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Unity can’t be forged if you have no say
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/09/2014
» The Prayuth Chan-ocha "military cabinet" has generated less buzz this week than the news that Hello Kitty is not actually a cat (She's a British girl).
Pro-peace PM in full combat mode
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/08/2014
» Another step towards a return to conservatism was completed yesterday with army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha receiving royal endorsement as the 29th prime minister of Thailand.
Marathon mad
Muse, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/08/2014
» Imagine covering a distance of 112.5km — on foot. Imagine running for 19 hours along hilly, winding roads and all through the night with only a small headlamp to guide the way. Imagine the fatigue, the fear, the crippling pain.
NCPO risks letting coup go to waste
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/08/2014
» The prevailing feeling among military supporters of Ya Hai Sia Khong, or do not let a coup go to waste, will be the bane of Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha throughout his year-long attempt at national reform.
Regime shows politicians the back door
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/08/2014
» Why are people wondering whether the coup leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha will take on another role as prime minister?
NCPO must avoid return of patronage
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/07/2014
» Cronyism is one of the key factors that brought down the otherwise efficient and politically savvy regime of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, people with inside knowledge of the administration have noted over the years.
Singing songs of unity will not suffice
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/06/2014
» Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is watching over us. He is developing dual-track railways, screening the 350-billion-baht flood-prevention projects, chairing the Board of Investment, going after those suspected of skimming from the rice-pledging project, playing nice to the Chinese while lobbying the nasty Americans and Australians, promoting tourism and overhauling the tax system.
Will this coup kill or cure us of our ills?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/05/2014
» In X-Men: Days of Future Past, the warring factions realised at the end it was mutually destructive to annihilate one another. So they sent Wolverine back in time to change the past so the future would not be so bleak.
Moving back from the edge while we can
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/05/2014
» It doesn't take outsiders at The Economist, CNN or Financial Times to point out that Thailand is on the brink.
Abhisit’s plan is more than compromise
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/04/2014
» With “a way out of the political crisis” being flavour of the hottest month, let’s see what’s on the menu for Thailand’s solutions.