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Civil MPs preferred
News, Postbag, Published on 27/01/2019
» Re: "Bravo Prayut", (PostBag, Jan 26). It is nice that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha still has his avid supporters, but 449,900 is not quite right in his letter, in which he insists that "the majority of those polled would prefer Prayut to be the next prime minister". The largest single percentage might still prefer Gen Prayut, but that number is far below a majority. And the poll statistics show a consistent downward trend.
Weathering the storm of flood, disaster response
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/01/2019
» When Tropical Storm Pabuk hit last week, did you notice what element of Thailand's typical disaster response was absent in the rescue mission?
Independence muted
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 09/12/2018
» The famously annoyable general prime minister was annoyed last week. The country's two largest political parties politely RSVP'd his invitation to a prayer meeting but declined because of the raucous nature of the worship.
'Worst is over' for Pheu Thai
News, Published on 01/12/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party has been battered by a series of political misfortunes of late and it is facing a hard time to get back to its former glory.
Has cannabis clouded our judgement?
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/11/2018
» Today is a long-awaited day for marijuana supporters. No, I am not talking about potheads who dream of growing cannabis in their backyards. Supporters here are local traditional and alternative medicine practitioners and researchers who want to develop it for medical use.
Chanting prayers for the homeless
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/11/2018
» Over a year ago, I met the lone man of Lumpini Park for the first time. He was diligently reciting a Buddhist verse, and it was the time I learned the piece was the sacred Channabanchorn Gatha.
Selling pie or the sky?
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2018
» Re: "THAI takes up new revenue strategies", (Business, Oct 30).
Policing cyberspace
News, Published on 20/10/2018
» Re: "Cyber bill outcry puts PM on defensive", (BP, Oct 18).
Some cheer-you-up for those days
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 07/09/2018
» Everyone is allowed to have his/her off days. Maybe your presentation isn't as well received as you hoped it would be. You may forget your boss coffee. Or have a major writer's block that won't budge an inch like a traffic congestion on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road during an evening heavy rain (guilty).
Breaking the nation's bad plastic habits
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/08/2018
» As of this Sunday, visitors to any of the 154 national parks across the country may get frustrated with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation's (DNP) new rule, which prohibits them from bringing single-use plastics and styrofoam food boxes into the compounds. It is an effort to cut non-recyclable waste.