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A Potemkin village in Thailand
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/09/2017
» What was intended to be smile-heavy photo op left Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha with egg on his face.
Thais need to check their intolerance
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/08/2017
» I am not a fan of Suthita Chanachaisuwan. To be more precise, I don't know her personally.
Absentee saga set to haunt NLA
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/06/2017
» If we go for a change, it must be for the better, not worse. The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) should bear this in mind when it introduces any change. A pity it didn't in regard to changing the rules governing absenteeism.
Speed focus not making roads safer
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/05/2017
» During my recent trip back from Chiang Mai last week, I was suddenly stopped by police who issued me a speeding ticket.
Going potty over luck at Govt House
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 10/05/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha likes to remind us he is not a politician -- a statement that in a way reflects his perceived superiority. Basically, he wants it known he is in a different league.
Even in absentia, missing plaque does its job
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/04/2017
» It's been more than a week since a plaque commemorating the 1932 Siamese Revolution disappeared from the road surface near the King Rama V statue in Bangkok, sparking a public outcry and giving the authorities another headache to deal with.
Doomed stations are part of our heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/04/2017
» While the country observes Thai heritage day tomorrow, it's ironic that we have to watch a lot of our heritage slip away. That includes the old railway stations that are headed for an upgrade under the State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) double-track development plan.
Old railway stations are slipping away
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 18/03/2017
» As Thailand is going ahead with its double-track train development plan, the first casualties of the development are the old railway stations across the country.
It's best not to forget lessons of 1991 coup
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/02/2017
» Feb 23, the day the military top brass toppled the government of Chatichai Choonhavan in a bloodless coup in 1991 (with a political bloodbath, known as the Black May uprising the following year) passed by almost without notice.
Goodwill can stop ticking time bombs
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 10/02/2017
» A colleague, while we were having a quick lunch together at this office, suddenly asked: "Why has Asean achieved so little in its goal to become a community?"