• OPINION

  Following the Buddha's footprints

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/09/2012

  » Maybe you didn't notice. Or maybe you haven't heard about it at all. But last week there was a small report in the Thai media about the discovery of a Buddha's footprint in Lampang said to date back to the Dvaravati Period more than 1000 years ago.

• OPINION

  Kicking a violent habit

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/10/2012

  » I bet millions of people across the country spent their holiday at home on Tuesday viewing the afternoon live broadcast of the first round of "Thai Fight 2012", the highly popular Muay Thai tournament featuring competitors from around the world, including the superstar Thai boxer Buakaw Banchamek.

• OPINION

  Popular and populist: drawing the distinction

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/12/2012

  » His Majesty the King's grand audience with his subjects on his 85th birthday yesterday revealed once again the strong and enduring love the Thai people have for the monarch who has dedicated his life to improving the well-being of everybody in the Kingdom.

• OPINION

  Reflecting on lives past

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/01/2013

  » This year, National Children's Day was not just about parents spending quality time with their offspring and Thai society paying attention to the younger generation, the so-called "future of the nation". No, on Saturday a huge number of grown-ups also took the time to reminisce about their own childhood.It was another viral phenomenon on the internet. To mark the occasion, there was a widespread practice of people, celebrities included, of course, posting cute and often funny portraits from their school days on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social networking sites. Some even juxtaposed their old pictures with those of their little ones, revealing the striking similarities that attracted loads of "likes" and admiring comments.

• OPINION

  Art is to conceal concealer

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/03/2013

  » It may be none of my business, but something has been disturbing me in recent years. Virtually everywhere I go these days, I see so many women, from salary earners to high school students, wearing make-up. However, I believe more than half of them have no need to cover their faces with cosmetics.

• OPINION

  New year, new woes

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/04/2013

  » The Songkran water festival will take place again next week and more than likely we will see (as usual) in news programmes revelling tourists screaming with joy to the approaching TV camera: "I love Thailand!"

• OPINION

  Turning a corner on the cycle of acceptance

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 09/05/2013

  » Cycling has become one of the fastest-growing trends in Thai society. These days, although the numbers here are still low compared to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Bogota or other bicycle-friendly cities, bikes are now a pretty common sight on Bangkok streets, in sois, parks and other places including office buildings, condominiums and exhibition centres.

• OPINION

  United in diversity

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/06/2013

  » Tired of the political rift that has been so prevalent in Thai society the past several years, I need to give myself a break every now and then. The Thailand Tourism Festival which took place recently at Impact Convention Centre in Muang Thong Thani was a great respite.

• OPINION

  Take your eyes off the prize to see what really matters

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/07/2013

  » Like many people, I need my smartphone to keep up with the goings-on. And by saying "need", I mean the kind of intense desire an alcoholic succumbs to when a tempting glass of whiskey flaunts itself within reach.

• OPINION

  Smile surgery is the Joker in the pack

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/08/2013

  » Earlier this year Thai people were told the bad news that our country had lost its long-held status as the world's top rice exporter, falling behind India and Vietnam. As if that's not sad enough, it is likely that soon Thailand might also have to give up its cherished nickname "the Land of Smiles" to guess who... South Korea.

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