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'Diplomatic' distortion
News, Postbag, Published on 12/06/2017
» Re: "Training day for Thai, US navies", (BP, June 11).
Follow Buddha's wisdom
News, Postbag, Published on 28/05/2017
» In her May 25 article, "How our education sustains dictatorship", Sanitsuda Ekachai outlines clearly how the militarisation of Thai education harms not only education, infamously failing for decades, but also how the pernicious effects of the centralised command over young minds oozes out to pervade all of Thai society, to the great harm of society, politics and morals. The malaise does indeed start in the official Thai education hierarchy.
Just grin and look stupid and you'll be OK
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/04/2017
» When I was first in Thailand I used to think Songkran was great fun. Throwing water and getting soaking wet seemed a very sensible diversion from the overwhelming April heat. I was even a little disappointed if I didn't get a good drenching from grinning urchins. Everyone seemed so happy. It was definitely sanook.
Re-learn education
News, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2017
» Re: "Mathayom 3 students fail all five O-Net subjects", (BP, March 26).
At least we're first in something
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/03/2017
» Dear Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand:
In our Oscar worthy Blah Blah Land
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/02/2017
» The bonbon labelled La La Land is likely to rule the Oscars come Monday morning. While in our Blah Blah Land the drama is bitter, the song muted and the sky inclement.
Humour best weapon against strongmen
News, Published on 13/02/2017
» When Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to protest against the regime of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, they brought with them a sense of humour -- a weapon of fun against the guns and tear gas of the military. They carried cartoons, sang parodies and renamed the central garbage heap after one of the president's agencies.
No need to go global
News, Postbag, Published on 29/01/2017
» Re: "Global Britain will be a key partner for Thailand 4.0", (Opinion, Jan 27).
About politics
News, Published on 21/01/2017
» The government's latest efforts at reconciliation are exciting few observers v The cabinet faces sustained opposition to its approval of plans to 'bomb' the Mekong v Ex-inmate Chuvit is set to pop up on our screens as a news anchor
BMA's Mahakan mess
News, Postbag, Published on 21/01/2017
» It is with deep disappointment that we have read Peerawat Jariyasombat's strangely ill-informed article, "A lesson in development" (BP, Jan 16, 2017). In a move that seems calculated to pander to the greed of developers rather than nurture the human resources represented by local populations, Khun Peerawat hails the efforts of Korean authorities to replace an existing population with an artist colony, but says nothing about the fate of the original residents.