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Nuanced Thai smiles
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/01/2026
» Re: " 'Mai pen rai' paradox: from kindness to toxic silence", (Life, Jan 7). This is an excellent article, but alas goes down a rabbit hole, akin to mitigating daily road fatalities and addressing other issues often lamented in this column that we're acquainted with.
Gold beats banks
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/12/2025
» Re: "Strength of baht spurs fear", (BP, Dec 24).
Reform imperative
Postbag, Published on 23/11/2025
» Re: "Police transfers face scrutiny", (BP, Nov 20).
Banned bets
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/10/2025
» Re: "Anutin bans poker, sports gambling nationwide", (BP, Oct 23). So, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has banned gambling again. The prohibition specifically aims at poker and other similar sports-themed card games. The Ministry of Tourism and Sport earlier classified poker only as a sport? Well, it's not, is it -- it's a card game that is invariably played for money, unlike many others, such as bridge, which are not.
Safe haven club
Postbag, Published on 21/09/2025
» Re: "The baht is almost as good as gold", (Opinion, Sept 18).
It's a fishy start
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/09/2025
» Re: "Pak Klong Sam Saen to become new tourist hub" & "Fish deaths in canal spark probe", (BP, Sept 3). The ironic juxtaposition of these two headlines in Wednesday's edition appears not to bode well for future grandiose plans. One wonders if the irony was intentional.
Do the same with booze
Postbag, Published on 29/06/2025
» Re: "Cannabis dreams go up in smoke", (BP, June 27).
Bombs don't work
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/06/2025
» Re: "Trump's MAGA fans upset over possible Iran strike", (World, June 22).
Thaksin's 'high noon'
Postbag, Published on 01/06/2025
» Re: "Whitewash on way?", (PostBag, May 30).
Not so pretty
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/05/2025
» Re: "'White Lotus' boon yet to materialise", (Business, May 10).