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Time is on our side
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/08/2022
» Win or lose, a protest is a process of trial and error. To put it simply, it is disruption, innovation, or something in between, just the way the now-defunct but shape-shifting Future Forward Party was in 2019 because it is born out of a spirit, not a person or a party. If the student-led demonstration goes down in history for demanding the boldest political reform, including the role of the monarchy, its resurrection last week proves that the pro-democracy movement is coming of age.
Farangs fed up
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/07/2022
» Re: "Irked by dual pricing", (PostBag, July 12).
Scout's dishonour
News, Postbag, Published on 03/07/2022
» Re: "Scouts take oath, parade to celebrate National Scout Day," (Online, July 1).
Avoiding tourism's stresses and strains
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/06/2022
» Foreign visitors have started returning to tourist destinations since the start of the year after the government lifted some Covid-19 measures. The influx of tourists has been observed from Phuket to Chiang Mai, some of which report visitor overcrowding.
Laugh riot
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/05/2022
» You ought to hold a contest among your readers to select the most appealing character in your comics section. This is the worst comics section I have ever seen. The only bright light is the strip devoted to my personal role model, Andy Capp. But "Blondie," "Garfield," and "Peanuts" are sometimes not bad.
National child seat law rooted in science
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/05/2022
» After years of debate, Thailand finally has a law that requires small children to be in child seats in cars.
Grim reflections in the mirror of Ukraine crisis
Oped, Published on 20/05/2022
» I read with interest the article of colleagues from Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the US published in the Bangkok Post on May 12, 2022.
Not state business
News, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2022
» Re: "New laws eyed after unwanted headlines", (BP, May 7).
Heritage is not soft power
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/05/2022
» Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power", or the ability to obtain preferred outcomes by attraction, rather than coercion or payment, in his book Bound To Lead in 1990. However, he has since seen his brainchild, scribbled out on his kitchen table, grow in scope of application and distance.