Download The article “Shaping Justice: How Media is Transforming Crime Investigations in Thailand” examines how growing public distrust in Thailand’s law enforcement has led media outlets to take on a more prominent role in investigating crime and exposing corruption. As confidence in the police diminishes, the media emerges as a

Download The article “Social Media: A Double-Edged Sword in Thailand’s Cyber Scam Crisis” examines the role of social media in cyber scams in Thailand through two high-profile cases: the iCON Group case, a pyramid-based investment and sales scam, and the case of Chinese actor Wang Xing, who was trafficked to

Download The policy paper “Moving Beyond COVID-19 Restrictions in Southeast Asia: Pushing Back Against Authoritarian Pandemic Governance” explores how the use of powers by Southeast Asian governments during the COVID-19 pandemic derogated rights. Emergency and temporary laws, as well as special provisions in infectious disease laws, impacted fundamental rights beyond

Download Pandemic Governance & Civic Freedoms: Best Practices from Japan evaluates the approach taken to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. For the Japanese people, civic freedoms are a fundamental aspect of citizens’ rights. Hence, Japan’s approach during the pandemic was to balance civic freedoms while ensuring public health

Download Restrictions on Internet Freedoms: Recommendations for Thai Policy-makers and Civil Society assesses both legal and non-legal measures that adversely affect online internet usage in Thailand. These measures encompass the Country’s Penal Code, Computer Crime Act, Internal Security Act, information operations, and targeted online surveillance. The presence of vaguely-worded laws

Download In South Asia, governments tended to adopt two approaches to contain the spread of the pandemic. The Maldives and Sri Lanka declared state of emergencies, while Bangladesh, India and Nepal relied on temporary health emergency laws. Regardless of the differences between these two approaches, all these measures restricted people’s