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'Ugly' pantry scenes expose a nation divided
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/05/2020
» Some people may wish the Covid-19 outbreak could unite us in fellowship and valour to fight against a formidable foe in a manner akin to The Lord of the Rings.
Toxic smog fury grows as fear paralyses govt
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/01/2020
» Whether the Future Forward Party is dissolved or not, the enemy of the ruling establishment remains clear. It is fear: its own fear of change and of losing control of power.
Grand plans mean little to the poor
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/11/2017
» If the government is not suffering from irrational exuberance, then something must have gone amiss. For it's bothersome to see Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak declare there will be no poor people in Thailand next year, only to be met with the scathing response: "Of course, all the poor will have died by then."
A long list of unimpressive achievements
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/12/2015
» It’s going to be a jolly talk shop. The government has set aside tomorrow to announce its presumably long list of achievements after two years in power.
Upgraded roads, people downtrodden
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/01/2012
» Do you know how many zeroes there are in 2 trillion? I don't. Intellectually, I can't immediately grasp how large such an amount of money is, being an ordinary citizen who subsists on some 50-baht meals most days.