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Can safety standards be salvaged?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/11/2018
» Are we supposed to be in shock? Or has shoddiness become the standard for investigations into major accidents so there is no need to feel perturbed?
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When zebra crossings become death traps
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/01/2022
» A female doctor's death on a zebra crossing on Friday is no doubt a heartbreaking tragedy. But will it make a difference to the country's notorious killer roads? That remains highly doubtful.
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Hitting all the wrong notes in shooting briefing
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/02/2020
» He could have shown regret. It was the morning after one of the most shocking crimes to have occurred in the country. He could have offered his condolence to the families of those who were killed and injured. He should have made it heartfelt.
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Govt won't win Oscar for army propaganda
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/02/2020
» South Korean movie Parasite won the Oscar. The country's recent drama series Crash Landing on You, featuring an impossible love story between a North Korean soldier and South Korean billionaire heiress also had many Thai viewers swooning over the gentlemanly officer and his romance.
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Prettier words won’t disguise the discord
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/02/2018
» What is in a name? Will a new proposal to stop using the word salim, literally referring to a multi-coloured traditional Thai dessert but later used to describe a pro-coup, pro-elite, conservative group of people, especially those who prefer to overlook social injustice to maintain bourgeois lifestyles, help with reconciliation?
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Suspicion will grow unless video released
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/03/2017
» The key piece of evidence that will most likely reveal whether the extrajudicial killing of Lahu activist Chaiyapoom Pasae at a military checkpoint in Chiang Mai was justified should be CCTV footage of the incident.
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How to be a model citizen for the regime
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/09/2015
» It must be a tantalising question for the military regime: why can't some Thais keep their heads down and toe the government line while waiting for democracy?
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When peace seems such an ugly word
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/05/2014
» The emphasis on the expression of thanks is made dramatic, as an act of sarcasm should be. Indeed, the gesture could have come across as being excessively theatrical had it not been tinged with a measure of sincerity.
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Missing jet jibes hit far below the belt
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/03/2014
» A famous news anchor put this short message on his Facebook page yesterday, as the search for the missing Malaysian airline flight MH370 continued, and hope began to dim and hearts to break: "I wish it was you who disappeared instead of the Malaysian plane."
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Boonsong fails the Jolie test, dismally
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/06/2013
» Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom wouldn't be able to pass for Angelina Jolie. He obviously does not have those lips or the acting skills.
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