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No special species
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/11/2025
» Re: "Jakarta dog meat ban sparks debate", (World, Nov 27). Yes, if an animal is infected with rabies or any other disease, it is probably better not to eat its meat, however tasty, albeit recognising that the starving might reasonably have different priorities. This is true whether the animal is a dog, a cow, a cat, a pig, a chicken, or another of our animal relatives.
Flat fare flaw
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2025
» Re: "20-baht flat rate fare gets the nod", (BP, July 9).
Let's thank Chuvit
News, Postbag, Published on 12/02/2023
» Re: "Top cops linked to illegal site/ CCIB to quiz Thai actress in Taiwan/ 46 arrested over macau888", (BP, Feb 9, 10).
Wind-up Boris
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/09/2022
» Re: "Could Boris Johnson make a comeback?" (Opinion, Sept 3).
Untold Covid victims
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/03/2021
» Before the coup in Myanmar, there were 50,000 food delivery riders -- Food Panda, Grabfood, Yangon Door2Door, Food2U, and so on -- who provided a crucial service to the stressed homebound population of Covid-affected Yangon. Today there are less than 2,500 of them. Many have returned to their hometowns and villages. Their loss of income will be greatly felt in the coming months.
Govt's muddled priorities
News, Postbag, Published on 31/01/2021
» Re: "Time to open schools", (Opinion Jan.29).
A silly syllabus
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2020
» Former Education Minister Somsak Prissananantakul favours providing students with a better understanding of history (BP, Nov 3), so long as a process known as chamra prawattisat be undertaken, in which academics with differing opinions come together to agree on a standard interpretation. This proposal sums up much of what is wrong with Thai education, and perhaps Thai culture as well. Why have a standard interpretation of history? So it can be crammed down students' throats for later regurgitation on command? History is like a photograph. It captures events from a specific angle, with a specific depth of field, and perhaps through various filters. Why not expose students to multiple interpretations and let them, through discussion, identify the biases in each and, in the process, develop critical thinking skills?
A grain of truth
News, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2019
» Re: "Jurin floats rice price insurance", (BP, Aug 18).
Selling pie or the sky?
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2018
» Re: "THAI takes up new revenue strategies", (Business, Oct 30).