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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 07, 2019 • 8 min read

Thailand drug war Justice denied

By Torgeir Norling • Jun 07, 2019
From our print archive: the human cost of Thaksin Shinawatra's brutal war on drugs

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 17, 2019 • 9 min read

Technology How blockchain could undermine censorship – forever

By Lily Hess • Jan 17, 2019
Blockchain technology, which supports cryptocurrencies, is being used in innovative ways to circumvent traditional information sharing and for political participation in parts of the world, notably Thailand. What could this mean for the rest of the region and the world?

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 31, 2018 • 1 min read

'It's up to the Thai people' Noam Chomsky on Thailand’s hard road to freedom

By Pavin Chachavalpongpun • Dec 31, 2018
In this video interview, Professor Noam Chomsky, marking his first time speaking exclusively on the political situation in Thailand, delves into the issue of the monarchy in Thai politics, the persistent political intervention of the Thai army, the draconian lèse-majesté law and the role of Thai youths in changing the political environment

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might

Dec 13, 2018 • 2 min read
To infinity and beyond

Thai startup plans to jet tourists into space

Last December, Thailand-based communications technology company mu Space was the country’s first startup to land a satellite operator license. A year on, its founder and CEO, James Yenbamroong, shares his imminent plans to launch into space
By Janelle Retka • Dec 13, 2018

Dec 10, 2018 • 5 min read
Opinion

Rapping against dictatorship

An exiled Thai academic writes that the response by the military junta that rules Thailand to the recent viral video sensation by the group Rap Against Dictatorship is a sign of things to come
By Giles Ji Ungpakorn • Dec 10, 2018

Dec 07, 2018 • 11 min read
Medical marijuana

New highs

In November 2018, Thailand’s cabinet pushed through a draft law that, if passed, will legalise the use of cannabis for medical and research purposes, making it the first country in Asia to cash in on the plant’s burgeoning medical industry
By Janelle Retka • Dec 07, 2018

Nov 26, 2018 • 3 min read
Mae Tao Clinic

The refugee healthcare centre treating the casualties of an endless struggle

Nestled on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, the Mae Tao Clinic, in the Thai town of Mae Sot, has given desperately needed healthcare services to the thousands of ethnic minority refugees fleeing military crackdowns in their homeland for more than three decades
By Paul Millar • Nov 26, 2018

Nov 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Asylum protection officer

‘In Thailand we treat refugees like tourists’

Nestled on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, the Mae Tao Clinic, in the Thai town of Mae Sot, has given desperately needed healthcare services to the thousands of ethnic minority refugees fleeing military crackdowns in their homeland for more than three decades
By Janelle Retka • Nov 19, 2018

Nov 15, 2018 • 8 min read
Pridi Banomyong

Thailand’s “Father of Democracy”

Thailand’s first popularly elected prime minister, Pridi Banomyong, was instrumental in the overthrow of the Kingdom’s absolute monarchy and the creation of the nation’s first constitution. But as the palace-backed military junta continues to pave the way for the long-promised return to elections, his fierce struggle for democracy is being written out of the Kingdom’s chequered history.
By Paul Millar • Nov 15, 2018