Posts tagged conservative
The new Thai Senate: Less powerful and less predictable
The new Thai Senate: Less powerful and less predictable

Written by Mathis Lohatepanont

The new senators are largely unknown to the public; their individual preferences can only be gleaned with time, and so how they will behave is largely still a matter of speculation.

Read More
Southeast Asia9DL9DASHLINE, The new Thai Senate: Less powerful and less predictable, Mathis Lohatepanont, Thai, Thailand, military coup, Senate, senators, constitution, military junta, Thai politics, conservative, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Pita Limjaroenrat, progressive, lèse-majesté law, lèse-majesté, Thaksin Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party, grand compromise, Move Forward Party, National Anti-Corruption Commission, State Audit Commission, "husband-wife” parliament, House of Representatives, post-coup, coup-makers, election system, byzantine process, Bhumjaithai Party, dark blue, Somchai Wongsawat, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, orange, red, progressive “new breed”, Thai Rak Thai Party, anti-Thaksin Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Newin Chidchob, Buriram, political clans, medical marijuana, legalising medical marijuana, pluralistic, parliamentary roadblocks
Legal matters, religious matters: LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia
Legal matters, religious matters: LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia

Written by Aniello Iannone, Laure Siegel, Gabriel Facal, Ida Fagervold, and Nicha Wachpanich

Even in countries with democratic systems, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, the religious-political context slows down the LGBTQ+ inclusion process.

Read More
Southeast Asia9DL9Dashline, Legal matters, religious matters: LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia, ANIELLO IANNONE, Laure Siegel, GABRIEL FACAL, IDA FAGERVOLD, NICHA WACHPANICH, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBT+, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, Southeast Asia, gender rights, gender discrimination, civil liberties, public healthcare, Religion, Islam, Catholicism, Buddhism, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, norm variation, same-sex couples, same-sex relationships, Banda Aceh, Sharia, KUHP, discrimination, Human Rights Watch, gender minority groups, Reynhard Sinaga case, UK, propaganda, Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris, gay, lesbian, transgender, Brunei Darussalam, homosexual, Catholic Church, sexual orientation, heterosexual, masculinity, President Ramos-Horta, President Rodrigo Duterte, war on drugs, gender-based discrimination, HIV, Christianity, conservative, Christian churches, gay marriage, same-sex marriage, marriage equality, General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, military coup, Move Forward party, Future Forward party, Bangkok Pride, sex worker rights, gender recognition, Women's rights, Myanmar LGBTQIA Human Rights Watch, Nay Pyi Daw, junta, violence, Legal matters religious matters: LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia