Showing 1-10 of 170 results
-
Uproar over slap... then nothing
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/01/2012
» That Sirichai Maichum, the security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport who got his ears smacked by a high-ranking customs official till an ear drum ruptured, is distraught and worried about his career and his own safety after the assault, should have been a big slap in the face of Thai society. It should have hurt badly. And something should have broken. Something should have changed.
-
From good to bad in search of better
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/02/2012
» If the current debate on whether or not the lese majeste law should be amended escalates into confrontation and violence, it would not be because people involved subscribe to extremely different viewpoints, but because people in power respond to progressive needs with authoritarian answers.
-
The dark side of tablet PCs and new media
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/03/2012
» If things go as planned, almost a million tablet computers will be distributed to young first graders across the country before the new semester starts on May 15.
-
Sympathy for Ampon has many roots
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/05/2012
» The passing of lese majeste convict Ampon "Uncle SMS" Tangnoppakul who died in jail while waiting to apply for a royal pardon has stirred up strong emotions among people who have sympathy for him.
-
Cabbie's plight shows risk to all
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/07/2012
» His steady smile. His polite demeanour. His admitting - still in an affable, honest manner - that the thought did cross his mind of taking his own life while in prison so that he would not end up becoming a burden to his family. All these elements make the account of part-time taxi driver Charin Chamket all the more heart-breaking.
-
This elephant in the newsroom
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/10/2012
» The case of popular news talk show host Sorayuth Suthassanachinda and the embezzlement accusation against him looks to be a very big elephant in the newsroom.
-
Tune in, turn on 'The Voice', drop the coups
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/10/2012
» If there were a time when Thais should say no to the expediency of resorting to the same old pastime of street protests and demand a more constructive country development agenda, it should be now.
-
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.
-
Let's lighten political load of charter vote
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/12/2012
» So the first "yes" has been secured _ a first and relatively modest sign of accord after a long period of unrelenting conflict and disparity.
-
Lust for votes v city's needs
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/12/2012
» The oft-cited "give a man a fish" proverb can be applied to the government's first-car scheme.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links