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Your lunch is destroying our world
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/11/2014
» Here is a sobering statistic that, perhaps, could lead us to rethink our daily behaviour. The Pollution Control Department says the number of styrofoam lunch boxes that Thais dump into the environment comes to 61 million a day. This is a record.
'Vote no', give politicians a surprise
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/01/2014
» As caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her ruling Pheu Thai defiantly stick to their decision to go ahead with the election on Sunday, what we as voters can do in the meantime is explore our options.
Inconvenience is, sadly, a sign of the times
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/10/2013
» As I was driving on the Pin Klao-Nakhon Chaisi road early on Oct 20, something surprised me.
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.
In the dark over power puzzle
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/04/2013
» I have to admit that I am a little disappointed there may be no electricity blackouts today, the first day of the suspension of natural gas supplies from Myanmar.
Train safety is well and truly off the rails
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/03/2013
» If you think the number 297 is no cause for alarm, maybe it's time to think again. It's the number of deaths in railway accidents in Thailand which has totalled 887 in six years.
You may be in Thailand if...
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 28/12/2012
» This week, Bangkok Post's guest columnist Songkran Grachangnetara wrote about "11 simple ways to tell if you're really Thai", his follow-up piece to "How to Tell Whether You're a Farang".
In courthouse kerfuffle, hubris reigns supreme
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/12/2012
» If you still don't know this, it's about time you did: We are losing the old Supreme Court building, a vintage structure that is part of our national heritage. It is being quietly demolished.
Suffering for a good life
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/04/2012
» After the massive floods that hit a large part of the capital last year, life for people in Thon Buri _ one of the hardest hit areas _ is back to normal.