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The year ahead
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 01/01/2021
» 2021 is finally here and we can finally put "The Year That Must Not Be Named" behind us! Though we're not entirely out of the woods yet, the fact remains that a new year means we can turn a new leaf and look forward to the things yet to come this year. Here is a list of things that are in store for us, which hopefully -- fingers crossed -- may actually take place this year.
Death sentences in Koh Tao killings commuted
Published on 14/08/2020
» Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao have had their sentences commuted to life in prison under a royal decree, their lawyer said on Friday.
Unjustifiable evil
News, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2019
» Re: "'Political warfare' worries veteran critic", (BP, Oct 16).
Stop plastic menace
News, Postbag, Published on 01/09/2019
» Single use plastics are a huge menace for the environment and all communities. The unprecedented death rate of dugongs in the Trang region this year with ingestion of marine plastic waste a major culprit highlights the impact of plastic pollution entering our waterways and the food chain.
Focus on substance
News, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2019
» Re: "Oath 'fix' tipped for today", (BP, Aug 27).
QuickWrap Newscast Aug 30, 2019
Published on 30/08/2019
» Click the 'play' button below for a quick video recap of some of this week's top stories in the Bangkok Post.
Supreme Court upholds death sentences for 2014 Koh Tao murders
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/08/2019
» The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences passed by the Criminal and Appeal courts for two Myanmar nationals convicted of the September 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao five years ago.
Supreme Court upholds death sentences for 2014 Koh Tao murders
Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2019
» The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences passed by the Criminal and Appeal courts for two Myanmar nationals convicted of the September 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao.
Man ‘took drugs before raping, killing German tourist with rock'
Published on 09/04/2019
» The man arrested for raping and murdering a German tourist took drugs before encountering her on her rented motorcycle, following her to a remote spot, raping her and beating her to death with a rock, authorities said on Tuesday.
Is jailing efficient?
News, Postbag, Published on 15/10/2018
» Re: "Death penalty taints the record", (Editorial, Oct 14). The debate on whether the death penalty for certain crimes continues unabated with both sides putting forward their reasons for keeping it or not. The editorial, obviously on the side of abolishing it, states "...life imprisonment, without a commuting term, is a more acceptable and efficient punishment choice for people committing heinous crimes". What it failed to state is to whom is it more acceptable and how is it more efficient.