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Mum's murder reveals dark side of family values
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/04/2022
» What do people do when they are 14, or 16?
Stranger things happening in our strange land
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/04/2022
» Strange things are happening in Thailand. Who would believe we would be experiencing a bout of cold and rain in April? But here we are, wrapping ourselves up in thick clothes at the height of summer just a week before Songkran.
The Apec forum won't save PM's election hopes
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/03/2022
» 'Whatever we do is seen by people as stupid." It will be ironic, if this statement, uttered in desperation and resentment probably in equal parts, goes down in history as the famous last words of former coup maker and prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Tangmo probe circus deepens public distrust
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/03/2022
» In the circus that is the investigation into the cause of death of actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong, one thing that people can detect is the crumbling of virtually every profession and social construct relevant to the case.
Paween 'thriller' timely reminder of chilling reality
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/02/2022
» Does it sound right for Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to tell Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin to come back and fight after he had been explicit that the threat against his life came from "the highest-ranking people" in the country?
Real justice shouldn't be entertaining
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/02/2022
» It is ironic, as laughable as it is sad. Facetiously, dramatically and almost jokingly, justice was literally seen to be done via the live streaming of an event last week when local residents and reporters stormed into a monk's quarters and found a woman hiding there at night.
When zebra crossings become death traps
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/01/2022
» A female doctor's death on a zebra crossing on Friday is no doubt a heartbreaking tragedy. But will it make a difference to the country's notorious killer roads? That remains highly doubtful.
'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.
Thamanat saga allows peek into the PM's mind
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/09/2021
» Is the game over? The three Big Ps -- Gen Prayut, Gen Prawit and Gen Anupong aka Big Pok -- seem to have secured power as they vowed to be brothers till death do they part while the deposed former deputy agriculture minister Thamanat Prompow appears to have faded away.
Inept govt never learns from its Covid blunders
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/07/2021
» The government's biggest mistake was not its decision to not join Covax. It was not even underestimating the Covid-19 pandemic and its failure to secure enough vaccines of sufficient variety to fight possible virus mutations.