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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2021 • 8 min read

Analysis Top-secret list shadows Thailand’s never-ending battle against its ‘enemies’

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

Aug 24, 2021 • 2 min read
Drugs

Thailand takes kratom off illegal drug list

Thailand decriminalised kratom, a tropical leaf long used for herbal remedy, but some health regulators around the world have criticised it as potentially unsafe
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 24, 2021

Aug 13, 2021 • 10 min read
Covid-19

Cambodian migrant workers struggle to survive in locked-down Thailand

As Thailand undergoes its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet, much of the country has been placed under strict lockdown. For low-wage Cambodian migrant workers in the kingdom, this has meant a lack of food, wages and healthcare, while returning home is no easy feat
By Samphors Sao and Wanpen Pajai • Aug 13, 2021

Aug 06, 2021 • 7 min read
Analysis

Thailand’s human rights narrative runs contrary to reality, even at the UN

Despite cases of lèse-majesté piling up and pro-democracy protesters facing serious charges like sedition, Thailand’s third time through the Universal Periodic Review later this year will most likely be as inconsequential as previous UN human rights inspections
By Mark S. Cogan • Aug 06, 2021

Jul 26, 2021 • 8 min read
Analysis

In Thailand, Covid-19 exposes the vulnerability of informal workers

Thailand's vast informal sector accounts for the majority of the kingdom's workforce. Now, amidst the pandemic that has interrupted vital industries, the lack of government support and planning for this large chunk of low-wage workers has been exposed
By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 26, 2021

Jul 15, 2021 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Three more Thai islands open to vaccinated travellers

Following the opening of the 'Phuket Sandbox', Thailand has announced that three more islands will open to vaccinated foreign tourists, despite a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 15, 2021