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News, Postbag, Published on 13/02/2020
» I agree wholeheartedly with the Feb 11 Editorial, "Army security needs review", about abuse of power between the higher echelons and their subordinates.
News, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2020
» The recent article re the ombudsmen's perks falls neatly into line with the similar perks granted to the judiciary which are perfectly explained in a very accurate assessment of recent Thai politics by the Cambridge University Press who articulated that "Meechai's constitution is designed to give more concrete power to an unelected elite minority -- the army, the judiciary and 'independent' organisations". It goes on to suggest that " the voters' electoral mandate will be less meaningful in deciding who should govern.
News, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2020
» Re: "Chinese tourists desert Phuket as virus spreads", (Online, Feb 1).
News, Postbag, Published on 20/12/2019
» Re: "Penal system gets it wrong", (Editorial, Dec 19).
News, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2019
» New rallies are the worst medicine for Thailand. Tourism and the economy are declining and unemployment is increasing.
News, Postbag, Published on 16/12/2019
» It seems to me that Thailand and the US have the same problem in that their justice personnel are not unbiased or impartial. Both countries have reached a point where the followers of two political sides refuse to accept any decision made by a member of the opposition. In these cases, where a neutral judicial system is badly needed, we are finding judges that were selected for their party political opinion and owe their jobs to the chief.
News, Postbag, Published on 14/12/2019
» Well, let's see. This week we learned that the permafrost in the Arctic is thawing much faster than was anticipated which is going to lead to a faster rise of sea levels than we had anticipated.
News, Postbag, Published on 02/12/2019
» Re: "China's Uighur lesson", (Postbag, Nov 30).
News, Postbag, Published on 16/11/2019
» Re: "Pareena saga a test of land reform resolve", (Opinion, Nov 15).
News, Postbag, Published on 08/11/2019
» Re: "Rowing in the same boat", (BP, Nov 6). I was charmed by the rich feast of metaphors produced by Chinese premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as they signed the three memoranda of understanding. It was enough to send this dried-up old connoisseur of great rhetoric into raptures of pre-orgasmic ecstasy.