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The rocky road ahead
News, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2017
» Recent reports on the Mekong channel improvement and so-called "rock blasting" are inaccurate and misleading.
Under the knife
News, Postbag, Published on 09/05/2017
» Re: "Can you spare a dime, cash crunch hits hospitals", (Spectrum, May 7).
Making a mockery of 'justice'
News, Postbag, Published on 07/05/2017
» As things stand now, wealthy fugitives from Thai law, such as Thaksin Shinawatra or Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, who is wanted over a hit-and-run killing of a policeman, can evade accountability for their alleged crimes simply by fleeing overseas until the statutes of limitations applicable in their cases expire, after which the suspect is free to return, untouchable by the law.
Sink the 'Thaitanic'
News, Published on 06/05/2017
» Secretly approved by the cabinet, the military junta government is planning to purchase Chinese-made submarines, with a total cost of over 36 billion baht. A 700-million-baht down payment will soon be made, followed by a yearly 2.1-billion-baht instalment over the next decade.
Rotten apple in system
News, Postbag, Published on 04/05/2017
» Re: "Red Bull scion flees Bangkok with 2 days to spare".
Get real on 'Boss'
News, Postbag, Published on 02/05/2017
» Re: "Red Bull heir faces passport revocation", (BP, April 29).
Follow the money
News, Postbag, Published on 01/05/2017
» Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong, in lamenting a decline in foreign direct investment despite new Board of Investment incentives, asked, "maybe our incentives aren't generous enough compared with other countries or we might have a weak marketing strategy".
Thai immigration policy fails
News, Postbag, Published on 30/04/2017
» Re: "Cultural diversity keeps 'Down Under' at the top", (Opinion, April 29).
Thought control chills
News, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2017
» I cannot think of a more chilling way to control information and thought than the government's plan to license reporters and penalise unlicensed ones with heavy fines and possible imprisonment (BP, April 27).
Go with the wind
News, Postbag, Published on 27/04/2017
» Re: "Krabi coal plant up in the air", (Business, April 24).