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Thais can be brutal
News, Postbag, Published on 29/08/2015
» I read with some incredulity the comment by the police general who is heading the investigation into the Aug 17 bombing, that a Thai group was unlikely to have carried out the attack because it was “too brutal for Thais to inflict on their compatriots”.
112 debate welcome
News, Postbag, Published on 22/08/2015
» Re: "King's views key", (PostBag Aug 20), "Section 112 essential", (PostBag, Aug 18) and "Follow King's advice", (PostBag, Aug 13). It is heartening to read such a thoughtful and considered exchange of views on a sensitive subject, particularly at such a fraught time for Thailand.
Going ballistic
News, Postbag, Published on 12/08/2015
» I noticed that the diagram (reproduced from the white paper issued by the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office) in “Subs plan tests navy to sink or swim”, (BP, Sunday, Aug 9) features not a Chinese-built S26T, the subject of the proposed purchase by the Royal Thai Navy, but rather a slightly bigger and infinitely more menacing Soviet/Russian Typhoon Class ballistic missile nuclear submarine.
What’s Thai policy?
News, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2015
» In an effort to counter China’s provocative launch of missiles during the 1996 crisis in the Taiwan Strait, the US staged the largest display of American naval power in Asia since the Vietnam War.
Let’s Do China a Favour
News, Postbag, Published on 02/08/2015
» Re: “Subs a waste of money” (PostBag, Aug 1).
Education pipe dream
News, Postbag, Published on 25/07/2015
» Re: “Education reform not for timid”, (Opinion, July 23). This suggests a hopeless outcome for our lamentable schooling, but this really depends on your definition of “education”.
Twisted airport logic
News, Postbag, Published on 19/07/2015
» Re: “Cabin bags get a closer look at Don Mueang” (BP, July 18).
Show cop who's boss
News, Postbag, Published on 18/07/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha claims under him, we have rule of law. Here’s his chance to back up his welcome words with decisive action.
Foreign ignorance
News, Postbag, Published on 13/07/2015
» I agree with Dusit Thammaraks (“Take us as we are or go home”, PostBag, July 12) when he says foreign residents are “educationally and culturally ill-equipped to grasp the intricacies of Thailand and the Thai people”.