In August 2006, I attended a rally headlined by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. *** Today’s protests in Thailand join adjacent movements in Myanmar and Hong Kong where young people, often still in their teens and 20s, feel compelled to challenge entrenched systems of privilege, violence, and authority. The large crowds of protesters who assembled …
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Young activists take on powerful monarchy and pro-army leaders in what could be a ‘new turning point’ for Thai politics. Thongchai Winichakul, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the 2014 coup “brought back strong waves of ultra-royalism” to Thai society, boosting the king’s standing. The Future Forward Party was outspoken on many issues including opposing the building up …
