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Legacy of regime not looking good
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/06/2017
» A lack of respectability and legitimacy in leadership will be tough challenges for any future conservative or liberal government to overcome as and when they come into power.
Media turn murder into one big circus
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/06/2017
» There is extreme hatred and unchecked condemnation, horror and loathing. Emotions definitely run high as the karaoke girl murder case keeps unfolding while questions about the standard of the police's work, their treatment of murder suspects and the country's criminal justice process in general explode.
Government puts a radical spin on reality
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/05/2017
» Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd has declared a rather dubious success in the military regime's latest attempt to register low-income earners for targeted assistance. The number of "poor" people who have registered this year has soared to almost 14 million, about six million more than those who signed up last year.
Tradition vs progress fight is hotting up
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/05/2017
» In Thailand, the tussle between a state-imposed return to authoritarian conservatism and efforts, no matter how feeble, to embrace progressiveness, have manifested in a new fault line that could trigger yet another round of turmoil.
Biggest threat to regime is its own thick skin
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/05/2017
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) may have been hit hard by the multiple blowback from the pickup truck rule debacle, the secretive submarine deal and the repressive media bill, but what could do the regime in is its political insensitivity.
Regime good intentions go nowhere fast
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/04/2017
» If somebody had told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his military backers in the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) three years ago that their grandiose dreams of reforming the nation would come down to such a humdrum attempt of banning people from sitting in pickup truck beds, would they have felt disconcerted?
Suspicion will grow unless video released
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/03/2017
» The key piece of evidence that will most likely reveal whether the extrajudicial killing of Lahu activist Chaiyapoom Pasae at a military checkpoint in Chiang Mai was justified should be CCTV footage of the incident.
'Rich' number bid dials pain for the poor
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/03/2017
» Is this a case of "irrational exuberance"? The military regime keeps telling us we live in a time of political security and that the economy is picking up. For ordinary Thais, the bright and breezy statements are becoming increasingly painful to hear.
Little basis for charges against Veera
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/03/2017
» Should the powers-that-be find the candid opinion survey by anti-corruption activist Veera Somkwamkid annoying? Probably. For them, it must be infuriating that Mr Veera used lines from the song composed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha himself, a song of sublime promises and sacrifice, as the very means to hurt the country's leader and his government.
No way to achieve merit
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/03/2017
» The story of a green sea turtle, which has become a "piggy bank" after swallowing 5kg of good-luck coins has grabbed worldwide media attention but veterinarians involved with the case wish it was the last one.