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Arrogant govt will lead us all to damnation
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/03/2021
» It is just a "damn you", another incident that will probably be attributed to a major government figure showing how "friendly" he is with the press.
Thailand needs to talk about lese majeste law
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2020
» The sudden suspension of the controversial lese majeste law as a result of His Majesty the King's prerogative is a notable development.
Stuck in our own Orwellian nightmare
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/06/2019
» Go and read Animal Farm. Watch Inception too, as they may help us appreciate the multilayered paradoxes that are Thai politics today. After all the diversions, however, the reality remains that the 2017 constitution must be rewritten, or we will be forever stuck with "all votes are equal but some votes are more equal than others".
Thanathorn stirs political hornets' nest
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/06/2018
» It may be February, March or April. The exact date of the next election is yet to be confirmed but its main battle line seems to have been drawn: It will generally be a fight for or against military dictatorship.
Bureaucrats and artists no bedfellows
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/05/2018
» Their sidewalks are crooked, pedestrian bridges poorly designed. When they go out and cut trees, people cry out in horror at the butchers' work. Their bike lanes seem to go nowhere and their sewage covers famously cause people to fall over, requiring hundreds of stitches.
'Sovereignty' belongs to the people
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/02/2018
» Rip up the constitution? If the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is more powerful than the charter, what is the point of having the highest law?
Laying the tracks for another lost decade
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/10/2017
» If former Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt was the proverbial stone thrown to test the viability of the road ahead, the sound of it hitting a dead end should be loud and clear.
No strangers to the politics of loathing
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/08/2017
» Are we here in Thailand paying attention?
Comical drive to rein in FB turns sinister
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/05/2017
» Having failed to force Facebook to shut down more than 100 lese majeste pages, Thai authorities are going after small-fish users and viewers in the country in what appears to be another comical campaign of intimidation.
Military goes 'post-truth' on poll date
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/01/2017
» The maths don't lie. If all agencies involved take the maximum time allowed to complete their missions according to the military regime's tentative roadmap to democracy, the election can be held in about 16 months from now, which means it would definitely not be this year.