<p>A Chulalongkorn University (CU) journalism expert says the way the Thai media covers protests without enough context influences people&rsquo;s perception. She encourages journalists to conduct more investigative reports rather than event-based news focused on violence and confrontation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement sparks a conversation about police brutality, discrimination, and systematic racism in the US that spreads across the world, even Thailand. Here, Chatchai Mongkol speaks to African-American teachers on their experience of racism and colourism in Thailand.&nbsp;</p>

<p>An Army sergeant has spoken out after finding himself involved in military corruption and has received a questionable lengthy punishment for his pains. Military reform, civilian control and systematic external monitoring are needed to shed light on an uncomfortable truth within the Thai military.</p>

<p>Three members from the internationally-recognized troupe&nbsp;performers jailed in 2019 for mocking Myanmar&rsquo;s military are still behind bars as an amnesty&nbsp;overlook political prisoners. Domestic politics and ethnic conflicts contribute contribute largely in this&nbsp;phenomena.</p>

<p>The Covid-19 outbreak has added to the uncertainty of university graduates&rsquo; struggle to find a job as unemployment soars and government solutions are just not enough. Academics urge state-funded training and employment projects.</p>

<p>Thousands of foreign nationals who are married to Thai citizens are expressing their concerns and frustrations over the Thai government&rsquo;s travel restrictions because they are not included among those allowed into the country, leaving them stranded overseas, separated from their loved ones.</p>

<p>Three Thai exchange students in the US share their experience of facing government restrictions as they try to return home after their programmes were cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>

<p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, Thai monks are returning the favor to the communities&nbsp;around their temples by setting up food donation spots, a concept which has also moved online. Mutita Chuachang investigates.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A seawall construction project is in its first phase at Muang Ngam beach in Songkhla Province. The authorities and some local people disagree over the necessity and legitimacy of the project, but it seems that an amendment to the law on Environment Impact Assessments (EIAs) has played an important role in provoking the confrontation.</p>

<p>This report will explore the roots of the influence of Chinese concepts of development found in the ECC: the role of the Thai elite (specifically Somkid Jatusripitak), the big picture of economic and political changes in Thailand and China, and the history of modern Sino-Thai interdependence.</p>

<p>As journalists are not exempt from the 10pm - 4am nationwide curfew, some face a difficult time trying to do their job and are upset by the stance taken by the Thai Journalists Association. There are calls for a more friendly policy toward the media during the outbreak.</p>