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Balancing lese majeste with free speech
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 13/01/2015
» The massacre at Charlie Hebdo has its own religious and cultural context. That does not mean we Thais should not pay attention to the free speech versus hate speech conflict at the heart of the brutality.
Regime strives to keep trump election hand
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/01/2015
» The impeachment of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has revealed the immediate future of Thai politics.
NCPO think, Thaksin may act
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/02/2015
» The two time bombs that exploded near Siam Paragon shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok may have dented the junta's "peace and order" image, but they will not have broken its tight control over the country.
Mottoes key to keeping public order
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/12/2014
» Mottoes are a necessary tool to keep people fixed in a state of happiness, to give them a moral guideline and make them feel there is a form of order in an otherwise messy world. A couple of cool and catchy slogans can go a long way.
Recipe for reform risks turning sour
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/12/2014
» The New Year is almost upon us and we should get ready for a hodgepodge of a party.
Line stickers fail to do the values job
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/12/2014
» Do I remember the 12 values that supposedly make me a good Thai? No, I don't. Will I recognise any of them better if I get to send a sticker featuring a cartoon version of a woman prostrating herself with a thought bubble that says "sufficiency"? I don't think I will.
Khon Kaen shows regime out of touch
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/11/2014
» Symbols alone won't topple a regime, especially if that regime is a fully armed, militarised one. The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) should know that.
Unelected PM plan winds back the clock
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/01/2015
» The first draft of the new constitution will not be available until Jan 12, but the public already has an idea what will be in the document.
Wielding too much power can backfire
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/11/2014
» So what’s next? Banning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay from being screened here? Summoning Jennifer Lawrence for coming up with the three-finger salute that could provoke a real-life rebellion in “District Thailand?” Forcing people to listen to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s monotonous briefings all day long?
Students need more than 12 core values
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/11/2014
» If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thought about children in the country the way he does his own daughters, he would not have imposed the slavish citation of 12 core values as part of their curriculum.