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As poll looms, banish hateful battle cries
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/03/2018
» No matter when the next poll is held, the battle lines are already being drawn.
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Out of cave murk comes shining hope
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/07/2018
» The bowels of Tham Luang cave are described as being pitch-black with near-zero visibility. As an international team of experts race against time to rescue the remaining four footballers and their coach trapped inside the labyrinthine cavern for more than two weeks, the dark place seems to shine with the light of hope and faith in humanity.
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Voters torn between old and new
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/03/2018
» How do we read this? A majority of people want new political parties to form a government after the next general election but the incumbent Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha remains the most popular choice to be prime minister, according to a latest opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration or Nida Poll.
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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.
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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.
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The biggest ally of graft is a lack of will
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/01/2017
» So, death for corrupt people. This most severe of punishments for bribery under Thai law should go to show how we hate corruption here and how much we want to weed it out of our society.
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Government double standards just won't fly
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/10/2016
» Auditor-General Pisit Leelavachiropas was stating the obvious when he declared last week that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon's 20.9-million-baht chartered flight to attend a meeting in Hawaii was "above board" and that the serving of expensive food like caviar is "normal".
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Gloating and gloom as poll results set in
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/08/2016
» One thing has not changed, and if this one thing turns out to be the military regime's legacy, the overwhelming victory in Sunday's charter vote, and by extension an increased sense of legitimacy for the top brass, will become yet another episode of the entrenchment of political divisiveness in Thailand.
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How to be a model citizen for the regime
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/09/2015
» It must be a tantalising question for the military regime: why can't some Thais keep their heads down and toe the government line while waiting for democracy?
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Petulant playground politics
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/11/2012
» We know the pillars of democracy _ the courage to do the right thing, freedom of expression and all those seemingly important, nice-sounding things _ risk becoming a joke when those in authority start behaving like three-year-old kids.
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