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Why get so sour about Madam Choops' sweets?
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/05/2021
» Call me blasphemous, but my first reaction to the desserts in the shape of Buddha amulets -- now a matter of public frenzy -- was: So what?
Preserve our heritage, don't leave it to rot
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/07/2020
» Recent news reports that a bust of Chao Phraya Kosathibodi (Kosa Pan), one of the first Siamese ambassadors, was "stolen" from its plinth on the Rue de Siam in the French city of Brest shocked cultural enthusiasts.
Pareena saga a test of land reform resolve
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 15/11/2019
» When Deputy Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow defended Pareena Kraikupt -- a Palang Pracharath Party member and MP for Ratchaburi who is being grilled in a high-profile land scandal -- by suggesting that she may escape forest encroachment charges because her family "had lived on the disputed plots prior to the enactment of land reforms", I could sense his triumph, as well as relief.
A night at the opera sets stage for noisy battle
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/07/2019
» Once again, Bangkok is experiencing a noise-related conflict.
Police reform cannot wait, Gen Prayut
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/03/2019
» The mysterious murder of an ex-cop-turned-social activist, a notorious delay in the annual round of police promotions, a scandal involving police uniforms, and an abandoned corpse.
When the taxmen can actually help people
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/12/2018
» Over the past weeks, I received a number of mails and Line messages, suggesting charity organisations or places where I could make donations that are tax deductible.
Keep ringing the bells, but not too loudly
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/10/2018
» Iam quite sure I am a minority, especially among Thais, but I cannot help but feel sympathy for a condominium resident who has been caught up in a temple bellringing drama. Many people have complained that she is ignorant of Thai culture and tradition, and some chastised her on social media. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang meanwhile is summoning her for an “attitude-adjustment” session.
BMA shows more disregard for heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 25/06/2018
» History? What history? Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials handling the ongoing renovation of a vintage building in the compound of Mahakan Fort may reply to anyone questioning their controversial work.
SRT under pressure to preserve old train stations
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 25/03/2017
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) should make conserving old railway stations a pre-condition when handing out new contracts for double-track railway projects, academic and conservationist Parinya Chukaew said yesterday.
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.