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Powers-that-be see no hypocrisy in their actions
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/03/2021
» Is it a case of split personality or mass delusion?
Arrogant govt will lead us all to damnation
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/03/2021
» It is just a "damn you", another incident that will probably be attributed to a major government figure showing how "friendly" he is with the press.
'Squid Game' rings true in our new reality
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/10/2021
» The warning does come across like a sick joke. Following the popularity of Netflix’s series Squid Game, deputy police spokesman Pol Col Kissana Phathanacharoen told parents to beware of violence seen in the show.
Govt's 'speak up' against graft push ill-timed
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/08/2021
» Had the campaign "Speak up to end corruption" emerged ten years ago, it might have had some effect.
In 'proxy crisis' land, it's all got so absurd
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/12/2019
» Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong said last week that the nation is facing a "proxy crisis" where the instigators cannot face the government directly so they have created agents to do so.
Healthcare both bother and boon for fickle Prayut
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/10/2019
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's defence of his position on the universal healthcare scheme during the budget debate last week was a relatively short, less colourful one by his fiery standards. Yet, it was a speech that deserves our attention.
PM's 'levitation' wrong trick to cure hypocrisy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/08/2019
» The reunion is so long overdue it may seem superfluous. Still, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon's move to join the Palang Pracharath Party as chief strategist should make his role, and responsibility, in the ruling party official.
Lost in the fake-real news morass
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/05/2018
» People told you to beware of fake news. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in particular has been so concerned he seems to have made a campaign against fraudulent or misleading information his personal crusade.
When two sets of rules spell double trouble
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/03/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may want to tread carefully in exercising his special power under Section 44 to serve his increasingly arbitrary and unpredictable decisions. These have proven even more erratic recently, especially after he invoked Section 44 to fire Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn last week.
Cadet case reflects regime callousness
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/11/2017
» Dogmatism and intolerance are both inherent characteristics of dictators. This, combined with an unnecessary callous streak that marks the personal traits of certain government leaders, will lead to a further decline in approval for the military regime and eventually trigger its downfall.