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Arming the South with a replica cannon
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/06/2013
» The wreckage of the replica of the historic Phaya Tani cannon damaged in a bomb blast at the Krue Se mosque in Pattani's Muang district is plain to see.
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Saphan Taksin takes a stroll into the future
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/06/2013
» When I learned of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) plans to demolish the Saphan Taksin skytrain station, and replace it with a moving walkway linking the Taksin area to Surasak station, I got quite agitated.
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A fun family outing ends in tragedy
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/05/2013
» Orn-uma Leksathan and her husband Narongsak visited Lae Paniad Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya province last Saturday. Orn-uma was feeding a 27-year-old bull elephant called Plai Big when it suddenly attacked her.
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Immigration's form grim on environment
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/06/2013
» During a recent trip to Austria, I was surprised _ in a pleasant way _ with the immigration procedure which allowed incoming passengers to enter the country without the use of that tiny, white immigration form.
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Young Dutch king faces big challenges
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/05/2013
» The abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on Tuesday introduced a young, new monarch to the world.
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Crack down on bad drivers all year
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/04/2013
» By the close of the Songkran festival on Wednesday the road death toll had climbed to 321.
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In the dark over power puzzle
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/04/2013
» I have to admit that I am a little disappointed there may be no electricity blackouts today, the first day of the suspension of natural gas supplies from Myanmar.
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Train safety is well and truly off the rails
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/03/2013
» If you think the number 297 is no cause for alarm, maybe it's time to think again. It's the number of deaths in railway accidents in Thailand which has totalled 887 in six years.
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Conservation vows put BMA candour to test
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 08/03/2013
» A few months ago, when conservationists launched a campaign asking the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to revise its new town planning laws to protect valuable buildings in old-town quarters, the battle was already as good as lost.
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Busted Brit MP blazes a trail for Thai politicians
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 08/02/2013
» A politician, actually a cabinet minister, had to prematurely give up his prestigious career after it was discovered that his wife, whom he later divorced, had faced a speeding charge for him.
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