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House session needs sincerity to succeed
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/10/2020
» Starting today, the parliament will play a crucial role in examining -- amid dimmed hopes -- possible solutions which would allow the country to peacefully exit the political stalemate.
Both sides must give peace a chance
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 15/10/2020
» On Wednesday the country narrowly missed a confrontation -- quite possibly violent -- between groups of people with different stances when it comes to the monarchy. But there are no sighs of relief -- just yet.
We will keep eating poison for a while yet
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/11/2019
» The latest resolution on the ban of the three hazardous chemicals is even more toxic than the chemicals themselves. Yes, I'm talking about paraquat, chlorpyrifos and glyphosate that are being manufactured and distributed by global agro giants.
P-Move 'win' likely another false dawn
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/05/2018
» It's that same cycle again. A grassroots protest petitioning the state to pay attention to their grievances, then rounds of negotiation and bargaining after stiff reluctance, a promise or promises by the state, sometimes with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Mostly the protesters, satisfied, agree to return home.
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.
'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.
Bad policing traps us in our vicious cycle
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 23/01/2014
» Is it a cycle? Or a vicious cycle?
A 'Golden Opportunity'
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/01/2014
» At first sight, those who don't know Monovithya Kem may mistake the young female politician for a model, especially in the lobby of a five-star Bangkok hotel, where she awaited a media interview late last week.
A real people's forum gathers, sans politics
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/12/2013
» This is a follow up from my column last week in which I gave an overture of a people's forum, muan maha pracha kui _ an attempt by a group of people who want to create a public forum that is not dominated by politicians from whatever camps.
In alternative council, public can take helm
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/12/2013
» 'What's next?" appears to be a major question for those following our political situation. Suthep Thaugsuban, affectionately called kamnan by some, has made advances in his political battle against the Yingluck Shinawatra government _ a move dubbed by Mr Suthep and later some academics as the "people's revolution" _ which so far still remains a relatively bloodless one.