<p>In a verdict whose twisted and bizarre reasoning surprised no one, the Convolutional Court yesterday ruled that the punishments meted out by schools against students who refused to wear school uniforms were permissible.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Some stories that probably won&rsquo;t be appearing in the next few weeks.</em></p>

<p>The government is coming under increasing criticism from its conservative elite supporters for its failure to contain the outbreak of a new virus in Thailand</p>

<p>Harrison George on Gen Apirat Kongsompong&#39;s statement that the Nakhon Ratchasima mass shooter is &quot;not a soldier anymore&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Harrison George unpacks the talk/rant delivered by&nbsp;Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong on 11 October 2019.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This week in Alien Thoughts, Harrison George imagines what a government press release on the reported conviction and incarceration of Deputy&nbsp;Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thamanat Prompow in 1993-1997 in Australia and the allegations that he falsified his education might be like.&nbsp;</p>