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Troops at Mahakan rattle locals
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/01/2018
» A leading academic and social activists have expressed concern about the deployment of soldiers at the embattled Mahakan community by the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), saying the military presence has created a climate of fear.
Anti-coal protesters shrug off PM's threat
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/02/2017
» Once again, Bangkok is to become a scene of protests for anti-coal activists, as the top energy policy agency will meet and make a decision on the contentious coal-fired power plant in Krabi tomorrow.
Notes on how to restore judicial shine
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/05/2014
» They were just small hand-written notes but they have shaken the judiciary. The notes — one was sent to police chief Adul Saengsingkaew, and the other to his deputy — were scribbled by the secretary-general of the Office of the Administrative Courts Direkrit Jenkrongtham.
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.
Courthouse death sentence
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/12/2012
» A high-profile dispute over the old Supreme Court building has reached a dead end. The Supreme Court staunchly insists it has the right to continue with its plan to replace the ageing structure with a new, much bigger office, citing a cabinet resolution it acquired in 1988, but the Fine Arts Department and a group of conservationists want to keep the old building for a simple reason _ it is national heritage.
Big problems for miniature museum
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/04/2012
» When Piyanuch Narkkong Sakultanark, director of a museum of miniature objects, decided to close her establishment, it caused a stir on the local museum scene.