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Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.
Floods under control? Don't buy the hype
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/10/2017
» Will Bangkok see major floods again? That question has been on the mind of many city dwellers after an overnight deluge last weekend gave rise to rumours that more heavy rain is on the way plus a familiar yet unsettling warning for people to move their belongings to higher ground.
Amendment to cyber law is very dicey
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/12/2016
» Living in Thailand can be like playing dice. Is there a chance you will be assaulted or shot at while caught in a traffic jam? Possibly. Will a taxi break the law and refuse to pick you up? It happens all the time. How about being trapped if an illegally modified building collapses or catches fire? Not beyond the imagination.
No way forward in a frozen state
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/03/2016
» Like Princess Elsa in the animated film Frozen, one could almost imagine Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha singing "Let it go" as he unleashed a proposal to deep-freeze the country in a state of transition for five years.
Three reasons for doubting Plodprasop
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/09/2013
» If Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has some good reasons why she lets Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi supervise the crucial, 350-billion-baht flood prevention scheme, I would like to hear them.
Nation on road to recovery after floods
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/02/2012
» Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittiphan admits he has no excuse for last year's catastrophic flooding but says the government will do its best to make sure it will not happen again.
The law and the prophesy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/01/2012
» If every single person who spread false rumours and prophesies in this country was to be prosecuted _ by being either jailed or fined _ then Thailand could become either a prison-land or filthy rich.
Dry dreams, wet country
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/01/2012
» I have no way of knowing whether international business leaders at Davos over the weekend bought the Thai prime minister's assurances that there will be no repeat of last year's flood crisis in Thailand. All I know is that my large and clunky treadmill machine still stands outside the house because water from last year's flooding is still lodged within its machinery, and I have no plans to clean it up and haul it back inside until I am confident there will be no more flooding.