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NCPO plays game of very high stakes
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/09/2015
» The next 20 months will be a defining period for Thai politics.
Drought ideas smack of desperation
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/07/2015
» Armed with sweeping power, what does the military government do when faced with the worst drought crisis in decades?
All roads lead to entrenched military rule
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/06/2015
» Whether the new elections are held in August 2016, 2017 or 2020, the polls are losing their game-changing power as the military regime turns all roads to its advantage.
PM may have last laugh on 'reforms first'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/06/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha often tells reporters that despite his volatile temper, he is a funny man.
A referendum mustn't equal regime limbo
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/05/2015
» To hold, or not to hold, a referendum on the new draft charter is not the question.
Good political intentions are not enough
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/05/2015
» Wouldn't it be nice if Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha used his powers under Section 44 to stop after-hours alcohol sales near the campus allegedly implicated in the drink-driving accident which killed three cyclists in Chiang Mai?
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?
Thieves purloin 'Coy Girl'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/01/2015
» A sculpture which was the last, unfinished work of the late National Artist Misiem Yipintsoi has gone missing from the family-owned garden where it was on display to the public.
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.