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Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand
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Northern Thailand is trapped in a cycle of air pollution driven by maize cultivation for the animal feed industry, with field burning each year choking the region in hazardous haze.
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Red Shirt protester acquitted in all cases related to 2014 protests after a year in detention
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A Red Shirt protester has been released after being acquitted in all five cases related to explosives during the 2014 Yellow Shirt protests.
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Anguish for residents as Thailand’s most polluting coal plant gets new lease of life
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Thailand has announced it will delay the decommissioning of several coal-fired units at the 2,400-megawatt Mae Moh power plant in Lampang province, prompting fears among communities who have dealt with health problems linked to the plant for decades.
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Prachatai reporter, photojournalist indicted as principals for damaging a historic site
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Two Thai reporters, along with a pro-democracy activist, have been indicted as principals with regard to a 2023 incident where an activist sprayed graffiti onto the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. They have been granted provisional bail pending trial.
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Border-fuelled politics disrupts families’, businesses’ futures
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Mekong Indy and Prachatai talk to employers and migrant workers bracing for financial strain due to the ongoing Thai-Cambodia border conflict.
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Two activists sentenced to prison for royal defamation over APEC 2022 protest statement
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Two pro-democracy activists have been convicted of royal defamation over a statement referring to the political situation which was delivered during the APEC 2022 protest.
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Deaf people in crisis during three-month sign language center blackout
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For the past three months, the Thailand Telecommunication Relay Service, which provides online sign language interpretation services for people with hearing impairments, has been shut down due to delay in funding approval.
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Finnish berry company CEO jailed for human trafficking over exploitation of Thai berry pickers
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The District Court of Lapland has sentenced the CEO of a Finnish berry company to prison over 62 human trafficking cases involving Thai berry pickers.
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Beyond the binary: Thailand’s intersex push for recognition bill
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Thailand’s success in legalising same-sex marriage has set the stage for the next frontier in LGBTQI+ rights: the Gender Recognition Bill. The proposed legislation faces political resistance as lawmakers grapple with recognising identities beyond male and female.
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Cambodians crowd Chouk Chey village after civilian confrontation with Thai troops
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A confrontation between Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians at a disputed village leads Cambodians to bring food, water and support to the Banteay Meanchey border.
