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Preserve our heritage, don't leave it to rot
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/07/2020
» Recent news reports that a bust of Chao Phraya Kosathibodi (Kosa Pan), one of the first Siamese ambassadors, was "stolen" from its plinth on the Rue de Siam in the French city of Brest shocked cultural enthusiasts.
Two wrongs don't make a right, premier
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/11/2017
» What does it take for local villagers to make the leader of this country hear them?
In police theatre, the joke is on us
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/09/2017
» Those who have lived in Thailand long enough have probably heard of a form of folk theatre known in Thai as likay.
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.
Sometimes uniformity is no solution
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 28/11/2014
» A dear friend of mine, who is a civil servant, posted a message on his Facebook page voicing disagreement with a suggestion by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that civil servants wear their uniforms every Monday.