Thailand

The problem with many countries in Asia is that politicians and unelected leaders view their populace as subjects rather than as individuals whose rights are worth preserving.

Despite the 'real' narrative of history, we find ourselves still accepting the arguments of 'older' generations.

One month after 38 people were killed in a fire at Mae Surin refugee camp in Thailand's Mae Hong Son province, disturbing theories about the cause of the blaze are emerging.

A report from Rangoon that Thai spirits are encountering resistance in their efforts to extend their power into Myanmar.

An invitation to participate in a panel at the 2014 International Conference on Thai Studies exploring the role of rebellions in shaping the modern borders of Thailand.

The city of Boston is literally on the other side of the globe yet many that contributed to the inundation of my Facebook wall acted as if it were their home town that was attacked by yet-to-be-named terrorists.

Kyoto University's Pavin Chachavalpongpun interviews Joe Gordon, an American who was imprisoned for lèse majesté

Andrew Walker writes about the contested history of the last king of Phrae, and what this might mean for royal power in contemporary Thailand.

The current issue of Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia deals with the sensitive, yet significant, topic of monarchies in the region

Cod Satrusayang is right. There is a natural fit between Thai culture and royalty. Thai culture needs its king. So why only one?

Bangkok-based writer Cod Satrusayang makes an argument for retaining Southeast Asia's most famous monarchy.

Since modern borders were first established in the Mekong region, opportunists like Naw Kham have used them to pursue their own economic and political agendas.

James Bean argues that the Thai government is making the right moves in pursuing a constructive dialogue on peace in the southern provinces.

Join members of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific to mark the anniversary of Somchai Neelaphaijit’s disappearance through a discussion of forced disappearance in Southeast Asia.

Murray Hunter examines the prospects for peace in the far south of Thailand following the February 28 agreement.

The Pakistan-based Taliban are helping fund schools in southern Thailand, according to Murray Hunter.

If outrage at the lèse-majesté law drives some academic research and writing, some of it may be better for it and reveal that speaking the truth is noble.

Artist Chris Coles explores the world of Southeast Asian noir.

Panel proposals for the Twelfth International Conference on Thai Studies (April 2014, Sydney University) close at the end of this month.

In the wake of the 2004 tsunami some Moken believed the path was clear for them to create a revitalised identity.

A special Book Zone post for Valentine's Day, celebrating the theme of love in our National Library of Australia Thai collection

We need to be careful that we don’t provide Thai ultra-royalists with exactly the image of the interfering Westerner they are seeking.

French attitudes towards the Siamese hardened when reports arrived of "unspeakable atrocities” by Siamese troops in their repression of the Shan rebellion.

The cultural foundation of the lèse majesté law is the toleration of intolerance. Some anti-royalist commentators seem determined to keep that cultural foundation intact.