US Embassy in #Bangkok told Human Rights Watch last year that #Thailand dissolving MFP Thailand would cross a "red line" for the US-Thai relationship. Wondering what that actually means today, on the eve of the Constitutional Court decision. Great reporting by Kira Kay pbs.org/wnet/preservin…

#ยุบพรรคก้าวไกล: It’s judgement day yet again in Thai politics: the Constitutional Court decides on the fate of MFP Thailand. Our latest CNA report looks how last year’s election winner got here and what happens to Pita Limjaroenrat and others if they get the axe.

ความน่ากลัวของคำวินิจฉัย ไม่ใช่การที่พรรคก้าวไกลถูกยุบ แต่คือการตีความให้ ม.112 มีความศักดิ์สิทธิ์เกินที่ประชาชนจะแตะถึงได้ นี่คือปฎิบัติการกระชับพื้นที่การพูดคุย เรื่องสถาบันกษัตริย์กับการเมืองไทย ให้หดแคบลงจนแทบไม่เหลืออากาศหายใจสำหรับเสรีภาพของประชาชนอีกต่อไป

I've been covering Thai politics since 2015, and the Constitutional Court has never once conducted themselves democratically. First they came for FFP, now they've dissolved MFP Thailand, the most popular party in the country. In Thailand, there is no true democracy in sight.

[ ไม่ว่าพรรคใหม่เราจะชื่ออะไร 2570 สีส้มทั้งแผ่นดิน ] . ตลอดระยะเวลาที่ผ่านมาตั้งแต่อนาคตใหม่จนมาถึงก้าวไกล เราผลักดันวาระก้าวหน้าต่อประชาชนต่าง ๆ มากมาย ไม่ว่าจะเป็นผลักดันการยกเลิกการเกณฑ์ทหาร สมรสเท่าเทียม การแก้รัฐธรรมนูญใหม่ทั้งฉบับ

What a coincidence! After the opposition Move Forward Party was dissolved on high treason charges for attempting to reform royal insult law, its reincarnation chose the name “People’s Party” in English—resembling the movement that overthrew #Thailand’s absolute monarchy rule in

It’s official, the new name of the MFP Thailand successor is “People’s Party” #พรรคประชาชน, with all its 143 MPs joining. Parit Wacharasindhu (Itim): “It’s simple why we chose this name: we’re a political party for the people.”

Just hours after Thailand's Constitutional Court dissolved Move Forward Party, I wrote some thoughts for the The Spectator. Thailand should not be viewed as a democracy. And its authoritarian roots are still thoroughly intact. spectator.co.uk/article/thaila…

เพราะรากเหง้าของเผด็จการยังดำรงคงอยู่และยังมีผู้สืบต่อระบอบ จึงทำให้ประชาธิปไตยในประเทศนี้บกพร่องและถดถอย

Once dared us to 'come out if brave,' now we fight boldly, saying the same to the junta. The revolution holds: ▪️75 towns fully controlled ▪️105 towns surrounding junta forces ▪️74 towns in active fights ▪️98 towns under junta U Yee Mon, Defense Minister & Maui, KNDF Dep. Cmdr

Regardless of whether Min Aung Hlaing remains at the helm of the SAC, our commitment to dismantling this regime and overhauling the country’s political system remains steadfast. Amidst the current turmoil and unverified rumors of an internal coup within the military, we remain

Thailand's dark era of destroying democracy through unaccountable rulings of the conservative, elite controlled Constitutional Court continues with the dismissal of PM Srettha Srettha Thavisin. The absurdity is palpable! Watch foreign investors head for exits. cnn.com/2024/08/14/asi…

In recent Thai political history, these พรรคเพื่อไทย Pheu Thai Party PMs have been toppled out of office: 1) Thaksin Shinawatra: military coup 2006 2) Samak Sundaravej: court dismissal 2008 3) Somchai Wongsawat: party dissolution 2008 4) Yingluck Shinawatra: coup 2014 5) Srettha Thavisin: court dismissal 2024

Excellent analysis from Ken Mathis Lohatepanont .

Updating my Myanmar map tonight after a few days slack and we have all passed the milestone of 2,000 fortified positions captured by the nationwide resistance since Oct 27th 2023. That is ~7 fortified positions captured every day for 9 months. The junta is in terminal decline.

"This open lawfare on the remaining shreds of Thai democracy will continue as long as the undemocratic 2017 Constitution remains in place. That constitution was drafted by the military to protect its interests & really remains a dark stain on the nation” asiasentinel.com/p/court-oust-t…

Someone is mad at something

14.10h: PM-elect Ing Shin, visibly moved by the occasion, apologizes for being nervous and thanks for the vote in her favor - but won’t say anything policy-wise yet until her royal assent.

A forensic audit of misguided international analyses, narratives and tropes: "International actors often consider Myanmar’s problems unsolvable, pressure only the resistance side to negotiate and, worse, appear to be worried about... resistance victory." irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-…

In June, The Human Rights Foundation of Monland reported mothers & pregnant women were being forcibly enlisted by the junta to join the military. Now, women in #Shan are being targeted. Thinzar Shunlei Yi & I wrote about the risks women & girls face if conscripted: t.ly/6kXsV bnionline.net/en/news/conscr…