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Plastic road leads the way
Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/12/2018
» The road is short, only 220 metres long, yet it holds a tremendous promise for a zero-waste future.
Sickened as politicians play on flood misery
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/10/2012
» The Bangkok governor election won't be held until next year but many voters are already feeling like they've been taken hostage by the two main parties vying for the city's leadership.
Mum on matters of (vital) interest
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/02/2012
» During his opening remarks at the 2012 Post Forum, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said the question he has been asked most often these past several months has been: Will there be floods this year? From most of the ordinary people out there, however, the question I have heard most often has been: Where is the floodway?
Nation on road to recovery after floods
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/02/2012
» Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittiphan admits he has no excuse for last year's catastrophic flooding but says the government will do its best to make sure it will not happen again.
Dry dreams, wet country
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/01/2012
» I have no way of knowing whether international business leaders at Davos over the weekend bought the Thai prime minister's assurances that there will be no repeat of last year's flood crisis in Thailand. All I know is that my large and clunky treadmill machine still stands outside the house because water from last year's flooding is still lodged within its machinery, and I have no plans to clean it up and haul it back inside until I am confident there will be no more flooding.