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The Apec forum won't save PM's election hopes
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/03/2022
» 'Whatever we do is seen by people as stupid." It will be ironic, if this statement, uttered in desperation and resentment probably in equal parts, goes down in history as the famous last words of former coup maker and prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Change the only hope as Anutin flails with virus?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/04/2021
» The response by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to calls for his resignation over his perceived failure to handle the Covid-19 outbreak properly reveals deep flaws that reinforces why he is not deserving of the portfolio.
Why the war on uniforms scares 'phuyai' witless
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/12/2020
» Why has the campaign against school uniforms, which has struck a chord only among some students, so irked the phuyai or adults in Thai society?
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.”
An uncle the family has begun to shun
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/11/2018
» Dear Uncle Agony,
Time to take recruits out of firing line
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/08/2018
» Old soldiers never die, only young conscripts do, says a post being circulated online.
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.
Thailand 4.0 not quite as we imagined
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/08/2017
» Forget the dreams of big data and digitisation that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his ministers have sold you about Thailand 4.0. The new face of the country is right before our eyes in controversies over Chulalongkorn University's pledge-making ceremony, complaints about hours-long queues at Don Mueang airport's immigration and a backlash against the "Thailand sucks" comment made by singer Suthita "Image" Chanachaisuwan.
No way to achieve merit
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/03/2017
» The story of a green sea turtle, which has become a "piggy bank" after swallowing 5kg of good-luck coins has grabbed worldwide media attention but veterinarians involved with the case wish it was the last one.
Section 44 is no match for senior monk
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/03/2017
» Even totalitarianism requires certain conditions for it to work. These include an ability to produce immediate results, possession of hegemonic power and the formation of a climate of fear.