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Reopening glitz and glam needs a backup plan
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/10/2021
» It sure is exciting that Thailand-born K-pop megastar Lisa of Blackpink, or Lalisa Manobal, has agreed to perform for a New Year countdown event in Phuket.
Our reopening looms, but are we really ready?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/10/2021
» The country is set to reopen in two weeks but only two million, affordable rapid test kits have been made available and through only eight retail outlets of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), all located in Bangkok.
Thamanat saga allows peek into the PM's mind
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/09/2021
» Is the game over? The three Big Ps -- Gen Prayut, Gen Prawit and Gen Anupong aka Big Pok -- seem to have secured power as they vowed to be brothers till death do they part while the deposed former deputy agriculture minister Thamanat Prompow appears to have faded away.
Are we ready for compulsory vaccine passes?
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/09/2021
» With just nine million people fully vaccinated or about 13% of the entire population, will such a policy unfairly discriminate those who have not had a chance to take both doses or to any at all?
Life returning to 'normal', but for how long?
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/08/2021
» So life will return to something like normal tomorrow. We can have our hair cut, finally. Public parks will reopen along with shopping malls. Those with aching legs can make an appointment for a foot massage, and so on.
A leader's pride comes before a Covid-19 fall
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/07/2021
» As a leader, what makes you proud?
Govt building Sinovac castles in the sand
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/07/2021
» What do we do when more and more medical personnel get infected with Covid-19 even though they had received two doses of Sinovac?
Govt dials in to 'reopen' from Planet Clueless
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/06/2021
» Are Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his team from another planet? Or is the government's language different from ours?
Section 112 and Covid shots are not a good mix
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/01/2021
» Is Section 112 or the lese majeste law a kill or cure for the government when it comes to its Covid-19 vaccination plan?
Govt can stop festival, but not an ideology
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/12/2020
» Will the wall of empty containers contain all the grievances people in the country have?