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So much for privacy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/11/2021
» Re: "24,000 tipped to fly daily in November," (BP, Nov 3).
Govt must invest to win war on drugs
News, Published on 27/07/2019
» Like its predecessors, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has vowed to put an end to the illicit narcotics trade, especially in the restive three southernmost provinces. Yet, the question remains of how it will turn these promises into action.
Reality of prisons
News, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2019
» As a former guest of the Department of Corrections I would like to respond to the editorial, "Hellish jails do not cut crime", (Editorial, July 13).
Double-faced drugs policy
News, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2018
» The government has become somewhat schizophrenic about its policies on banned drugs. It has sent mixed signals about the path to legalising medical marijuana. Providing a programme leading to the needed reform of law on illicit drugs is even less clear. In just the past few weeks, senior officials and ministers have indicated, rather, that they expect to renew and redoubled the "war on drugs" policies that have failed so badly.
Kindness goes long way
News, Postbag, Published on 13/07/2017
» Re: "A helping hand for our wasted food," (Commentary, July 12).
Donald Trump's ultimate ego trip
News, Associated Press, Published on 15/07/2016
» Donald Trump was angry: A reporter had the gall to suggest that ego was behind his purchase of New York's famed Plaza Hotel.
Seize the drugs nettle
News, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2016
» A recent series of arrests and seizures by anti-drug forces is a rare ray of optimism in the fight for a rational drug-control policy. But they also revived serious questions and brought more confusion to the problem. It is clear that some countries in the region are keen to take more responsibility while suffering more losses than others. And it seems while authorities have a somewhat tenuous handle on who is controlling drug trafficking, efforts to deal with the kingpins are ineffective at best.
Lacking education is prison without the bars
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/06/2015
» The mass arrest of young motorcycle racers in Bangkok earlier this week once again put the issue of parental responsibility into the public spotlight. Whenever minors commit crimes, parents are suddenly left being held to account. Not friends. Not schools. Parents alone.
Weeding out the thugs
News, Published on 07/01/2015
» Police chief Somyot Pumpunmuang and the website InternationalLiving.com have a lot in common. Pol Gen Somyot says Thailand offers "fresh air and hospitality" to foreign visitors. The website says Thailand is "an outdoor-lover's paradise" combined with friendly people. InternationalLiving.com says the choice of restaurants and dining spots is vast. Pol Gen Somyot says the country has "a lot of tourist attractions" and "good food".
Signed, sealed, undelivered
Alan Dawson, Published on 31/08/2014
» The United Nations and Myanmar are in the process of proving that a nation on the tipping edge of being controlled by criminals can be rescued and brought back to the road to democracy.