Adam Bemma

  • 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 – hoping for the return of civilian rule – but early results showed the military-backed…

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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.

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  • 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 fair as the military junta has founded its own political party to keep former General…

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  • Political drama in Thailand as long-delayed election nears

    Constitutional Court to meet next week as Thai Raksa Chart faces ban over Princess Ubolratana nomination. Bangkok, Thailand – With Thailand’s long-delayed elections just over a month away, a court ruling is expected to deal a major blow to parties loyal to ousted ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and tip the scales in favour of the…

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  • Airport Asylum Seekers Find Freedom – Southeast Asia Dispatches

    BANGKOK – In the past year Southeast Asia provided temporary shelter to two asylum seekers from the Middle East fleeing persecution. Hassan Alkontar and Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun plead for asylum from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok airports. They were resettled to Canada. But this has led to a backlash online in Malaysia, Thailand, and Canada — where…

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  • Threats and abuse: Critics fear effect of new Thai cyber law

    Despite revisions, critics fear legislation will be used to stifle debate ahead of elections scheduled for March. Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand is expected to soon pass a new cybersecurity law which will create a government agency with sweeping powers of search and seizure, triggering concerns for freedom of expression and data security among civil society…

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  • Weaponising the Internet in Thailand

    BANGKOK – Thailand’s ruling regime, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), looks ready to set aside its whistle and zebra stripes amid chatter that the country is about to take tentative steps towards limited democracy, with an election looming as early as next February. Former Royal Thai Army General and Thailand’s current Prime…

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  • Bangkok Street Food Clearance Campaign – Southeast Asia Dispatches

    BANGKOK – Some argue that Bangkok’s charm is in its bustling streets and abundance of cheap Thai food. But the authorities want to change that. Street food is rapidly disappearing in the Thai capital. Sidewalks are being cleared of food carts and street hawkers in an attempt to modernize the city and attract investment. The…

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  • Thailand’s Underground Hip Hop – Southeast Asia Dispatches

    BANGKOK – Last Monday, a Thai hip hop collective released Rap Against Dictatorship, a new song and video critical of the country’s military rulers. The artists may be summonsed and charged for uploading the video to Youtube if the police find them in violation of Thailand’s Computer Crimes Act. But that isn’t the only case of…

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  • Thai street food sellers battle Bangkok’s clearance campaign

    City officials want to prioritise pedestrians and complain about hygiene but traders want to protect famed tourist spot. Bangkok, Thailand – Every evening Bangkok’s Khaosan Road comes alive as bars open, blaring music to tourists and Thais on the hunt for cheap eats and drink. Mobile food carts clog the arteries of the famed backpacker…

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