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Regime must get its head out of the sand
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 30/09/2016
» Ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they're scared or threatened, the myth goes. But in reality, it's an optical illusion, according to National Geographic Kids.
Beijing goes on Hague ruling offensive
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 19/07/2016
» SINGAPORE: China kicked off a PR blitz Monday, sponsoring journalists around Southeast Asia to attend a South China Sea seminar it co-hosted with a university in Singapore, slamming the US for hyping up maritime disputes to sabotage its strengthening ties with Asean members.
China must act peacefully despite tough talk
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 21/07/2016
» In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping told foreign ministers from 26 countries at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in the Chinese capital that Beijing is committed in maintaining peace and stability in the region and pledged to work with Southeast Asia in turning the South China Sea into a "sea of peace, friendship and cooperation".
'Solid progress' promised for IUU talks with EU
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 09/06/2016
» Thailand will show "solid progress" in resolving fishing and labour practices at the next meeting with European Union officials in Bangkok in July, a senior Thai official said.
Regime must prove its stance on graft
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 23/09/2016
» Being the younger brother of the junta leader and prime minister may not be the best thing in Thailand right now.
Tourism and taxis; what is a fair fare for all?
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 28/10/2016
» Imagine you are a first-time visitor to Bangkok. You disembark at dawn at the vast, illuminated Suvarnabhumi airport, exhausted from a long-haul flight. Then, together with your spouse and children, you drowsily push your trolleys packed with luggage toward a taxi stand that has no queue of waiting passengers as dozens of airport taxi drivers eagerly await their turn, praying they get a customer who will net them the highest fare.
Regime must give public facts,not fiction
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 26/05/2016
» Refreshed after a long-weekend break, General Prawit Wongsuwon, the "Big Brother" of the ruling National Council for Peace and Order, could not keep the "good news" to himself on Monday.
State propaganda isn't the media's job
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 10/03/2016
» Journalists across the country celebrated their big day last Saturday, National Reporter's Day, not long after TV anchorman Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, who was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail for embezzling money from MCOT, bowed to public pressure to go off the air.
Restraint is best PR strategy for the premier
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 18/02/2016
» After a short honeymoon period following the power purge that ousted the Yingluck Shinawatra government on May 22, 2014, Prime Minister and chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has never been short of embarrassing gaffes and outbursts directed at the media.
Time to punish the media bad guys
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 21/01/2016
» The media frenzy over the illness -- and death -- of popular actor Tridsadee "Por" Sahawong has given the "watchdog profession" yet more bad press.