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Five roads for Thaksin's jail-free return
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/06/2013
» Thai politics has never been known as a showcase of minimalism. Not when we have such an interesting group involved: a short-tempered army chief who was once part of a group of coup-makers; a vengeful former prime minister who was ousted from power in a putsch seven years ago but who is never out of mind for long thanks to a Skype account that allows him to connect with his politicians anytime and anywhere; a photogenic female prime minister who likes to smile and says she has yet to receive information on any issue; and not one but two deputy prime ministers providing distractions by taking on the role of loud-mouthed clowns.
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Please do the right thing, madam PM
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/12/2013
» Dear Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, I am not a big fan of your government, nor am I a follower of Suthep Thaugsuban's Muan Maha Prachachon, or the Greatest Mass Uprising.
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Prayuth must ignore urge to suppress
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/06/2014
» If Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha reads or watches The Hunger Games, he would know that what triggered the “revolution” is not the three-finger salute. It’s the public execution of an old man who first responded to the sign.
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Singing songs of unity will not suffice
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/06/2014
» Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is watching over us. He is developing dual-track railways, screening the 350-billion-baht flood-prevention projects, chairing the Board of Investment, going after those suspected of skimming from the rice-pledging project, playing nice to the Chinese while lobbying the nasty Americans and Australians, promoting tourism and overhauling the tax system.
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Wielding too much power can backfire
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/11/2014
» So what’s next? Banning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay from being screened here? Summoning Jennifer Lawrence for coming up with the three-finger salute that could provoke a real-life rebellion in “District Thailand?” Forcing people to listen to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s monotonous briefings all day long?
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Khon Kaen shows regime out of touch
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/11/2014
» Symbols alone won't topple a regime, especially if that regime is a fully armed, militarised one. The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) should know that.
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Bring on an election, not more hot air
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/02/2015
» Will all political conflicts, everything that we have disagreed and fought over, disappear if PM Prayut Chan-o-cha sits down and talks them over with former PM Thaksin Shinawatra?
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Sommai hung out to dry in land tax chaos
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/03/2015
» The government's abrupt about-turn on the land and buildings tax has caused damage. Most prominent, is the perception the government put one of its own soldiers in the line of fire, and abandoned him.
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Regime adds fuel to park scandal fire
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/12/2015
» Will the Rajabhakti Park corruption allegations disappear if Deputy Defence Minister Udomdej Sitabutr resigns?
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The blurry roadmap to democracy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/08/2016
» If the overwhelming support for the draft charter is translating to a mindset that might is right, the roadmap to democracy might not end well.
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