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20 Signs You’ve Been in Bangkok Too Long
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/09/2016
» Like a lover you see everyday, all the excitement, initial spark and zazazoo that used to come with living here may not cause you to do the double-takes any more. Wanna know how much you’ve assimilated yourself into Bangkok’s quirkier sides? Let’s see how many of the following situations describe you.
Mini Khon Thai Test
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/08/2016
» Army chief Gen Theerachai Nakvanich recently urged people to look out for anything suspicious in their communities in the wake of the recent bomb attacks, while adding new Thai characteristics to everybody's knowledge. He said, "Thai people don't wear hats or glasses in the mall. Carrying a backpack is also suspicious too."
A very long, winding road to happiness
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 27/05/2016
» Like many Thais, I was looking forward to what the military regime under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was going to say about its achievements after two years in office on Wednesday. But there was nothing as the announcement was delayed, perhaps until yesterday.
Don't run bike taxi rivals off the road
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 19/05/2016
» Like other unsolved problems this country has been facing for decades, the safety and reliability of motorcycle taxis are being addressed through authoritarian means, using nationalism and a perceived threat to national security as a pretext to ban services by foreign operators who have more innovative solutions than our inefficient and incompetent regulators.
#Change
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 22/04/2016
» If you are a regular Guru reader, you will (hopefully) have noticed a few aesthetic changes in this issue. If you are not a regular Guru reader, well, you've missed out on so much. I'm telling you. So. Much.
Common practice, maybe, but it's still nepotism
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/04/2016
» It's a classic case of shooting yourself in the foot and is currently the talk of the town on social media - how Gen Preecha Chan-o-cha gave his civilian son a job as an army officer, working for the 3rd Army Region.
Same story with Tibet
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2016
» Re: "China not in the wrong", (PostBag, Feb 25).
Clean-up efforts need more thought
News, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2016
» If your lover fails to give you flowers for Valentine’s Day today, you can thank the junta. The clean-up campaign that has swept through 39 locations in 21 Bangkok districts has arrived at Pak Khlong Talat flower market — which handles the vast majority of the roses, marigolds and more grown in Thailand and much of the imports — just in time for the busiest week of the year. More than 1,400 vendors were told on Feb 2 to move out by the end of the month under a notice from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, which in turn takes its orders from the military regime. Surprise is an essential part of Valentine’s Day, but this is one the vendors could have done without.
Make reform of education a reality - fast
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 12/02/2016
» When the military took power from the civilian government and seized control of the country in 2014, it made a lot of promises to bring about reconciliation and reform. After nearly two years, we have come to realise that the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration has achieved very little in fulfilling those promises.
Angel to the rescue of the disenchanted?
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/02/2016
» No, I am not parenting or babysitting a luk thep (angel child doll), nor do I harbour a secret desire to acquire one to boost my luck. On the contrary, I hold a hostile attitude towards anyone -- young or grown-up -- who brings out any dolls to play with or to cuddle in public.