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Once the birthday bash is done...
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 02/05/2022
» Bangkok has turned 240th years old. The government, via the Culture Ministry, recently celebrated this auspicious occasion, with cultural performances and fun-filled activities at several landmark spots.
Don't build a wall against our own people
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/04/2020
» A famous quote, "Numbers never lie", comes to my mind often as the country copes with the coranavirus outbreak which all of a sudden has some Thais obsessed with numbers and case counting.
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.
Smog a bigger problem than coronavirus
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 28/02/2020
» For more than three months, facial masks have become a necessity for Thais, though not all the people find this accessory affordable or easy to obtain because at times there are shortages.
No room for apathy as haze crisis returns
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/01/2020
» With levels of particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter -- PM2.5 fine dust -- surpassing 180, Bangkok was ranked as the fourth most polluted city in the world yesterday. People in the provinces -- both near and far -- have also experienced similar problems.
Khao Yai elephant deaths no accident
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/10/2019
» The first time I visited Haew Narok Waterfall in Khao Yai national park was in August, 1992. The trip was not for leisure, but to cover the deaths of a herd of eight elephants which drowned after plunging from the top of the waterfall in this tourist destination and world heritage site.
Frenchman's music not to the regime's ears
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/06/2019
» A short clip featuring a song mocking a once well-known musical ditty, We Will Keep Our Promise, by junta leader and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has become an instant hit. Yan Marchal, the clip maker, a budding songwriter and singer, has shot to fame overnight.
The state has no business in people's sexual lives
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 04/05/2019
» It seems that the story involving Kerry workers and a woman's delivery order of sex toys led to a happy ending. But did it really?
Putting Thai food to the test
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/09/2018
» The clock on the wall turned 10am. The ambience around the student centre building at a Nairobi university was dormant and calm, except a training kitchen where groups of young people, all wearing aprons and caps, busily made a dish. Some measured ingredients while their buddies read recipes out loud; others putt meat into the pot. The scene was almost chaotic with sounds of utensils clanking and bite-sized meat sizzling on frying pans.
Bag campaign 'not consistent with reality'
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 23/07/2018
» "It's inconsistent with reality," shoppers and traders cried as they continue to ignore a state campaign to reduce one-time-use plastic bags that began on Saturday.