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Silent on talcum risks
News, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2016
» Re: “Cancer deaths linked to talcum powder: Lawyer”, (Video, Feb 25).
Just don't listen
News, Postbag, Published on 08/02/2016
» In Roger Crutchley's ever-amusing column on Sunday (BP, Feb 7) there was a paragraph about someone sleeping in a car with deafening music playing.
Playing their cards wrong
News, Postbag, Published on 07/02/2016
» The raid on the Jomtien and Pattaya Bridge Club is beyond the pale. If defies logic and common sense. It should make Thailand the laughing stock of the world, if it hasn’t already.
Bridge goes too far
News, Postbag, Published on 06/02/2016
» News of the armed raid in Pattaya by a group of soldiers, police and district officials on a bunch of mostly old-age pensioners has gone viral.
Elephants aren't toys
News, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2016
» While I was saddened to read, "Scottish tourist killed by elephant in Samui", (BP, Feb 1), it should serve as a good wake-up call to tourists and the government alike, that elephants are not toys for public amusement.
Coal has black future
News, Postbag, Published on 23/01/2016
» Coal is having a rough start to the year, but there are still some voices that continue to tout its benefits for humanity. Sopon Pornchokchai, in his article “Is Greenpeace being flexible with the truth?” (Bangkok Post Sunday, Jan 10) claiming coal is cheap, safe and abundant, is one of them.
Know the difference
News, Postbag, Published on 17/01/2016
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is reported in the Bangkok Post on Jan 16 as vehemently insisting there is no Islamic State (IS) militant presence in Thailand. This was quite reassuring until I got to the bit where Gen Prawit states, “I can confirm intelligence has not detected any activities of the IS group in Thailand.”
Terrorists, no doubt
News, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2016
» Re: “Russian raids on prison kill dozens”, (BP, Jan 11)
Poor deserve the help
News, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2016
» The government will help rubber farmers by buying rubber at an above-market price. I suggest that instead of helping everybody in the rubber sector, which would be a next-to-impossible job, the government focus on the poorest.
Prevention is better
News, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2016
» UN statistics reveal that 79% of the 12,000 plus homicides taking place on average every year in Thailand are carried out with guns. Add to this more than 20,000 road fatalities per year and 545 killed annually due to the conflict in the deep South seems a mere drop in the blood bucket. But much of this needless horror is preventable. A close look at developed nations proves this. Progress in Thailand can be measured in these simple numbers. How many are dying needlessly every day due to preventable causes like dengue fever, diabetes, heart disease, pneumonia, drunk driving, speeding, failure to wear a helmet, illegal weapons, bombs, drug overdoses, and so many more? One might hope the government would try an ounce of prevention when faced with these staggering statistics if it’s goal truly is to restore happiness for the people.