Thailand is heading into another election, which, again, feels less like a turning point than an impending loop. February 8 looms as the date of reckoning, but for many young people, time has already started to blur: three prime ministers in three years, parties dissolved, and a lack of excitement and decisiveness shown by the most volatile and consequential political district in Thailand: Bangkok. The February 8 election is being held following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvir

Imagine a meticulously planned holiday: pristine beaches, ancient ruins, or the pulsating rhythm of a metropolis, each promising an escape from the mundane. The flight ticket becomes a quiet permission slip to behave differently: to loosen, to drift, to experiment with versions of ourselves that would feel untenable at ‘home’. “The people we become in cities that aren’t ours” are often less tightly bound to consequence, reputation, and the long memory of neighbours. This ment

A Regime Rooted in Patriarchy The Taliban’s ideological stance towards women can be encapsulated by a statement from the Attorney General...