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Root for city workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2024
» Re: "High-perched garbos killed as truck enters underpass", (BP, Jan 24).
Government lottery
News, Postbag, Published on 20/04/2019
» The current impasse with Thai politics in selecting a prime minister might never be resolved due to the problems with the rules as stipulated in the 2017 charter. Obviously, the rules were inadequate because there is no readily available solution.
Driving in reverse
News, Published on 28/07/2018
» Comparatively speaking, the conscripts/servants issue in the Thai armed forces is only adding to the military junta's declining image. Its continued existence only benefits a few thousand "generals", not the majority of the Thai armed forces or the country at large. In short, they are driving a car in reverse gear. It is clearly a conflict of interest, an important principle which should be tackled and utilised in the military junta's "reform policy".
Flip side of the coin
News, Postbag, Published on 26/11/2017
» Re: "Nothing to crow about" (Postbag, Nov 20).
Put people before military
News, Postbag, Published on 22/10/2017
» Over the past few years I have noticed some nice developments in Bangkok, such as repaired sidewalks, reduced amount of sidewalk clutter, and more green spaces.
Fiery lessons not learnt
News, Published on 17/06/2017
» When seeing a catastrophic fire of a London high-rise building in a country where safety is supposedly of paramount importance (BP, June 15), one wonders how long it will be before Thailand, where it seems safety is of a lesser importance, experience a high-rise fire of similar magnitude? Where fire appliances cannot not reach the upper floors. No fire alarms or fire doors. No smoke detectors and no sprinklers. I hope such a tragedy never happens.
Ticketing shambles
News, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2017
» Re: "Major rail links set for go-ahead", (BP, Jan 5).
How to be a hypocrite
News, Postbag, Published on 28/05/2016
» Re: "A sorry situation", (PostBag, May 26).