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The government identified a 43-year-old crewman of an Egyptian military plane and a nine-year-old girl in the family of a Sudanese diplomat as the new cases that could potentially trigger a second wave.
Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-tightens-borders-over-fears-of-second-wave-of-coronavirus
Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-tightens-borders-over-fears-of-second-wave-of-coronavirus
The funny thing is: There is a "fit to fly" document demands for Thais overseas, endless red tape and unwillingness to help them to return home while they have a double standard treatment for Thai returnees based on their socio-economic status.
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1905760/covid-19-exposes-our-broken-system
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1905760/covid-19-exposes-our-broken-system
A Facebook user who went viral for posting a picture of himself wearing a shirt printed with “I lost faith in the monarchy,” was forcibly taken by police officers and admitted to the Hospital on 9 July. #saveทิวากร
Source: https://prachatai.com/english/node/8646
Source: https://prachatai.com/english/node/8646
Police intimidation of #Thailand’s prominent #graffiti artist and political dissident @headachestencil is worsening, leading to concerns about abduction attempts. No response from authorities to investigate and provide protection. #SaveHeadacheStencil
Via: @sunaibkk
Via: @sunaibkk
Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai activist in exile, was reportedly abducted by unknown persons from outside his apartment building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. #Saveวันเฉลิม
Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa23/2517/2020/en/
Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa23/2517/2020/en/
LGBT equality advocates are calling on Thailand to allow same-sex marriage, asking that laws regarding marriage simply change the words “man and woman” so same-sex couples can have the same rights as traditional married couples.—
A Civil Partnership Bill allows same-sex couples to register in a civil union, but if partnerships and marriages end up being treated differently, the act could turn same-sex couples into “second-class citizens"
Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/politics/thai-lgbt-advocates-push-for-equal-rights-for-same-sex-marriage
Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/politics/thai-lgbt-advocates-push-for-equal-rights-for-same-sex-marriage
School haircut rule is a method of control. It suppresses an individual’s right to his or her own body and demands obedience and uniformity. It’s a technique that trains young people to submit to authority. —
Girls must wear their hair above their earlobes. Boys must wear the military cut.
Source: https://thisrupt.co/current-affairs/fighting-the-haircut-rule/
Source: https://thisrupt.co/current-affairs/fighting-the-haircut-rule/
Thailand will take until September to study whether to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement, potentially missing a window for entry this year amid widespread concern that joining the pact may harm its farm and healthcare sectors.—
Tariff-free access to other CPTPP members could lead to a flood of agricultural and pharmaceutical imports and hurt those industries in Thailand. #NoCPTPP
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1944788/thailand-unlikely-to-join-cptpp-pact-this-year
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1944788/thailand-unlikely-to-join-cptpp-pact-this-year
The lese majeste law in Thailand is a sensitive subject that most people prefer to avoid talking about. Under Article 112 of the criminal code, anyone can file a lese majeste complaint against anyone else and the police are obligated to investigate every single complaint. —
The courts can sentence anyone who "defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent" to jail terms of between three and 15 years.
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1435150/lese-majeste-law-and-reality
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1435150/lese-majeste-law-and-reality
TW: Sexual Abuse
Thai military routinely subject new conscripts to a barrage of beating, humiliation and sexual abuse that often amounts to torture.
Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/thailand-military-conscripts-face-rampant-harassment-beatings-sexual-abuse/
Thai military routinely subject new conscripts to a barrage of beating, humiliation and sexual abuse that often amounts to torture.
Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/thailand-military-conscripts-face-rampant-harassment-beatings-sexual-abuse/
TW: Sexual Violence
About 50% of hundreds of rape and sexual violence attacks are on victims aged 11-20 years old, and that the perpetrators in about 5-10% of cases are teachers.
This rape epidemic is related to the patriarchy.
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1927492
About 50% of hundreds of rape and sexual violence attacks are on victims aged 11-20 years old, and that the perpetrators in about 5-10% of cases are teachers.
This rape epidemic is related to the patriarchy.
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1927492
Students are forced to prostrate themselves as a way to show respect to others. This is a way for teachers to oppress students; some teachers even said they would not allow students to look up until they were satisfied. #AbolishProstration
Source: https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/school-group-demands-end-of-prostration-custom
Source: https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/school-group-demands-end-of-prostration-custom
You can’t hold up a bottle of bourbon in a selfie, and grin. Or show off a pint glass with a Heineken logo. All of that runs afoul of a very vague crime: “Encouraging people to drink.”
Source: https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-06-25/thailand-posting-selfie-beer-potential-crime
Source: https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-06-25/thailand-posting-selfie-beer-potential-crime
In Thailand, prostitution is illegal, and customers who pay for sex with underage workers can be jailed for up to six years. But over the years, the country has come to be known for sex tourism. #saveอาชีพขายบริการทางเพศ #LegalizeSexwork
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1943492/migrant-sex-workers-fear-for-the-future
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1943492/migrant-sex-workers-fear-for-the-future
The charity, “Five Provinces Bordering Forest Preservation Foundation,” #ป่ารอยต่อ was established by the army in 2006. Its real goal was to incubate loyalties and form an inner circle trusted by the Deputy PM, who is the foundation’s chairman.
