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Show cop who's boss
News, Postbag, Published on 18/07/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha claims under him, we have rule of law. Here’s his chance to back up his welcome words with decisive action.
Making a smart move
News, Postbag, Published on 15/08/2015
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) decided to introduce the Smart Classrooms project to replace the tablet PC project for students which was scrapped by the National Council for Peace and Order. The 1.17-billion-baht leftover budget, which was earlier earmarked to procure tablets for Mathayom 1 students in the North and Northeast, would be shifted and will be complemented by 3 billion baht from the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
A charter task too far
News, Postbag, Published on 11/09/2015
» Re: "We need a British governance model, not North Korean", (Opinion, Sept 9).
There’s plenty to fear
News, Postbag, Published on 13/09/2015
» Re: “It’s not terrorism we fear” (Life, Sept 11).
It’s not bags, it’s us
News, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2015
» Re: “Anti-plastic bag campaign needs teeth to succeed”, (Opinion, Oct 9).
More maturity needed
News, Postbag, Published on 28/11/2015
» Re: “Western folly in Middle East quagmire”, (Opinion, Nov 27).
In defence of THAI
News, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2016
» Re: “Safety concerns hit industry’s credibility”, this issue really hurts the credibility of the country.
Stretched to the limit
News, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2016
» Re: “Free rubber stock, growers urge”, (BP, Jan 6).
Motorcycle madness
News, Postbag, Published on 09/01/2016
» I was recently visiting family in Bangkok (an annual occurrence) and read a letter to the editor in the Bangkok Post complaining about the “sidewalk situation” in the capital and Pattaya.
Rubbery figures
News, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2016
» Our goal is to help rubber farmers, not to buy their product. The most cost-efficient way to help them is to give them only the subsidy portion (about 15-20 baht/kg) while letting them freely sell their crop to the highest bidders in world markets. This will save taxpayers about 30 baht/kg, or 3 billion baht in total, equal to two thirds of the approved budget, plus 979 million baht to hire private parties to process, stock, and manage the crop, a total of almost 4 billion baht — while helping farmers as much as now planned.