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Case for lese majeste
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2021
» I agree with Burin Kantabutra in his March 25 letter "Show some respect", that in order to minimise the damage from the excessive and unreasonable use of Section 112 of the Criminal Code (lese majeste), the approval of the Privy Council should be obtained before the government charges anybody with it.
Inconclusive ending
News, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2021
» Michael Setter tells us that suicide in the US has risen over the past 15 years to be the 10th most common cause of death, (PostBag, March 12).
Justice in name only
News, Postbag, Published on 14/03/2021
» Re: "PR by OAG won't wash", (Editorial, March 12).
A costly delay
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/02/2021
» It is becoming increasingly clear that there will be no tourists arriving in numbers before the majority of Thai people are vaccinated. A country that depends on close to 20% of its GDP on travel and tourism should by now be right up there with Israel in terms of inoculations or at least at par with the UK to be able to open up this coming summer.
A knee-jerk reaction
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/02/2021
» I take a somewhat different view from that of David Brown in his Feb 11 letter on what Australia's reaction to the latest Myanmar coup should be.
All too familiar
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2021
» Prof Thitinan Pongsudhirak suggests that the acceptance of corrupt and illegal practices by certain authorities is due to a lack of a moral backstop that once existed. A quick look at history would suggest that very little has actually changed, only that the publication of these illegal activities now makes it to public attention via foreign social media.
Too speedy indeed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2021
» The Road Safety Directing Centre provided holiday accident statistics from around the country up to and including Saturday (published on Sunday, Jan 3). On closer inspection, however, the figures suggest they have been compiled with perhaps undue haste.
Stay in, stay safe
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/01/2021
» Prasit Wanapa, Dean of Siriraj Hospital's Faculty of Medicine, has posted a "Most Urgent" request on his FaceBook page, warning that medical staff caring for Covid-19 patients might get overwhelmed unless people leave home only if absolutely necessary. We should all comply.
Saccharine sermon
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2021
» Re "Govt 'gifts' need work," (Editorial, Jan 1).
We need to do more
News, Postbag, Published on 21/12/2020
» The detection of 548 new cases of Covid-19 infection in one day in Samut Sakhon is truly alarming. The 548 new cases are 12% of Thailand's 4,331 cumulative diagnoses of Covid-19 since January this year. This is also the largest single outbreak of the virus in Thailand, exceeding even the army-owned Lumpinee Boxing Stadium cluster, with more cases surely to be found in Samut Sakhon in coming days.