How We Lost a Generation of Thais and Cambodians to Mutual Animosity
As both the Thai Army Chief and the ‘popular’ Commander of the Second Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, announced yesterday that Thailand is making preparations for military retaliation against...
View ArticleThailand’s Reactions to Trump Tariffs Letter
The tariffs letter sent by US President Donald Trump to heads of governments and some heads of state around the world earlier this week sent a shockwave through global markets and led to severe...
View ArticleUK Visa Clampdown and Police Raid Cast Shadow Over 170 Years of Thai–UK...
UK Visa Clampdown and Police Raid Cast Shadow Over 170 Years of Thai–UK Relations By Nopporn Wong-Anan This year marks the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and the United...
View ArticleThailand’s ICJ-Phobia: Thailand-Cambodia’s Prison of Historical Narrative
The leaked audio clip between PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has led the Thai Constitutional Court to suspend PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her PM duties on July 1...
View ArticleThings That Bothered Me About the June 28 Anti-Government Protest
Firstly, we’ve reached a point where some pro-Pheu Thai propagandists played down and suggested that the number of protesters was anything but close to 10,000 people, if not more. Basically, Thai...
View ArticleWhy Is the Thai-Cambodian Relationship the Most Toxic and Complex, Far Beyond...
The Thai-Cambodian conflict is far more complex than mere border disputes that is a burning issue for both nations at the moment, driving ultranationalist groups in both Thailand and Cambodia, with...
View ArticleTime for Thai and Cambodian Patriots to Speak Out
I n less than two weeks, the Thai-Cambodian border conflict is already spilling out of control and, if not handled calmly, will lead to a toxic legacy that would affect Thais and Cambodians alike for a...
View ArticleThais and Cambodians Should Be Wary of Ultranationalism
The unfortunate clash between Thai and Cambodian soldiers at a disputed area along the border near Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, at dawn on Wednesday led to the death of one Cambodian soldier....
View ArticlePolitical “Honeymoon” Between Thaksin and Conservative Royalist Camps Now Over
This week’s ruling on May 22 by the Supreme Administrative Court against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, ordering the former premier (who is a fugitive) to pay 10 billion baht in damage...
View ArticleProposed Entertainment Complex: Itself a Gamble
The meeting between Deputy Finance Minister Julphan Amornvivat and prominent casino and entertainment complex developer Chris Gordon, President of Wyn Development, on Friday suggests that the Pheu Thai...
View ArticleWhy We Can’t Be Optimistic About Peace in Pattani
The issue of the three southern border provinces (Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala) is a complex issue and involves deeply challenging core issues. In light of the recent deadly attacks on civilians,...
View ArticleNot All Those Charged Under the Lese Majeste Law Are Created Equal
It is highly likely that pressure both domestically and especially internationally was a significant factor leading to the Attorney General’s decision not to indict Thailand-based American scholar Paul...
View ArticleRevising Thailand’s Visa-Free Entry Scheme Should Be Handled Carefully
Finally, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has given a green light for the visa-free entry scheme to be revised, said the Public Relations Department today, April 27, on its FB page. The department...
View ArticleWhy Some Thais Get Triggered When Westerners Say “Ni Hao” to Them?
Is using Chinese greeting “ni hao” (你好 or hello) on Thais by Westerners considered a racist move? The question was fiercely debated since yesterday when a viral video showing a national park advisor in...
View ArticleWhy the Truth of the Collapsed State Audit Office Building Is Not Guaranteed
Although Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra had originally given 7 days for related government agencies to report to her as to why the 33-storey State Audit Office building was the only building in...
View ArticleLese Majeste Charge Against American Scholar Paul Chambers A New Low for...
Long-time Thailand-based American scholar Paul Chambers on Friday, April 4, 2025, became the latest target of the archaic and controversial royal defamation law, also known as lese majeste law, after...
View ArticleMyanmar Quake a Wakeup Call for Thailand
The long-held belief that Bangkok is free from major earthquakes, or dangerous tremors, from neighbouring countries like Myanmar, was literally shattered on Friday afternoon as the 7.7 magnitude quake...
View ArticleWas the Thai Gov’t’s Visit to Xinjiang Staged?
This week’s Thai government’s trip to Xinjiang, China, to check on the well-being of the 40 Uyghurs deported back to China was meant to reassure the public, and the West, that all is well with the...
View ArticleThe Price Thailand Is Paying for Deporting 40 Uyghurs
The main foreign policy mantra that Thailand is a neutral country shows signs of a major crack less than three weeks after the Thai government forcibly deported 40 Uyghurs back to China on February 27...
View ArticleWhen Thai PBS Succumbs to Pressure to Self-Censor
In a sign that self-censorship is alive and well in Thailand, Thai PBS, the public broadcasting news organization, recently ran a controversial article on February 28, regarding how some Thais were...
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