BANGKOK – This week, Thailand’s 2014 coup leader Prayut Chan-ocha was re-appointed prime minister – completing his transition from military to civilian leader. The leader of the pro-democracy party that challenged him — now faces charges that risk the party’s future.…
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Thailand’s Future Not Looking Forward – CBC The World This Weekend
Tagged with: 2014 coup d'etat, Bangkok, democracy, Future Forward Party, Military, Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand, Thanthorn Juangroongruangkit
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
Thailand’s parliament meets, but military retains upper-hand
Elections took place on March 24 under a complicated new system that empowered small parties – and the military. Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s newly-elected parliament sits for the first time on Friday, as pro-military and pro-democracy parties manoeuvre for power…
Thailand: The Uphill Battle to Repeal NCPO Decrees
Stepping off the elevator and into the famed penthouse at downtown Bangkok’s Maneeya Center, Chonthicha Jangrew takes a seat close to the bar. The chairs and tables at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand begin to fill up around her…
Thailand 2019 Election Report – CBC The World This Weekend
BANGKOK – Many Thai voters are hoping for change as they wait on the result of their election. It’s the first held in eight years and the first since Thailand’s 2014 coup. Millions of young people voting for the first time…
Tagged with: cbc radio, CBC The World This Weekend, democracy, Election, military rule, Thailand
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Thais Head to Polls in 2019 Election – CBC World Report
BANGKOK – Thailand goes to the polls Sunday. It’ss the country’s first election in eight years and follows the military seizing power in 2014. This story aired on CBC World Report Saturday, March 23, 2019.
Thailand Election Drama Unfolds – Southeast Asia Dispatches
BANGKOK – Almost five years since the military seized power in a coup, Thailand is finally gearing up for its general election March 24 – the first in eight years. Many Thais fear the election will not be free and…
Tagged with: democracy, Dictatorship, Election, human rights, social media, Thailand
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
Taiwan’s ‘Formosa Incident’ and International Human Rights Day
TAIPEI – December 10th is celebrated as International Human Rights Day. But in Taiwan the event takes on a more somber tone as the day to commemorate the 1979 Formosa, or Kaohsiung Incident. This was a defining moment in Taiwan’s…
Tagged with: democracy, Formosa Incident, human rights, International human rights day, Kaohsiung Incident, Shih Ming-te, Taipei, Taiwan
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Posted in Print
Thailand’s New Media Protest Leader – CBC The World this Weekend
BANGKOK – Bow Nutta Mahattana wears a cartoon t-shirt mocking Thai Prime Minister, and junta leader, Prayuth Chan-ocha with a nose like Pinocchio. The 39-year-old mother and teacher is facing a lengthy prison sentence for staging anti-junta protests – and…
Thailand: No Internet Freedom with new Computer Crime Act
BANGKOK, Thailand – The sound of cicadas spread as the sun sets in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen. Payu Boonsophon, 23, stares down at his smart phone. He hesitates before beginning to type a message on Facebook. He knows…
Tagged with: Bangkok, censorship, Computer Crime Act, democracy, internet freedom, Khon Kaen, Lese-majeste, social media, Thailand
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Posted in Print
Thailand’s Computer Crimes – CBC The World this Weekend
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai netizens are outraged as amendments to the Computer Crime Act came into effect in 2017. It’s meant to take Thailand’s draconian sedition and royal defamation laws online. The current regime has made it a far-reaching act…
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