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Lying to yourself
News, Postbag, Published on 05/04/2017
» Re: "Army chief apologises for soldier's death", (BP, March 4).
Peak problem
News, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2017
» Re: "New Year bus service to top of Doi Inthanon", (BP, Dec 30).
What's in a name?
News, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2016
» Re:"Thai students in NZ asked to pick 'acceptable' nicknames", (BP, Sept 24).
Elite true to form
News, Postbag, Published on 22/09/2016
» It is no great surprise to read that Andy Hall has been found guilty of criminal defamation (BP, Sept 21).
Embassy sale disgrace
News, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2016
» Re: "Embassy land sale put at B18bn", (Business, Aug 30).
In a Pokemon bubble
News, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2016
» Re: "Cops launch 'Pokemon' blitz", (BP, Aug 22).
Bangkok Trumpsters
News, Postbag, Published on 17/08/2016
» In the book Trump and Me by Mark Singer, Donald "Believe Me" Trump is variously described as a braggart, bully, swaggering buffoon, megalomaniac, narcissist and unpredictable demagogue with a need for total recognition.
Unabated madness
News, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2016
» Here in Pattaya, Songkran apparently started on Tuesday on Beach Road but unfortunately it has also started to infect the roads back from the sea. Foreigners are roaming the streets and dominating the bars firing high-powered water guns into the faces of motorcyclists.
Having it both ways
News, Postbag, Published on 18/02/2016
» The Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday that monks demonstrating at Phutthamonthon have made two demands: Firstly, that Buddhism be declared the official state religion in the new constitution, and, secondly, that the prime minister should stop government agencies from interfering in matters relating to the monastic community.
Liberalise lease laws
News, Postbag, Published on 29/01/2016
» An argument often heard in Thailand is that to extend leases or grant ownership rights to foreigners would betray sensitivity to the history of colonisation in Southeast Asia. But Thailand has not been subject to colonisation and is seldom seen to be overly sensitive to its neighbours' problems or transgressions, unless they directly impact the kingdom.