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Tangmo probe circus deepens public distrust
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/03/2022
» In the circus that is the investigation into the cause of death of actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong, one thing that people can detect is the crumbling of virtually every profession and social construct relevant to the case.
Floods under control? Don't buy the hype
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/10/2017
» Will Bangkok see major floods again? That question has been on the mind of many city dwellers after an overnight deluge last weekend gave rise to rumours that more heavy rain is on the way plus a familiar yet unsettling warning for people to move their belongings to higher ground.
Yingluck rice ruling to open old wounds
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/07/2017
» Will former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra go to jail for alleged malfeasance in administering the rice-pledging scheme?
Tower views little solace to Thais below
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/07/2017
» Viewed from 459 metres above the ground in the soon-to-be-built 4.6-billion-baht Bangkok Observation Tower, Bangkok is sure to offer a postcard-perfect image of modern skylines set against the sluggish flow of the Chao Phraya River.
A small piece of history, but a big fallout
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/04/2017
» Who owns the 1932 Revolution memorial plaque? The question posed by deputy national police chief Pol Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul is indeed intriguing. Is it another way of asking: Who owns national history? Or who gets to dictate what a nation will remember?
'Rich' number bid dials pain for the poor
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/03/2017
» Is this a case of "irrational exuberance"? The military regime keeps telling us we live in a time of political security and that the economy is picking up. For ordinary Thais, the bright and breezy statements are becoming increasingly painful to hear.
No way forward in a frozen state
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/03/2016
» Like Princess Elsa in the animated film Frozen, one could almost imagine Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha singing "Let it go" as he unleashed a proposal to deep-freeze the country in a state of transition for five years.
Drought ideas smack of desperation
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/07/2015
» Armed with sweeping power, what does the military government do when faced with the worst drought crisis in decades?
Obedience should not be reform goal
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/10/2014
» A new GPS looks as if it is needed urgently.
When peace seems such an ugly word
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/05/2014
» The emphasis on the expression of thanks is made dramatic, as an act of sarcasm should be. Indeed, the gesture could have come across as being excessively theatrical had it not been tinged with a measure of sincerity.