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The subject of 'subjects'
News, Postbag, Published on 18/12/2017
» Re: "Why Thailand turns to China", (PostBag, Dec 17).
Vulgarity on display
News, Postbag, Published on 09/12/2017
» While watching some poor old half-naked, badly deformed saleng struggle to push his empty ramshackle cart along the road this morning, I thought of the vulgar ostentatious display of wealth by our clearly insecure deputy prime minister this week.
A monumental loss
News, Postbag, Published on 02/12/2017
» It is with the greatest sorrow that I, and all of us at the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia (ERIA), learned of the passing of Dr Surin Pitsuwan. A statesman without parallel, a man of both vision and warmth, a leader for Asean like no other. Asia, in fact the whole world, suffered a great loss today. At ERIA, he was a most engaged special adviser to the president who provided guidance and inspiration. He will be greatly missed.
Nothing to crow about
News, Postbag, Published on 20/11/2017
» The junta is flapping and crowing about Thailand having moved up on the World Bank's Index, "Ease of Doing Business for 2018", from 46th to 26th, a giant leap of 20 paces. Hmm...
Steady Prayut hand
News, Postbag, Published on 14/10/2017
» Re: "Royal transition explains military's grip", (Opinion, Oct 13).
Angry at automation
News, Postbag, Published on 07/10/2017
» Re: "Poor conduct on part of bus management", (Opinion, Oct 5).
Road to sex work
News, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2017
» Re: "Men and their mistresses", (Spectrum, Sept 24).
Booze laws a farce
News, Postbag, Published on 23/09/2017
» Re: "New excise taxes set to rake in B12bn", (BP, Sept 17).
Sin (taxes) of poor
News, Postbag, Published on 16/09/2017
» Re: "Crackdown on alcohol, cigarette hoarders", (BP, Sept 14)
A taxing situation
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/09/2017
» Re: "Ministry weighs tax on share selling capital gains", (BP, Sept 12). I can understand the Finance Ministry's argument that the exemption from capital gains tax for shares traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that was first introduced in 1975, in order to help develop the new market, is no longer needed. However, removing the exemption would create a two-tier tax structure whereby Thai investors paid tax on capital gains and foreign investors did not.