https://www.scmp.com/rss/507819/feed Supalak Ganjanakhundee was Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute from October 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. He is the former editor of The Nation (Bangkok) en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Every year, a number of Thais gather at Thammasat University’s Tha Phrachan campus and at the October 14, 1973, memorial site on Ratchadamnoen Avenue to commemorate the student uprising on that date that restored democracy to the country. This year was unusual. Thousands, mostly young people and students, came together at the Democracy Monument on the same road not only to recall that struggle, but also to protest against the current order and call for reform of the royal institution. They... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3109387/thai-protests-1932-revolution-social-media-generation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3109387/thai-protests-1932-revolution-social-media-generation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Nov 2020 04:00:09 +0000