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Noisy riders are relevant
News, Postbag, Published on 07/10/2018
» Re: "Summary execution", (PostBag, Oct 6). Unfortunately, my letter was cruelly edited to the point that it made little sense. In my original, I included photographs in support, and said that although a (very weak) argument could be made for motorcycles riding on the footpath against the flow of traffic, none can be made for those that ride on the footpath with the flow of traffic.
Reckless statements
News, Postbag, Published on 30/09/2018
» Re: "DSI: Grounds to charge GT200 distributors" (BP, Sept 28).
Van axeing is folly
News, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2018
» Re: "1/4 of city's public vans to be retired", (BP, Sept 25).
Digital disaster
News, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2018
» Every human on the planet needs to question the sudden hard push by the technocrats and elites demanding digital IDs.
Airline in distress
News, Published on 22/09/2018
» Re: "Govt prods THAI about plane buys", (BP, Sept 21).
Wake up Thammasat
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/09/2018
» Re: "'Gorgeous' cheerleader billboards spark war of words", (BP, Sept 14). The billboards with "gorgeous" head and bare-shoulder shots of 15 former Thammasat University cheerleaders that are meant to inspire students to join this year's cheerleading team are controversial and inappropriate.
Theatre of protest
News, Postbag, Published on 15/09/2018
» In a country often said to have dual prices there is nowhere with such a great difference as in the theatre of political protest and the price to be paid for making your statement. Ms Nuttaa Mahattana, Pai Dao Din, and others have all come under extreme pressure, had visits from soldiers, spent time in detention and found their futures threatened. Some would say that's the price they must pay for their dissent.
Rohingya riddle
News, Postbag, Published on 12/09/2018
» Re: "ICC's leap in the dark", (Editorial, Sept 10).
Shame on Koh Tao
News, Postbag, Published on 08/09/2018
» According to media reports, a young British woman claimed she was drugged and raped on Koh Tao. After a preliminary investigation which presumably did not include forensic analysis by a rape expert, the police concluded no crime took place because -- wait for it -- the tide was too high.
Disappearing justice
News, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2018
» This week the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances which falls on Aug 30.