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UK setbacks dent soft power push
Oped, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 08/07/2025
» As Thailand hosts the Splash Soft Power Forum from today to Friday, showcasing the country's ambitions across 14 soft power industries -- from Muay Thai and fashion to wellness and cuisine -- two recent developments in the UK threaten to undermine the credibility and momentum of this strategic initiative.
Tourism and taxis; what is a fair fare for all?
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 28/10/2016
» Imagine you are a first-time visitor to Bangkok. You disembark at dawn at the vast, illuminated Suvarnabhumi airport, exhausted from a long-haul flight. Then, together with your spouse and children, you drowsily push your trolleys packed with luggage toward a taxi stand that has no queue of waiting passengers as dozens of airport taxi drivers eagerly await their turn, praying they get a customer who will net them the highest fare.
Thais have every right to expose state faults
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 08/10/2016
» 'Are you Thai?" is a catchphrase Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha loves asking people whom he thinks give our beloved country a bad name.
Critics say ACD 'all talk, no substance'
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 07/10/2016
» Thailand is gearing up to host the second summit of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), a pan-Asian regional grouping initiated by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2002, this weekend.
Regime must get its head out of the sand
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 30/09/2016
» Ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they're scared or threatened, the myth goes. But in reality, it's an optical illusion, according to National Geographic Kids.
Regime must prove its stance on graft
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 23/09/2016
» Being the younger brother of the junta leader and prime minister may not be the best thing in Thailand right now.
Vibration sparks panic at high-rise site
Online Reporters, Published on 19/09/2016
» Workers at a 60-storey condomium building going up on Ratchadamri Road downed tools and fled in panic as a strong vibration shook the construction site in Bangkok's Pathumwan district on Monday morning.
Teachers need a lesson
News, Postbag, Published on 17/09/2016
» Re: "Might-is-right mentality hard to dislodge", (Opinion, Sept 16).
Might-is-right mentality hard to dislodge
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 16/09/2016
» The mug throwing incident at a Korat school was just a small example of the authoritarian attitude and might-is-right mentality which plague our schools and society at large.
Safer streets ... but at what cost?
Asia focus, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 05/09/2016
» Businessman Melvin Odicta Sr, accompanied by his wife Meriam and their lawyers, showed up at the office of Interior Secretary Ismael Sueño on Aug 25 to deny accusations of his involvement in illegal drug trade.