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Lack of road safety is criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/05/2015
» You may shake your head in disbelief when you learn that reckless drivers who cause fatal accidents in Thailand can walk away without a jail sentence.
Equal service is up in the air
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/04/2015
» It was a terrible shock to see a series of photos of a man with disabled legs gradually climbing down the stairs of a Nok Air aircraft, without assistance.
Help for the disabled is up in the air
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/02/2015
» Apanee Mitthong was dismayed at the service of Thai Smile, the sister company of Thai Airways, when she was not allowed to board a flight from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Hat Yai, in November.
Paranoia's in the Air
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/03/2015
» It takes effort to search for decent accommodations while travelling. In the past, we may have relied on travel guidebooks. In the online world, hotel reviews can be accessed at our fingertips. But not all of them tell us the truth.
Message in a plastic bottle
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/12/2014
» Hotels that provide single-serve plastic bottles for drinking water and small plastic containers for toiletries always get minus points when it comes to environmental and social concern ratings in Life's hotel review column "Been There/Done That". The bottles are not environmentally friendly.
This sand is your sand, this sand is my sand
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/11/2014
» Phuket hotel staff Sudjai (not her real name) is very happy that beaches in her neighbourhood have been cleared of the unwanted sun loungers and umbrellas. Before the junta's clean-up campaign, the vendors acted as though they were the owners of public beaches.
The wheels on the bus go around Khon Kaen
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 26/11/2014
» Last week, the mayor of Khon Kaen and a group of locals showed strong commitment to improving the city's public transportation system. They are no longer waiting for a budget from our centralised government.
Hey governor, mind your own bridge-ness
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/09/2014
» The Uttamanusorn Bridge, better known as Saphan Mon, was built almost 30 years ago by the people, for the people of Ban Wangka, a Mon village in Sangkhla Buri district in Kanchanaburi. The bridge is the most popular tourist landmark in the district. It has been on the public’s radar since it was partially destroyed in July last year.
A moment of selfie-reflection with the Mona Lisa
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/10/2014
» What would you do if you came across a superstar? You might quickly grab your phone from your pocket and snap his or her photo. But what if the superstar is not a real, breathing person — what if she's the Mona Lisa?
Save the forests — and park rangers, too
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/08/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced last week its master plan to reduce deforestation by 40% in the next decade. I was happy to learn of the initiative.