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Put charter's idealistic bent to the vote
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/04/2015
» The new draft charter is 130 pages long, but only four paragraphs of it should justify the need for it to go through a national referendum.
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NCPO should fix draft, not hold the fort
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/04/2015
» The latest proposal that the next election be delayed to allow the "troubled charter" to be fixed looks like a curve ball in the political game.
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Good political intentions are not enough
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/05/2015
» Wouldn't it be nice if Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha used his powers under Section 44 to stop after-hours alcohol sales near the campus allegedly implicated in the drink-driving accident which killed three cyclists in Chiang Mai?
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A referendum mustn't equal regime limbo
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/05/2015
» To hold, or not to hold, a referendum on the new draft charter is not the question.
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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.
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Thaksin yet to lose anything in NCPO row
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/06/2015
» After a year of relative inactivity, the political scene has exploded with some spectacular punches and counter-punches last week. The question people naturally have is: why now?
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PM may have last laugh on 'reforms first'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/06/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha often tells reporters that despite his volatile temper, he is a funny man.
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All roads lead to entrenched military rule
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/06/2015
» Whether the new elections are held in August 2016, 2017 or 2020, the polls are losing their game-changing power as the military regime turns all roads to its advantage.
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Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
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.
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Keep quiet, we're building democracy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/06/2015
» Thailand may be short of water now but it is awash in fallacies, chief of which is the notion that arresting 14 anti-coup students will lead to an atmosphere of peace and calmness.
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