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Nationalism blinds us to new truths
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/10/2017
» If the late historian EH Carr woke up from his grave today and realised the perception some Thais have of history, he would be deeply frustrated.
In police theatre, the joke is on us
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/09/2017
» Those who have lived in Thailand long enough have probably heard of a form of folk theatre known in Thai as likay.
It's the regime itself most in need of reform
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 17/08/2017
» In theory, the appointment of 11 reform committees this week should make us feel optimistic about long-awaited national reform. But in reality, we don't quite feel that.
Thais need to check their intolerance
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/08/2017
» I am not a fan of Suthita Chanachaisuwan. To be more precise, I don't know her personally.
Police blitz on alcohol pics goes too far
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/07/2017
» At first, I thought a reporter at a mass-circulation newspaper who covered a police warning on members of the public not to post pictures of themselves with booze on social media got it wrong.
Class conflict between tower and Mahakan
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/07/2017
» 'No more eviction nightmares for the old Mahakan community as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration agrees to rent the land plot and allow the old community to develop a living museum."
Absentee saga set to haunt NLA
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/06/2017
» If we go for a change, it must be for the better, not worse. The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) should bear this in mind when it introduces any change. A pity it didn't in regard to changing the rules governing absenteeism.
Bangkok of the North? I sure hope not
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/05/2017
» During my latest work trip to Chiang Mai I noticed something a little unsettling: There were very few tourists in the city.
Know-it-all leaders keep on bumbling
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/11/2016
» I cannot help but feel a bit of pity for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon who has been bombarded with heavy criticism for his gaffe regarding falling rice prices.
Rubbish spoils the real spirit of mourning
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/10/2016
» The huge number of mourners turning up at Sanam Luang and the Grand Palace to pay tribute to His Majesty the late King each day since his passing on Oct 13 speaks volumes about the love Thais have for the monarch. This morning, the crowd is expected to be even bigger as it's the first day members of the public are allowed to enter the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall to pay respects before the Royal Urn.