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All too familiar
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2021
» Prof Thitinan Pongsudhirak suggests that the acceptance of corrupt and illegal practices by certain authorities is due to a lack of a moral backstop that once existed. A quick look at history would suggest that very little has actually changed, only that the publication of these illegal activities now makes it to public attention via foreign social media.
Step up, or step down
News, Postbag, Published on 03/08/2018
» The selection of seven new members for Thailand's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) kicks off this month, and all indications are that the process will do little to shore up the commission's tarnished reputation.
No respect for trees
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/05/2018
» Re: "New Mahakan Fort saga beckons", (Editorial, April 29). What in the world is in the heads of authorities at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, who appear hell-bent on destroying natural treasures in the form of big trees that would be the envy of park planners and managers everywhere?
Happy mafia
News, Postbag, Published on 13/02/2018
» Re: "Drug gangs use Thailand as transit point to Malaysia", (BP, Feb 12).