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Prayut needs no praise given vaccine setback
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/04/2021
» There is no way to explain the deep devotion the public have shown for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha despite his repeated failings, except perhaps Stockholm syndrome.
Section 112's return adds fuel to protest fire
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/12/2020
» The government's re-embracing of the lese majeste law has been marked by contention and dishonesty.
'Laws, articles' won't end desire for change
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/11/2020
» If the use of "all laws and articles" could calm the protesters down and reunite the country, we wouldn't be here staring at yet another cataclysm. Indeed, it's the relentless push for a hardline approach against pro-reform demonstrators that led us down this path, where different ideologies have become causes for fear and hateful retribution.
Clock ticking for PM to avoid disgrace
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/10/2020
» As the tiny specks of light from the protesters' mobile phones at the student-led rallies grow into an ever-widening galaxy of discontent by the day, the lighting along the road ahead for Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha only seems to get darker.
School rampage hints at wider breakdown
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/02/2019
» Is the law still relevant in today's Thailand? The answer to this question is probably more pressing than the much-anticipated one about who the next prime minister will be.
Conflicts of interest are eroding trust
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/10/2018
» A real thing needs no footnote, they say. Likewise, an honest act shouldn't require a herald.
Doi Suthep exposes state hypocrisy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/04/2018
» It's a rare reversal of roles but the judiciary seems to have found itself on the other side of the bench in the court of public opinion with its decision to build a one-billion-baht housing and office project at the foot of the forested Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai.
High-profile flights turn up heat on justice
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/09/2017
» If you want to mark the calendar, the date is Sept 3, and the year 2027.
Tower views little solace to Thais below
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/07/2017
» Viewed from 459 metres above the ground in the soon-to-be-built 4.6-billion-baht Bangkok Observation Tower, Bangkok is sure to offer a postcard-perfect image of modern skylines set against the sluggish flow of the Chao Phraya River.
A small piece of history, but a big fallout
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/04/2017
» Who owns the 1932 Revolution memorial plaque? The question posed by deputy national police chief Pol Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul is indeed intriguing. Is it another way of asking: Who owns national history? Or who gets to dictate what a nation will remember?