Investigating an influential businessman in one thing. Investigating an Army Major is quite another. Prasit Jeawkok is the quintessential Thai-style rags-to-riches story, a mover and shaker who waltzes in and out of army barracks and government buildings with swag. According to the article in Workpoint Today by Wisruth Sinpongseporn, PrasitContinue Reading
Propaganda 101 is the critical analysis of the government’s strategy to brainwash the people into citizen zombies with the single purpose of mindlessly obeying without questions. “The best vaccine is the fastest vaccine” (วัคซีนที่ดีที่สุดคือวัคซีนที่เร็วที่สุด) and “The good vaccine is the one that we have” (วัคซีนที่ดีคือวัคซีนที่มี) is an example of suchContinue Reading
Thailand’s prisons aren’t the worst globally, but prison conditions are notorious enough to warrant a few Hollywood movies such as 2017’s A Prayer Before Dawn and 1999’s Brokedown Palace. Watch “Thailand’s Toughest Prison, Bangkwang” documentary on Youtube, and you will see the “inhumane” living condition, packing tens of inmates inContinue Reading
The Miss Universe Pageant has varying degrees of importance in different societies. But for the people of Thailand, the Miss Universe Pageant is like the World Cup Finals or the Super Bowl. We are passionate about it, and we unite behind our Miss Universe Thailand. This year, however, the aboveContinue Reading
Play the game, and you’ll lose. Play outside the game, and you’ll be thrown into prison. Change the game, and you’ll have a chance at winning. A conversation with a group of 30-something young executives revealed an interesting perspective. These are quintessential urban millennials who either own or work atContinue Reading
Today, 15 May, at 2pm, a group of former yellow-shirt PAD and whistle-blowing PDRC leaders will gather at Phayathai Plaza to request government resignation. (At least, that’s the plan.) On his Facebook Page, Taikorn Polsuwan posted the announcement “A request for the government to make the sacrifice and resign.” TaikornContinue Reading
Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak calls it “Letter of Freedom,” the first of others to come. He published the letter on 12 May, one day after his bail release. The following is a translation of the letter. “The 93-day imprisonment and 57-day hunger strike to protest against injustice are now over. Yesterday,Continue Reading
Those old enough to remember the 1990s should also remember how Thailand talked enthusiastically about competing with Singapore to become the leading nation in ASEAN. For the past two decades, however, the silence on this topic is deafening. If there’s any silver lining in the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is thatContinue Reading
Following the 1991 military coup, Narong Wongwan became the military’s candidate for prime ministership in the 1992 election. It turned out he was blacklisted by the US for drug trafficking. Narong vowed to fight on, but in the end, he bowed out. Perhaps back then, there was some sense ofContinue Reading
It goes to show, getting rid of General Prayut Chan-o-cha won’t change much. Getting rid of the Prayut Regime, or Traditionalist Regime is what will bring real changes. Case in point. Ask a friend who’s the new Minister of Digital Economy & Society is, likely the friend won’t have theContinue Reading