Source: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/02/28/pheu-thai-denies-conspiring-to-save-prawit-from-censure/
Source: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/02/28/pheu-thai-denies-conspiring-to-save-prawit-from-censure/
Thailand is decreasing security spending in its southern border provinces for the third time, citing a drop in insurgency-related violence, and amid a broader reduction in the defense budget with funds slated for helping fight the pandemic.
Source: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/security-spending-07132020143025.html
Source: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/security-spending-07132020143025.html
Locals raised concern over the possible environmental impact the government's controversial plan to construct an 18-billion-baht industrial estate will have on Chana district's rich marine resources, beaches and fresh air. #SaveChana
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1949776/locals-divided-over-chana-plan
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1949776/locals-divided-over-chana-plan
Military secretly planned weapon purchases for over a year. Did not tell public until May when contract was signed. Public not allowed to participate in long-term spending decisions.
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/1268961/%E0%B8%BF2-3-billion-on-wheels-military-spending-rising
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/1268961/%E0%B8%BF2-3-billion-on-wheels-military-spending-rising
TW: Police Brutality
Two activists were arrested by the police when they were holding placards during the PM visit, after the government destroying the fragile tourism business in Rayong, causing 90% cancellations in one day. #ตำรวจระยองอุ้มประชาชน
Two activists were arrested by the police when they were holding placards during the PM visit, after the government destroying the fragile tourism business in Rayong, causing 90% cancellations in one day. #ตำรวจระยองอุ้มประชาชน
While Thailand appears to have been successful in suppressing the Covid-19 virus, a report in The Bangkok Post today says the outlook for the country’s economy is far from favourable, calling it the worst in Asia.
Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/economy/thailands-economy-facing-bleakest-prediction-in-asia
Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/economy/thailands-economy-facing-bleakest-prediction-in-asia
Narongchai, a military officer who has become a target for prosecution after exposing corruption in the army, today the Military Court prosecutor entered the motion to detain the suspect in custody for the third time. #Saveหมู่อาร์ม
Via @TLHR2014
Via @TLHR2014
Protesters gather at Bangkok’s Democracy monument to call for government accountability and against the Prayut government.
Largest protest so far since covid pandemic. #เยาวชนปลดแอก #freeyouth
Via. @ThaiEnquirer
Largest protest so far since covid pandemic. #เยาวชนปลดแอก #freeyouth
Via. @ThaiEnquirer
Hundreds of Thai LGBT activists and allies raised rainbow flags on Saturday evening as they called for democracy and equal rights, the latest in a series of youth protests calling for the government to step down. #respectThaiDemocracy
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/thai-lgbt-activists-raise-pride-flag-in-anti-government-rally-idUSKCN24Q0NV
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/thai-lgbt-activists-raise-pride-flag-in-anti-government-rally-idUSKCN24Q0NV
Hundreds of Thai protesters sang a Japanese cartoon jingle on Sunday with lyrics mocking the government as hungry hamsters feasting on taxpayer cash, part of a new protest movement by youth who say they are using whimsical tactics for serious ends.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/delicious-taxes-thai-protesters-use-japanese-cartoon-hamster-to-mock-government-idUSKCN24R0ID
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/delicious-taxes-thai-protesters-use-japanese-cartoon-hamster-to-mock-government-idUSKCN24R0ID
A new hashtag #เราไม่ใช่ตัวประหลาด (We are not weird) trends on Twitter as LGBTQ+ supporters and protesters marched to the Ministry of Education on Wednesday to protest the traditional and discriminatory Thai curriculum.
Source: https://www.thaienquirer.com/16173/new-hashtag-trends-on-twitter-as-thai-students-rip-apart-discriminatory-thai-curriculum-in-support-of-lgbtq-rights/
Source: https://www.thaienquirer.com/16173/new-hashtag-trends-on-twitter-as-thai-students-rip-apart-discriminatory-thai-curriculum-in-support-of-lgbtq-rights/
Thai authorities arrested a student leader and legal adviser over anti-government protests, a legal group said, as young protesters said they wanted to expand their movement and escalate their anti-government activities. #หยุดคุกคามประชาชน
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/thai-police-arrest-two-leaders-of-student-protests-idUSKCN2531BG
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/thai-police-arrest-two-leaders-of-student-protests-idUSKCN2531BG
Thousands joined an anti-government demonstration at a Thai university on Monday, the largest such protest by students, challenging the government and conservative establishment even as royalist rivals held their own rally.
Source: https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN2550J6?__twitter_impression=true
Source: https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN2550J6?__twitter_impression=true
Thai security officials arrest prominent student leader
Penguin told TE before his arrest that the use of lese majeste laws against him shows how politicized the law is. #saveparit
Source: https://www.thaienquirer.com/17002/thai-security-officials-arrest-prominent-student-leader-prompting-concerns-from-rights-groups/
Penguin told TE before his arrest that the use of lese majeste laws against him shows how politicized the law is. #saveparit
Source: https://www.thaienquirer.com/17002/thai-security-officials-arrest-prominent-student-leader-prompting-concerns-from-rights-groups/
