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Baht flow puzzle
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/09/2025
» Re: "The baht's troubling rise", (Editorial, Sept 22). It is much discussed in the media and on social media about the mysterious inflow of money that causes the Thai baht to strengthen. Accounting-wise, the inflow is recorded as "Errors and Omissions". Even the finance minister-to-be said that he would have a discussion with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) about the issue. It is feared that the inflow is grey money.
Legalise vaping
News, Postbag, Published on 05/02/2023
» Re: "Hazy vape law makes waves: Tide may turn if PPRP wins poll," (BP, Feb 3) and "Thailand improves in corruption survey," (BP, Jan 31).
No end in sight
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/01/2023
» Re: "230m baht assets impounded, arrests in major drug suppression operation," (BP, Jan 3).
Olympic spirit hopes
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/06/2021
» What happens at the 2020 Olympic Games with the motto "United by Emotion" will stay in Tokyo forever. The organising committee has announced that it will be the first games without foreign spectators. This has never been the case since the first modern summer Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Even now, no one is sure if Japan will be able to welcome more than 11,000 athletes to Tokyo this year.
This is madness
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2020
» So, the new police chief decides to forgo drink driving checkpoints. Then he decides to stop enforcing random checks of vehicles to deter crime.
It makes no sense
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/09/2020
» I was pleased to hear of the long-term tourist visa (BP, Sept 16) until I read the point about requiring proof of payment for the stay.
Don't buy into it
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/08/2020
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was wise enough to turn over our physical health to the care of doctors at the beginning of the pandemic. Now it seems to me would be a good time for him to turn over our economic health to the economists so they can tell us whether the purchase of these submarines is a worthwhile investment or not. I would especially like to know what the minister of finance thinks about this.
Land of intrigues
News, Postbag, Published on 24/09/2019
» Under PM Prayut Chan-o-cha's leadership since 2014, there have been mysterious incidents that have led political junkies to rack their brains trying to solve them.
Give cabs a fare deal
News, Postbag, Published on 11/08/2019
» Re: "For commuters, taxi fare hike is least of worries", (Opinion, Aug 10).
Licence to kill
News, Postbag, Published on 20/07/2019
» Of all the retrograde events in Thailand over the past two decades, the death of a 15-year-old student at Phra Pratom Wittayalai School from so-called Thai "hazing" tradition is the worst.