Chiang Mai University is a national public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964. It has a strong emphasis on engineering, science, agriculture, and medicine. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction. Its main campus lies between central Chiang Mai and Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai province.
The People's Party, known in Thai as Khana Ratsadon, was a Siamese group of military and civil officers, and later a political party, which staged a bloodless revolution against King Prajadhipok's government and transformed the country's absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932.
Suchatvee Suwansawat is a professor of Civil Engineering at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), where he served as the president of institute from 2015 to 2021. In December 2021, he announced his intention to contest in the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election as a candidate for the Democrat Party. He came in a distant second place.
The Thai identity card is an official identity document issued to Thai nationals between the age of 7 and 70 years. It was first introduced in 1943 when Plaek Phibunsongkram was the Prime Minister. The minimum age was originally 16 years but later lowered to 15 in 1983 and 7 in 2011.
On 22 May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état, the twelfth since the country's first coup in 1932, against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis. The military established a junta called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to govern the nation. The coup ended the political conflict between the military-led regime and democratic power, which had been present since the 2006 Thai coup d'état known as the "unfinished coup". Seven years later, it developed into the 2020–2021 Thai protests to reform the monarchy of Thailand.
Vichien Khaokham is a Thai politician. He is a Member of Parliament for the Pheu Thai Party and member of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship. Vichien Khaokham was born in Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province. He studied Rajabhat Maha sarakham University.
Rangsima Rodrasamee is a Thai politician former representatives for Samut Songkhram 1st District.
Jurin Laksanawisit is a Thai Democrat Party politician. He was former Minister of Public Health and Minister of Education during Abhisit Vejjajiva premiership along with member of the House of Representatives for eleven times.
Anutin Charnvirakul is a Thai politician who has served as the Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister since 2023. He was the Minister of Public Health in Prayut Chan-o-cha's government and was the prominent public figure in charge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
Sompong Amornvivat is a Thai politician for the Pheu Thai Party.
Thai typography concerns the representation of the Thai script in print and on displays, and dates to the earliest printed Thai text in 1819. The printing press was introduced by Western missionaries during the mid-nineteenth century, and the printed word became an increasingly popular medium, spreading modern knowledge and aiding reform as the country modernized. The printing of textbooks for a new education system and newspapers and magazines for a burgeoning press in the early twentieth century spurred innovation in typography and type design, and various styles of Thai typefaces were developed through the ages as metal type gave way to newer technologies. Modern media is now served by digital typography, and despite early obstacles including lack of copyright protection, the market now sees contributions by several type designers and digital type foundries.
In Thailand, protests began in early 2020 with demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. They later expanded to include the unprecedented demands for reform of the Thai monarchy. The protests were initially triggered by the dissolution of the Future Forward Party (FFP) in late February 2020 which was critical of Prayut, the changes to the Thai constitution in 2017, and the country's political landscape that it gave rise to.
Arnon Nampa is a Thai lawyer and activist known for his critical stance on theon the Thai monarchy, a highly controversial topic in the country. Initially celebrated as a leading human rights defender, Nampa's involvement in pro-democracy movements has led to numerous criminal charges. He became a key figure in the 2020–2021 Thai protests, advocating for unprecedented reforms to the monarchy led by non-elite groups.
On 3 August, a Harry Potter-themed demonstration was held, openly criticised the monarchy, and demanded amendment of increasing royal prerogative and lèse majesté law. The protest, which 200 people joined, featured a public speech by Anon Nampa. Paul Chambers, Southeast Asian politics scholar, noted, "Such open criticism of Thailand’s monarch by non-elites at a public place within Thailand with the police simply standing by is the first of its kind in Thai history."
This is a description of domestic and international reactions to the 2020 Thai protests.
Chupong Theethuan is a Thai political activist. He was member of New Aspiration Party and founding the Red Siam political movement. Chupong is known for his anti-monarchist views, which have resulted in a past arrest under Thailand's lèse majesté laws. He has lived in self-imposed exile in France since 2020.
Anek Laothamatas is a Thai political scientist and politician. He serves as Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha since 5 August 2020.
Boonyod Sookthinthai is a Thai politician, former journalist, news anchor, TV host, and DJ.
The Thai Sang Thai Party is a Thai political party founded in 2021 by people formerly from the Pheu Thai Party led by Sudarat Keyuraphan.
