STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 22, 2023 • 2 min read

Thai elections 2023 Thailand election likely on 7 May, PM says
By Reuters • Feb 22, 2023
Campaigning has already started for an election that could upset the status quo of military control
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By Reuters • Feb 22, 2023
Campaigning has already started for an election that could upset the status quo of military control
By Beatrice Siviero • Aug 29, 2022
As a new wave of protests hits Bangkok’s streets, a Thai court hopes to appease the masses.
By Mark S. Cogan • Aug 27, 2021
This month, a top-secret document emerged in Thailand. It revealed not only a list of 183 people deemed enemies of Prayut's military-backed government – among them a monk, a journalist and two 15-year-old girls – but also a paranoid state's long-standing urge to purge 'unThai' elements
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 03, 2021
More than 100 protesters charged under Thailand's royal insult laws, when rallies across the kingdom began demanding reforms to the unassailable monarchy
Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha has a history of bold antics towards reporters, most recently spraying sanitiser when confronted with awkward questioning. But far from harmless fun, Mark S. Cogan argues these gestures point to a deeper contempt for the media
By Mark S. Cogan • Mar 16, 2021
The outsized roles played by the Thai and Myanmar militaries in the affairs of their respective countries has led to a close bond between the two. Now, the Myanmar coup has brought them closer than ever – but at what cost to Thailand's standing at home and abroad?
By Mark S. Cogan • Mar 04, 2021
Thailand's military generals seized power in 2014 vowing to end the kingdom's endemic corruption, but what has followed has been a weakening of the very institutions needed to combat graft. Professor Mark S. Cogan argues the antidote lays in a thriving democracy
By Mark S. Cogan • Dec 16, 2020
In recent days, Thailand’s government has attempted to crackdown on several outlets offering coverage of the ongoing pro-democracy movement. But while efforts are made to muzzle traditional media, live-streaming and citizen journalism is ready to fill the void
By Wanpen Pajai and Tara Abhasakun • Oct 23, 2020
When social media giant Twitter blocked nearly 1,000 accounts last week linked to the Royal Thai Army for spreading disinformation, few familiar with how the government of Prayut Chan-o-Cha operates would have been surprised
By Mark S. Cogan • Oct 14, 2020
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha said on August 13 the majority of the kingdom find its ongoing pro-democracy protests "unacceptable", as the youth-led movement grows bolder in targeting Thai power
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 14, 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 Tara Abhasakun • Jul 24, 2020
Thailand's prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha has said that he is worried about the growing anti-government and pro-democracy student protest movement gaining momentum in the kingdom
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 21, 2020