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FFP 'Illuminati' charge based on unjustified fear
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/08/2019
» At 87 years old, Thailand's constitutional monarchy is not among the world's oldest nor has it been the most robust. Still, it has beaten the odds and remained our system of governance.
Sanctuary for one's soul
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/02/2020
» 'That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet," Emily Dickinson wrote in a poem more than a century ago. The line has since become well-loved, reminding people to treasure the time they still have.
Will the Empire strike back at the Skywalkers?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/12/2019
» The dark spectre of street politics has returned to a deeply polarised society, as the ruling conservatives try to hold on to their unstable coalition over a feast of shark fin soup.
Elite hide behind phoney shield of 'patriotism'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/12/2019
» Why can't people hate their own country?
'Time' for PM to answer the big question
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/06/2018
» Give the military regime some credit. At least it has the sense not to ban the Asia edition of <i>Time</i> magazine with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the cover.
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.
Anchilee did more than break old stereotypes
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/12/2021
» Thailand's Miss Universe candidate Anchilee Scott-Kemmis may not have attained the crown but her message #RealSizeBeauty, encouraging people to discard traditional beauty standards for more diversified realities, remains a winning one.
Thai path to modernity likely long and fraught
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/11/2021
» If the current regime of constitutional monarchy began with a grand compromise between a burgeoning democracy and traditional absolute monarchy back in 1932, the question before us now could be where to strike a balance between these partly contradictory concepts in 2021, as this legacy-laden bundle threatens to unravel at the seams?
Govt living in fear of its own frightful errors
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/08/2021
» If members of the government were to uphold the same ethical standards they often preach to the people, they would have hung their heads in shame after the Civil Court's injunction last week.
Thamanat 'dirt' splatters all over govt
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/05/2021
» The Constitutional Court's ruling has cleared the way for Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow but cast enormous doubts over his boss Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.