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Lottery is life
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/12/2017
» Politics, religion and money are globally considered the things one should never bring up in polite conversation. But are you aware that in Thailand there's one topic you can talk about with anybody, no matter the circumstances? It's a special subject that even complete strangers can chat about like buddies.
The final call for home
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/06/2015
» A few days before my mother passed away, she asked me, her eldest child, "When I die, can you hold my funeral at Ban Tha Lo?"
Can cycling licence save lives?
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/05/2015
» Following last week's spate of horrible road accidents that resulted in a total of four cyclists being killed and several more injured by law-breaking drivers (drunk driving confirmed in one case), the authorities have come up with a genius plan. Top officials at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Department of Land Transport have reportedly agreed on one thing they think will make the city's streets safer for bikers and everybody else: a cycling licence.
Take a stand on taxis, general
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 22/01/2015
» The bitter account of a Japanese educational volunteer's latest experience at Suvarnabhumi airport, which he referred to as "a disgrace to Thailand", has been all over the internet in the past few days. Originating on Facebook, where it since has been shared more than 1,600 times, Koki Aki — known as Kamen Rider among some of Bangkok's underprivileged children after visiting them dressed as the motorcycle-driving Japanese superhero — complained about poor service at the airport, especially in regards to taxis.
The only path to true democracy
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/12/2013
» 'I came from election."
When a detour makes all the difference
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/10/2013
» The world is so complicated these days that keeping one's personal life as simple as possible is crucial to maintaining peace of mind as well as the ability to tackle problems resulting from outside influences.
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!"
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.