Chatwadee Rose Amornpat looks at title and honour in Thailand’s latent caste system.
Lèse-majesté today
New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly asks, can anything be done about the chilling effect of Thai law?
Hopes for democracy in Thailand
Student-led protest could help break long-term political stalemate, writes Tyrell Haberkorn.
Thailand’s human trafficking won’t stop
The latest US report card will do little to solve a sordid situation, writes Zachary Abuza.
The Republic of Siam?
Chatwadee Rose Amornpat calls for the Thai people to embrace a republican future
Political implications of Thailand’s royal succession
Will democracy move forward with changes to the monarchy?
Thailand will never have democracy unless…
The army and people must collaborate to remove 'Absolute Monarchy Dictatorship'.
Southeast Asia’s Uighur dilemma
According to Zachary Abuza, Thailand’s return of 109 Uighurs to China bodes ill for human rights and security in the region.
The end of symbolic protest in Thailand
The fight for democracy has been elevated to another level, writes Wad Rawee.
Social media, Rohingya and damn lies
How new technologies drive competing narratives on a humanitarian crisis.
Thai democracy’s waiting game
To heal current political wounds should Thailand wait five years for free and fair elections?
Solidarity, students and shackles
Scholars, writers, and citizens from around the world support the Thai 14.
Thailand’s thieves in uniform
The ties between the military and monarchy are robbing the country of freedom and democracy.
Solidarity with imprisoned Thai students
Scholars call for international support for arrested democracy campaigners.
The myth of Thailand’s bureaucratic state
An administration without popular representation is a ridiculous, and dangerous, idea.
Dear Mr President
An open letter to Barack Obama calling for the US to sever military ties with Thailand and impose economic sanctions.
Royal resilience and Thai dictatorship
Chatwadee Rose Amornpat, a Thai charged with lese majeste, makes an impassioned plea for the future of her country.
ANU Thai Studies conference keynote address
Thongchai Winichakul speaks on how Thais educated abroad influence Thai academia and Asian studies.
The Thai junta’s doublespeak
Thailand's NCPO have made doublespeak a central strategy of its rule and turned it into an art of absurdity.
Democracy worship in Thailand
Simplistic arguments are in danger of neglecting the complexities of democracy and ignoring roadblocks to its ‘return’.
Rohingya crisis: nothing from nothing
Friday's summit in Bangkok achieved little. It also shows that states that can’t help others, can’t help themselves.
Rice, repression and rule by force
Thailand’s ongoing coup culture leaves a bad taste at home and abroad.