U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Michael George DeSombre and Minister of Finance Arkom Termpittayapaisith met today to discuss and exchange signed copies of the Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure …
Looking forward to Thailand’s future
In the months following Thailand’s March 2019 election … and residual opposition politicians are bought off with generous financial incentives that ensure their acquiescence.
Thailand Has a Gender Violence Problem
Repeated cases of violence against women demonstrate their systematic subordination within Thailand’s patriarchal social structure.
Thai Protesters Shun Parliament, Ask Germany to Probe King
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand are expanding their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Angela Merkel’s government to investigate whether Thailand’s king is …
Pandemic and protests — Thailand’s double whammy
Growing civil unrest across Thailand would deal a big blow to its economy already battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A cursory glance through Thailand’s history replete with coups only amplifies those …
Thailand rocked by protests as prime minister refuses to step down
“We see the people need change in Thailand,” a TV anchor said. “We’ve been under a dictatorship for the past seven years.” …
‘Thailand doesn’t need you’: ultra-royalists push back against protesters
Pictures of coffins and guns, and threats of death and violence: protests targeting Thailand’s government and monarchy have hardened feelings amongst ultra-royalists, who are pushing back with …
Thai protests fail to rattle nation’s bizarre IPO boom
The packaging arm of Thai chemical giant Siam Cement Group debuted on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Thursday, raising $1.5 billion. Investor demand drove shares for SCG Packaging toward the high …
Protesters in Belarus and Thailand hope to see democratic change. Sadly, they probably won’t.
As most of the world shelters from the novel coronavirus, tens of thousands of brave protesters have been marching through the streets of Minsk and Bangkok for the past several months, defying water …
Protests Persist in Thailand Ahead of Special Parliamentary Session
Thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok’s central shopping district Sunday after the prime minister ignored a “deadline” from the movement to resign. Last week, largely student-led protests …