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First-ever religious ceremony held following the suppression of Ubon’s Holy Man rebels 121 years ago.
The first-ever religious ceremony dedicated to the Holy Man Rebellion of 121 years ago received a throng of attendees in Ubon Ratchathani last week. Community leaders discussed building a monument to commemorate the event as a way to make Saphue’s local history more widespread.
An event with Director Apichatpong in London held to raise funds to raise awareness of Isaan’s “Holy Man Rebellion”
The Isaan Record and the Thai Democracy Advocates group arranged a screening of the movie “Cemetery of Splendour” in London to raise funds to recover the lost history of the “Holy Man Rebellion” in Isaan. When asked about the political situation in Thailand, the noted Thai independent direct Apichatpong Weerasethakul said he maintained the hope of seeing the new generation continued to push for reform of the Thai military and the monarchy.
Pheu Thai’s ex-justice minister demands release of prisoners of conscience
Ex-Minister of Justice Chaikasem Nitisiri calls for all prisoners of conscience to be released, the military to stop staging coups, and the judiciary to restore faith in justice in order to solve the ongoing political turmoil.
Critics call for end to govt’s info warfare against citizens
The state-run “Information Operations” is an obsolete Cold War legacy that must be put to an end, a prominent writer and academic said Thursday (Sept. 2), after another alleged security watchlist targeting even media and minors emerged in a heated censure debate.
Army “Information Operations” creates misinformation in Khon Kaen “watch list”
A member of parliament from the Move Forward Party reveals information about the military’s Information Operations (IO) during the no-confidence debate in the House of Representatives on the role of the prime minister who is responsible for IO. An IO document titled, “People of Khon Kaen,” is exposed, a watch list of 80 people and organizations apparently deemed as national security threats – including The Isaan Record.
Tiwakorn Witithon carries a campaign on the 1-year anniversary of the 10 demands to reform the monarchy
Tiwakorn Witithon campaigns around Khon Kaen city to invite local people to wear a shirt reading, “We have lost faith in the monarchy,” on the 1-year anniversary of the student declaration of ten demands to reform the monarchy.
An Ubon community plans to mark the 121-year anniversary of Bangkok’s suppression of the Holy Man Rebellion
Isaan scholars and artists, in cooperation with The Isaan Record, are set to carry out a merit-making ceremony and other activities in April 2022 in Ban Saphue, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The event is to commemorate the 121st anniversary of the Siamese government’s crushing of the Phi Bun Rebellion in the area where as many as 400 rebels were killed or executed.
Isaan Record website selected by the US Library of Congress as part of world history record
The Isaan Record website has been selected by the United States Library of Congress for inclusion in its web archives as they consider the website to be an important part of its collection and the historical record.
