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Sinopharm deal turns the screws on govt
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/06/2021
» The side-effects of the Sinopharm vaccine on the Prayut Chan-o-cha government could be deadly.
Ending traffic woes just tip of the iceberg
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/08/2018
» Should Bangkok's traffic gridlock serve as a test case to see who deserves our vote come the next election?
Regime good intentions go nowhere fast
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/04/2017
» If somebody had told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his military backers in the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) three years ago that their grandiose dreams of reforming the nation would come down to such a humdrum attempt of banning people from sitting in pickup truck beds, would they have felt disconcerted?
Prayuth’s merry dance with time
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/06/2014
» We don’t know what kind of music Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha listens to. That is probably classified information. We only know the song he wrote for the Thai public is an easy-listening pop tune with its main message being a plea for time.
Whipping up right-wing conservatism
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/11/2015
» Are we currently experiencing a quantum leap in time? Once-shuttered Myanmar is set to have an election this Sunday while our prime minister says he is prepared to close down the country if there is no peace and order.
Unshakeable self-belief is a heavy burden
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/03/2015
» Self-righteousness has been both a boon and bane for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Governor poll will be a contest of imagination
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/12/2021
» Imagination is more important than knowledge, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein famously once said. The Bangkok gubernatorial election, expected to be held early next year but has not been officially scheduled, looks set to be a fascinating contest of imagination.