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Objections to Section 112 can't be ignored
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/11/2021
» One favourite argument among people who believe that nothing should be done to the controversial lese majeste law is that any attempt to change it will lead to conflicts.
'Squid Game' rings true in our new reality
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/10/2021
» The warning does come across like a sick joke. Following the popularity of Netflix’s series Squid Game, deputy police spokesman Pol Col Kissana Phathanacharoen told parents to beware of violence seen in the show.
Govt living in fear of its own frightful errors
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/08/2021
» If members of the government were to uphold the same ethical standards they often preach to the people, they would have hung their heads in shame after the Civil Court's injunction last week.
Section 112 and Covid shots are not a good mix
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/01/2021
» Is Section 112 or the lese majeste law a kill or cure for the government when it comes to its Covid-19 vaccination plan?
Elite hide behind phoney shield of 'patriotism'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/12/2019
» Why can't people hate their own country?
Mother's Day should be a private affair
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/08/2019
» Mother's Day celebrations may have come and gone, but the issue of whether or not schools should abandon a ceremony intended to honour the students' mothers will come around again next year.
'Ja New' attack signals return of political violence
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/07/2019
» In Avengers: Endgame, Tilda Swinton's character, the Ancient One, warned the heroes not to mess with time.
Media turn murder into one big circus
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/06/2017
» There is extreme hatred and unchecked condemnation, horror and loathing. Emotions definitely run high as the karaoke girl murder case keeps unfolding while questions about the standard of the police's work, their treatment of murder suspects and the country's criminal justice process in general explode.
Tradition vs progress fight is hotting up
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/05/2017
» In Thailand, the tussle between a state-imposed return to authoritarian conservatism and efforts, no matter how feeble, to embrace progressiveness, have manifested in a new fault line that could trigger yet another round of turmoil.
Little basis for charges against Veera
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/03/2017
» Should the powers-that-be find the candid opinion survey by anti-corruption activist Veera Somkwamkid annoying? Probably. For them, it must be infuriating that Mr Veera used lines from the song composed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha himself, a song of sublime promises and sacrifice, as the very means to hurt the country's leader and his government.