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Why get so sour about Madam Choops' sweets?
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/05/2021
» Call me blasphemous, but my first reaction to the desserts in the shape of Buddha amulets -- now a matter of public frenzy -- was: So what?
Outbreak highlights our complacency
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/12/2020
» We are seemingly paying a high price for Covid-19 complacency.
'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.
Virus a wake-up call to change our bad habits
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/03/2020
» With Covid-19 infection cases soaring past 300 in a short time, we have now realised the battle with this disease will be much tougher than we thought. In other words, despite the predicament in Wuhan, we unforgivably underestimated the threat it posed.
Poll uncertainty lingers as count nears finish line
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/03/2019
» Almost a week has passed since Thais cast their ballots, yet many things are still shrouded in uncertainties.
A Potemkin village in Thailand
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/09/2017
» What was intended to be smile-heavy photo op left Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha with egg on his face.
Thais need to check their intolerance
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/08/2017
» I am not a fan of Suthita Chanachaisuwan. To be more precise, I don't know her personally.
Doomed stations are part of our heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/04/2017
» While the country observes Thai heritage day tomorrow, it's ironic that we have to watch a lot of our heritage slip away. That includes the old railway stations that are headed for an upgrade under the State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) double-track development plan.
Laxity on big buses poses threat to lives
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/12/2016
» 'One passenger was killed and dozens injured as double-decker bus overturns in Songkhla province."
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.