OPINION

K-pop singer's past fuels Thai political divide

News, Published on 07/12/2021

» The #BANSITALA hashtag targeting the daughter of a former pro-coup supporter who is debuting as a girl group member in South Korea could be a moment of reckoning for conservative elites. The scandal, raging mostly on Twitter, is a minuscule version of the bind that the groups which now hold the power in Thailand will have to face up, sooner or later.