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Injustice can't just be washed away
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/03/2018
» The graffiti showing a black leopard with a silence sign on a wall near Sukhumvit soi 58 was erased soon after it went on display. A swift and convenient end to the "trouble'' for whoever had it whitewashed? You have your spray paints, I have mine. You can create street art, I can kill it.
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Any excuse will do in an anarchic state
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/02/2018
» Because we are poor. Because we are in a rush. Because other people also cut corners. Because these people are our brothers and sisters, or friends.
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Corruption is embedded in the sex trade
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/01/2018
» The "Victoria's Secret" police list has laid bare the failure of the military regime's anti-corruption and reform attempts.
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A land where the law is too easily bought
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/02/2018
» A photo showing fugitive former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra chilling out in Beijing? The alleged poaching of a rare black panther in a wildlife sanctuary by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) president Premchai Karnasuta? The absurdity of a deputy premier insisting on his virtuousness in order to carry on in his job even though he was caught "borrowing" almost 30 million baht worth of luxury watches from his businessman friends without informing the relevant authority?
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Regime can buy time but not trust
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/01/2018
» 'What's the fuss about a delay of just 90 days?'' government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd fretted as the military regime faced criticism over yet another national poll delay.
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Everybody's watching the 'Rolex general'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/01/2018
» How much is Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon worth? Is the military regime willing to bet the farm to save the scandalous "Rolex general" at all costs?
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'Sovereignty' belongs to the people
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/02/2018
» Rip up the constitution? If the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is more powerful than the charter, what is the point of having the highest law?
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Prawit lets watch saga corrode faith
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/12/2017
» The questions are simple. Whose luxury watches are they that Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has been seen wearing? If they are his, were they legitimately acquired by money within his means? If not, how did they end up on his wrist?
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So what's so hard about transparency?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/01/2018
» For law-abiding Thais living under the "peace and order" regime, what should annoy us the most?
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The 'anti-graft govt' needs to watch itself
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/12/2017
» Let's make some assumptions. Let's say the military regime definitely plans for a long stay in Thai politics. Let's say Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is positioning to come back for a second term. Let's say the rules of the game, both for the next election and post-poll political landscape have been set to favour this military-guided "democracy" scenario.
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