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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 Vajiral…
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Thailand's royals are relentlessly trying to exploit the coronavirus crisis for propaganda, with disastrous consequences for the kingdom
Jul 25Comment 7Share
Also in this edition: Police crack down ferociously on large democracy rally, and film director Apichatpong condemns the regime in award speech at Cann…
Jul 19Comment 4Share
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 …
Jul 18Comment 10Share
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…
Jun 14Comment 11Share
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…
Jun 12Comment 6Share
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…
Jun 10Comment 5Share
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
Jun 1Comment 5Share
The truth about the death of King Ananda Mahidol
May 29Comment 7Share
Also in this edition: Vajiralongkorn has still not been sighted, a royalist tycoon is arrested for massive fraud, and harassment of protesters continues
May 24Comment 8Share
Rumours about the monarch are at fever pitch in Thailand, but there’s no evidence so far that his reign could be ending
May 14Comment 10Share
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