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Silence on Pai bodes ill for rule of law
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/01/2017
» We have the right to remain silent, all of us. The longer we keep mum about the case of Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa, however, the higher the risk that faith in the law and the justice system will decline.
Chuvit's next move
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/01/2017
» Chuvit Kamolvisit walked into the top floor suite in his hotel on Sukhumvit and suddenly with no words of greeting or introduction launched into a rapid-fire monologue as if he were hosting a talk show.
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.
The sorry state of law enforcement
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/07/2016
» An air of ambivalence is shrouding the one area where lucidity is expected to shine through: the state of law and law enforcement in the country.
Thailand's justice system is crumbling
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/06/2016
» Whether it is the proposal to de-list methamphetamine as a dangerous narcotic, the failed attempt to arrest influential money laundering suspect Phra Dhammajayo, the apparently illegal possession of a brown hornbill by billionaire Vikrom Kromadit or the use of Section 44 to roll out a 15-year free education policy instead of 12 years as proposed in the draft constitution, these diverse occurrences point to the same malaise: The country's justice system is crumbling.
Justice fails test in temple stand-off
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/05/2016
» No matter how it turns out, the stand-off between the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Wat Phra Dhammakaya has underscored a combination of extreme conviction and weak enforcement of the justice system that has underpinned Thailand's many crises.
'Child angel' spirit infuses new draft
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/02/2016
» Some political observers have dubbed the new draft constitution the luk thep or "child angel doll version". They may have good reason.
Rajabhakti needs glory of transparency
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/11/2015
» Adorned with towering statues of seven great Thai kings of the past, the Rajabhakti Park was intended to be a pride of the army, a larger-than-life display of its dedication to the monarchy.
Cronyism runs deep in our society
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/09/2015
» Three incidents during the past week point to one crucial problem that will keep Thailand from advancing, despite it being elected head of the G77 bloc of developing countries at the United Nations.
It's not just media help premier needs
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/07/2015
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has a habit of saying: "The media has to help me."