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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.
Amendment to cyber law is very dicey
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/12/2016
» Living in Thailand can be like playing dice. Is there a chance you will be assaulted or shot at while caught in a traffic jam? Possibly. Will a taxi break the law and refuse to pick you up? It happens all the time. How about being trapped if an illegally modified building collapses or catches fire? Not beyond the imagination.
One-sided debate on referendum
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/07/2016
» What is the point of a referendum on the draft charter when only people who support it are allowed to speak?
NCPO taking dangerous short-cuts
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/05/2016
» Death to rapists, killers and other high-profile criminals. Go home American ambassador. Lock up people who disagree with the military regime.
Simple words alone cannot lead a country
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/03/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's answer to the problem of pricey limes alone appears insightful enough to sink all hopes for the country's reform and future.
Pro-peace PM in full combat mode
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/08/2014
» Another step towards a return to conservatism was completed yesterday with army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha receiving royal endorsement as the 29th prime minister of Thailand.
V stands for very confusing Thai politics
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/05/2013
» The V for Vendetta Guy Fawkes mask is emerging as a prominent symbol of Thailand's political conflict, but for some observers it is also a case of V for Very Confusing.
Gloves are off as PM takes on cartoonist jibe
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/05/2013
» I have no doubt that the message posted by cartoonist Chai Ratchawat on his Facebook page was demeaning and derogatory.
We need smart debate, not a muzzle
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/03/2013
» As soon as I learned about the cancellation of the last episode of the programme Tob Jote on the constitutional monarchy by Thai PBS, I thought about one incident.
Petulant playground politics
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/11/2012
» We know the pillars of democracy _ the courage to do the right thing, freedom of expression and all those seemingly important, nice-sounding things _ risk becoming a joke when those in authority start behaving like three-year-old kids.