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Regime strives to keep trump election hand
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/01/2015
» The impeachment of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has revealed the immediate future of Thai politics.
Balancing lese majeste with free speech
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/01/2015
» The massacre at Charlie Hebdo has its own religious and cultural context. That does not mean we Thais should not pay attention to the free speech versus hate speech conflict at the heart of the brutality.
Unelected PM plan winds back the clock
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/01/2015
» The first draft of the new constitution will not be available until Jan 12, but the public already has an idea what will be in the document.
Line stickers fail to do the values job
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/12/2014
» Do I remember the 12 values that supposedly make me a good Thai? No, I don't. Will I recognise any of them better if I get to send a sticker featuring a cartoon version of a woman prostrating herself with a thought bubble that says "sufficiency"? I don't think I will.
Recipe for reform risks turning sour
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/12/2014
» The New Year is almost upon us and we should get ready for a hodgepodge of a party.
Wielding too much power can backfire
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/11/2014
» So what’s next? Banning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay from being screened here? Summoning Jennifer Lawrence for coming up with the three-finger salute that could provoke a real-life rebellion in “District Thailand?” Forcing people to listen to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s monotonous briefings all day long?
Beautifying charter won’t mask its faults
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/11/2014
» Let's not mince words. What is the point of trying to dress the drafting of the new charter in grandiose clothes with decorations such as public input, national referendum or legitimacy when the entire process has not been so beautiful?
Reform starts at the top, with Prayut
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/10/2014
» Twelve crates of world-class Petrus wine sounds like a great present. After all, the wine could cost some 100,000 baht a bottle, if it is available for purchase at all.
Obedience should not be reform goal
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/10/2014
» A new GPS looks as if it is needed urgently.
Govt must learn to hand down power
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/09/2014
» Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha mentioned, somewhat candidly, at one point during his official policy announcement that some of his reform plans may take a lifetime to complete.