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Global forces unite
News, Postbag, Published on 12/10/2016
» It is difficult to keep up with the tales of corruption, misuse of funds, and the official investigations that exonerate all involved or disappear in the mists of time.
Question of balance
News, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2016
» It appears the <i>Bangkok Post</i> belongs to the mainstream media of this world and only prints articles from Associated Press, The New York Times, etc (especially from Paul Krugman), but never prints articles from opposing sides.
A live edit
News, Postbag, Published on 23/07/2016
» In the news report of the green light for charter debates (BP, July 22), Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn was quoted as saying: "The first TV debate on the draft charter will be taped today and will be broadcast on Monday."
Document to a natural wonder
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/05/2016
» Harnessing the documentary film as a tool for awareness, Bang Pakong Alliance, a local conservation network, has created a documentary feature, Bang Pakong Sai Nam Haeng Chevit (Bang Pakong, River Of Life) to be aired on Thai PBS tomorrow night at 9.20pm. The Bang Pakong Alliance comprises local villagers, in partnership with a group of respected documentary photographers (10FOTO), and together they believe that the documentary film has the power to tell their story.
Water solution urgent
News, Postbag, Published on 10/03/2016
» More than half of the provinces are currently at risk of running out of water for household use this year, yet Thailand is blessed with abundant rainfall.
Taking down Sorrayuth no graft panacea
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 05/03/2016
» Bring me the head of Sorrayuth. Bring me the severed head of the anchorman/briber, newscaster/corrupter, interviewer/public villain No.1. The hero became the anti-hero, and Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda had his head served on a silver platter after the collective wrath of graft-haters smoked him out of his chair. Corruption must be combatted, cheaters must be called out and shamed. Yes, we beat him, we beat corruption! And our weapons in this war are something equally disturbing, such as hatred, polemics and swift, satisfying anger.
Forced to pull the plug
News, Published on 05/03/2016
» TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda has finally bowed to pressure and called it quits, leaving in his wake many questions about media integrity.
What's good for China isn't always good for Alibaba
News, Adam Minter, Published on 16/12/2015
» Late on Friday night, Alibaba's Jack Ma joined Amazon's Jeff Bezos as the latest tech billionaire to acquire his own newspaper, by purchasing Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) for US$266 million (9.6 billion baht).
Digital television on brink of disaster
News, Boonrak Boonyaketmala, Published on 26/10/2015
» After six decades of stunted development, the state-oriented television industry entered a new epoch in 2014 when digital television technology became a reality, and 24 fresh television licences were granted to both old and new operators through an open bid administered by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission of Thailand (NBTC).
Nepal must not fall prey to donation scams
News, Published on 04/05/2015
» The catastrophic earthquake of 7.9 magnitude and the powerful aftershocks that hit Nepal last Saturday and Sunday took the lives of more than 6,000 people — and the death toll continues to rise. The devastation that affected a quarter of the Himalayan nation's population has caused unprecedented loss of life, physical property and heritage sites.