Of Partisan Reshuffles and Stalled Reforms: Thailand’s Police in 2021
Paul Chambers
The relationship between the palace and the police is deepening. Meanwhile, long awaited police reforms are in the balance.

Paul Chambers
The relationship between the palace and the police is deepening. Meanwhile, long awaited police reforms are in the balance.
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
A new movement of “fed-up” Thais has arisen, calling for a less ambitious goal — getting the Prime Minister to resign. This will be a tall order.
Paul Chambers
The Thai state’s numerous off-budget militias and paramilitaries should be terminated.
Paul Chambers
Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission is weaker and more focused on investigating accusers than those accused of abuses.
Punchada Sirivunnabood
The Thai government is spending more, and more opaquely, on defence procurement.
Paul Chambers
The barriers to political accommodation in Southern Thailand remain many and formidable
Paul Chambers
Thailand’s Phalang Pracharat Party is a “junta party” established as a proxy for the 2014-2019 junta and the military, It is specifically designed to sustain the power of the generals Prawit Wongsuwan, Prayut Chan-ocha and Anupong Paochinda. In Thailand itself, the party has become so well-entrenched that it will be a difficult task removing it from office. The party has also become a model for other militaries in Southeast Asia intent on institutionalising their power.
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
The convictions of three ministers do not augur well for the ruling coalition led by Thai Prime Minister Prayut. It also sets a precedent for pro-democracy protestors who have been detained - invoking one’s constitutional right to justify unlawful protest activities is an invalid legal defence.
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Thailand’s tough lèse majesté laws do not appear to have stifled expressions of resistance against the monarchy. Perhaps a review and relook of the laws surrounding perceived offenses to the monarchy is in order.
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Recent high-profile controversies involving the Thai military have elicited calls for reform in the institution. The problem is that the concept means different things to different parties.