Opinion

Climate action for people and planet: The time is now

By
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
22 Apr 2021
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent catastrophe, we must limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius. 

The Sins of the Fathers: Tales of Japanese Inhumanity

By
Pongadisorn Jamerbsin
17 Mar 2021
The samurai [6, p. 322] on the ¥10,000 bill—Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901) [6, p. 15]—ran into a peasant shortly after the Meiji Restoration (1868 [6, p. 11]) [6, p.15]: Seeing him, the peasant immediately jumped off his horse.

A virtual afternoon with Arundhati Roy in Bangkok: “The Pandemic, (Necro) Politics and Literature”

By
Fathima Mallick
10 Mar 2021
titled “The Pandemic, (Necro)Politics and Literature” with Arundhati Roy on 20 February 

It is time to revise our definition of ‘the labour movement’ in Thailand

By
Sakdina Chatrakul Na Ayudhya
8 Mar 2021
Translate Thai to English by Dr. Andrew Brown

Standard Deviations

By
Harrison George
3 Mar 2021
So before we have to appear at this UPR thing at the UN, … What’s UPR?

Arundhati Roy Defends Democratic Space for Discussion and Dissent

By
Urvi Sharma
23 Feb 2021
Department of English, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok organised an online reading and discussion titled “The Pandemic, (Necro)Politics and Literature” with Arundhati Roy on 20 February (

Nidhi Eoseewong: Fraternity

By
Nidhi Eoseewong
2 Feb 2021
As far as I can tell from the news, the majority of those who are part of “Bad Student” [In Thai, “Nakrian Laeo,” activist group of secondary students calling for both educational and broader political reform.-trans] and are spearheading the current protests against the educational system are fro

Silences, Histories, and the Future: On Thongchai Winichakul’s Moments of Silence

By
Surat Sakunkhu
6 Jan 2021
Silences, Histories, and the Future: On Thongchai Winichakul’s Moments of Silence: The Unforgetting of the October 6, 1976, Massacre in Bangkok

Convolutional Court Verdict

By
Harrison George
14 Dec 2020
In a verdict whose twisted and bizarre reasoning surprised no one, the Convolutional Court yesterday ruled that the punishments meted out by schools against students who refused to wear school uniforms were permissible. 

Equal Justice Under Law

By
Harrison George
23 Nov 2020
Equal Justice Under Law (Phrase engraved over the entrance to the US Supreme Court.  No Thai equivalent has been identified.)

Facing Up to Impunity

By
Annie Game
2 Nov 2020
It is good to know that, on the road to end impunity, we are in good company.  8 People worldwide highlighted for fighting against impunity.

Thailand in Turbulence: Lost in Generation

By
Kwankaow Kongdecha
29 Oct 2020
With the early morning declaration of a state of emergency on October 15 and the crackdown on the pro-democracy group on October 16 in the name of national security, Thailand is undergoing a rough path of democratic transitioning.

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