Thaksin’s Cambodia Problem Endlessly Until Thailand produces democratic leaders who prioritize national institutions over personal relationships, the country will remain trapped in cycles of crisis.June 16, 2025 The deadly clash between Thai and Cambodian forces this week exposed a fundamental
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Exclusive Interview with Paul Chambers, an American scholar, recently escaping a Thai lèse-majesté charge “Senior military officials manipulated the 112 law for their vendetta against me because I had criticised the economic empire and impunity of the military, specifically the
When Military Training Becomes ‘Royal Assassination’ Only by holding both monarchy and military leadership directly accountable for the calculated nature of this systematic killing can we prevent future generations from facing military service that functions as state-sanctioned human sacrifice.June 5,
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Twin Models of Divine Authoritarianism in Thailand and India Twin models of divine authoritarianism shows how democracy dies through sacralization of power that makes resistance appear futile and fundamentally wrong.May 27, 2025 An examination on how Thailand and India have
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‘Monarchial Symbolism’ Kills! Untouchable Throne Netiporn’s legacy lies not merely in her tragic death but in the questions her activism raised—questions that remain unanswered and increasingly urgent as Thailand struggles to reconcile its democratic aspirations with the reality of monarchial
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Coup by Constitution: Thailand’s Khaki Takeover The question remains whether countervailing forces within Thai society can eventually reclaim the democratic principles that have been so systematically undermined since 2014. May 12, 2025 Thailand’s political landscape has long been characterized by instability,
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Thailand’s Sacred Shield: Protection or Poison? Defenders of traditional institutions must recognize that their longevity depends on adaptation to evolving social values rather than rigid preservation of historical privileges.May 6, 2025 What guards the throne kills the citizen. Thailand’s lèse-majesté
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How Lèse-Majesté Laws Create a Constitutional Blind Spot Thailand’s lèse-majesté legislation presents an extraordinary democratic contradiction: the most consequential laws remain beyond scholarly examination. This intellectual prohibition creates a system where legal provisions capable of destroying lives exist in a
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112WATCH Discussion: The Lese-majeste Charge of a Young Thai Activist – Why Must He Run? 112WATCH interviews victim of Article 112, Kiattichai Tangpornphan, who is now a refugee in North AmericaApril 17, 2025 “In my view, those prosecuted under Section
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Bangkok’s Deadly Bargain Between Royals and Politicians The troubling elevation of casino legislation over disaster response ultimately raises the most fundamental question facing any democracy: does government exist to serve its citizens, or do citizens exist to serve the economic
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Open Letter in Support of Voice of America (VOA) It is disheartening to learn that VOA (Voice of America) Thai’s news operation has come to a halt for the first time in more than 80 years this month (March 2025).March
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Thailand’s Uyghur Deportations Signal Monarchy’s Constitutional Collapse Thailand’s Uyghur deportation crisis represents a pivotal moment that extends far beyond foreign policy, revealing fundamental constitutional transformation as the monarchy’s traditional role in foreign policy and national identity formation diminishes.March 18, 2025
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