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Pedestrians, keep calm and be mindful
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/11/2018
» Readers from most countries would probably have been shocked by the recent story of a teenage girl in Bangkok who was knocked down while walking along a footpath by a speeding motorcycle.
Lessons to learn from Japan's stormy resilience
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/10/2019
» A few days after Typhoon Hagibis dissipated, images of cities in Japan resuming life as normal were widely shared on social media.
Ubon flood saga catches govt napping
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/09/2019
» Watching Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha answering a telephone during a televised fundraiser for flood victims took me back to my childhood.
Simply saying 'sorry' for crimes is not enough
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/06/2019
» We Thais are proud of our wai culture. We pay respect to Buddha statues and senior people with the gesture, that is also used for greetings, saying goodbye as well as a way to say sorry.
Passengers 'held hostage' in transport row
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/10/2018
» A large number of Bangkok commuters are being held hostage. But not at gunpoint. They are victims of a piecemeal public transport policy that sees van operators whose vehicles have hit the 10-year age limit being decommissioned by the Land Transport Department while there are no alternatives.
What if axe lady wasn't a total psycho?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/02/2018
» Parking in a prohibited spot may land you a ticket and a fine. But leaving your car in front of someone's house can get you in even deeper trouble -- as experienced by a woman whose car was smashed by an angry house owner when she did just that.
Donations won't plug wealth gap
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/01/2017
» As global political and business leaders along with many of the super-rich gather at the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, Switzerland, international advocacy group Oxfam released a report on Monday revealing that eight men are as wealthy as the poorest half of the world's population.
Chao Phraya boat sinking was avoidable
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/09/2016
» I was shocked as I read the tragic news stories about how a double-decker tourist boat, that was supposed to take more than 100 Muslim pilgrims on a pilgrimage, ended up taking at least 27 lives when it capsized and sank on the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya on Sunday.
Urban poor get rough deal on housing
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/10/2016
» Although the concept of urban heritage -- an idea that sees the poor as part of old-town development -- has gained international recognition, in reality, these people who are scattered in major cities around the world are still vulnerable with inadequate housing and face the threat of forced eviction.
Prapat has no option but to call it quits
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/07/2014
» Needless to say, the brutal rape and murder of Nong Kaem has dealt a heavy blow to a state-run organisation that has already been plagued with bad debts and scandals.