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Troublespotting
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/08/2022
» Re: "Rail project needs transparency", (Editorial, Aug 14).
No justice for fallen
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/10/2021
» Re: "Justice still sought for Tak Bai deaths," (BP, Oct 26).
Youth deprivations
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/06/2021
» Re: "Young need help with Covid blues," (Editorial, May 30).
Suppression doomed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/03/2021
» A new generation young people is readying itself to tackle the problems passed on to them by previous generations: the climate emergency, economic inequality and the decomposition of cultural integrity. The spirit of transformation towards sustainability and social justice has not only emerged in Thailand but globally. The willingness to co-create a just and flourishing society in harmony with nature irrespective of the enormous burdens from the past manifests itself in the region as the "Milk Tea Alliance": young people in Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan and now even more strongly in Myanmar, India (farmers' protests supported by youth), and likely to be the case also in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Rooted in feudalism
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/01/2021
» I must say Prof Thitinan Pongsudhirak ("What the 'Pimrypie' sensation foretells", Opinion, Jan 22) correctly exposes the flaws of Thai hierarchical society (Opinion, Jan 22). In spite of the superhighways, BTS, malls, majestic wats and palaces, Thailand remains rooted in its feudal past. It is the same in a few other countries surrounding Thailand.
Headless chickens
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/01/2021
» So, on Jan 8 we had the headline "Gov u-turns on Mor Chana" concerning the tracking device Mor Chana. And "Covid travel permit 'impractical'" concerning interprovincial travel documents. And with many other backtracking moves by those in power, it once again shows that decisions are made without thinking them through.
Who will lend an ear
News, Postbag, Published on 08/11/2020
» Re: "Light at end of tunnel for unity panel?" (Opinion, Nov 7).
Unwarranted charge
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/11/2020
» After reading the forward vision of Bank of Thailand governor, Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput, a few of us are a bit concerned. Is this a pretext of what's to come? Case and point: the Thai Military Bank has decided to engage in an "excessive fee" (for any tourist, businessman, employer, employee or expat) when making a withdrawal from an international overseas account via an ATM machine.
Let's see action
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/10/2020
» The idea of national reconciliation has great merit but only if it is genuine and leads to the kind of long-lasting reforms that will achieve much-needed national unity.
Time to listen to the nation
News, Postbag, Published on 22/12/2019
» Re: "Is return of political violence inevitable?", (Opinion, Dec 21).