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'Thais-only' policy is racism, pure and simple
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 13/06/2020
» 'This cannot be serious" was my initial reaction to news reports saying the Transport Company is imposing a ban on foreign travellers as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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.
There seems to be little to smile about
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/01/2016
» Let's smile. It's something the state, in particular the Culture Ministry, is promoting in a campaign on decent Thai values -- it wants to see the younger generation smile properly.
Cameras point way for traffic cops
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/08/2015
» Over the past few months, netizens have shared a clip which shows how a new traffic camera system can catch motorists, especially those changing lanes in prohibited areas, red-handed.
'Free riders' shouldn't spoil poor's travels
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/02/2015
» From now and for the next few months to come, certain officials at the Transport Ministry are supposed to busy themselves trying to find the real poor — or the criteria to identify them — as they are eligible for the free bus and train programme.
Flyovers, roads galore promise no traffic cure
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/09/2013
» When Sukhumvit residents gathered as a group called Rak Asoke to protest against the proposed Asoke elevated road, many people didn't seem to understand them.
A faithful, fulfilling phantom
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/05/2013
» The audience loved it _ and simply did not shy away from expressing their affection for the legendary musical The Phantom Of The Opera that finally came to town, ending the long wait for the much-loved production.