By Prachatai |
On 6 August, activists and civil society groups staged a protest near Government House against the visit of Myanmar president and junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hliang’s visit to Thailand.
By Prachatai |
After detained human right lawyer Anon Nampa penned a letter raising safety concerns for political prisoners held at the Bangkok Remand Prison, civil society groups petitioned the Ministry of Justice to ensure safety for political prisoners,
By Prachatai |
Two pro-democracy activists, who are detained while facing multiple protest-related charges, have been denied bail in the cases related to two protests in 2020, despite having previously been granted bail in a separate case concerning a 2021 protest. At this point, both of them are required to wear an EM ankle bracelet while detained in prison.
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By Raviwan Rakthinkamnerd |
This report examines the Thai military’s operations on the digital battlefield during the two rounds of heavy fighting through web-scraped data collected from social media communications and hashtag usage. The analysis covers 6,404 posts published between July 12, 2025 and January 2026 by the official Facebook pages of the Royal Thai Army, the Royal Thai Navy, and the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters—the three military institutions that were most active during the clashes.—as well as a number of unofficial pages.
By Sasitorn Aksornwilai |
It has become clear that the Thailand-Cambodia maritime demarcation dispute will be subject to an international mechanism as Cambodia has recently invoked UN-backed compulsory conciliation in response to Thailand’s unilateral cancellation of a 25-year-old maritime MoU. Here’s all you need to know about the long-standing maritime dispute and the compulsory conciliation process.
By Prachatai |
Military conscription law in Cambodia has once again come under global media attention after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stated that the Cabinet had approved a draft conscription law at the Peace Palace on 23 April 2026. All Cambodian citizens aged 18–25 will be required to serve in the military, while women may be recruited on a voluntary basis under the new law. A Thai activist calls it a threat to democracy.
By Prachatai |
The crisis over Thailand’s Senate election collusion has entered a critical phase after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and eight other high-profile figures have threatened to file defamation lawsuits against the iLaw director for linking them and the ruling Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) to the scheme. As the legal battle intensifies, the Election Commission (EC) faces public scrutiny over whether it will refer this high-profile case for prosecution.
By Patchsita Rungrojtanakul |
Communities along the Kok River say that their livelihood are being affected by water contamination. To raise awareness about water contamination in six rivers and demand action from the Thai government, monks, community members, and civil society workers participated in a six-day ‘peace walk’ along the Kok River.
By Sheikh Mehzabin Chitra |
As Thailand prepares for its next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council in November 2026, human rights advocates warn that the country continues to rely on legal ambiguities and weak enforcement mechanisms that leave refugees vulnerable to arbitrary detention, torture, and forced return despite existing legal safeguards.
By Sheikh Mehzabin Chitra |
Indigenous communities and. environmental defenders in Thailand are demanding action against worsening water contamination in the Kok River and other tributaries of the Mekong, which resulted from mining activities in Myanmar.
By Sheikh Mehzabin Chitra |
On 11 May 2026, the physical gates of Klong Prem Central Prison opened for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. For many activists and critics of Thailand's justice system, however, his release highlighted what they see as a stark contrast between the treatment of political elites and that of pro-democracy campaigners facing lengthy prison sentences.
By Prachatai |
Military conscription law in Cambodia has once again come under global media attention after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stated that the Cabinet had approved a draft conscription law at the Peace Palace on 23 April 2026. All Cambodian citizens aged 18–25 will be required to serve in the military, while women may be recruited on a voluntary basis under the new law. A Thai activist calls it a threat to democracy.
By Zoe Chiang |
Nearly fifty years on, the 6 October 1976 Thammasat University Massacre is no longer a denied chapter of history. Commemoration events have expended since the 2020 youth movement, but even as the silence is broken, accountability remains to be found.
By Anna Lawattanatrakul |
Five years after abortion was legalised in Thailand, abortion access remains limited. As an answer to these constraints, the abortion rights group Tamtang Foundation has opened Tarntawan Clinic, aiming to find a friendlier way of providing abortion care and to widen access to abortion in Thailand.
By Don Pathan |
Royal Thai Army Chief of Staff Gen Chaiyapruek Duangprapat, did not mince words. Visiting Narathiwat the day after six Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN) combatants gunned down five Paramilitary Rangers at close range, he warned: “Those who provide hiding places, and any country that provides hiding places, should know that we will pursue them to the ends of the earth.” He told the perpetrators to watch their backs when they eat, sleep, or walk. “The time has come for you to become the hunted.”
By John Quinley III |
Two developments on opposite sides of the world, in Thailand and the United States, underscore a troubling reality: some governments continue to embrace the death penalty regardless of the global movement to abolish state-sanctioned killings.
By Rungrot Tatiyawongwiwat |
Since the launch of its first internet connection in 1987, Thailand has significantly expanded its digital infrastructure, which now includes the rollout of a 5G network nationwide. Its public digital infrastructure now includes the Government Data Center and Cloud Service (GDCC), Digital ID platforms, e-government service portals, online tax systems, and digital welfare registration mechanisms.However, access remains difficult for many citizens, particularly in remote areas and among the elderly.
By Human Rights Watch |
The Thai authorities should immediately take effective measures to protect the prominent members of parliament Angkhana Neelapaijit and Romadon Panjor and the human rights defender Anchana Heemmina, all of whom have been facing online death threats and attacks, Human Rights Watch said on Friday (31 July).
By Reporters Without Borders |
59 civil society organizations have signed a joint statement calling on the Thai authorities to refrain from forcibly returning Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China, where he would face a risk of political persecution, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture, and other serious human rights violations.
By Reporters Without Borders |
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Safeguard Defenders call on Thai authorities to refrain from deporting detained prominent Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China.
Many parents are told that the future will reward creativity, adaptability and confidence. That may be true, but it can make academic foundations sound almost old-fashioned. In Bangkok, schools such as Singapore Global International School reflect a different view: that modern education still needs strong structure, especially if children are expected to think independently later.
Prudence Foundation, in partnership with Plan International, today marked the successful conclusion of the Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) Project with the official handover of the CSS Learning Platform (www.thaicssplatform)
