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For the people
News, Postbag, Published on 04/01/2020
» It must be acknowledged by foreign "guests" that Thai politics, taken as a whole, is quite incomprehensible. For example, does a military-run democracy mean that the military has declared war against the people? Or is the government actually weak and hiding behind "threats" to remain in power?
Misjudging FFP
News, Postbag, Published on 21/10/2019
» Re: "Thanathorn 'regrets' Thaksin court mention", (BP, Oct 19).
Army chief paranoid?
News, Postbag, Published on 28/09/2019
» Re: "Apirat says B12bn of US arms 'a necessity'", (BP, Sept 26). Every time I read the army's attempt to justify their need for more extremely violent weapons, I get the feeling that the main qualification necessary for the head of the army is that he needs to be extremely paranoid. Who does he think is going to attack us? The last attack on the army that I remember was some guy who rammed a tank with his taxi at or near the Royal Plaza. Is the army commander afraid that it will be a whole fleet of taxis next time?
Doubleplusgood?
News, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2019
» Re: "Orwellian Thailand", (PostBag, June 20).
Money badly spent
News, Postbag, Published on 21/01/2019
» According to local media reports, the Royal Thai Army is spending 2.3 billion baht to buy 14 more Chinese tanks to join last year's lot of 39.
Damned if you do ... but they don't
News, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2019
» Re: "History repeats as graftbusters fall flat", (Opinion, Jan 4). Surasak Glahan's commentary on the frustrating dearth of objectivity, independence, fortitude and integrity of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is largely on the mark.
A mind for democracy
News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2018
» Re: "Potential clash of election, university tests alarm educators", (BP, Oct 25).
Thai-style reality
News, Postbag, Published on 12/08/2018
» I read, "Racist teacher policy," (PostBag, Aug 11) with great interest.
Country kids tougher
News, Postbag, Published on 15/07/2018
» Looking back at the whole Tham Luang Cave episode, one thought struck me deeply.
Agents of social chaos
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2018
» Re: “The scourge of fake news”, (Life, July 9). Fake and false news goes back to ancient history. Later examples include the German corpse factory myth of World War I, Orson Welles’ 1939 radio bluff about a “war of the worlds” and Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction.