Khon Kaen mayor defends light rail project against meddling from Bangkok
A tussle over who gets to build and operate Khon Kaen City’s urban light rail system is threatening the project’s arrival.
Month: May 2018
Ten point plan for devolving power in Thailand to the regions
A 10-step plan for restarting the devolution of power in Thailand beginning with establishing a Minister for the North, for the Northeast, and for the South.
The Isaan Record
24/05/2018
Dissenting voices from Isaan on four years of military rule
Two members of the northeastern NGO community talk about four years of military rule.
The Isaan Record
22/05/2018
Fortify Rights: Dismiss Criminal-Defamation Charges Against Thai PBS and Journalists
The Criminal Court in Bangkok is set to reopen a defamation case against journalists that reported on a controversial gold mining site in Loei Province.
The Isaan Record
21/05/2018
Moderate Party: Beyond the red-yellow divide
A new party wants to move the country beyond the color-coded divide by introducing direct-democracy measures to increase people’s participation in politics.
The Isaan Record
21/05/2018
The tired trope of Isaan women as domestic servants, now on Drag Race Thailand
The age-old trope of Isaan women as domestic servants in Thai media has not gone away just yet.
Peera Songkünnatham
20/05/2018
Commoner Party: Putting the people back into politics
Founded by activists and NGO workers in the Northeast, the Commoner Party hopes to directly engage voters in designing its policy program.
The Isaan Record
18/05/2018
Core arguments for and against elected governors: ‘Thainess’ and the evolution of devolution
An analysis of the pros and cons of elected governors in Thailand.
The Isaan Record
08/05/2018
Why can’t Thailand’s provinces elect their own governors?
Political scientist Thanet Charoenmuang on the history of (de)centralization of the Thai state.