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Beware the 'third hand' in Thai conflict
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/08/2021
» The use of live ammunition against protesters demanding the resignation of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government is an ominous sign that the protests will escalate into prolonged bloodletting.
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Thailand must lend a hand to the Karen
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/04/2021
» Pictures of Karen people, including children and the elderly, crowded on the banks of Myanmar's Salween River while attempting to flee the country as their communities were targeted by air strikes launched by the Tatmadaw, and taking refuge on Thai soil triggered sympathy among many Thais. Criticism has also been deafening over allegations made by human rights groups that Thai authorities pushed back the Karen into the war zone.
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Apirat out of touch with modern reality
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/10/2019
» Friday's lecture by army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong has left many people stunned.
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Govt's South bias prolongs the conflict
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/08/2019
» A few hours after seven attempted or successful bomb blasts, which hurt four people, in five locations in Bangkok and Nonthaburi on Friday, media reports citing unnamed security officials linked the incidents to retaliation from the insurgency-hit deep South, even though the police investigation is not finished yet.
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Apathy fuelling renewed culture of violence
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/07/2019
» 'He deserves it." That was the response -- with apparent satisfaction -- from netizens regarding a brutal physical attack on pro-democracy activist Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat by four unidentified men on Friday who hit him with baseball bats. The comments were made after pictures surfaced on social media showing Mr Sirawith unconscious and covered in blood.
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Phuket must face demons, or end is nigh
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/07/2018
» My condolences to the families of the 47 Chinese holidaymakers who were killed when the diving boat they were on sank in the waters off Phuket in a fierce storm on July 5. It's a massive loss.
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Stars get struck for speaking out
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/08/2017
» The social media world has been swept in patriotic sentiment since singer Suthita "Image" Chanachaisuwan, 19, posted a complaint about Thailand's poor public transport last week. After waiting two hours to catch a bus home in Bangkok, she was driven to tweet her frustration: "What's a lousy country. It's not going to improve in 50 or even 1,000 years from now … Now shoot me."
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Conquering the enemy deep within
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/08/2017
» The rise and rise of malicious nationalism in Thailand in recent years is not a good sign.
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Here by the grace of Allah
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/06/2017
» The black-and-white photograph he holds has the solemn face of a man he's never met. But the man is attracted to him the most.
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Young risk jail, or dying of boredom
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/05/2017
» The popular saying "you can die of boredom" rang through my head this week upon hearing the prime minister hint that the long-awaiting election may be postponed again.
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