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Open your eyes
News, Postbag, Published on 27/06/2019
» Re: "FFP must clarify", (PostBag, June 25). Does Vint Chavala seriously believe, or believe that anyone else believes, that Thailand needs the amazing excess of army generals living high off the nation? For what, exactly? The most conspicuous achievement of that extraordinary number of army generals has for many decades been to protect the existence of generals busily plotting political careers allied to unusual wealth, which many suspect to be the primary reason Thailand has been so afflicted by military coups against its form of democratic government with a constitutional monarchy.
Abetting persecution
News, Postbag, Published on 08/01/2019
» Under military rule, Thailand has become cruel and heartless -- repeatedly colluding with repressive foreign governments to intercept asylum seekers and send them back to face life-threatening dangers.
'Young Bloods' shock
News, Postbag, Published on 26/10/2018
» In the series "Young Bloods", the <i>Bangkok Post</i> has presented many supposedly young political talents. Actually a very good idea.
Axes to grind
News, Postbag, Published on 06/03/2018
» There is a story in the March 4 edition of the Sydney Morning Herald with fascinating parallels to recent <i>Bangkok Post</i> headlines about the "Axe Ladies".
Leave Yingluck be
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/01/2018
» Re: "Officials 'must capture Yingluck'," (BP, Jan 12). We should all extend our sympathy to the government for having to resist pressure from various sources to pursue extradition proceedings against Yingluck Shinawatra.
Vulgarity on display
News, Postbag, Published on 09/12/2017
» While watching some poor old half-naked, badly deformed saleng struggle to push his empty ramshackle cart along the road this morning, I thought of the vulgar ostentatious display of wealth by our clearly insecure deputy prime minister this week.
Nothing to crow about
News, Postbag, Published on 20/11/2017
» The junta is flapping and crowing about Thailand having moved up on the World Bank's Index, "Ease of Doing Business for 2018", from 46th to 26th, a giant leap of 20 paces. Hmm...
Scholars in the soi
News, Postbag, Published on 09/11/2017
» Re: "New role seen for police cadets", (BP, Nov 6).
Re-learn education
News, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2017
» Re: "Mathayom 3 students fail all five O-Net subjects", (BP, March 26).
Some hard questions
News, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2017
» Re: "Horror highway crash, blast kills 25", (BP, Jan 3).