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Theatre of protest
News, Postbag, Published on 15/09/2018
» In a country often said to have dual prices there is nowhere with such a great difference as in the theatre of political protest and the price to be paid for making your statement. Ms Nuttaa Mahattana, Pai Dao Din, and others have all come under extreme pressure, had visits from soldiers, spent time in detention and found their futures threatened. Some would say that's the price they must pay for their dissent.
Protest in peace
News, Postbag, Published on 01/04/2019
» We hear of a rally organised at Victory Monument against the Election Commission (EC) over alleged maladministration, which sounds serious. Thai voters would have good grounds to be concerned. But the military regime has taken what some say is over-zealous action against activists (BP, March 30).
Unpaid contractors protest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2024
» About 3,000 workers and employers have petitioned the governor of Chon Buri after a group of Thai Oil refinery contractors failed to pay 24 subcontractors for six months, leaving them unable to pay 20,000 labourers.
Moral right to protest
News, Postbag, Published on 03/03/2020
» Veera Prateepchaikul in his March 2 column, "Student rallies need careful handling", could more plainly have stated that the students have moral right and reason on their side. The government of the man who overthrew Thailand's supreme rule of law in 2014 to make himself prime minister, whose coup also trampled into the dirt, yet again, Thailand's form of democracy, now preaches that the law is sacred and warns about touching the high institution. The hypocrisy is obvious to the least intelligent or informed, let alone to the students at Thailand's top schools and universities.
Police target protest leaders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2020
» Police are to seek arrest warrants for six leaders of the Aug 10 political gathering at Thammasat University's Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani.
Nataphol braves student protest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/09/2020
» Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan denounced sexual harassment, drugs and intimidation before hundreds of students rallying at the ministry headquarters on Saturday.
PM sounds protest alarm
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday warned that the country will lose an opportunity to move forward if the anti-government protests persist.
Protest switches to courthouse
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2020
» All eyes will be on the Constitutional Court on Wednesday when it delivers a ruling on the legality of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's continued occupancy of an army residence since his retirement from the military.
Protest pupils are learning
News, Postbag, Published on 20/12/2020
» Re: "Maybe pause for reflection is needed?" (Opinion, Dec 19).
Rethink the protest ban
News, Editorial, Published on 19/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shown he is very aware of the recent protests that have criticised his national administration. He has criticised them strongly, but also warned his subordinates to go easy, because of the danger of violence if the army or police react with a heavy hand. This is an incorrect policy for several reasons. Gen Prayut would be better advised to come to grips with the issues at the centre of the protests, and perhaps with those who are currently dissatisfied.