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News, Postbag, Published on 30/03/2019
» Re: "Poll uncertainty lingers as count nears finish line", (Commentary, March 29).
News, Postbag, Published on 28/03/2019
» A conscientious Election Commission would have counted the 1,500 ballots from New Zealand that arrived at their precincts after ballot counting had begun.True, the law allows for them to not be counted, but a duty-bound, proactive EC would have noted that the ballots' delay was not any fault of the voters, nor had they been tampered with en route.
News, Postbag, Published on 24/03/2019
» A reader in his March 23 letter makes a fair comment on two-tiered pricing for foreigners. But he then goes on to quantify the government's policy of a two-tiered charging system by saying that some farang do not pay taxes. I would dispute this. I am assuming by "some farang" he means tourists, as all foreigners living and working here pay tax in one form or another.
News, Postbag, Published on 18/03/2019
» Re: "Virachai's death loss to the nation", (Editorial, March 17).
News, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2019
» Re: "Voters told to focus on promises", (BP, Feb 25).
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2019
» Re: "Preserve iconic yang na trees", (Editorial, Feb 24).
News, Postbag, Published on 23/02/2019
» Let's briefly consider local geopolitics and the Thai military. Thailand needs China like it needs another coup. However, China needs Thailand for a variety of reasons. The US has had a longstanding favourable relationship with Thailand and is its most powerful ally.
News, Postbag, Published on 14/02/2019
» The figure given by the Thailand Development Research Institute researchers, that is, the cost of motorbike accidents throughout the country -- 500 billion baht or 3% of GDP per year -- should be advertised on billboards everywhere (Opinion, Feb 13).
News, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2019
» While the domestic concern for Thais is the upcoming general election on March 24, broadly speaking it is a relatively small geopolitical event.
News, Postbag, Published on 05/01/2019
» Re: "Government admits election delay", (BP, Jan 4).