Sisaket won’t tolerate dictatorship (8)
“I’d never thought in my lifetime that there’d be a student protest in Sisaket. I see this as a hope for Thailand’s democracy,” says Pornchai Maneenil, a Sisaket human right lawyer and activist.
Features
A new kind of political power emerges in Sisaket (7)
“So, if you want to point fingers at who’s behind this movement, I can say I know who’s behind these rallies. It’s Gen. Prayut. You’re the one who built this movement that’s set on bringing you down.”
Adithep Chanthet
November 23, 2020
From classroom to prison cell (2)
From the classroom to a prison cell, Isaan students recount the aftermath of the Oct 13 arrests.
The Isaan Record
November 14, 2020
INTRODUCTION to series, “LGBTIQ+ in Isaan: On the road to justice and equality” (1)
The Isaan Record, working with the Gender Diversity Network of Isaan, launches our series, “LGBTIQ+ in Isaan: On the road to justice and equality.”
The Isaan Record
November 5, 2020
Thailand sees moviegoers remaining in their seats during the playing of the royal anthem
A new trend of not standing in theaters during the royal anthem is going viral. People who do not stand declare it as an individual right and the act of not standing is not illegal. It’s happening in Isaan, too.
The Isaan Record
October 14, 2020
After 28 years, curtains fall on a unique exchange program in Northeast Thailand
A victim of the pandemic, CIEE Khon Kaen, a unique exchange program for American students in Northeast Thailand, had to close its doors after 28 years. Guest contributor Weerawat Somnuek talked to the people involved with the program who hope their “people to people” education model can one day make a comeback.
วีรวรรธน์ สมนึก
October 8, 2020
A bold demand: Reform the monarchy
“I want the monarchy to adapt itself because society won’t return to how it once was,” says activist and lawyer Anon Nampa as he calls for monarchial reform and amendments to the constitution.
Editor
October 6, 2020
The Good Daughters of Isaan (18) – Has online dating changed the dynamics of Thai-Western relationships?
The conventional view of Thai-Western relationships is older Western men meeting their future partner, often a single mother, at a tourist venue, getting married, and then moving to the man’s home country or settling down in Thailand. But online dating apps also see a new phenomenon emerging: younger Thai women connecting up with younger Westerners. Guest contributor Kate Santaliz takes a look.
The Isaan Record
September 16, 2020
The Good Daughters of Isaan (17) – Love is a craft: A different kind of Isaan-foreign couple
Hannah and Bae, an Isaan-American couple, tell the story of how their families and friends reacted to their relationship. [VIDEO]
