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Scary diagnosis
News, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2016
» Three students sitting for medical entry exams at Rangsit University were caught cheating, using high-tech devices (BP, May 9).
Ukraine is free
News, Postbag, Published on 07/05/2016
» In his April 30 commentary, "Clowning around is no joke anymore", Kong Rithdee claimed that: "From Ukraine to Egypt, from Myanmar to Malaysia, satirists have been threatened, charged and sometimes jailed."
Makes no sense at all
News, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2016
» In order to "increase customer satisfaction", a Thai bank, which previously issued debit cards allowing people to withdraw cash at the ATMs of many other banks, has now issued a newer version which only allows withdrawals from the issuing bank.
Lessons from history
News, Postbag, Published on 16/04/2016
» I have just finished reading the third novel in Robert Harris's brilliant trilogy based on the life of Cicero. It's about politicians who struggle to practise and defend democracy, but fail because of the corruptibility and greed of many of them. The politicians are divided, and some favour allowing the all-powerful general, Julius Caesar, to take control of the empire.
Water solution urgent
News, Postbag, Published on 10/03/2016
» More than half of the provinces are currently at risk of running out of water for household use this year, yet Thailand is blessed with abundant rainfall.
Stone dead
News, Postbag, Published on 03/03/2016
» Re: "Superstition the way?", (PostBag, March 2).
Choose friends wisely
News, Postbag, Published on 24/02/2016
» Even though I am a part-time resident of this beautiful country, I feel an urge to speak about the role by the present government to protect the wishes of a majority of Thai people who just want a better life.
Publicity never bad
News, Postbag, Published on 16/02/2016
» Thanks for your brave attempt at clarifying what bridge is and is not (Life, Feb 15). One of the unintended consequences of the saga is that the Pattaya bridge club, small by international standards, is now the most famous in the entire world, with several hundred newspaper and TV reports and tens of thousands of comments on blogsites talking about it. The tale has also made Jeremy Watson (the organiser) and myself (the founder, in 1994) the best-known bridge players throughout the five continents even though our standards sadly fall short of the brilliance usually required for notoriety.
More acquisitions expected to fill missing links
Asia focus, Published on 23/03/2015
» Having expanded its business empire by acquiring assets over the past few years, Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL) is preparing to announce more acquisitions during the course of this year.
Smooth sailing for Mermaid in offshore oil business
Business, ShareInvestor, Published on 07/11/2014
» Mermaid Maritime Plc, a provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, is a subsidiary of Thailand-based shipping group Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc (TTA). Mermaid has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since 2007. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri, executive vice-chairman and chief executive, discusses his company's strategy and outlook.