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Ban toxic glyphosate
News, Postbag, Published on 26/05/2018
» According to a May 24 report, the Hazardous Substance Committee, in reference to a ban on three toxic pesticides, said "there were insufficient studies confirming they were health hazards", and thus have allowed their continued use. One of the three is glyphosate, known as "Roundup".
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Scandal won’t go away
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha needs to understand that this luxury watch scandal is a serious issue. This so-called “private matter” of his deputy will weigh heavily on his credibility as long as he stays on as Thailand’s prime minister -- and will never stops unless and until this apparently inappropriate behavioural problem is corrected.
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Leave academics alone
News, Postbag, Published on 27/08/2017
» The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is extremely alarmed to learn that Dr Chayan Vaddhanaphuti, a very senior and respected Thai academic, and four other Thai researchers recently received summonses accusing them of violating the military regime's ban on political gatherings of five or more persons.
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S44 a toothless tiger
News, Postbag, Published on 13/04/2017
» Re: "S44 sparks fears of '2-charter state'", (BP, April 11).
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Here's the Pattaya 'rub'
News, Postbag, Published on 07/03/2017
» Re: "Sandcastles, seafood, but sorry, no sex", (Opinion, March 5).
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Brexit was a landslide
News, Postbag, Published on 05/03/2017
» Re: "Tony Blair's speech offers an important lesson for Trump" (Opinion, March 3).
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Lost in translation
News, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2017
» I enjoyed Somsak Pola's comments in his March 2 letter, "Writing without rules" about the Thai vs English languages. However I take exception to: "The problem with Grade 6 students, however, is not regarding writing. It is about misspelling, using slang and colloquialisms which should be easy to fix. Mai pen rai."
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It's just not Buddhism
News, Postbag, Published on 24/02/2017
» Thai governments in the past have made a grave mistake in allowing the Dhammakaya Buddhist sect to build a temple on a vast piece of land as large as 2,300 rai -- despite the fact that normal Thai Buddhist temples are no larger than five or 10 rai. This has caused consternation among Thai Buddhists that this is not Buddhism according the original vision of the Lord Buddha.
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Police need to chill out
News, Postbag, Published on 22/02/2017
» Re: "Masked monks in clash with DSI as tempers flare", (BP, Feb 21).
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Right to deny?
News, Postbag, Published on 21/02/2017
» Re: "Officials may be wishing monk has fled", (Opinion, Feb 20).
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