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Opinion: Goodbye The Nation Newspaper
After almost 48 long years, The Nation is ceasing its print edition today. The post Opinion: Goodbye The Nation Newspaper appeared first on Khaosod English.
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Opinion: Thailand’s Slippery Road of Political Hatred
Just as worrying as the recent and second attack on anti-junta activist Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat is the gratification that has been expressed by some junta supporters. The post Opinion: Thailand’s...
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Opinion: A Sartorial Challenge to Bangkok
There are different ways to look at the ongoing debate over whether MPs, particularly women, should be allowed to wear traditional local dress to Parliament. The post Opinion: A Sartorial Challenge to...
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Opinion: Junta Dissolved, but Its Legacies Live on
After five long years, the junta is officially dissolved as of Tuesday. But it has left a damning inheritance. The military government, formally known as the National Council for Peace and Order...
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Prayuth’s Meltdown and the Semi-Democratic Transition
Parliament’s two-day debate on the new government’s core policies was a test of ex-dictator Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s commitment to a semi-democratic transition. But Prayuth barely composed himself,...
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Correction: Army Chief Did Not Blame Redshirts
On August 2, 2019, Khaosod English published an article which suggested Army Chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong blamed the Redshirts for a series of bomb and arson attacks in Bangkok that day. In fact,...
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Opinion: The Illusion of Choice Under Thailand’s Fake Democracy
With a functioning opposition bloc in Parliament, it would be easy to say Thailand is transitioning back to semi-democracy. But there’s a case to be made that Thailand in 2019 remains a fake...
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Opinion: Mekong Region Needs to Overcome Drought Together
Thailand and other countries in the Mekong Region have been suffering more and more severe droughts for the past five decades. Not only do they need a long-term plan to cope with the ongoing crisis,...
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Opinion: The Double Denial of Sex Work in Thailand
Emboldened by new police protocols mandating more humane treatment of sex workers during arrests, activists on Thursday announced their next goal – decriminalizing sex work. The post Opinion: The...
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Opinion: TM30 Alienating Law-Abiding Aliens
BANGKOK — Imagine yourself an expat in a country dubbing itself as amazing but every time you travel from one province to another for longer than 24 hours you must report to police within 48 hours of...
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Note on Khaosod English’s Partnership With Xinhua
Our recent news-sharing agreement with China’s Xinhua News Agency has attracted some questions from readers. We’d like to use this opportunity to clarify the issue. The post Note on Khaosod English’s...
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Opinion: Why Do Some Thais Support China Over Hong Kong Protests?
Among Thais who have accused Hong Kong protesters of harboring hatred toward their own nation is senior Democrat Party member Warong Dechvigrom. The post Opinion: Why Do Some Thais Support China Over...
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Opinion: In Thailand, It’s Guilty Until Proven Innocent – After Death
Any justice-loving society would be outraged if a citizen was found unconscious while in military custody, before dying in hospital. But not in Thailand apparently, and particularly if that citizen is...
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Opinion: Thailand’s Burnt Drum Killings, Then and Now
Not being well-versed in murder techniques, I asked one question twice to the chief of the Department of Special Investigation on Tuesday during the press conference announcing the discovery of skull...
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Opinion: A Growing Paranoia in Buddhist Thailand
Despite statistics suggesting that over 93 per cent of Thais are Buddhist, some are feeling threatened and even convinced by a conspiracy. The post Opinion: A Growing Paranoia in Buddhist Thailand...
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Opinion: Why Hasn’t the Greta Thunberg Effect Hit Thailand?
Why do some people feel so threatened by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg? The post Opinion: Why Hasn’t the Greta Thunberg Effect Hit Thailand? appeared first on Khaosod English.
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Opinion: China’s Belt and Road Paves Over Rules and Rights
The parallels between China’s current $1.1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the United States’ post-World War II foreign assistance are inexact but striking. The post Opinion: China’s Belt...
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Opinion: Social Media as Thailand’s Public Sphere of Last Resort
A recent controversy reminds us that in Thailand, certain topics cannot be publicly deliberate without severe risks. The post Opinion: Social Media as Thailand’s Public Sphere of Last Resort appeared...
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Opinion: Is Khanakorn a Selfless Judge, or a Fraud?
A single bullet fired by a judge in what looks like an attempted suicide has raise many unsettling questions. The post Opinion: Is Khanakorn a Selfless Judge, or a Fraud? appeared first on Khaosod...
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Opinion: The Real Message in Army Chief’s Tirade
Was it a pep talk, a military psy-op, a lecture, or a paranoid rant on an epic scale that we witnessed from army chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong last Friday? The post Opinion: The Real Message in Army...
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