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Clock ticking for PM to avoid disgrace
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/10/2020
» As the tiny specks of light from the protesters' mobile phones at the student-led rallies grow into an ever-widening galaxy of discontent by the day, the lighting along the road ahead for Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha only seems to get darker.
Putting a lid on youth discontent is also 'not okay'
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/08/2020
» If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is "not okay" with the Red Bull scion's hit-and-run case, he should not be okay with the arrest of human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa and student activist Panupong Chadnok either.
Time running out on govt virus act
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Prayut government’s performance against Covid-19 has been so uninspiring a netizen recently posted: “When I feel down, I listen to Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong and pretend that he was speaking to me.”
Don't hold your breath for a solution to haze
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/01/2019
» The smog is thick but even hazier is the information around it. What should be considered safe levels? Should the public rely on real-time measurement or a 24-hour mean? At what point should the situation be considered a public health crisis?
Emergency? Just dial 'M' for mayhem
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/05/2018
» Do you know what emergency number to call in case of fire? It's 199. By the way, that number is good if you have unwelcome animals intruding into your house too.
Regime ducks for cover as blimp sinks
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/09/2017
» The big blimp with a Royal Thai Army label and highly visible bull's eye on its white body has been given the chop but the impression that the army is above scrutiny stays on.
Justice fails test in temple stand-off
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/05/2016
» No matter how it turns out, the stand-off between the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Wat Phra Dhammakaya has underscored a combination of extreme conviction and weak enforcement of the justice system that has underpinned Thailand's many crises.
Missing jet jibes hit far below the belt
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/03/2014
» A famous news anchor put this short message on his Facebook page yesterday, as the search for the missing Malaysian airline flight MH370 continued, and hope began to dim and hearts to break: "I wish it was you who disappeared instead of the Malaysian plane."
Fomenting a culture of absolute hate
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/02/2014
» Call me a multi-coloured salim, a term used to describe a person with no political standpoint. Call me a softy, an optimist. Call me a sissy if you like, but I will still admit to feeling extremely shocked and saddened by red-shirt supporters' celebrations over the killings of anti-government protesters in Trat last week.
Is choosing Section 7 the right option?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/12/2013
» Triggering Section 7 of the constitution may be a possible option to address the current political crisis, but it will be as good as Thailand admitting to the world that we are a failed state.