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By Agence France-Presse • Jan 21, 2021
Billionaire Thai opposition figure Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has vowed to keep campaigning for reform, despite facing what he dubbed a "politically motivated" lawsuit for allegedly defaming the country's monarchy
By Andrew Haffner • Aug 05, 2020
As youth-led protests heat up in Bangkok, Member of Parliament Rangsiman Rome discusses the increasingly bold rhetoric of activists who are, for the first time in Thai modern history, daring to criticise the monarchy
By Tara Abhasakun • Jul 24, 2020
Thai youth protesters resumed their pro-democracy movement with a bang in last weekend's protest. As disparate youth groups jostle to raise their voices, this summer could be a busy one in Thailand.
By Kunthida Rungruengkiat • May 29, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the vulnerability of the human race into stark focus, with APHR's Kunthida Rungruengkiat arguing that this current crisis should serve as a warning to governments around the globe about our inaction on climate change
Thailand's Future Forward Party face the imminent threat of dissolution on February 21, but a new generation of emboldened grassroots anti-junta activists are ready to lead the charge in their place
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 21, 2020
Thai opposition figure Thanathorn speaks exclusively to Southeast Asia Globe about the charges he and his Future Forward Party face, his plans should the party be dissolved, as well as upcoming protests in the kingdom
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 17, 2020
Thailand's first election since 2011 saw ex-military leader Prayut Chan-ocha elected prime minister in March. But in the face of the government's challenge to upstart opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of the Future Forward Party, as well as dissenters nationwide, Thai civil society activists have vowed to keep fighting.
By Andrew Haffner • Dec 05, 2019
Even if the Pheu Thai Party is able to form a coalition government, the military has secured its role in Thai politics
By Paul Millar • Mar 26, 2019
A new progressive party has promised to break the military's grip on power, but can the young billionaire at its helm win the hearts and minds of Thailand's rural majority?
By Paul Millar • May 01, 2018