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Stingy on students
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/01/2024
» Re: "PM pledges new drive for 'zero dropouts'", (BP, Jan 11) and "Revamping child policy", (Editorial, Jan 10).
Short-term thinking
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/01/2024
» Re: "Govt vows cut in energy prices", (BP, Jan 2). Instead of temporarily cutting energy prices, PM Srettha should heed Lao Tzu's wise words: "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." For example, Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga is mulling subsidising oil for farmers. But when the handout ends, farmers will revert to their old ways.
Trust and toxicity
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2019
» In her opinion piece "Stand firm against US on toxins" on Oct 28, Paritta Wangkiat lays out the issues surrounding the government's decision to ban glyphosate in Thailand.
No, that won't do
News, Postbag, Published on 29/10/2019
» Re: "Will GPS monitoring end the carnage on our roads?" BP, (Oct 27).
Think of the tourists
News, Postbag, Published on 09/02/2019
» Surasak Glahan in his Feb 7 commentary, "Justice system still shackled by politics", hit the nail on the head. Thailand as we all know has a bad human rights record. I can only blame the people who are handling this case, which I am sorry to say will harm Thailand in the long run, with a loss in the number of tourists. I would like to know the number of Bahraini tourists versus Australian tourists coming to Thailand. I would dare say there are more Australians.
Govt must act now
News, Postbag, Published on 02/02/2019
» It has been well known for many years that Thailand has a pollution problem. The country is one of the highest users of poisonous agricultural chemicals. Poorly regulated mining, industrial and energy sectors pollute the groundwater, air and soil with impunity. There is virtually no regulation of vehicle emissions, while the marine and rail sectors are off the rails when it comes to pollution. This has been going on for as long as anyone can remember.