On May 7, 2014, the Constitutional Court ousted caretaker PM Yingluck Shinawatra from office for abusing her power in transferring the former national security chief Thawil Pliensri. The Court said in its […]
In Thailand’s increasingly polarized and desperate politics vitriol and invective have become common, and virulent sexism and hate speech is showing a dramatic spike. Vile sexist, racist, dehumanizing insults and […]
Thai PM was called a “stupid bitch” by the leader of the opposition Yes, it really happened, to the shock of some and surprise of many. Why the surprise? Verbal aggression […]
This article was first published on 19 November by SiamVoices, on Asian Correspondent. Haven’t got around to re-post it here (for my own record) until now. Source: US Embassy Bangkok […]
UPDATE: A slightly different Thai-language version of this article is available on Prachatai: เฟมินิสต์ไทย คุณลืม Feminist Mind ไว้ที่ไหน? ………………………………….. Nearly two weeks ago many in the Thai social networks were […]
[Originally published by Siamvoices on AsianCorrespondent.com] Thailand has its first female prime minister at last. It has taken 79 years since the country has adopted constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy […]
