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View Thailand fairly
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2015
» Re: "US and Prayut exchange open-minded views", (BP, Oct 29).
Smart move, Yingluck
News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2015
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra deserves to be commended for warning the red shirts not to come out in a show of support for her on Nov 1.
Web grinds to a halt
News, Postbag, Published on 24/10/2015
» Just recently all foreign websites have become incredibly slow in Rayong. It is not possible any more to watch a news video on the website of my European newspaper and streaming coverage of the stock exchange is also lagging. Is the internet not workable any more for foreigners? How can a foreign company work here?
Blame Gen Prayut
News, Postbag, Published on 23/10/2015
» We hear once again the same old, tired palavering by the prime minister. And I hope Gen Prayut reads this and takes the time to give my comments serious thought. It concerns the encouragement of study and improvement of English-language skills for Thais in order to compete in Asean.
No room for nepotism
News, Postbag, Published on 20/10/2015
» Re: "NRSA sets 20-month reform goal", (BP, Oct 19).
A dangerous path
News, Postbag, Published on 19/10/2015
» We swing from freedom without accountability to the other extreme of fascism, all in the name of “Thai-style democracy”. I suggest we walk the middle way of freedom with accountability.
Quality tourists shunned
News, Postbag, Published on 18/10/2015
» Re: “Somkid plans long-term growth” (BP, Oct 16).
Graft as strong as ever
News, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2015
» Re: “Dubious new charter looms with Meechai”, (Opinion, Oct 16). Despite so many charters and coups, why is the “road to Thai democracy” still riddled with potholes and patches? Mr Pandey is correct in pointing out that the key reason for the failure is the charter drafters’ undemocratic mindsets.
History of failures
News, Postbag, Published on 16/10/2015
» George W Bush with Tony Blair decided in 2003 that Saddam Hussein in Iraq had to be removed from power. The same policy continued eight years later with the so-called Arab Spring. Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and Moammar Gadhafi in Libya were the next to be deposed in the name of human rights. The alleged intention was to replace despots with democracy. These countries, throughout their history, had only ever been controlled by dictators and the naive policy resulted in destabilising the whole area of the Middle East.
Alcohol an adult issue
News, Postbag, Published on 14/10/2015
» Re: “Law well past sell-by date in beer scandal”, (Opinion, Oct 13). The recent publicity over celebrities posting “selfies” that included bottles of Chang beer underlines the ineptitude of the government in developing meaningful laws for the alcohol beverage industry.