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'Ugly' pantry scenes expose a nation divided
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/05/2020
» Some people may wish the Covid-19 outbreak could unite us in fellowship and valour to fight against a formidable foe in a manner akin to The Lord of the Rings.
FFP 'Illuminati' charge based on unjustified fear
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/08/2019
» At 87 years old, Thailand's constitutional monarchy is not among the world's oldest nor has it been the most robust. Still, it has beaten the odds and remained our system of governance.
Legal system is a hoax on the public
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/09/2018
» The death was barely noticeable. The news about it was brief, published almost two weeks after the event. The father of the man who plunged to his death from the 8th-floor window of the Criminal Court Building last month after hearing the lower court had dismissed the case involving the murder of his son died out of grief.
Grumpy PM no martyr for progress
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/06/2018
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is grumpy and has been for the past week, almost four years actually. What with his lamenting that he is all too human, that people should respect the premiership or how he could have left the country in a civil war had he not staged the May 22 coup.
Any excuse will do in an anarchic state
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/02/2018
» Because we are poor. Because we are in a rush. Because other people also cut corners. Because these people are our brothers and sisters, or friends.
'Toon' runs but health woes can't hide
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/10/2017
» Few expected a charity run by Artiwara Kongmalai, also known as "Toon" of the rock band Bodyslam, would improve Thailand's overburdened public health system. In all likelihood, he wouldn't even scratch the surface of the problem if he ran all the way to Pluto.
Legacy of regime not looking good
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/06/2017
» A lack of respectability and legitimacy in leadership will be tough challenges for any future conservative or liberal government to overcome as and when they come into power.
Justice for ordinary folk? Fat chance
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/12/2016
» Chiang Mai pub brawl victim Issarajnuwat Wankawisan has reportedly been discharged from hospital, but his case, as well as a few others that have been in the news, suggests that Thailand's justice system remains in intensive care.
Authoritarian mentality still dividing Thais
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/09/2016
» The "egg tofu" incident that resulted in a student's humiliation and the tirade caused by the lead group of a deputy prime minister's motorcade tell of conflicting mentalities that are threatening to tear Thailand apart.
Feb 2 election heralds more battles to come
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/01/2014
» As we move closer to the crux of the antagonism _ the general election scheduled for this Sunday Feb 2 _ it looks like the event will be just another battle in the prolonged, decade-old power struggle that is set to continue with no end in sight.