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State needs to empower rice farmers
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/11/2016
» It has become a common scene during the annual harvest season for rice farmers nationwide to call for state subsidies to shore up the falling prices of their produce.
Bus service is a long way from 'special'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/09/2016
» Riding a bus earlier this week gave me a new experience, and not a good one.
Commuters see red over Purple Line
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/08/2016
» Reading reports about the two-week-old Purple Line, and how the struggling service is racking up losses of three million baht daily, doesn't surprise me.
Khru Noi saga highlights the welfare gap
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/05/2016
» The recent closure of Ban Khru Noi, a private children's shelter, is definitely sad.
Adventures in the '21st best country'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/01/2016
» When I learned the other day that Thailand had been ranked 21st "Best Country" out of 60 by the <i>US News & World Report</i> magazine, I was not sure if I should be happy.
Locals pushed aside in name of 'progress'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/07/2015
» Shortly after I filed a complaint with the City Hall hotline against a food shop that illegally dominates the pavement near my house in Pathumwan district, I received a phone call from a tessakij (city inspector), assuring me the problem was well taken care of. It was a nice surprise.
Weak support for city cyclists so dispiriting
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/05/2015
» Should I feel thankful that businessman and property analyst Sophon Pornchokchai has expressed concerns over the safety of cyclists?
Cycling should not only be a fad for the rich
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 14/11/2014
» Walking into the "A Day Bike Fest 2014" at Makkasan Airport Rail Link station last week, I didn't really want to believe that Bangkok finally has its own bicycle festival, not to mention other bike expos, focusing on selling bicycles, spare parts, and accessories, almost every month in the capital and some other big cities.