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  • OPINION

    What does Capo do, except spend money?

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/05/2014

    » Their names are not familiar. Most people do not remember Lilaiwan Promchai and Nattaya Rotsungnoen.

  • OPINION

    Gifts That Give Back

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 17/12/2021

    » Are you feeling generous this holiday season? Perhaps, you're planning to buy gifts for your loved ones but, at the same time, you can extend your good wishes to those less fortunate than you. Here are a few gift ideas to spread the spirit of giving.

  • OPINION

    You make your own luck in this life

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/09/2020

    » Tham Nakha (Naga Cave), which was unveiled as a new attraction in Phu Langka National Park in Bung Kan province two months ago, was closed indefinitely last week by an order of the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.

  • OPINION

    Learning tough lessons on the field

    Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 13/01/2016

    » Over the past week, there have been two viral video clips that have captured wide public attention and sparked off massive internet outbursts. The first incident occurred right here in Bangkok and is currently making headline news, and involved a fabricated accusation of road rage. The accuser, who backed up his pick-up truck and ran over a mid-sized sedan during a fit of road rage, made up a false report of the incident without knowing his actions had been captured on video.

  • OPINION

    Double standards in the animal world

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/06/2013

    » Sakon Nakhon police last week arrested a dog-smuggling gang as they made their way to Laos and Vietnam. Around 30 animals were found dead due to suffocation as they had been packed into the back of a pick-up truck. Another 40 suffered severe fatigue and were immediately sent to animal hospitals.

  • OPINION

    Durian for the heart in far South

    News, Supapohn Kanwerayotin, Published on 14/07/2020

    » 'From Bannang Sata Yala," along with PromptPay details for contactless payment, read the sign at the back of a pickup truck parked across the street from the mosque next to Thong Lor Metropolitan Police Station. This is a find on my neighbourhood roaming day. Because at this time of year I would usually have set myself up in Pattani as a launchpad for the annual durian eating season in three southern border provinces. In my pre-corona blueprint, the imagined highlight would be an-all durian day along multiple stalls lining the roadside of Ton Sai, a spot in Narathiwat where a work trip in July 2019 placed me in the divine durian abode. A large fruit picked, weighed and cut open by a lady vendor produced the prettiest plump golden mounds -- the most delicious durian I have ever wrapped my taste buds around. Amid oohs and aahs from Thai colleagues who had actually just finished another fruit before our arrival, plus the expression on my face while relishing that mouthful, must have boosted the courage in a foreign expert I was interpreting for to brave an encounter. Still, that pile of terrifying spiky fruit apparently overwhelmed his other colleagues who opted out. A globetrotting development expert, he nodded his approval as he finished his piece with no trace of aversion.

  • OPINION

    Take action on monkey use

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/07/2020

    » Denial alone won't help. To disprove the allegations of monkey abuse in Thailand's coconut business, the Commerce Ministry has no other option but to face up to the matter.

  • OPINION

    Another fatal shooting of the innocent?

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/01/2012

    » It seems likely that at least some of the dead and injured on the pickup truck fired on by paramilitary rangers in Pattani on Sunday night are innocent people.

  • OPINION

    Fuming over first-car scheme

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/12/2012

    » The worst is yet to come for Bangkok's traffic. Over the past few months, I have spent twice as much time as before stuck in traffic jams. Although I am not an expert, I believe this has something to do with the government's first-car scheme. The programme allows new car buyers to claim tax rebates of up to 100,000 baht per vehicle per person. Since its inception, more than one million new vehicles have been purchased, or about 30,000 new cars a day. By the end of this year, the number of the "first cars" is likely to exceed 1.2 million.

  • OPINION

    Life in Equations

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/06/2018

    » Here are a few funny equations to summarise the Bangkok way of life to lighten the mood, when the weather is grey and gloomy.

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