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It's not just media help premier needs
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/07/2015
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has a habit of saying: "The media has to help me."
Detention of students will worsen divide
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/05/2015
» The recent arrest of more than 30 university students engaged in peaceful anti-coup protests shows the military regime remains intent on silencing all forms of dissent.
Road safety push going nowhere fast
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/02/2015
» The response is so right on queue it appears theatrical. A day after Chilean cyclist, Juan Francisco Guillermo's round-the-world trip ended in tragedy after he was hit by a truck and killed in Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health announced it will take a leading role in promoting road safety.
Obedience should not be reform goal
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/10/2014
» A new GPS looks as if it is needed urgently.
Marathon mad
Muse, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/08/2014
» Imagine covering a distance of 112.5km — on foot. Imagine running for 19 hours along hilly, winding roads and all through the night with only a small headlamp to guide the way. Imagine the fatigue, the fear, the crippling pain.
Moving back from the edge while we can
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/05/2014
» It doesn't take outsiders at The Economist, CNN or Financial Times to point out that Thailand is on the brink.
When peace seems such an ugly word
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/05/2014
» The emphasis on the expression of thanks is made dramatic, as an act of sarcasm should be. Indeed, the gesture could have come across as being excessively theatrical had it not been tinged with a measure of sincerity.
Fomenting a culture of absolute hate
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/02/2014
» Call me a multi-coloured salim, a term used to describe a person with no political standpoint. Call me a softy, an optimist. Call me a sissy if you like, but I will still admit to feeling extremely shocked and saddened by red-shirt supporters' celebrations over the killings of anti-government protesters in Trat last week.
Academic warns of 'state of paralysis'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/02/2014
» A man uploaded onto YouTube a video of himself shooting handguns at what appears to be a deserted range while attesting that he will go to vote on Sunday and no-one should try to stop him.
Blaming the system masks Easy Pass flaws
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/09/2013
» That Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt decided to offer an apology to Easy Pass users who have had to bear with its incorrect deductions for about a month is a nice gesture.