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Time running out on govt virus act
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Prayut government’s performance against Covid-19 has been so uninspiring a netizen recently posted: “When I feel down, I listen to Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong and pretend that he was speaking to me.”
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.
The 'face of govt' is now turning into a liability
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/11/2019
» The government must have thought they possessed a lethal weapon in firebrand MP Pareena Kraikupt. After all, she is fierce, fearless and also appeared morally as well as intellectually flexible enough to mount attacks with logic, or a total lack thereof, as long as it served her purpose of riling her opponents.
Don't hold your breath for a solution to haze
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/01/2019
» The smog is thick but even hazier is the information around it. What should be considered safe levels? Should the public rely on real-time measurement or a 24-hour mean? At what point should the situation be considered a public health crisis?
Legal system is a hoax on the public
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/09/2018
» The death was barely noticeable. The news about it was brief, published almost two weeks after the event. The father of the man who plunged to his death from the 8th-floor window of the Criminal Court Building last month after hearing the lower court had dismissed the case involving the murder of his son died out of grief.
Emergency? Just dial 'M' for mayhem
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/05/2018
» Do you know what emergency number to call in case of fire? It's 199. By the way, that number is good if you have unwelcome animals intruding into your house too.
Corruption is embedded in the sex trade
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/01/2018
» The "Victoria's Secret" police list has laid bare the failure of the military regime's anti-corruption and reform attempts.
Floods under control? Don't buy the hype
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/10/2017
» Will Bangkok see major floods again? That question has been on the mind of many city dwellers after an overnight deluge last weekend gave rise to rumours that more heavy rain is on the way plus a familiar yet unsettling warning for people to move their belongings to higher ground.
Thailand 4.0 not quite as we imagined
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/08/2017
» Forget the dreams of big data and digitisation that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his ministers have sold you about Thailand 4.0. The new face of the country is right before our eyes in controversies over Chulalongkorn University's pledge-making ceremony, complaints about hours-long queues at Don Mueang airport's immigration and a backlash against the "Thailand sucks" comment made by singer Suthita "Image" Chanachaisuwan.
'Study trips' make blazing comeback
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/07/2017
» 'I have disallowed overseas study trips as of today. I don't want [state officials] to go on these trips except to follow up on their work or to attend international meetings. If they need to know about something, organise a seminar and invite experts to come here. It will be cheaper ... If you want to go on study trips, do so after you have an elected government."