Thailand’s National Statistics Office has come under fire for its poll of the Thai people on happiness, with data, showing Thais are mostly happy. A notewd Thai politician, called the Outside Diplomat, questions that findind, citing a poll, by a pollster, showing Thais are mostly not happy, because of rising prices of goods, while wage…
Local media reports, the Move Forward Party, has posted on Facebook, that the party is being called to give information to the Election Commission, on charges against the party, for the party’s questioning the budget of Thailand’s Royal Institurion. The questioning comes as complaint has been filed against the party. Currently, it is getting close…
21 Mar 2020 Paethongtan Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, yesterday vowed to lead the opposition Pheu Thai Party to a landslide victory in the next general election. She took on the role of being the soul of the party, as can be seen how senior party members are mentioning her.…
In the bangkok by election, around Laksi area, the ultra Royalisy, Thai Pakdi Party got about 6,000 votes, while the pro Royal Institution reform party, Move Forward Party got about 20,000 votes, No Thai media, in any language highlighted this, probably because a combination of self censorship, fear of offending some Thais and because of…
A local media, Matichon, has an opinion piece on the recent special election, in Southern Thailand, saying all Thai people will benefir from, the exposure for all to see clarrly, the use of state power and money. The elections in Southern Thailand pitches the governmant coalition partners, Democrat Party and Palang Pracharat against each other.…
COUNTRY PRESS RELEASE Washington DC (14 October 2021)Thailand ranked 80 out of 139 countries on rule of law, dropping twopositions• Deterioration in rule of law is spreading worldwide, as seen in the WJP Rule of Law Index®2021.• Areas of greatest decline globally include constraints on government powers, civic space,timeliness of justice, and absence of discrimination.•…
With a great deal of bad news, ranging from a lost in Bangkok by elections, and also the South, to Chatchart, an independent leading in the Bangkok Mayoral poll, the government is left with a thin majority in Parliament, and survival depends on a large numbers of tiny politicial parties with 20 MP, to hold…
A German media asks, is it worth it for Thai protest leaders, meaning they are all serving jail, without being granted bail. The question, is about the protestst leaders calling for a reform of the Thai Royal institution, when before they are jailed, the protest movement was growing to become a powerful force in Thailand.…
Transparency International report said the global attack on Freedom and Human Rights has eroded, the ability to check and balances against corruption, worsening transparency. In Thailand freedom and human rights have been under attack by the authoritaran establishment for many years. A local media reported: Thailand fell six places in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index,…
The up coming Bangkok Mayor election, with the clearest sign of occuring in a few months, gives a mix signal, being Chatchart, a Pheu Thai politician, running as an independent. In polls he is consistently ahead. This signals, Chatchart sense that the people of Bangkok is tired of partisan politics. But Chatchart, is seen as…
In the special election this last Sunday at Lak Si area of Bangkok, the pro democracy side won big, against the pro authoritarian establishment. There are many reasons for this, but the main reason, is about the economy and the off hand, aloft nature in not being close to the people, nature of authoritarian establishment.…
Below in Thai language is reported Thepanee with media Reporter on Thammanat, bailing the Palangpracharath Party with 20 MPs, saying, Parliament has 475 MPs votes, so majority means 238 MPs, government has 247 Mps, opposition has 208 Mps, Tammanat has 20, this means if Thammanat does not vote to support the government, these small parties,…
I went to a protest at Thailand’s Parliament last year and was hit by a mixure of tear gas and other chemicals, it was very painful and hurt a great deal. I posted that experience on Facebook, calling chemical warfare. The following is from Voice of America: Thailand Facing Crackdowns on Freedoms January 22, 2022…
A local media, Matichon, reports Thanathorn, a leader of the Progressive Movement, is taking all involved complex use of infomation warefare & use of private personal information, by Thailand’s military & authoritarian government to tarnish him, accusing him of like putting himself before elderly in getting Covid 19 vaccine so dehumanize hime, to court. The…
From Prachathai: A new report published by Scholars at Risk (SAR) found that students in Thailand who criticize the monarchy and demand democratic reforms face legal prosecution and state violence, while academic research regarding the monarchy is met with lawsuits and investigations, eroding academic freedom in the country. The report “Free to Think 2021,” published…
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