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Democratic justice
News, Postbag, Published on 13/04/2019
» I wish to thank the 12 diplomats and their respective democratic countries for finally supporting the Thai people. Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai's comment, "It's an intervention in our justice system" is a joke. Without a truly democratically elected government there is no justice.
Last man standing
News, Postbag, Published on 07/03/2019
» Our soi has been festooned with campaign posters, all attached to electricity poles.
Yin and yang
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2019
» Re: "Preserve iconic <i>yang na</i> trees", (Editorial, Feb 24).
Black smoke and ire
News, Postbag, Published on 07/02/2019
» Why is the BMA exempt from complying with pollution laws?
Govt must act now
News, Postbag, Published on 02/02/2019
» It has been well known for many years that Thailand has a pollution problem. The country is one of the highest users of poisonous agricultural chemicals. Poorly regulated mining, industrial and energy sectors pollute the groundwater, air and soil with impunity. There is virtually no regulation of vehicle emissions, while the marine and rail sectors are off the rails when it comes to pollution. This has been going on for as long as anyone can remember.
English correctness
News, Postbag, Published on 28/01/2019
» English in Thailand has long been construed as a foreign language because it does not have an official status and because it is mainly learned as a school subject. This is changing.
Diesel must die
News, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2019
» So, Pol Gen Aswin is going to "spearhead a campaign to tackle fine dust particles", (BP, Jan 25).
Picture ban is telling
News, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2018
» Re: "Campaign poster rules ban familiar faces", (BP, Dec 16).
Common sense needed
News, Postbag, Published on 11/12/2018
» Re: "Nothing sinister here", (PostBag, Dec 10).
Half-baked effort
News, Postbag, Published on 06/12/2018
» I have to say the under-publicised one "Green Day" only moratorium on the use of plastic shopping bags was very much a damp squib, save for a few irritated customers (Editorial, Dec 3).