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Stray issue bites again
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/01/2012
» Guichai, a 12-year-old who had miraculously survived the floods, went missing on Christmas Day. She sneaked out with her brother after my helper unintentionally left the gate open.
Suffering for a good life
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/04/2012
» After the massive floods that hit a large part of the capital last year, life for people in Thon Buri _ one of the hardest hit areas _ is back to normal.
Counterfeited dignity
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/05/2012
» Lady Gaga never fails to make headlines.
Queen Elizabeth deserves her plaudits
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/06/2012
» Gorgeous music by an all-male brass band that welcomed me and other passengers emerging from the arrival lounge of the Heathrow Airport made me realise that the four-day official celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee had begun.
Generally dodging the bullet
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/07/2012
» Again, the issue of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva's alleged dodging of mandatory military conscription has returned to haunt us, dug up this time by Defence Minister Sukampol Suwannathat and blown out of proportion by Jatuporn Prompan.
Police show of force just one more own goal
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/09/2012
» Without doubt, the confrontation between Democrat Party supporters and about 200 police officers has inflicted damage to the force, even though there was no violence. The officers turned up in full strength at the party's headquarters on Tuesday in a show of solidarity for Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang.
Heritage falls to big business in Amphawa
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/10/2012
» All of a sudden, we are made to believe that things are fine in Amphawa _ a popular tourist town in tiny Samut Songkhram province.
'October spirit' lacking as reds mark uprising
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/10/2012
» I happened to find myself in the middle of a red-shirt gathering at the Democracy Monument on Sunday. It was Oct 14, and the people in red were celebrating an historic event associated with our nation's democracy _ the student-led uprising in 1973 against Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and his clan.
Safety first, then power to the pedallers
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/11/2012
» Can Bangkok really become a city of bicycles?
Prayers won't get you safety on the roads
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/11/2012
» Even though I am not a gambler, my last trip to Siem Reap in Cambodia, through the Aranyaprathet checkpoint which is just a stone's throw from a casino complex, made me feel very much like I was taking a gamble.