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Justice at last
News, Postbag, Published on 05/09/2015
» Three loud chaiyos for the Phuket Provincial Court in acquitting two Phuketwan news website journalists over a report implicating the Thai navy in human trafficking (BP, Sept 2).
Free as you want
News, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2015
» Eric Barht, no one is denying freedom or democracy to Thais, least of all those of us (like yourself) who have come from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and other democratic countries.
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”.
An alternate UN
News, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2015
» Re: “Need for change clear as UN turns 70”, by Jeffrey D Sachs (BP, Aug 23).
Imperfect intelligence
News, Postbag, Published on 23/08/2015
» I read Achara’s column, “Respect human rights in bomb probe” (Opinion, Aug 21), with interest. Then I asked myself if it is fair to accuse the government’s intelligence agencies of having no prior knowledge of the Erawan bombing.
Alien laws rethink
News, Postbag, Published on 17/08/2015
» I wholeheartedly agree that the poor English published on the Ministry of Labour website is an embarrassment. However, the main issue is that the laws governing banned professions for foreigners (aliens) is desperately outdated and in need of a quick and thoughtful revision.
Cambodian Justice Defended
News, Postbag, Published on 09/08/2015
» Re: “ ‘Show trial’ jails activists, CNRP figures” (BP, July 22).
No return from GMO
News, Postbag, Published on 28/07/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha must be careful not to let his government become a stepping stone for certain companies which want to make Thailand a hub to export their GMO-tainted agricultural products to the world.
Excelling at inactivity
News, Postbag, Published on 26/07/2015
» Re: "Pongsakorn transferred to inactive post" (BP, July 24).
Twisted airport logic
News, Postbag, Published on 19/07/2015
» Re: “Cabin bags get a closer look at Don Mueang” (BP, July 18).