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Also in this edition: The royals are still trying to use Olympic medal victories for propaganda , and Thais plan to protest by wearing black on Vajiralongkorn's birthday
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Thailand's royals are relentlessly trying to exploit the coronavirus crisis for propaganda, with disastrous consequences for the kingdom
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Also in this edition: Police crack down ferociously on large democracy rally, and film director Apichatpong condemns the regime in award speech at Cann…
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The story of how Thailand's royals managed to get the BBC to broadcast a palace propaganda film — and why it's still the most remarkable and revealing …
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Also in this edition: The king pretends to cook, Facebook shuts off translation after an accidental slur, and the ruling party may make a notorious cri…
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A year ago, my friend Wanchalearm Satsaksit was kidnapped and probably murdered in Cambodia. This is the story of what happened to him, and the nine ot…
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Also in this edition: Thais get bolder talking about who killed Rama 8, and the digital economy ministry spreads fake news about shutting down Facebook…
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Also in this edition: The king reappears, but is trying to hide the giant Boeing 737 in his garden, and a new scandal engulfs the Thai judiciary
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