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Thaksin prophecy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2025
» Re: " '14th floor saga' paints a bad picture", (Opinion, May 5) & Thaksin probe welcome", (Editorial, May 1).
Uyghur beat-up
Postbag, Published on 09/03/2025
» Re: "Govt draws flak for deporting Uyghurs", (BP, March 1).
Nida neutrality
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/03/2025
» Re: "Govt dismisses poll discontent", (BP, March 4).
Reunion tour
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/04/2024
» Re: "Ex-PM keen for sister to come back", (BP, April 15).
Moral stock options
News, Postbag, Published on 25/06/2023
» Re: "Thai stock index remains low amid foreign sell-off", (Business, June 24).
Welfare state likely
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/06/2023
» Re: "Getting ready for a new economic era", (Opinion, June 1).
Hello Vietnam
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/04/2022
» Re: "Ensuring avoidance", (PostBag, March 30) and "Tourism sentiment in the doldrums", (Business, March 29).
History repeats itself
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2020
» It has often been said that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat mistakes of the past. Well, it seems that Samanea Saman's June 4 letter "Free the market", goes to prove that point. The writer pointed out that whilst the Thai government did have good intentions in installing a protectionist egg export policy, the actual results two months later are a depressed market, supply chain problems and even more cries for government intervention -- ie more debt.
Pareena catches break
News, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2020
» Local media reported last week that coalition MP Pareena Kraikupt will get off scot-free from charges of encroaching on protected land because she's returned the land to the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) and Royal Forest Department, both of which are suddenly too busy to pursue charges against this influential lady.
Class system to blame
News, Postbag, Published on 06/07/2019
» Perhaps it's a case of being "inside the bowl" that stops Thais from seeing the major obstacle holding them back from a true democracy but as a foreigner it looks obvious. From the time they are born Thais are indoctrinated with the belief that there are classes in society and a child must know where they belong.