Commentary

By James Lovelock Millions of Thais facing poverty and financial ruin not only have the devastating Covid-19 crisis to blame, but their own government as...

It's not the first, nor will be the last, time Thais blame Myanmar neighbors for own failings

UCA News’ Benjamin Freeman argues Thailand’s PM has overstayed his welcome with crackdown on peaceful student protesters

On 3rd night of protests, demonstrators blasted with water cannons, batons. Where activists go from here unclear

Analysis: No, disinformation against a your own citizens isn't normal. That the army bungled it so badly doesn't make it less wrong.

Analysis: UCA News' Luke Hunt says years of reckless spending and a Chinese debt trap have left Thailand's neighbor on thin ice

Commentary: Even when they escape their own countries, pro-democracy activists often pay with their lives writes James Lovelock

Analysis: The social network's lawsuit threat is a joke, and its critics know it

Foreigners don't get a vote, so why don't they mind their own business?

UCA News' Benjamin Freeman argues laws apply only to those who don't have enough money or influence to flout them

Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains that this success is thanks to a combination of government action, social responsibility and community solidarity.

Analysis: Dropping Vorayuth charges was so egregiously corrupt, only way to save face was to use data discarded in 2012 to press new charges

Obvious parallels of open economy, waning mask use, more domestic tourism and rising illegal immigration make new Thai outbreak a matter of when, not if.

It would be easy to laugh off the overreaction to Rayong's health scare as silly “Thainess”. But it’s more sinister than that.

Analysis: 1,000-visitor caps, exorbitant insurance requirements and long quarantines will flatten any travel-bubble schemes, adding to hospitality sector's pain

Humorless, self-anointed Thai culture experts – many outside Thailand – go nuts over light-hearted New York Times article on Thai fruit

Analysis: Writers of 18 proposed health restrictions straight out of 'Footloose' living in a fantasy world

The CCSA rejected the Cabinet's 'travel bubble' plan because it didn't include lengthy quarantines. That's the entire point of them.

The PM said Thailand ranks first in Asia for quashing Covid-19? Not so fast...

Even as the U.S., Europe and Australia reckon with institutional racism and treatment of minorities, Thailand is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse...

Thai news and social media are agog over a July 1 end to Thailand's lockdown, but it's far from certain.

Analysis: With community transmission of Covid-19 at zero and contact-tracing in place, the junta leaders can't justify their war on booze

More than 5 million people used the government’s new Thai Chana mobile app to check in to shopping malls and other retailers in its...

The cover price for a night out in post-lockdown Bangkok will be sacrificing anonymity and accepting restrictions on human interactions