· August, 2011

Stories about Thailand from August, 2011

Thailand: Student blogger ‘witch hunted’ on Facebook

  13 August 2011

Suluck Lamubol writes that the first student blogger who was charged with Lese Majeste in Thailand was ‘witch hunted’ by a Facebook group called Social Sanction. The group's objective is “to increase public awareness of corruption and create pressure to combat it and to stop the crime of lese majeste”.

Should Thailand Raise the Minimum Wage?

  8 August 2011

One of the campaign promises of newly elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai Party was to double Thailand’s minimum wage. The new pay scale will be implemented next year but the business sector is opposed to it. Here are some reactions from bloggers

Number of North Korean Defectors Surges In Thailand

  8 August 2011

ROK drop blog posted a story on a surge of North Korean refugees in northern Thailand. As authorities have failed to give  a clear explanation on causes of the sudden increase, net users have raised various speculations on the site.

Thailand: Reviving the Democrat Party

  7 August 2011

Suthichai Yoon analyzes the defeat of the Democrat Party in the recent elections in Thailand. He said an overhaul is needed to improve the image of Thailand's oldest political party.