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Our truths are just too inconvenient
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/06/2013
» Hindsight, they say, is 20/20.
Boonsong fails the Jolie test, dismally
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/06/2013
» Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom wouldn't be able to pass for Angelina Jolie. He obviously does not have those lips or the acting skills.
Five roads for Thaksin's jail-free return
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/06/2013
» Thai politics has never been known as a showcase of minimalism. Not when we have such an interesting group involved: a short-tempered army chief who was once part of a group of coup-makers; a vengeful former prime minister who was ousted from power in a putsch seven years ago but who is never out of mind for long thanks to a Skype account that allows him to connect with his politicians anytime and anywhere; a photogenic female prime minister who likes to smile and says she has yet to receive information on any issue; and not one but two deputy prime ministers providing distractions by taking on the role of loud-mouthed clowns.
Megaprojects yes, but cui bono?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/01/2013
» Two trillion baht is a lot of money. It can buy about 17 Suvarnabhumi airports. Even spread over a period of seven years, which is what the government is proposing, it still amounts to spending of about 280 billion baht a year. That would be enough to buy another nine Red Line electric train routes, at an estimated 30 billion baht per line.
Lust for votes v city's needs
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/12/2012
» The oft-cited "give a man a fish" proverb can be applied to the government's first-car scheme.
Let's lighten political load of charter vote
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/12/2012
» So the first "yes" has been secured _ a first and relatively modest sign of accord after a long period of unrelenting conflict and disparity.
This elephant in the newsroom
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/10/2012
» The case of popular news talk show host Sorayuth Suthassanachinda and the embezzlement accusation against him looks to be a very big elephant in the newsroom.
Pull ourselves together if we want to keep up
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/07/2012
» If we start counting from Jan 4, 2004, when insurgents burned 20 schools in Narathiwat and stole more than 400 guns from a military camp in the province, the violence in the deep South has been going on for nearly nine years .
Suu Kyi stresses people-first policy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/06/2012
» Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi sent a clear message to investors interested in her country as it begins to open up to the world - be transparent and think deeply about its people.
Nation on road to recovery after floods
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/02/2012
» Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittiphan admits he has no excuse for last year's catastrophic flooding but says the government will do its best to make sure it will not happen again.