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Safety is not an accident
News, Published on 28/01/2012
» Some cultures in the developed world have become so obsessed with safety awareness that they seem to have lost sight of common sense. It is hard to know what to make of reported bans on skipping ropes and knitting needles. The warning on a packet of peanuts that it "contains nuts" is one example of the abundance of pointless and seemingly needless cautionary signs stating the obvious.
Business before ethics
News, Published on 28/01/2012
» Re: Embattled Nalinee Taveesin. I think we're all looking at this the wrong way. For one, the Pheu Thai Party gave up worrying about its reputation a long time ago; in the current political climate all that matters is that most of their voters have never heard of Zimbabwe and couldn't care less. Also, the US blacklist is the result of America's own lofty ideals regarding justice and rights. Here in Asia, one wouldn't be so foolish as to let something as abstract as ethics get in the way of business opportunities.
They still should have consulted us first
News, Published on 21/01/2012
» Re: ''Importance of travel alerts'' (BP, Editorial, Jan 17).
Thai Rath Columnist Lom Plientis (Weather Vane)
News, Published on 20/01/2012
» Wednesday's cabinet reshuffle has improved the image of the Yingluck administration, which needs more capable people to handle its post-flood reconstruction plans.
Keeping quiet about a threat is truly scary
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 20/01/2012
» If we kept a record of the most frequently applied rationale the government has employed to justify its action or non-action, then "negative impact on tourism" should top the list.
Importance of travel alerts
News, Published on 17/01/2012
» Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul was "disappointed" that foreign embassies did not consult him before issuing last weekend's terrorist alert. He should not be.
The empires are making nice with former colonies
News, Published on 16/01/2012
» As Egyptians and Tunisians vote to replace ousted despots and the Syrian government teeters on the brink, two old imperial powers are competing to exert their political influence over Arab countries in upheaval.
Bangkok Today Columnist Phya Mai
News, Published on 12/01/2012
» Pheu Thai Party leaders must have the courage to push for constitutional amendments. This is a promise they gave voters during their campaign in last year's general election.
Playing an off-key fiddle
News, Published on 09/01/2012
» Re: ''Central bank's attitude unhealthy for Thailand's democracy, says Virabongsa'' (BP, Jan 8). The controversy of who should bear the burden of 1.14 trillion baht debt is rather irrelevant when foreign reinsurers and existing and potential foreign investors are waiting for our remedial performance. The bickering is like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned in AD 64.
Drowning in flood misinformation
News, Published on 08/01/2012
» The letter printed in last Tuesday's ''PostBag'' by Burin Kantabutra was very informative. It read in part: ''Government-sponsored coverage doesn't solve the problem at its root, and leaves vast sectors of the economy vulnerable. ''The problem is that international insurers don't believe that we will effectively address the problem of flooding, which our Irrigation Department warns may happen again at the same magnitude in 2012.''