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'Soft power' is not built upon sweet music
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/04/2022
» The buzz over #khaonieomamuang and #MILLILiveatCoachella seems to have an ironic twist with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha jumping on the bandwagon and claiming he was the one who nudged Thailand to develop its "soft power" to attract the world's attention.
Visualising the infodemic
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/11/2021
» The government needs to be faster and be more precise in dealing with fake news, especially fake news concerning Covid-19, said the Minister for Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.
Economy needs expertise, not inexperience
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/06/2020
» The backlash against Narumon Pinyosinwat, the government spokeswoman recently promoted to head the ruling Palang Pracharath Party's economic team, reflects just the tail end of the administration's failures.
Slogan-heavy manifesto full of wishful thinking
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/07/2019
» Christmas seems to have come early in the form of wishful thinking wrapped up as the new government's policies, which were submitted to the parliament for debate on Thursday.
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?
Coming full circle
Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/12/2018
» At the moment, this very minute, over 30 million tonnes of garbage is scattered around the country -- untreated, leaking leachates, and stinking.
Stifled speech stunts plans for future
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/07/2018
» While all eyes were fixed on the dramatic Tham Luang cave rescue, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) approved the 20-year national strategy in a unanimous 179-0 vote. Under the plan, with binding effects for future governments and penalties for non-compliance, Thailand will become a fair and equitable society by 2036.
Voters torn between old and new
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/03/2018
» How do we read this? A majority of people want new political parties to form a government after the next general election but the incumbent Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha remains the most popular choice to be prime minister, according to a latest opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration or Nida Poll.
Grand plans mean little to the poor
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/11/2017
» If the government is not suffering from irrational exuberance, then something must have gone amiss. For it's bothersome to see Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak declare there will be no poor people in Thailand next year, only to be met with the scathing response: "Of course, all the poor will have died by then."
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.