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'Thais-only' policy is racism, pure and simple
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 13/06/2020
» 'This cannot be serious" was my initial reaction to news reports saying the Transport Company is imposing a ban on foreign travellers as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Plan for 'old quarter' should be revived
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 28/03/2016
» AS City Hall has renews the eviction plan for Mahakan fort community, Silpakorn University's architecture lecturer Chatri Prakitnonthakan looks back on his 2006 study in which he envisioned the doomed community as being a living museum.
Two-tiered pricing turns tourists off
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 08/10/2015
» This week netizens were hotly debating the two-tiered entry pricing system (one price for Thai nationals, another for foreigners) at national parks.
Mahakan Fort community keeps up eviction fight
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 02/10/2015
» Despite facing eviction by the city administration for many years, the Mahakan Fort community in Bangkok's Rattanakosin old-town quarters has evolved into a city learning space.
A fun family outing ends in tragedy
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/05/2013
» Orn-uma Leksathan and her husband Narongsak visited Lae Paniad Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya province last Saturday. Orn-uma was feeding a 27-year-old bull elephant called Plai Big when it suddenly attacked her.
Glimpses into pre-Siam life
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/03/2013
» A recently discovered Khmer-style artefact links a historical northern Thai town to the wider Southeast Asian region, not only proving Thailand's cultural wealth of old, but also adding an important piece to the puzzle about the region's trading significance in pre-Siam days.
In search of Lampang-ness
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/10/2012
» When Lampang locals got curious about their identity as natives of this small but history-steeped northern province, where did that curiosity lead?
A Prince for all Pages
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/06/2012
» The serenity of the Prince Damrongrajanubhab Library, set far back from the ever-bustling Lan Luang Road, will make anyone forget the busy world outside.