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Overprune is overkill
News, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2016
» Soi Rang Nam, one of Bangkok's greenest streets, just became the victim of a shocking branch-cutting campaign by the BMA.
Having it both ways
News, Postbag, Published on 18/02/2016
» The Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday that monks demonstrating at Phutthamonthon have made two demands: Firstly, that Buddhism be declared the official state religion in the new constitution, and, secondly, that the prime minister should stop government agencies from interfering in matters relating to the monastic community.
Flawed DNA findings?
News, Postbag, Published on 05/02/2016
» There appears to be some misunderstanding as to whether DNA can determine nationality. As reported in the Bangkok Post on Feb 4, a forensic source states that according to DNA analysis the body parts discovered in the Chao Phraya river are not from a Thai national.
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.
If I were a spin doctor for the PM
News, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2015
» A few months before the government of coup leader and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha marked its first anniversary, a friend called to persuade me to establish a PR team for the general.