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Banking on time
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 26/03/2018
» Time is valuable as long as we know how to spend it. Time is money for those who want to accumulate wealth, yet time allows us to live our lives in a much more meaningful way.
Do away with conscription
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2018
» Despite Thailand not being at war, another batch of young Thai men will be drafted early next month to serve in the military against their will. This costly and unnecessary annual military conscription, which has existed by default for decades, needs a rethink. Many countries have abolished it. Thailand has no reason to carry on with it.
Our teachers need a stern lesson
News, Published on 05/02/2018
» It is no surprise that our local news reports on education have usually been replete with how bad the Thai learning system is.
Lottery is life
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/12/2017
» Politics, religion and money are globally considered the things one should never bring up in polite conversation. But are you aware that in Thailand there's one topic you can talk about with anybody, no matter the circumstances? It's a special subject that even complete strangers can chat about like buddies.
Time for regime to take a gamble on casinos
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 07/12/2017
» One recent afternoon on a random strip of road, two men could be seen watching oncoming vehicles with great enthusiasm. They talked excitedly as the car they were eyeing approached at great speed, taking note of the final digit of its licence plate, which in this particular case happened to be an odd number. Then one of the men reached into his pocket to give the other a 20-baht note, and they waited for their next target to speed past.
Backpedalling in a parallel Thai universe
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/11/2017
» Thailand will eradicate poverty by next year.
Laws that lead to guffaws
News, Editorial, Published on 14/10/2017
» In what appears to be an attempt at law enforcement, authorities in the past two weeks have taken legal action against two prominent public figures by resorting to what appears to be a misuse of both the law and its principles.
Transform conscription to national service
News, Published on 30/09/2017
» Late last month, Private Noppadol Worakitpan died from cardiovascular failure soon after returning home. Allegedly, two other privates accompanying him informed his family he had been physically punished the day before, resulting in police investigations into the ninth such death within a decade.
Learning to speak govt's language
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/08/2017
» The Newspeak is the Oldspeak. The New Testament is the Old Commandments. When they say the clock strikes 13, it means the clock strikes 13. The writing isn't in the law but on the wall.
Prosecuting a country's 'CEO' a risky move
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/07/2017
» Should chief executive officers (CEOs) who inflict losses on companies be jailed for mismanagement and then be forced to compensate the firms? If so, national leaders -- like ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra who is undergoing a criminal trial for implementing the supposedly loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme -- could face the same prospect of punishment for a flawed project.