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Dodging Section 112 debate
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/11/2024
» Re: "S112 won't fix itself", (BP, Nov 7).
Bangkok traffic cure
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/10/2024
» Re: "Congestion fee questions", (Editorial, Oct 23). Indeed, penalising parties using private cars coming to town does not alone solve the horrendous traffic jams that some Bangkokians have to endure. The crucial enticement is to provide alternatives that are reliable citi-wise and popular. In London, it is usual to see most office workers taking public transport to work and using private cars at weekends.
On army brutality
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/11/2022
» Re: "Mum demands justice after soldier son killed in prison," (Online, Nov 27).
Too much Pali
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/05/2022
» Re: "Sex, money and monkhood don't mix", (Opinion, May 12). Your columnist Sanitsuda Ekachai writes, " A monk's education focuses only on rote-learning of the ancient Pali texts, forsaking spiritual training and the goal of monkhood -- spiritual liberation." This is a point I have been stressing throughout the 18 years that I have been a monk in Thailand.
'Compensation' a joke
News, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2021
» Re: "Govt 'sorry' for Phuket murder", (BP, Aug 7).
Two sides to the coin
News, Postbag, Published on 25/10/2020
» Re: "Monarchy supporters hit streets", (BP, Oct 23).
Golden chance to help
News, Postbag, Published on 11/05/2020
» Reading about the terrible plight of the people in the Klong Toey slum, I wonder why one of our super rich billionaires doesn't adopt this slum and make it his project to make life more tolerable and give these people a little hope, even if it is just until they are able to get back to work again. Not only would it be good karma for such a person, it would be good publicity and might help mitigate some of the negative feelings that some of us have towards the super rich.
Army's shameful record
News, Postbag, Published on 26/04/2020
» Re: "Not all army to blame", (PostBag, April 25).
Disagree, you get mutilated
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/12/2019
» Re: “Free speech still illegal”, (PostBag, Dec 13).
Time to take a stand
News, Postbag, Published on 24/11/2019
» Re: "Young firebrands face uncertain fate," (Opinion, Nov 23).