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Paween 'thriller' timely reminder of chilling reality
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/02/2022
» Does it sound right for Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to tell Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin to come back and fight after he had been explicit that the threat against his life came from "the highest-ranking people" in the country?
Arrogant govt will lead us all to damnation
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/03/2021
» It is just a "damn you", another incident that will probably be attributed to a major government figure showing how "friendly" he is with the press.
Powers-that-be see no hypocrisy in their actions
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/03/2021
» Is it a case of split personality or mass delusion?
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.
Hitting all the wrong notes in shooting briefing
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/02/2020
» He could have shown regret. It was the morning after one of the most shocking crimes to have occurred in the country. He could have offered his condolence to the families of those who were killed and injured. He should have made it heartfelt.
Time to take recruits out of firing line
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/08/2018
» Old soldiers never die, only young conscripts do, says a post being circulated online.
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.
Doi Suthep could spell end for regime
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/05/2018
» The Doi Suthep housing and office project has pushed Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his military regime into a tight corner where his attempt to return to power could be at stake.
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.
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.