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Join the integrity pact
News, Postbag, Published on 07/04/2019
» Re: "Graft board asks AoT for 'clear' bids", (BP, April 5). I strongly support Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) chairman Vichien Phongsathorn in ACT's insistence that the Airports of Thailand (AoT), as a state-run enterprise, join an integrity pact to prevent graft during the bidding process to run the duty-free shops at AoT's four airports.I strongly support Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) chairman Vichien Phongsathorn in ACT's insistence that the Airports of Thailand (AoT), as a state-run enterprise, join an integrity pact to prevent graft during the bidding process to run the duty-free shops at AoT's four airports.
Show of politics
News, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2019
» Re: "Voters told to focus on promises", (BP, Feb 25).
No business sense
News, Postbag, Published on 16/02/2019
» The paper constantly tries to address the increase in income inequality with relation to farmers yet nobody applies “business sense” to the situation.
Time for a debate
News, Postbag, Published on 17/01/2019
» Re: "Prayut slams 'unrealistic' poll pledges", (BP, Jan 15).
When politics override logic
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2018
» Re: “Light rail routes facing cutback”, (BP, Nov 2). A number of weeks ago I made a simple calculation based on the projected cost, the expected number of likely passengers and the proposed fare for a high-speed rail to Chiang Mai. The venerable Japanese International Cooperation Agency undertook a large study of that route and concluded it was not feasible and withdrew its interest in it.
Too little too late
News, Postbag, Published on 21/10/2018
» Re: "THAI 'sorry' as pilots snag 1st-class seats", (BP, Oct 20). The apology offered by Thai Airways International president Sumeth Damrongchaitham, for the behaviour of THAI's two pilots, who refused to take off unless two of the airline's first-class passengers were ejected from their seats for the company's off-duty pilots, is not enough.
Democracy to dictatorship
News, Postbag, Published on 23/09/2018
» Re: "Even dictators can't monopolise a poll", (Opinion, Sept 22).
It's a dry argument
News, Postbag, Published on 13/09/2018
» A Bangkok Post report on Sept 12 says the truck that overturned was carrying 120 tonnes of beer. Nope, nope, nope!
THAI food nosedives
News, Postbag, Published on 06/09/2018
» Business Post on Sept 4 reported the Thai Airways International (THAI) rehab plan to reduce its losses included adopting low-cost business models.
Gridlock gripes
News, Postbag, Published on 21/08/2018
» Yet more clamour about Bangkok's traffic gridlock, a subject which rears itself every so often.