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Heritage neglect lets Si Thep down
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/03/2019
» Recent news reports about an oil exploration project which is a just a stone's throw away from Si Thep historical park in Phetchabun has shocked the Thai people. The project, if it isn't shot down, may dim the hopes of the site becoming a Unesco world heritage site. PLOENPOTE ATTHAKOR talks to well-respected scholar Phuthorn Bhumadhon about the hot topic.
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Train reaction: Fighting to save old stations
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/06/2017
» Parinya Chukaew is using social media to take on the establishment in hope of saving up to half of the nation's 400 ageing railway stations. They are slated to be razed but he argues they must be conserved as part of Thailand's cultural and architectural heritage.
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Let's do away with climate hypocrisy
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/12/2015
» Does "carbon footprint" mean anything to you?
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Locals vow to fight temple eviction threat
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 02/11/2015
» Social activists and community leaders are concerned for Bovorn Rangsi, an old community torn apart by a local temple project.
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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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Putting in a word for the environment
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/06/2014
» Does anyone realise Thursday, June 5, is World Environment Day?
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BMA urged to scrap elevated road plan
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 13/10/2013
» Scholar Sulak Sivaraksa and leading civic groups have urged the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to scrap a plan to build an elevated highway along the Ratchadaphisek-Asok road, citing adverse impacts.
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Court halts building plans
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/09/2013
» The Supreme Court says it will reconsider its plans to construct a mammoth new courthouse close to the Grand Palace.
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Locals blast Asoke flyover plan as flawed, harmful
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/06/2013
» A four kilometre elevated road planned for the Asoke Montri and Asoke Din Daeng areas has drawn strong protests from locals who say it will increase pollution and could damage one of the city's key cultural landmarks.
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Kids seek a path to cross-border ties
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 13/04/2013
» 'This is pong [eggs]. This is chake [bananas], and charouk [pork], the offerings for the deities," Wipa Putthong used several Khmer words as she demonstrated a folk ritual to her audience.
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