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Red-tape mess making hard times harder
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 17/04/2020
» A hairdresser in my neighbourhood told me she didn't get the 5,000-baht cash handout she's entitled to. Frustrated, she has little, if any hope.
Poverty took Anucha's life, not boxing
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 17/11/2018
» At the age of eight, do any of you remember what did you do for your family? Did anyone have to work to feed yourself? Or earn money for textbooks and clothes? Or bus fares?
Who to blame for Airbnb 'nightmares'?
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/05/2018
» Recently I received a letter from a reader named "Chaley" who complained about the negative impact of Airbnb in his neighbourhood, which he referred to as "the misery" of this new business.
Social media a PR challenge for Sansern
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/09/2016
» The appointment of Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd to the top job at the Public Relations Department raises eyebrows.
What is behind the mayor, the girl and the law?
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/08/2016
» As the scandal involving Ban Phai municipality mayor Premsak Piayura, who is accused of harassing local reporters, slowly unfolded, it seems we have more questions than answers.
Country mourns loss of Thanat, a man of principle
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/03/2016
» Thailand is mourning the loss of Thanat Khoman, former foreign minister and co-founder of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), who passed away on Thursday at the age of 101.
Shelters not the answer for HIV patients
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/05/2015
» Fact: Some three decades after the first HIV/Aids case struck the country, causing numerous deaths, Thailand has led a successful fight against the disease. The country has a remarkable vaccine programme under way to reduce the risk of transmission.
Get serious in stopping rape-murders
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/07/2014
» The spine-chilling rape-murder of a 13-year-old girl who was travelling on Bangkok-bound overnight train has triggered a public outcry.
Good, bad and ugly of Facebook
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/02/2014
» There is a questionnaire being circulated on Facebook this week ''How has Facebook changed your life?'' marking the 10th anniversary of the social media site, used by more than one billion people worldwide.
Saphan Taksin takes a stroll into the future
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/06/2013
» When I learned of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) plans to demolish the Saphan Taksin skytrain station, and replace it with a moving walkway linking the Taksin area to Surasak station, I got quite agitated.