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Give cabs a fare deal
News, Postbag, Published on 11/08/2019
» Re: "For commuters, taxi fare hike is least of worries", (Opinion, Aug 10).
Buses must earn hike
News, Postbag, Published on 20/11/2018
» Re: "Bus firms demand fare hikes to improve service", (BP, Nov 19).
Conspiracy targets poor
Postbag, Published on 03/11/2018
» It’s not that I don’t admire Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. However, when considering the problem of income inequality, he is quoted in the Nov 1 edition of the Bangkok Post: “It’s not the mistake of this government but governments in the past, which were not seriously dedicated to tackling the problem.”
Underwhelming taxis
News, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2018
» Re: "B5 minimum taxi fare hike needed, TDRI finds", (BP, May 1). I approve of the TDRI's suggestion for a five-baht rise in the minimum fare and a surcharge for traffic delays, as proposed by the TDRI's Sumet Ongkittikul, who found that taxi drivers earn just about the minimum wage.
Children need more protection
News, Postbag, Published on 20/11/2016
» Swedish ambassador Staffan Herrstrom's piece in Saturay's paper ("Never choose violence against children", Opinion) couldn't have come at a better time.
Farmers know best
News, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2015
» Re “Branch into impotency cures, PM tells farmers”, (BP, July 9)