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Flood gripes won't help city plan a future
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 18/06/2015
» This week's torrential rains mean sleepless nights for Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra and city administrators who are again being put to the test.
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9 Mahakan homes face demolition
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/06/2017
» Nine houses at the historic Mahakan Fort community are being evaluated for their "worthiness" by a joint committee set up to resolve the housing conflict.
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Troops at Mahakan rattle locals
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/01/2018
» A leading academic and social activists have expressed concern about the deployment of soldiers at the embattled Mahakan community by the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), saying the military presence has created a climate of fear.
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Your lunch is destroying our world
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/11/2014
» Here is a sobering statistic that, perhaps, could lead us to rethink our daily behaviour. The Pollution Control Department says the number of styrofoam lunch boxes that Thais dump into the environment comes to 61 million a day. This is a record.
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Making city bike-friendly a distant hope
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 17/09/2015
» Undoubtedly, cyclists, especially those in the Big Mango, are looking forward to their big day this week which comes around once a year. That event is none other than Car-Free Day on Sunday.
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Our city must walk to being world class
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/12/2014
» A civic group has come up with an ambitious plan — to make Bangkok pavements walkable.
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Blossoming into our hearts
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 10/02/2022
» Despite being an artist, Chumpol Akkapantanon conceded that he hardly noticed the beauty of flowers -- until recently. And it's almost by chance that he adopted a new attitude towards flora.
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Red-tape mess making hard times harder
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 17/04/2020
» A hairdresser in my neighbourhood told me she didn't get the 5,000-baht cash handout she's entitled to. Frustrated, she has little, if any hope.
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BMA shows more disregard for heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 25/06/2018
» History? What history? Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials handling the ongoing renovation of a vintage building in the compound of Mahakan Fort may reply to anyone questioning their controversial work.
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After dissing disabled, Skytrain must lift its game
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/03/2018
» Enough is enough, wheelchair-bound Manit Intharapim must have told himself before smashing the glass elevator door of a BTS lift at Asok station.
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