Tens of thousands of Thai students are demonstrating in the center of Bangkok. They’re demanding urgent monarchical reform — in a country where merely airing such a wish is a crime. The mass protests …
‘Nothing to worry about’: Thailand seeks to ease fears of coronavirus return
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand sought to allay fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections on Thursday, after a woman tested positive having cleared quarantine nearly two months ago on returning …
Laos is a missing link in Asia’s fight against organized crime
The majority of those drugs are from the Golden Triangle, the border region where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet. Myanmar’s Shan State is a particularly important production hub, and in response, …
In Thailand, a new generation finds its voice
Unafraid of the authorities, predominantly young, they are part of a globally connected generation that has watched and learnt from unrest elsewhere — from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests to the …
‘Rap Against Dictatorship’ artist arrested in Thailand
Dechathorn Bamrungmuang reportedly charged with sedition just hours after arrest of lawyer and activist Anon Nampa.
Thailand’s student-led protests against government grow
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand — High school students in Thailand’s capital held blank signs and flashed three-fingered salutes to show opposition to the government, and about 2,000 university students …
Crazy Asian Wild Seltzer tells the story of passion, love and Laos
Crazy… in a good way “This company is derived from passion, excitement, love and curiosity,” she says, noting that the word “crazy,” in Thailand and Laos is seen as a term for passion and energy.
Thailand’s success in containing the coronavirus may not help its economy much
Thailand on Monday reported its economy shrinking by 12.2% on-year in the second quarter — its deepest economic contraction since the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Thailand’s relative success in …
Thailand protests: The monarchy was long considered God-like. But some say it’s time for change
It was an act unthinkable in Thailand mere months ago — an estimated 10,000 anti-government protesters packing Bangkok’s Democracy Monument on Sunday, with some calling for reform of the country’s …
Thailand’s bookish lawyer taking on a king
Posted . The deafening cheer for Anon Nampa at Thailand’s biggest demonstration in years underlined the bookish human right …