ARTICLES

23 Nov 2020

Thai Political Protests: Drifting into Uncharted Waters

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

The political temperature in Thailand is set to raise, as protest leaders up the ante and demand the reform of the monarchy. A separate process of constitutional amendment in Parliament will skirt the contentious issue.

Thai Politics Thailand

10 Nov 2020

Demography and Democratisation

Kevin S.Y. Tan

Thailand’s current political demonstrations suggest that demography matters for democracy.

9 Nov 2020

What if General Prayut Resigns?

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

Prime Minister General Prayut’s resignation would complicate, not moderate, Thailand’s current political turmoil.

Thai Politics Thailand

29 Oct 2020

Hope Over Fear: The 2020 Student-led Protests in Thailand

Punchada Sirivunnabood

Similar goals link the current protests in Thailand with earlier ones. Their different tactics make them harder for authorities to quell.

Thai Monarchy Thailand

22 Oct 2020

Thai Student Protests: Finishing the Business of 1932?

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

The recent student protests constitute something more than a call for the resignation of the prime minister. The ultimate goal is the end of the absolute power of the monarchy, as envisioned by revolutionaries of the class of 1932.

Thai Politics Thailand

19 Oct 2020

Student Protests in Thailand: The End of Political Quiescence

Michael J. Montesano

Recent mass students protests in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand have forced the hand of the government. If the Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha does resign, it could signal a victory for the protesters – or a determination on the part of hard-line elements in the military and the palace.

Thai Politics Thailand

6 Oct 2020

The Anti-Royalist Possibility: Thailand’s 2020 Student Movement

Khorapin Phuaphansawat

The current protest movement in Thailand is breaking new political ground while acknowledging their predecessors.

Thai Politics Thailand

29 Sep 2020

Populations and Politics: The Demography of Thai Student Protests

Kevin S.Y. Tan

Demographic factors are driving Thailand’s current political protests. They will be hard to quell without major political reforms.

Demography Thai Politics Thailand

8 Sep 2020

General Prayut’s Failing Premiership: Self-inflicted Wound

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

The sudden departure of Thailand’s newly-appointed finance minister is a sign that premiership of Prayut Chan-ocha is failing.

Thai Politics Thailand

8 Sep 2020

India’s Obsession With Thailand’s Kra Canal: Much Ado About Nothing

Ian Storey

News that Thailand has “cancelled” its Kra canal project and replaced it with a land bridge has exercised Indian observers. But you cannot scrap a plan that has not been approved and Indian media reports say more about tensions with China along their land border than a centuries’ old Thai canal plan.

India Kra Canal Thailand