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Scams all around
News, Postbag, Published on 18/11/2015
» William Boyd (PostBag, Nov 17) is right to complain about being scammed by BTS staff. However when he states, “I am not Thai, but I am a human being” this is true only some of the time in Thailand.
Bad business at BTS
News, Postbag, Published on 17/11/2015
» On Nov 15 at 8.30am, as I exited BTS Asoke on my way to church, a woman yelled at me, “Are you Thai?” When I replied no, she demanded to see my passport. I showed her my Thai driving licence, as I do not carry my passport with me. She then rudely snatched my BTS ticket from my hand. I tried to get it back and she called security and a supervisor.
Teachers apply here
News, Postbag, Published on 16/11/2015
» I’m not surprised the Ministry of Education found that out of 43,000 English teachers, only six were fluent in English (“Ministry aims to cut foreign English tutors”, BP, Nov 13).
Questionable law
News, Postbag, Published on 12/11/2015
» Well done to Sanitsuda Ekachai (Opinion, Nov 11) for boldly asking questions about the suspicious detention deaths of two people accused of lese majeste. Defending the good name of our monarchy is of paramount "national" importance here, but every opaque and questionable use of this law has a negative impact on the institution it is trying to defend.
Minority rules
Postbag, Published on 03/11/2015
» Re: “Poll system ‘gives people more voice’”, (BP, Oct 30).
Tell it truthfully
News, Postbag, Published on 02/11/2015
» Re: “Smoke gets in your eyes and it’s fine” and “Saudi’s underlying hypocrisy a gift to Islamaphobes” (Opinion, Oct 31).
A deadly combination
News, Postbag, Published on 29/10/2015
» Re: “Using religion to polarise”, (Editorial, Oct 28).
Silent ‘people’s state’
News, Postbag, Published on 23/09/2015
» Michael Setter questions how the Kingdom of Thailand could be called a “people’s state” when the people have no voice and no chance for their presence to be felt.
Handouts are bad idea
News, Postbag, Published on 22/09/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak plans to give out 36 billion baht of our money to tambons nationwide to implement any project related to building or repairs in the area, and those in line with the sufficiency economy (Business, Sept 21).
Border control is vital
News, Postbag, Published on 30/08/2015
» I fully agree with Nigel Pike's sentiments, "Be wary of invaders", (BP Aug 29). I too have learned to greatly respect Thailand's immigration control, protecting its borders. A nation without borders has no sovereignty as we witness in Europe. All 28 European Union member states have lost their sovereignty because they joined the EU.