Category: Thailand
Toward land justice : Thai farmers’ struggles to d...
Posted by admin2 | Nov 25, 2018 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Thailand, The Commons | 0

Rice straw is gathered, bound and carried from the rice paddies to a central place after the harvest. Photo by Takeaway from wikimedia commons is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
OPEN LETTER: CONCERNED CIVIL SOCIETY SUBMISSION ON AGRICULTURE RELATED ISSUES AT WTO MC12
by Anisa | Jun 11, 2022 | Mekong Region, Thailand, Trade and Investment | 0
June 8, 2022 Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Ministry of...
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24 พฤษภาคม 2565 ขบวนต่อต้านร่างกฎหมายทำลายการรวมกลุ่มของประชาชน นัดหมายชุมนุมเพื่อคัดค้านการเสนอร่างพ.ร.บ.องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไรฯ https://ilaw.or.th/node/6112 โดยเริ่มการชุมนุมตั้งแต่วันก่อนหน้านี้ที่บริเวณถนนราชดำเนินนอก หน้าอาคารสหประชาชาติ และวางแผนจะเดินขบวนไปยื่นหนังสือที่ทำเนียบรัฐบาล ซึ่งมีการประชุมคณะรัฐมนตรีในวันนี้ และต้องการให้รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์ (พม.) ออกมารับหนังสือ พร้อมรับปากว่าจะหยุดการเสนอกฎหมายนี้. Photo Source: iLaw
NPO law: A new threat for civil liberty and public association in Thailand?
by Anisa | Jun 2, 2022 | Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn The draconian legacy of the 2014 coup d’état continues to haunt the...
Read MoreThailand: Building Food Sovereignty through Solidarity!
by Anisa | Apr 5, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Reports, Thailand | 0
For many of us organised in The Assembly of the Poor, agriculture is a way of life. Our members...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impacts on Women’s Economy, Women’s Rights and Livelihood in Thailand
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Thailand, Women | 0
In 2020, Thailand was the first country in the world to detect COVID-19 transmission outside...
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Student protestors occupy Sanam Luang, beside Bangkok's Grand Palace, on 19 September 2020. Photo: Jacob Goldberg
The political education of Thailand’s dissident youth
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn | Dec 30, 2020 | Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Social Movements, Thailand | 0
Thailand’s anti-government, anti-monarchy protests may have been triggered by recent abuses, but...
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Thai police use water cannons to disperse pro-democracy demonstrations in Bangkok on 16 October 2020. Photo: Sirikan Charoensiri
Thai government must end crackdowns on pro-democracy activists
by Focus on the Global South Team | Oct 17, 2020 | Power and Democracy, Statement, Thailand | 0
Focus on the Global South calls on the Thai government to release all detained activists and lift...
Read MoreTo dream the impossible dream: Youth-led uprisings in Thailand
by Supatsak Pobsuk | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
By Supatsak Pobsuk “Down with dictatorship, long live democracy.” – Protest chant On August 16,...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic: Rethink on the Pacific Trade Pact?
by Supatsak Pobsuk | Jun 7, 2020 | Asia/World, COVID-19 Updates, Mekong Region, Thailand | 0
Supatsak Pobsuk 26 May 2020 Debate on CPTPP in Thailand The Comprehensive and Progressive...
Read MoreHow Thailand Contained Covid-19: Why a Public Health System with Popular Support Matters
by Walden Bello | Jun 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Thailand | 0
By Walden Bello* It was not authoritarian decrees from above but a strategy of persuasion built on...
Read MorePursuing Accountability, Peace and Participation: 10 years of uncertainty in the Dawei Special Economic Zone
by admin2 | Aug 27, 2019 | Mekong Region, Thailand, The Commons, Trade and Investment | 0
“The development of this road linkage infrastructure will effectively generate economic and social...
Read MoreThe Rise of the Democratic Dictatorship in Thailand
by admin2 | Jun 18, 2019 | Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
“I will promote a peaceful environment for a unified society based on love, unity and compassion...
Read MoreObservations on the Thai Election 2019
by admin2 | Apr 1, 2019 | Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
by Supatsak Pobsuk Mixed Member Apportionment System (MMA) MMA, a newly designed electoral system,...
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