https://www.sirinm.comRSS Feed for Sirin MungcharoenenSat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fathombookspace.co/product/47763-44187/9786169446415Revised 2nd Thai Edition of Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to MeSat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fathombookspace.co/product/47763-44187/9786169446415https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/eb8c49a4-b9e9-493e-b5eb-9f5000ce0319.jpgSat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/eb8c49a4-b9e9-493e-b5eb-9f5000ce0319.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/2f99f8bc-2911-40e5-9a0e-9058e362354a.pngInterpreted English - Thai for two film screenings in The Bangkok LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/2f99f8bc-2911-40e5-9a0e-9058e362354a.pnghttps://tlhr2014.com/archives/75893Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://tlhr2014.com/archives/75893https://en.mebmarket.com/ebook-298622-Petrichor---Rust-in-the-Rain-Volume-1-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9D%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1-English-versionTranslated a sapphic (wlw) novel "หยดฝนกลิ่นสนิม" (Rust in the Rain) Volume 1 from Thai to EnglishSat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://en.mebmarket.com/ebook-298622-Petrichor---Rust-in-the-Rain-Volume-1-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9D%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1-English-versionhttps://www.boell.de/en/2023/06/01/future-thai-womens-and-lgbtq-rights-thailandSince the rise of feminist and LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and others) protests in Thailand in 2020, the current state of Thai women’s and LGBTQ+ rights are being questioned more heavily than ever. In addition, a history-making bill which would make same-sex marriage legal in Thailand is being considered in the parliament. The policies of the main Thai political parties regarding gender issues – or for some, the absence of them – with focus on different aspectThu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.boell.de/en/2023/06/01/future-thai-womens-and-lgbtq-rights-thailandhttps://allthaiwomen.com/โครงการที่ต้องการรวบรวมเสียงของผู้หญิงไทย ที่ต้องเผชิญกับปัญหาต่างๆ เช่น การกดขี่ อคติ หรือการเลือกปฏิบัติทางเพศในมิติต่างๆWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://allthaiwomen.com/https://www.facebook.com/BangkokRising/posts/1236888593178784Sirin ‘Fleur’ Mungcharoen is a 21-year-old junior at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts, where she’s Vice President of the Student Council. She’s a human rights enthusiast, an intersectional feminist, and an activist. Her current work includes writing about social issues surrounding students on Nisit Review, translating feminist books to Thai for Nisit Samyan publishing, and ranting about patriarchy on any available platform. She recently translated Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit and her next project is to tackle Mary Beard’s Women & Power: A Manifesto. She spoke on a panel discussion at UN Women’s HeForShe University Tour at Chula about how to combat gender equality and gender-based violence on her campus.Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.facebook.com/BangkokRising/posts/1236888593178784https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/making-campuses-equal-places-for-women-up-to-all-panel-photos/Gender inequality exists at all levels on school campuses, and speaking out to change it is up to everyone. That was the consensus of panelists Monday at an event aiming to raise awareness about persistent gender disparities at tradition-bound schools, from the glass ceiling faced by female administrators to the lack of support for students who experience sexual harassment or violence. “At the end of the day, it comes back to generations of our kids being told that men have more power and areWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/making-campuses-equal-places-for-women-up-to-all-panel-photos/https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/rapport-tailhande2021_1_-3.pdfWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/rapport-tailhande2021_1_-3.pdfhttps://prachatai.com/english/node/8761On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the student activist group Spring Movement and Amnesty International Thailand organized the “Separation/(Silence)” exhibition at the 14 October Memorial in memory of victims of enforced disappearances in Thailand. Student activist Sirin Mungcharoen, a member of the Spring Movement, said that the people who came to take part in the event are the friends and family of victims of enforced disappearance, and that they would like thWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://prachatai.com/english/node/8761https://prachatai.com/english/node/8512A network of civil society organizations issued a statement on 29 April calling for an end to online sexual harassment against activists after student activist Sirin Mungcharoen faced a storm of social media attacks, the majority of which can be considered sexual harassment. Sirin was one of the organizers of the “CU Assemble” student protest at Chulalongkorn University in late February. She has been outspoken about issues of gender equality and has posted content about feminism and gender equaWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://prachatai.com/english/node/8512https://prachatai.com/english/node/8083A group of students, along with two Chinese refugees, held a gathering in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday (4 June) in memory of the 4 June 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square. The printout