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Going round in circles with social myths
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/10/2015
» The latest SEA Write awardee Veeraporn Nitiprapha said one striking thing in an interview: how large parts of our lives, and more specifically the prolonged political conflict, have been shaped by social myths.
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Stuck in our own Orwellian nightmare
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/06/2019
» Go and read Animal Farm. Watch Inception too, as they may help us appreciate the multilayered paradoxes that are Thai politics today. After all the diversions, however, the reality remains that the 2017 constitution must be rewritten, or we will be forever stuck with "all votes are equal but some votes are more equal than others".
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As poll looms, banish hateful battle cries
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/03/2018
» No matter when the next poll is held, the battle lines are already being drawn.
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'Time' for PM to answer the big question
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/06/2018
» Give the military regime some credit. At least it has the sense not to ban the Asia edition of <i>Time</i> magazine with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the cover.
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Mixed views about Thais from Singapore's statesman
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/03/2015
» Singapore's late founding father Lee Kuan Yew was a leader who did not mince his words, especially after he stood down as prime minister in 1990.
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How a Thai-style govt fails in the face of a crisis
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/01/2020
» Through the ultra-fine dust pollution and coronavirus outbreak, our "Thai-style" administration has been put to the test. The results are disappointing.
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King's more human side on display
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/10/2016
» In an outpouring of grief, a transformation seems to have occurred.
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Regime digs itself deeper in park scandal
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/12/2015
» In defending the scandal-plagued Rajabhakti Park, the military regime is gambling with its own legitimacy, whether it is aware of it or not.
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Missing the point of the park saga
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/11/2015
» The heart of the matter in the Rajabhakti Park scandal is as large and clear as the giant statues that adorn it. It is only strange that all the military men seem to have missed the point.
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Regime must start leading by example
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/09/2015
» Let's start with setting standards for behaviour and sticking to them.
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