SEA Globe
Aug. 26, 2020
Student protestors in Thailand are venturing into uncharted territory, with radical calls for reform of the monarchy and government, but student activist Francis Bunkueanun Paothong of Mahidol University believes the movement must aim small to achieve big change
It is a common fact that Rak Nong – Thai for ‘love you, sister and brother’ – is a song that has a place in the hearts of many Mahidol students.
We know the lyrics of this song word by word. But little do many know that within a solemn and romantic tone, there lies memories and hopes of the students who desire a better country, a chance for liberty and justice to bloom. And for a country that spent its days living in despair, that hope is distant, yet real.
Large parts of our common history in the 1976 Thammasat Massacre were often omitted. Many still think that it was largely committed against Thammasat and Chulalongkorn students. But little do people know that Mahidol students were among those massacred as well.
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