“Doctors who have been working for one and a half years can’t get Pfizer. Soldiers that have just recently opened a field hospital already have Pfizer. What criteria do you use here?” – A volunteer frontline worker asked Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in a meeting at the Health Ministry yesterday.Continue Reading
The 10 August protest ended with yet another clash. But there must be a clear purpose to all this. Otherwise, it’s just a cycle of slingshots against rubber bullets. Every demand the protestors make will never be met unless there’s a government democratic in its mindset willing to reform Thailand.Continue Reading
When coup-makers come into power, one of their first acts would dictate a law that gives them amnesty to prevent any future civilian government from bringing sedition charges on the generals. Hence, General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his clique are protected by the amnesty law for the 2014 military coup. Likewise,Continue Reading
One may agree with his political philosophy and activity, or one may not. One may agree in part, but not in whole. One might even find him off-putting. But one thing we cannot deny is the courage of Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak. He’s all but 23 years old and has beenContinue Reading
All eyes are on this Saturday. Pro-democracy protestors will gather at the Democracy Monument and march to the Grand Palace. Police Chief General Suwat Jangyodsuk declared, “In no way will we let anyone destroy national treasure.” According to the Chief, 2,333 cases are pending against the pro-democracy movement since JulyContinue Reading
A while back, there was a clever Thai meme about Brooksy. Let’s expand on it. Since 1905, Brooksy was an elderly inmate at Shawshank State Prison. In 1965, he was paroled. Brooksy could not cope with the outside world’s freedom. The changes he couldn’t believe in. So he hung himself.Continue Reading
After two months of the Budget Committee’s debate, 16,362 billion baht has been allocated to the central budget. Translation: Instead of allocating the budget directly to the departments and local administrations lacking in resources to fight COVID-19, they give the money directly to General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Because, you know, heContinue Reading
After Thaksin Shinawatra challenged him to put on a PPE suit and be out there with the people, General Prayut Chan-o-cha has awakened from his Work From Home (WFH) duty. To meet the challenge, he conducted an interview in which the interviewer acted as a cheerleader to everything the generalContinue Reading
Should an interview question for organization recruitment nationwide be: “Have you now, or ever been, a Saam-geeb?” On 1 August, in Udorn Thani Province, over 1,000 vehicles circled the city center to protest against the Prayut Chan-o-cha government. One protestor (name withheld) was caught on camera and recognized as aContinue Reading
There’s no longer a thin line between combatting fake news and silencing the people through the rule of fear and lawfare. It has been erased. Deputy Police Spokesperson Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen is serious. Yesterday, he announced that photos and videos of collapsing and dying people on the streets shared onContinue Reading
