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Sommai hung out to dry in land tax chaos
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/03/2015
» The government's abrupt about-turn on the land and buildings tax has caused damage. Most prominent, is the perception the government put one of its own soldiers in the line of fire, and abandoned him.
Balancing lese majeste with free speech
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/01/2015
» The massacre at Charlie Hebdo has its own religious and cultural context. That does not mean we Thais should not pay attention to the free speech versus hate speech conflict at the heart of the brutality.
Line stickers fail to do the values job
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/12/2014
» Do I remember the 12 values that supposedly make me a good Thai? No, I don't. Will I recognise any of them better if I get to send a sticker featuring a cartoon version of a woman prostrating herself with a thought bubble that says "sufficiency"? I don't think I will.
Khon Kaen shows regime out of touch
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/11/2014
» Symbols alone won't topple a regime, especially if that regime is a fully armed, militarised one. The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) should know that.
Marathon mad
Muse, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/08/2014
» Imagine covering a distance of 112.5km — on foot. Imagine running for 19 hours along hilly, winding roads and all through the night with only a small headlamp to guide the way. Imagine the fatigue, the fear, the crippling pain.
NCPO must avoid return of patronage
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/07/2014
» Cronyism is one of the key factors that brought down the otherwise efficient and politically savvy regime of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, people with inside knowledge of the administration have noted over the years.
Prayuth’s merry dance with time
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/06/2014
» We don’t know what kind of music Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha listens to. That is probably classified information. We only know the song he wrote for the Thai public is an easy-listening pop tune with its main message being a plea for time.
NBTC faces its moment of cyber-truth
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/06/2014
» It’s an unusual apology, perplexing and seemingly loaded more with what it omitted than what it let on about.
Division talk is a new low for Thailand
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/03/2014
» I thought the country hit a record low when four young children were killed in association with the political conflict last week. But like a bad company run by a dysfunctional group of people, Thailand seems infinitely capable of reaching a new low.
Academic warns of 'state of paralysis'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/02/2014
» A man uploaded onto YouTube a video of himself shooting handguns at what appears to be a deserted range while attesting that he will go to vote on Sunday and no-one should try to stop him.