Benjamin Freeman

Get me out of here, say frustrated young Thais

Mismanagement of Covid-19, corruption, nepotism and human rights violations are their main reasons for wanting to emigrate

Thailand's road toll comes at too high a price

Three-quarters of road deaths are motorcycle or tricycle users, particularly young Thais in their teens and twenties

Generals in Myanmar, Thailand take leaves out of Beijing's playbook

The use of brutal repression and illiberal laws to stifle protests is a strategy honed by the Chinese Communist Party

Malaysia sends Myanmar refugees to an uncertain future

Malaysia is endangering the lives of over 1,000 people by deporting them to a country in the middle of a coup

Myanmar coup reignites Thai pro-democracy protests

Thai army is copying what China has done in Hong Kong by using unjust laws to arrest and jail protesters

Southeast Asia's migrant workers united in misery

Incidents in Thailand and South Korea highlight the abuse and exploitation migrant workers from Southeast Asia face daily

Killing of three monks by wild elephants shocks Buddhist Thailand

Elephant-human conflicts are on the increase as the pachyderms' habitats come under threat

Young protester highlights sex abuse in Thai schools

Grassroots student group campaigns for reform of oppressive educational and political systems

Thai media must be honest to avoid irrelevance

Mainstream media outlets risk becoming redundant in an era of robust discussions about sensitive issues on social media

Are you serious? Thai royalists blame Jews for political unrest

Former singer's claim that American Jews are orchestrating pro-democracy activists is risible nonsense

More propaganda won't help Thai education

Youth-led protests are changing things forever as they challenge the status quo

Thai regime gags media to smother democracy movement

It is illegal for citizens to attend anti-government protests and post about them online

Distrust remains as Sri Lanka's Tamils try to honor their dead

Nuns join efforts to tackle Covid-19 in Vietnam

Relatives fear jailed Indian Jesuit has Covid-19

Philippine Catholic youths vow not to squander vote

Myanmar military release arrested Catholic priest

Land dispute hits Christian cemetery in northern India