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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.
One's end of days
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/06/2025
» Re: "Policy for final days", (Editorial, Jun 25).
Welfare state likely
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/06/2023
» Re: "Getting ready for a new economic era", (Opinion, June 1).
No time for risks
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/07/2020
» One thing about the coronavirus pandemic that seems certain is that no government will get its response 100% right. Thailand has to try to balance the health and lives of the people against how much and for how long the economy can be decimated. Many Thai people are suffering severe hardship and stress.
Poor meant to suffer
News, Postbag, Published on 21/09/2019
» Re: "Ubon flood saga catches govt napping", (Opinion, Sept 20). The whole problem has many answers. Corruption, low education, but mostly the higher-ups just don't care about poor people and especially those from the North and Northeast even more so.
Thamanat stretching truth?
News, Postbag, Published on 15/09/2019
» Re: "Thamanat shares 'proof' of real PhD degree", (BP, Sept 13).
In a real bind
News, Postbag, Published on 25/07/2018
» Re: "Stifled speech stunts plans for future", (Opinion, July 24).