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Rise above the folly
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2023
» Re: "Foreigners flee Thai stocks", (Business, March 2).
How to Name Your Car Like You're One of the 0.1%
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/02/2021
» The 0.1% of Thais (not 1% 'cause Thailand has the highest wealth inequality in the world, you see) may rejoice at the recent news that soon you can pay an extra fee to give your vehicle a real name on a licence plate instead of the two-alphabets-and-numerals combo the 99.9% are familiar with. The new rules will allow a combination of more than two alphabets, vowels, tone marks and numbers in a vehicle registration plate for a personal car with no more than seven seats. In short, you can name your car after you or give it a person's name. For example, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha can name his "ประยุทธ์ 2 กรุงเทพมหานคร (Prayut 2 Bangkok)" to commemorate his second term. The plan is expected to be implemented around the middle of this year and you can bid for such a plate with starting price of B1 million. Money raised this way will be spent to improve road safety.
More of city soul falls victim to 'gentrification'
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/09/2020
» At the same time when thousands of shoppers and netizens lamented the closure of 28-year-old Isetan Department Store, Bangkok lost one of its oldest food shops in Bang Rak district, known for its authentic khao mok gai (Thai chicken biryani) and oxtail soup.
History repeats itself
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2020
» It has often been said that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat mistakes of the past. Well, it seems that Samanea Saman's June 4 letter "Free the market", goes to prove that point. The writer pointed out that whilst the Thai government did have good intentions in installing a protectionist egg export policy, the actual results two months later are a depressed market, supply chain problems and even more cries for government intervention -- ie more debt.
Keep diversity in Thai cuisine
News, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2018
» In a bid to maintain the high standards and authenticity of Thai food offered by restaurants abroad, the Ministry of Commerce, via the Department of International Trade Promotion, this month launched the "ThaiSelect" campaign.