsourced from a social media platform, Hamtaro, a shorthand for caged mice demanding freedom, spawned many internet memes, including a greedy caricature of junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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The power of boycotts
Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/07/2023
» Soon after Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat failed to gather enough support for the premiership, some voters launched retaliatory campaigns with the hashtag #senatorbusiness to boycott business networks of handpicked junta senators who rejected him or abstained. Senators then took legal action against those who they believe harass them and their families. Voters are not only cutting off social relations but also punishing senators for committing crimes against democracy.
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Lessons of history
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2021
» After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.
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No one benefits as old regime drags out its end
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/10/2021
» Standing together in a space demarcated as a forbidden area, two actors began to spread red paint over their bodies and create flags out of ropes and twigs. When they ran wild and cried out "Long live the people!" the message could not be clearer. Performed by the Layyim Theatre group, the gig was a part of the rally held by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration (UFTD) to commemorate the first year of the movement. It was held in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Sunday.
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FFP wants 30 rival MPs disqualified
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/06/2019
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) has petitioned the House speaker to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether 30 rival MPs should be disqualified for breaching media shareholding rules.
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Activist urges govt to protect prime 'red-yolk' plots
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/05/2019
» A local activist is asking the government to set aside prime agricultural plots known as "red-yolk" plots to reduce the environmental impact of the regime's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor Project (EEC).
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Seminar questions EC's methods
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/05/2019
» Election results endorsed by the Election Commission (EC) which have paved the way for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to form a newly elected coalition government and install Gen Prayut as the country's prime minister paints a bleak picture for the future of Thai politics, a seminar was told yesterday.
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