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Nida neutrality
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/03/2025
» Re: "Govt dismisses poll discontent", (BP, March 4).
Digital blame game
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/01/2025
» Re: "PM to launch second phase of B10,000 cash handout today", (BP, Jan 27).
Abuses well-known
News, Postbag, Published on 12/03/2023
» Re: "Tools of terrorists,"(PostBag, March 11).
Monkeypox queries
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/07/2022
» Re: "Thailand's first case of monkeypox goes missing", (BP, July 23).
Mild disagreement
News, Postbag, Published on 30/06/2022
» Re: "Protect those at risk", (PostBag, June 26).
Laws thwart justice
News, Postbag, Published on 25/11/2019
» We should remember that law and justice may be related concepts but they are not the same. In an ideal political system, laws are constructed in an attempt to ensure that justice is done.
A taxing matter
News, Postbag, Published on 29/07/2019
» Re: "Revenue mulls capital gains tax", (Business, July 26). The old chestnut of introducing capital gains tax on gains generated on shares sold through the Stock Exchange of Thailand has come up again.
Corruption endemic
News, Postbag, Published on 08/06/2019
» In my 30-plus years in Thailand, it has become quite obvious that corruption in its various forms has had a disastrous effect on the country through the failure of its institutions. Look up the effect of corruption on Google and immediately you will find that politicians, police and the judiciary are the institutions named as most affected. I have watched with disbelief as politicians, wealthy individuals and military leaders have broken laws, engaged in illegal activities and even caused deaths without any repercussions for their actions.
Expand train capacity
News, Postbag, Published on 02/06/2019
» Your May 31 editorial "Tickets to ride too expensive" neglects an important consideration. While I have no problem with making the electric trains more affordable so more low-income people can use them, doing so without adding to capacity will only make the city's traffic problems worse.