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Nopporn Wong-Anan

Deputy editor

Nopporn Wong-Anan is deputy editor, Bangkok Post.

Nopporn Wong-Anan
28 Oct 2016

Welcome to Thailand!

Here's the situation. Grumpy airport taxi driver loads suitcases, then announces, "No meter, you pay more". Who is to blame for this atrocious holiday start?

28 Oct 2016 23
Welcome to Thailand!
8 Oct 2016

Thais have every right to expose state faults

'Are you Thai?" is a catchphrase Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha loves asking people whom he thinks give our beloved country a bad name.

8 Oct 2016 12
Thais have every right to expose state faults
30 Sep 2016

Head in the sand

With a movie, then with an NGO media event, the ruling regime has chosen the tactic of shooting the messenger and shutting up critics.

30 Sep 2016
Head in the sand
23 Sep 2016

Muddied stand on graft

Being the younger brother of the junta leader and prime minister may not be the best thing in Thailand right now.

23 Sep 2016 3
Muddied stand on graft
16 Sep 2016

Might isn't right

The mug-throwing that disfigured a schoolgirl in Korat is just the tip of the iceberg in the authoritarian and too-frequently violent schools.

16 Sep 2016 7
Might isn't right
2 Sep 2016

'Duterte Harry' and lessons unlearned

In Manila, Philippines President Duterte's war on drug dealers brought this comparison from an Asian diplomat: A combination of Thaksin and Chalerm.

2 Sep 2016 8
'Duterte Harry' and lessons unlearned
25 Aug 2016

The good old days

Gen Prem Tinsulanonda turns 96 on Friday, a former prime minister who led the country through the very good 1980s without ever submitting to an election.

25 Aug 2016 2
The good old days
4 Aug 2016

Sunday's Catch-22

No matter the outcome of Sunday's vote, there will be no change to the political existence of the self-appointed prime minister or the NCPO.

4 Aug 2016 2
Sunday's Catch-22
28 Jul 2016

Can dictatorial means justify the ends?

On May 22, 2014 then army commander-in-chief Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha led a group of patriotic generals...

28 Jul 2016 4
21 Jul 2016

Keeping it calm

China is talking tough in the wake of its loss at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, as the region watches their promises to stay peaceful.

21 Jul 2016 1
Keeping it calm