<p>The translation of a Bloomberg news report was posted on the Prachatai webboard jus after 6 pm, after the Thai stock market had already slumped and closed on 14 Oct. The news report in question is Richard Frost’s <em>Thai Stocks, Baht Slump on King’s Health Speculation</em>, whose title indicates that the ‘slump’ had already taken place.</p>
<p>Theeranan Wiphuchanin, using the alias BBB, posted her translation at 18:09. </p>
By Ongart Decha |
<p>In response to long-standing land problems in the country, the government has just passed a resolution to allow communities to farm state land for a period of 30 years. A mechanism will be created to issue ‘community title deeds’, and oversee the practice of the farming communities. However, farmers who have long struggled over land rights issues are sceptical of this government measure, as opposed to their own version of community title deeds. </p>
By Andy Hall, The Human Rights and Development Foundation |
<p>The Thai Government recently reiterated its policy to formalise the status of around 2 million migrants from Burma working here - <em>nationality verification (NV)</em>. </p>
By Mutita Chuachang, Orapin Yingyongpathana |
<p>On the ground floor of the Ministry of Labour, amid campaign banners and luggage scattered around, groups of women are engaged in activities. When night falls, mosquito nets of various colours occupy the place. These are members of the Triumph Labour Union, which has been active since 1980, and is reputedly one of the most enduring.</p>
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By Achara Ashayagachat |
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<div>Bangkok Post reporter Achara Ashayagachat focuses on how Thailand has been playing a role in Asean in the past years, particularly during the 2008/9 chairmanship, and how it is perceived domestically, regionally and internationally. And she challenges the readiness of Asean to become a single Community.</div>
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<p>The elections for Tambon (Subdistrict) Administrative Organizations (TAOs) across the country have just passed without much press coverage. Achara Rakyutitham writes about how people in a village up on a hill in the North see and deal with local politics.</p>
By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Dayton, Ohio |
<p>It’s 19 September, 2009. Three years after the coup - how time flies. Might some want to revel in nostalgic idealization of the past, of the complimentary-flower coup d’etat which ousted Thaksin Shinawatra? Some may at least want to look at things on a bright side and at least thank these generals for their invaluable service to ‘Thai democracy’.</p>
<p>Prachatai has made several visits to Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul during her detention in the prison. Here is her life in the lockup, assembled from her own accounts.</p>
By Pravit Rojanaphruk |
<p>There she was, in a tiny undated black and white photo, slightly over an inch in height and less than an inch in width, still smiling. Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, aka Da Torpedo, a former journalist and a supporter of ousted and convicted former premier Thaksin Shinwatra. Daranee’s posture is slightly Mona Lisa-like – which is rather bizarre, given the kind of news she found herself in.</p>
<p>Historian Charnvit Kasetsiri writes about 16 Aug 1945, a very important date which should be remembered and commemorated. However, it has been ‘made to be forgotten’, non-existent in official history textbooks of the Ministry of Education.</p>
By Tippimol Kiatwateerattana |
<p>A journey of a bra does not begin at the department store but in the hands of petite women who are 100% committed to their jobs. What they get in return for their love of their work comes in white envelopes.</p>
By Kevin Hewison |
<p>Kevin Hewison, professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented his paper 'Thai-Style Democracy' at the Faculty of Political Science of Chulalongkorn University on June 26, 2009. The paper is published here in full. </p>