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Make aspirations real
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/05/2023
» The sight of marine animals being choked by plastics. Cases of extreme weather that seem to occur more frequently. Or the ever-rising cost of energy and desperate need to find alternative, cleaner and preferably renewable sources.
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Should you invest in solar?
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/04/2023
» Summer has just started but the heat is becoming unbearable. Electricity costs -- at a record high of 4.72 baht per unit -- are set to soar further thanks to rising fuel costs. These two factors alone are enough to increase interest in solar rooftop systems among households.
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'Soft power' goal proves a tough nut to crack
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/05/2022
» The government's plan to harness "soft power" to propel Thailand into becoming a leading country of the world may sound impressive.
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Kirk-krai on the makings of a good board
Business, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/07/2019
» Former commerce minister Kirk-krai Jirapaet says that although he has served as honorary chairman of the Thai Institute of Directors for years, this is his first time chairing the Board of the Year judging panel.
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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."
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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.
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Regime ducks for cover as blimp sinks
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/09/2017
» The big blimp with a Royal Thai Army label and highly visible bull's eye on its white body has been given the chop but the impression that the army is above scrutiny stays on.
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'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.
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Yingluck fine hurts public investment
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/09/2016
» Make no mistake, the rice-pledging scheme run by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was a public policy disaster. It was ill-conceived and recklessly implemented. Still, to force Ms Yingluck to pay for losses allegedly incurred by her government's policy seems unfair.
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All this poll talk makes for a vexed PM
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/02/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently reminded people he is a man of substance, not a nobody, or moo, maa, ka, kai in Thai lingo.
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