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'Penguin' is no hero
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2021
» Re: "Penguin dares to dream of better things", (Opinion, May 3).
Activist scapegoats?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/04/2021
» Five activists were indicted this week on charges of attempted violence against HM the Queen during a demonstration last year, when a royal motorcade encountered dozens of protesters. The charges are very serious and if guilty, the protesters would be jailed for at least 16 years (BP, April 1).
Times are changing
News, Postbag, Published on 15/02/2021
» At a time when the anti-dictatorship student protesters are back on the streets it was interesting to see your article about Bangkok's trains not being just for the rich.
A lesson for Suu Kyi
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2021
» It is possible to feel sympathy for Aung San Suu Kyi to the extent she is a very brave woman who wants the best for the Burmese people.
Not a republic fan
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2020
» I am sorry that Wason thinks I have fallen for a conservative ploy regarding Thailand becoming a republic. Far from it. Perhaps I did not make myself clear. My last sentence clearly states that to achieve the protester aims they should stick to reform. That includes the lese majeste law surely. Nothing to do with becoming a republic.
Overhaul needed
News, Postbag, Published on 16/12/2020
» Re: Education "reform" is a complete failure, (BP, Dec 14).
Buddhist disconnect
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/11/2020
» Re: "Putting virtues first", (Opinion, Nov 6).
Let's see action
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/10/2020
» The idea of national reconciliation has great merit but only if it is genuine and leads to the kind of long-lasting reforms that will achieve much-needed national unity.
Army in denial
News, Postbag, Published on 12/10/2020
» I get the feeling that the first words in the army's manual for dealing with sticky situations are "deny, deny, deny". Admitting to mistakes is a manly, brave, adult thing to do, so the fact the army almost always denies and refuses to admit to a mistake even when they are caught with their hands in the cookie jar makes me think that the army is pretty much composed only of boys.
This is madness
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2020
» So, the new police chief decides to forgo drink driving checkpoints. Then he decides to stop enforcing random checks of vehicles to deter crime.