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Postbag: A typical thai reaction
News, Published on 26/01/2014
» Re: ''Only a American'' BP, Jan 23. I must say that Mr Wong is a Thai who cannot see beyond what is happening in Bangkok. Courage is needed to accept the shortcomings of a culture or a country. In the US, rarely are corrupt senators or members of the House of Representatives convicted and put in jail. Many of them have been involved in the misuse of election funds and have also been accused of taking bribes through lobbyists. But committee members in US Congress look after each other. The accused go through the usual committee hearing and get a warning, not a passage to gallows.
PM's words ring hollow
News, Published on 24/08/2013
» During her visit to Tajikistan, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra mentioned the government's 350-billion-baht water management scheme in her speech at the International Conference on Water Cooperation. She said the scheme ''includes the rehabilitation of ecosystems ...''
Thais buy fakes too
News, Published on 31/05/2012
» Re: ''Gaga gaffe goes too far'' (BP, Editorial, May 30)