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News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/01/2019
» How far will almost five tonnes of sticky rice and mango go in assuring Chinese tourists that it's now safe to travel to Thailand and that one of the country's top ministers has adopted a more respectful attitude towards them?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/08/2019
» At 87 years old, Thailand's constitutional monarchy is not among the world's oldest nor has it been the most robust. Still, it has beaten the odds and remained our system of governance.
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/04/2021
» There is no way to explain the deep devotion the public have shown for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha despite his repeated failings, except perhaps Stockholm syndrome.
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/05/2016
» No matter how it turns out, the stand-off between the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Wat Phra Dhammakaya has underscored a combination of extreme conviction and weak enforcement of the justice system that has underpinned Thailand's many crises.
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/03/2021
» Is it a case of split personality or mass delusion?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/05/2020
» Some people may wish the Covid-19 outbreak could unite us in fellowship and valour to fight against a formidable foe in a manner akin to The Lord of the Rings.
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/12/2019
» Why can't people hate their own country?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/06/2019
» Go and read Animal Farm. Watch Inception too, as they may help us appreciate the multilayered paradoxes that are Thai politics today. After all the diversions, however, the reality remains that the 2017 constitution must be rewritten, or we will be forever stuck with "all votes are equal but some votes are more equal than others".
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/06/2019
» Is hegemony an option for a military regime on the verge of establishing a new government?