My new article in the Bangkok Post: Sontirat Sontijirawong, secretary of the Palang Pracharath party, recently complained about the media labeling different parties “pro-democracy” and “pro-dictatorship”. PPRP, Sontirat argued, had run in an election and won 7.9 million votes. It has engaged with the democratic process and as such Palang Pracharath is just as pro-democracy…

My new article in the Bangkok Post on the future of Thailand’s Democratic Party:  Former Thailand prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently won re-election as Democrat Party leader on Saturday, seeing off two challengers. While the election result concluded the question of who would lead the Democrats into the next general election tentatively scheduled for February…

My article, ‘Fostering Norms to Sustain Thailand’s Democracy’, was recently published in the Bangkok Post! …we cannot postpone the next election forever, and eventually Thailand must re-democratise. We must begin to consider how the country can avoid returning to the vicious cycle of the past. Namely, how can we ensure that democracy will finally take root…

People walking on the streets of Bangkok are dyed in black and white, or pinning black ribbons on their chests and arms. Advertising billboards transform into solemn proclamations of grief. Entertainment, in this most entertaining of cities, is scarce. Hundreds of thousands, all wearing black, converge at the Grand Palace to sing the royal anthem and…

King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away today at Siriraj Hospital. He reigned for 70 years and 126 days. Today, Thailand has lost a king who has reigned over this country for seven decades. But Thailand has not only lost a king. It has also lost a unifying symbol who steadfastly upheld the tenfold virtues while becoming…