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Time running out for govt before next poll
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/02/2022
» The government may be alive, but it might as well be considered dead if we take into consideration all the buzz about its prospects in the next election.
Will the Empire strike back at the Skywalkers?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/12/2019
» The dark spectre of street politics has returned to a deeply polarised society, as the ruling conservatives try to hold on to their unstable coalition over a feast of shark fin soup.
Too many cooks will be recipe for political disaster
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/05/2019
» Who will be the next prime minister? That is the immediate question. The next issue, possibly more pressing and relevant, is how he or she will govern a Thailand divided by increasingly fragmented politics and vacillating rule of law.
Political mess means long, hot summer ahead
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/04/2019
» If a national unity government is not an option, will a minority one do? For how long?
Post-coup vision of Thai politics bleak
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/07/2017
» Will there be an election? Will Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha return to the top seat under an outsider quota? Will a love-all, serve-all ticket win Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul a chance? Or will the country see a second female PM in veteran politician Sudarat Keyuraphan?
Chuvit's next move
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/01/2017
» Chuvit Kamolvisit walked into the top floor suite in his hotel on Sukhumvit and suddenly with no words of greeting or introduction launched into a rapid-fire monologue as if he were hosting a talk show.
Mini driver highlights big class divide
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/11/2016
» The Mini man has class, yes?
It's a mess, and it's going to get messier
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/02/2016
» The military regime claimed that it had no choice but to seize power in the May 22, 2014 coup because of growing violence following the many years of political conflict.
Car park spat sparks vitriol against rich
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/10/2015
» The uproar sparked by accusations a navy admiral's wife kicked a pregnant woman during a petty spat, then tried to keep her quiet, says a lot about what is wrong with Thai society.
Prayuth must ignore urge to suppress
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/06/2014
» If Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha reads or watches The Hunger Games, he would know that what triggered the “revolution” is not the three-finger salute. It’s the public execution of an old man who first responded to the sign.