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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.
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Oath slip pulls politics further into shadows
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/09/2019
» Shadow is an essential element in oriental arts. For example, the reflection of subdued light on the golden surface of a Buddha image evokes a holier, more serene feeling than flooding the entire area with light.
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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.
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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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Flood blame game no help to normal folk
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/08/2017
» These are trying times for the tough-talking regime. What went around seems to have come around and bitten the mighty military on its backside.
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Governor in the dark on public opinion
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/01/2016
» For politicians, being subject to public ridicule is the worst form of attack or criticism.
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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.
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Drowning in excuses as the floods advance
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/09/2012
» The run-off which has wreaked havoc in the lower northern region has only just reached Ayutthaya, but Bangkok is already flooded in a sea of excuses from politicians, bureaucrats and technocrats.
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Sickened as politicians play on flood misery
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/10/2012
» The Bangkok governor election won't be held until next year but many voters are already feeling like they've been taken hostage by the two main parties vying for the city's leadership.
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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.
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