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Asean's tough guys dig in
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/08/2016
» Citizens of Thailand are not alone in the region when it comes to having to put up with dialogue-averse strongman leaders looking to consolidate authoritarian power.
People's movements tread troubled paths
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2016
» The month of May is the time when Thailand marks two political upheavals. One is the Black May uprising of 1992 when the pro-democracy movement was at a peak.
For change, speak out and be counted
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/04/2014
» Tired of political stagnation? Don’t be, please. Your detachment from politics will only do harm to your own future. We cannot allow anyone, any single group to chart the future path of this society, in particular a group of people who brand themselves “representatives of the great mass of people”, as well as those regular faces who always make their way to parliament.
Get out of the way and let us form a govt
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/03/2014
» As the Constitution Court is to decide this week if the Feb 2 election is valid, I’ve realised how well-educated, elitist members of Thai society cannot connect to the majority of people regarding their real aspirations and needs.
Elites hatch backroom deals as country stumbles on
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/02/2014
» The protracted political deadlock, aggravated by escalating violence, has prompted members of the social elite to come out and share their concerns.
NLD must ensure it treads carefully
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/04/2012
» After winning landslide by-election victories, Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) Party have a mission to keep democracy in Myanmar moving forward rather than seeing a return to military rule.