of a tank with a sign saying "a tank crushing those who think differently" (Source: Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal) The student group, calling themselves “Humanity Without Borders”, was led by Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Sirin Mungcharoen, both students at Chulalongkorn University. The group placWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://prachatai.com/english/node/8083https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/b6384556-0fdd-40c9-b3d6-afb548bd5417.jpgApuleius' The Golden Ass translated to English by Ellen Finkelpearl and English to Thai by Sirin MungcharoenTue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/b6384556-0fdd-40c9-b3d6-afb548bd5417.jpghttps://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220613/8335777/fumar-fumar-confusion-despenalizacion-cannabis-tailandia.htmlBangkok, jun 13 (EFE).- La despenalización del cultivo de marihuana para uso médico en Tailandia ha provocado que hasta hoy 712.666 personas hayan solicitado licencias para tener sus plantas en casa, pero la confusa legislación no deja claro si se puede fumar o en qué condiciones. La despenalización parcial el pasado jueves se enmarca dentro de la política para promover el uso médico del cannabis, lo que ya fue legalizado en 2018, aunque los productos derivados no pueden contener más de un 0,2 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220613/8335777/fumar-fumar-confusion-despenalizacion-cannabis-tailandia.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/the-student-the-penguin-and-the-king-elite-thai-university-roiled-by-dissentJust a few years ago, student activism and protests were a rarity at Chulalongkorn University – considered Thailand’s most elite and staunchly conservative campus. Yet Thailand’s oldest university, named after King Chulalongkorn, has since become yet another battleground for debate over the role of Thailand’s monarchy and political system. On Saturday, the head of the student union, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, said he had been removed from his post by the university, which accused him of activitiSun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/the-student-the-penguin-and-the-king-elite-thai-university-roiled-by-dissenthttps://www.laprensalatina.com/from-ghosts-to-govt-neglect-why-thai-roads-are-among-worlds-deadliest/Bangkok Desk, Feb 17 (EFE).- Poor social values, governmental neglect and superstition are among the reasons Thailand consistently has one of the world’s worst traffic safety records, which recently prompted a renewed campaign to improve the country’s road culture, according to an expert. Thailand currently suffers Asia’s highest traffic-related fatalities, according to the World Health Organization, culminating in last month’s death of a doctor, whose killing at a zebra crossing by a speeding Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.laprensalatina.com/from-ghosts-to-govt-neglect-why-thai-roads-are-among-worlds-deadliest/https://www.laprensalatina.com/from-ghosts-to-govt-neglect-why-thai-roads-are-among-worlds-deadliest/Bangkok Desk, Feb 17 (EFE).- Poor social values, governmental neglect and superstition are among the reasons Thailand consistently has one of the world’s worst traffic safety records, which recently prompted a renewed campaign to improve the country’s road culture, according to an expert. Thailand currently suffers Asia’s highest traffic-related fatalities, according to the World Health Organization, culminating in last month’s death of a doctor, whose killing at a zebra crossing by a speeding Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.laprensalatina.com/from-ghosts-to-govt-neglect-why-thai-roads-are-among-worlds-deadliest/https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220217/8063306/espiritus-dejadez-gobierno-peligrosas-carreteras-tailandia.htmlBangkok, 17 feb (EFE).- La conducción temeraria, la dejadez del Gobierno y la superstición son algunos de los motivos por los que Tailandia ostenta uno de los mayores niveles de mortandad del mundo en sus carreteras, lo que ha motivado una nueva campaña para endurecer las penas a quienes pongan en peligro la seguridad vial. La muerte el mes pasado de una joven médica atropellada por un policía en una moto sin matrícula en un paso de cebra ha generado una gran controversia en Tailandia, que es eThu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220217/8063306/espiritus-dejadez-gobierno-peligrosas-carreteras-tailandia.htmlhttps://www.abc.com.py/internacionales/2022/02/17/de-espiritus-a-dejadez-del-gobierno-las-peligrosas-carreteras-de-tailandia/La muerte el mes pasado de una joven médica atropellada por un policía en una moto sin matrícula en un paso de cebra ha generado una gran controversia en Tailandia, que es el país asiático con mayor tasa de mortalidad en accidentes de tráfico, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). "Creo que la seguridad vial está relacionada con asuntos como la planificación urbana y el transporte público. Cuando las autoridades no dan importancia a sus ciudadanos, dejan de cuidar la seguridad en lasThu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.abc.com.py/internacionales/2022/02/17/de-espiritus-a-dejadez-del-gobierno-las-peligrosas-carreteras-de-tailandia/https://extra.heraldtribune.com/2020/10/13/what-everyone-else-does-as-it-pertains-to-thai-girls-and-what-you-should-do-different/As the rallies this summer time grew greater, girls took to protest phases to criticize a persistent wage hole and denounce what they call rape culture. They decried the government’s classification of feminine hygiene merchandise as cosmetics, which could make them