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This elephant in the newsroom
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/10/2012
» The case of popular news talk show host Sorayuth Suthassanachinda and the embezzlement accusation against him looks to be a very big elephant in the newsroom.
Bare your breasts before Kate's
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/09/2012
» On the subject of the publication of the topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, on the fine, often moving line between freedom of information and the right to privacy - or human dignity for that matter - I can't say it better than Helen Lewis of the New Statesman.
Defence makes unmeritocratic mess of things
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/08/2012
» The war within the Defence Ministry between the minister himself and his subordinate, the defence permanent secretary, has not only shaken the ranks but raised a thorny question about the state of meritocracy in Thailand.
Succeed together or fail
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/08/2012
» The point is not the geekiness of announcing that procreation is the national agenda on National Day. The point is the solemnity with which Singaporean policy makers and public servants received the message.
Cabbie's plight shows risk to all
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/07/2012
» His steady smile. His polite demeanour. His admitting - still in an affable, honest manner - that the thought did cross his mind of taking his own life while in prison so that he would not end up becoming a burden to his family. All these elements make the account of part-time taxi driver Charin Chamket all the more heart-breaking.
Charter risks deepening crisis
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/07/2012
» If Thailand were a politically stable country, the charter rewrite bid wouldn't have caused such a ferocious debate.
Court takes the stage to shape political future
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/06/2012
» Now that the government MPs have taken a step back and, at least on the face of it, chosen to comply with the Constitution Court's order to halt its endorsement of the charter amendment bill, the political stage has been left vacant with the spotlight focused entirely upon the charter court itself.
Not without a fight
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/05/2012
» The biggest problem with freedom of expression in this country is the ambiguity surrounding it, said Prachatai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn.
Shine comes off elite argument
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/05/2012
» It was the highest-profile news containing no news of the first quarter.
The Sphinx and Sonthi's riddle
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/03/2012
» In Greek lore, the Sphinx was entrusted to guard the entrance to the city of Thebes. For a traveller to be allowed passage, he or she had to answer her riddle. Those who couldn't were strangled and devoured.