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Sirichai exit sets example for accountability
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/11/2017
» No one knows if former labour minister Sirichai Distakul realises it or not, but when he packed up his personal effects from the ministry last week, he set a new standard for our political culture.
Red licence plates drive us to distraction
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 04/10/2017
» From this month on, drivers with brand new cars and red licence plates should be aware of a tough new law concerning the registration of their vehicles.
It's a big mistake to trash Bangkok history
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/07/2017
» In the view of the state, the embattled Mahakan community, struggling against a state eviction order, is just trash that must be removed from the historical site. Many academics, however, disagree.
No special law needed to buckle up
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/03/2017
» The latest move by the government to get tough with traffic law violators is laudable. But invoking Section 44 for this purpose seems more laughable than praiseworthy to me.
Get ready for a Mahakan theme park
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 10/03/2017
» For those who missed this big news, please note. Bangkok is to have a new Disneyland-like theme park, right in the Rattanakosin old-town quarters.
One 'mistake' is enough for Sanit and Co
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/03/2017
» Was he or was he not? The questions over Metropolitan Police Chief Lt Gen Sanit Mahathavorn's possible role as an adviser to a beverage giant will remain a hot topic for some time.
Know-it-all leaders keep on bumbling
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/11/2016
» I cannot help but feel a bit of pity for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon who has been bombarded with heavy criticism for his gaffe regarding falling rice prices.
Rubbish spoils the real spirit of mourning
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/10/2016
» The huge number of mourners turning up at Sanam Luang and the Grand Palace to pay tribute to His Majesty the late King each day since his passing on Oct 13 speaks volumes about the love Thais have for the monarch. This morning, the crowd is expected to be even bigger as it's the first day members of the public are allowed to enter the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall to pay respects before the Royal Urn.
Environment loses as rays of hope dim
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/10/2016
» Mysterious deaths of giant freshwater stingrays in the Mae Klong River. Lead contamination at Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi. The pollution of the Pong River in Khon Kaen.
BMA reneges on Mahakan Fort promise
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/10/2016
» Conflicts over the Mahakan Fort community continued to escalate this week, and it's about time the Prayut Chan-o-cha government steps in to find a solution.