answerable for greater taxes. Many of them are sure by school rules on hairstyles, uniforms and even underwear that they contemplate invasive. The involvement of social-media-savvy young girls has shifted the tenor of the current protWed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://extra.heraldtribune.com/2020/10/13/what-everyone-else-does-as-it-pertains-to-thai-girls-and-what-you-should-do-different/https://freedomhouse.org/country/thailand/freedom-net/2020Internet access is considered affordable. While penetration has been steadily increasing, there remains a significant urban-rural divide. The government has worked to install free Wi-Fi access points in underserved areas, but their reach remains limited. The political leadership has continued efforts to tighten control over technical infrastructure as well as telecommunications regulatory bodies. A handful of large providers dominate the telecommunications and internet service markets, and all aTue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://freedomhouse.org/country/thailand/freedom-net/2020https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/asia/thailand-protests-women.htmlThousands of protesters gathered in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Saturday. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Women, many of them students, are speaking out against a patriarchy that controls the military, the monarchy and the Buddhist monkhood, Thailand’s most powerful institutions. BANGKOK — As tens of thousands of people have gathered for a series of pro-democracy protests in Thailand in recent weeks, their ranks have bThu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/asia/thailand-protests-women.htmlhttps://www.the101.world/arpilleras/การไปถึงจุดสิ้นสุดของความเศร้าโศกนั้นส่วนใหญ่แล้วเรามองว่าคือการ ‘ลืม’ หรือการก้าวผ่านความสูญเสียไป แต่หลายครั้งการไปถึงจุดสิ้นสุดของความเศร้าโศกกลับเป็นการ ‘จำ’ เช่น การจารึกชื่อผู้เสียชีวิตจากเหตุการณ์ความรุนแรงเหมือนเหตุการณ์ 9/11 ที่กล่าวไป หนังสือ ‘Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What it Costs Us’ โดย Nancy Berns บอกว่า ผู้ที่พยายามไปถึงจุดสิ้นสุดของความโศกเศร้าด้วยการ ‘จำ’ นั้นพยายามหยุดความกลัวของการ ‘ลืม’ หรือความกลัวว่าคนอื่นๆ จะลืม จึงต้องหาวิธีการ ‘จำ’ เช่น จดจำร่วมกับผู้อื่นในที่สMon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.the101.world/arpilleras/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ep4qya/thailand-protests-authoritarianism-fight-for-their-futureBANGKOK, Thailand—Tensions have been running high in Thailand since Saturday, July 18, when thousands of anti-government protesters massed at the capital’s iconic Democracy Monument. The structure was raised to commemorate the Siamese Revolution in 1932 but has since become a symbol of freedom for generations of Thai activists. The bloodless uprising from nearly a century ago helped bring down a system of absolute monarchy in the country and usher in an era of increased democracy. Now, a new proMon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.vice.com/en/article/ep4qya/thailand-protests-authoritarianism-fight-for-their-futurehttps://www.the101.world/mistress/สิรินทร์ มุ่งเจริญ เขียนถึงภาพของ 'เมียน้อย' ที่ปรากฏในละครโทรทัศน์ พร้อมคุยกับเมียน้อยในชีวิตจริงว่าเหมือนหรือต่างกันอย่างไร และความคิดแบบไหนที่อยู่เบื้องหลังความชิงชังเมียน้อยในสังคมไทยThu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.the101.world/mistress/https://www.thaienquirer.com/14013/seminar-to-launch-men-explain-things-to-me-on-saturday-june-6/A online seminar to launch the Thai translation of the book ‘Men Explain Things to Me’ will take place this Saturday, June 6. The panel will be chaired by Petch Pongsuratham and feature former Future Forward MP Panika Wanich, lecturer Chalidaporn Songsampan and student leader (and sometime Thai Enquirer contributor) Sirin ‘Fleur’ Mungcharoen. The panel will discuss what it means to be a woman in Thailand the challenges that women face in a highly patriarchal society. Those interested can joinFri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thaienquirer.com/14013/seminar-to-launch-men-explain-things-to-me-on-saturday-june-6/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/7b924b16-596f-468e-8a55-8405e7d23094.jpgRebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me translated into Thai by Sirin Mungcharoen and Kan WongtongtaeMon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/296773/images/7b924b16-596f-468e-8a55-8405e7d23094.jpghttps://www.thaienquirer.com/10186/10186/Before debuting her latest cover, “พักก่อน COVID 19”, Grace Kanklao announced her new ‘look’ on Instagram to her two million followers: a sparkly red Bulls jersey, layers of bronze-gold chains and, unfortunately, cornrows. Cornrows have long roots in black culture. They are practical for black hair, but also symbolic. As maps of freedom in the slave-owning South. As a way of connecting with a proud African heritage. “Carved into the scalp like a rite, energy rushing about the head. They speak, Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thaienquirer.com/10186/10186/https://www.thaienquirer.com/9686/womenandthailand/In 2014, two tourists were murdered in Koh Tao – one of them, a woman, was raped and bludgeoned to death. In response, Prayudh Chan O-Cha blamed female tourists for wearing bikinis, saying: “If [tourists] wear bikinis in Thailand, will they be safe? Only if they are not beautiful.” It’s not sexism, people in the junta said, it’s just how he speaks. It was a joke. Prayudh again took to the stage in 2016, to refer to women as “mothers” and “birth-givers.” If men and women had the same rights,Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thaienquirer.com/9686/womenandthailand/