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Unshakeable self-belief is a heavy burden
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/03/2015
» Self-righteousness has been both a boon and bane for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Draft charter built on shaky foundations
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/03/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is not the only one in town who can get angry.
Road safety push going nowhere fast
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/02/2015
» The response is so right on queue it appears theatrical. A day after Chilean cyclist, Juan Francisco Guillermo's round-the-world trip ended in tragedy after he was hit by a truck and killed in Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health announced it will take a leading role in promoting road safety.
Bring on an election, not more hot air
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/02/2015
» Will all political conflicts, everything that we have disagreed and fought over, disappear if PM Prayut Chan-o-cha sits down and talks them over with former PM Thaksin Shinawatra?
NCPO think, Thaksin may act
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/02/2015
» The two time bombs that exploded near Siam Paragon shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok may have dented the junta's "peace and order" image, but they will not have broken its tight control over the country.
Regime strives to keep trump election hand
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/01/2015
» The impeachment of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has revealed the immediate future of Thai politics.
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.
Unelected PM plan winds back the clock
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/01/2015
» The first draft of the new constitution will not be available until Jan 12, but the public already has an idea what will be in the document.
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.
Recipe for reform risks turning sour
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/12/2014
» The New Year is almost upon us and we should get ready for a hodgepodge of a party.