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Privatise THAI
News, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2020
» Let's turn Thai Airways' chronic losses into an opportunity to privatise entirely.
A double whammy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/03/2020
» Re: “Perfect storm of discontent” (PostBag, March 8).
Righteous anger
News, Postbag, Published on 29/02/2020
» Re: "PM 'understands' students, warns them against bias", (BP, Feb 27). Like me, I suspect that the patriotic Thai students protesting for a better future for their nation did a double take when the PM piously intoned that "The most important thing is the law".
Fuzzy Thai logic
News, Postbag, Published on 19/10/2019
» Historically, fear of communist regimes has been used by politicians to keep them alive, strive and win elections. In the USA, politicians always create a hostile enemy and introduce a powerful fear factor to get elected. For most of the last century, the USA treated China, the Soviet Union, Cuba and Sandinistas as a threat to democracy and the whole world. First, it was Soviets, later China, and in this new century, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State became the new threat. And now they have a new enemy -- immigrants from across the border from Mexico and South America. A whole generation of Americans grew up dreaming about communists taking away their freedom and democracy. Sadly, even today a big lobby of Cuban immigrants in Florida keeps those fears alive.
Hiding the truth
News, Postbag, Published on 20/09/2019
» Re: "Stop blaming others", (PostBag, Sept 19). Well said, Darius Hober. The worst possible solution to the threats posed by false statements would be to entrust the truth to the state, or to any other sole institution.
FCCT is for journos
News, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2019
» Re: "Time to pipe down?", (PostBag, Sept 5).
Strange priorities
News, Postbag, Published on 29/08/2019
» I am feeling bemused, bewildered and befuddled by the outpouring of grief and numerous stories in the media about the death of a baby dugong.
A grain of truth
News, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2019
» Re: "Jurin floats rice price insurance", (BP, Aug 18).
Foolish drug war
News, Postbag, Published on 10/08/2019
» Re: "Weed use a 'medical minefield'", (BP, Aug 8). If countries like Canada and the US are not intimidated by threats from the wrong-headed International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) that is stuck in the hysteria-driven mistakes of the ignorant past and vicious drug war heyday, why should Thailand be terrified of its threats to punish good citizens who need other medicines? The whole idea of punishing another group for the perceived crimes of others is morally indefensible, however popular it might be in the sanctions imposed by US presidents intent on forcing others to bow to their populist will.
Begging for a drink
News, Postbag, Published on 27/07/2019
» There is a shortage of fresh water. It happens most years and is far from unexpected. Where is the rainmaking initiative? Maybe the government has forgotten about it in the same way that they have forgotten everyone but themselves.