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Lesson in fairness
Postbag, Published on 06/09/2023
» Re: "Cabbie lauded on violin's return", (BP, Sept 1).
Food for thought
News, Postbag, Published on 11/01/2021
» Covid-19 has caused schools nationwide to close for weeks and maybe months. I understand that -- but it means that millions of young boys and girls will miss their regular lunch, just when their growing bodies need it most. TDRI reports that 16% of Thai youth are undernourished nationwide (19% in Isan) -- affecting their brain development -- and for many, their free school lunch may be the only balanced meal they get each day.
Democracy farce
News, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2019
» The state of democracy reached in the US and Thailand is miserable, in similar but different ways. The interests of the poor and ordinary wage-workers are diluted in both countries. In the US, this happpens within only two big parties where money and the elite set their agenda over the interests of the majority of the voters who always and everywhere in the world are the wage-workers.
Criminal taxi scammers
News, Postbag, Published on 19/05/2019
» Hailing a taxi in Bangkok has become almost impossible. Being forced to overpay or walk is the only option for tourists these days. It's gotten worse, much worse.
It's a dry argument
News, Postbag, Published on 13/09/2018
» A Bangkok Post report on Sept 12 says the truck that overturned was carrying 120 tonnes of beer. Nope, nope, nope!