Pravit Rojanaphruk

Bangkok

ประวิตร โรจนพฤกษ์ MSc (Oxon), British Chevening Scholar 01-2/Reuter Fellow, Oxford,97/ 6th Thailand@Harvard Lecturer, 16/#RSF Prize Finalist,15/#IPFA Awardee,17

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Articles

Why the Truth of the Collapsed State Audit Office Building Is Not Guaranteed

1 week ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

Although Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra had originally given 7 days for related government agencies to report to her as to why the 33-storey State Audit Office building was the only building in Thailand which collapsed due to the tremors from the deadly 7.7 magnitude quake in Myanmar two weeks ago, she has since extended the deadline to 90 days.
Lese Majeste Charge Against American Scholar Paul Chambers A New Low for Thailand

2 weeks ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

Long-time Thailand-based American scholar Paul Chambers on Friday, April 4, 2025, became the latest target of the archaic and controversial royal defamation law, also known as lese majeste law, after he revealed that police came to see him in Phitsanulok province, in northern Thailand, where he teaches at Naresuan University, a state university. It was agreed that he will hear lese majeste charges made against him this coming Tuesday at the provincial police station.
Time Running Out for State Audit Building Rescue, Says Israeli Mission Chief

3 weeks ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

BANGKOK — The rescue mission is running after time as six days have passed since the deadly collapse of the State Audit Office building, warns chief of the Israeli Search and Rescue mission on Thursday, April 3.
Diplomacy, Bangkok style

3 weeks ago | adnchronicles.org | Pravit Rojanaphruk

When some 40 Uyghur who had been in a Thai detention center for more than a decade were suddenly deported to China last February, many Thais joined international observers in saying that Beijing’s influence over Bangkok was becoming overwhelming. The move, after all, was made despite calls by the United Nations and individual countries such as the United States for Thailand not to send back the Uyghur to China, where many believe they would only be subjected to repression and possible torture.
Myanmar Quake a Wakeup Call for Thailand

3 weeks ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

The long-held belief that Bangkok is free from major earthquakes, or dangerous tremors, from neighbouring countries like Myanmar, was literally shattered on Friday afternoon as the 7.7 magnitude quake with the epicentre over 300 kilometres from the Thai border shook Bangkok, central, and northern Thailand.
Myanmar Quake a Wakeup Call for Thailand

3 weeks ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

The long-held belief that Bangkok is free from major earthquakes, or dangerous tremors, from neighbouring countries like Myanmar, was literally shattered on Friday afternoon as the 7.7 magnitude quake with the epicentre over 300 kilometres from the Thai border shook Bangkok, central, and northern Thailand.
Activists Express Concerns Over the Future of 5 Uyghurs in Thai Prison

4 weeks ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

BANGKOK — Thai human rights activists on Wednesday night said at a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand that five Uyghurs currently serving prison term for fleeing the Thai Immigration Detention Centre could eventually be deported to China and face possible detention, torture and forced labour. They urged the Thai government to eventually allow these people to seek asylum in a third country.
Thailand on China’s List of “High-Risk Countries” on Uyghur-Xinjiang Issues, US Researcher Told FCCT Panel

4 weeks ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

BANGKOK — An American researcher on Chinese Studies told a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on Wednesday night that Thailand is listed by China as a “high-risk country” when it comes to Uyghurs and Xinjiang-related issues. Some Uyghurs who travelled to Thailand on a valid travel document were arrested upon returning to China due to concerns of them being exposed to extremist ideology while in Thailand.
Top VOA Journo Steven Herman Speak Out

1 month ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

Khaosod English’s Pravit Rojanaphruk submitted 5 questions to Voice of America’s top Journalist Steven L Herman regarding the suspension of the VOA by US President Donald Trump. Pravit: Trump’s camp accuses the VOA of propagating leftist and liberal ideologies. Is that the case? Herman: Every script at VOA – TV, radio or text – is reviewed by at least two editors. If it touches on politics, then there’s a third editor, a balance editor.
Was the Thai Gov’t’s Visit to Xinjiang Staged?

1 month ago | khaosodenglish.com | Pravit Rojanaphruk

This week’s Thai government’s trip to Xinjiang, China, to check on the well-being of the 40 Uyghurs deported back to China was meant to reassure the public, and the West, that all is well with the “returnees”. Instead, the Thai government had to repeatedly reassure the public that the two-day trip wasn’t a “staged event”. The Thai government, from Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham to the government spokesperson Jirayu Huangsab, insist that the trip to visit the Uyghurs was not staged.