Students singing along with 17-year-old rapper Elevenfinger’s rap during a music club session at a government school in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
Young Thai rappers deliver blistering critiques of ruling junta, defying strict censorship
- In Thai schools, students are expected to learn most subjects by rote and are taught deference to age, status as well as army-scripted rules
- As Thailand gears up for elections early next year, dissent is spilling out across subcultures from pro-democracy punks to graffiti artists
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Thailand's Junta
Students singing along with 17-year-old rapper Elevenfinger’s rap during a music club session at a government school in Bangkok. Photo: AFP