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Don't go off the rails
News, Postbag, Published on 30/06/2016
» If the government and State Railway of Thailand wish to go ahead with the high-speed train projects, may they review the existing investment plan, the administration of safety, and an effective business strategy to come up with the break-even point or turn to profit.
A taxing argument
News, Postbag, Published on 24/03/2019
» A reader in his March 23 letter makes a fair comment on two-tiered pricing for foreigners. But he then goes on to quantify the government's policy of a two-tiered charging system by saying that some farang do not pay taxes. I would dispute this. I am assuming by "some farang" he means tourists, as all foreigners living and working here pay tax in one form or another.
Check his credentials
News, Postbag, Published on 14/09/2019
» Re: "Thamanat wins PM's backing", (BP, Sept 11). As a reformist, Prime Minister Pra-yut Chan-o-cha should quickly verify Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow's claims that he didn't (a) plead guilty to charges of drug trafficking in Australia and (b) didn't serve a four-year jail sentence for his crime, thus disqualifying him from office.
Perils of police reform
News, Postbag, Published on 08/07/2017
» I'm glad that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is reforming the police at long last, but he shouldn't reinvent the wheel. In 2006, then-prime minister Gen Surayud Chulanont, former army chief and member of our beloved King Rama IX's Privy Council, appointed retired Pol Gen Vasit Dejkunjorn, former chief of police, to head a distinguished commission for this very purpose.
The gravity of the matter
News, Postbag, Published on 19/11/2017
» Re: "Don't only blame drivers for road tragedies" (Opinion, Nov 18).
Endless debt cycle
News, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2019
» Re: "Handouts not the solution", (Editorial, Oct 4).
Varawut's ignorance
News, Postbag, Published on 26/08/2019
» After the death of yet another dugong, Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, a former investment banker and football enthusiast, offered a public apology for failing to save Jamil's life.
Apply the constitution
News, Postbag, Published on 13/09/2019
» Re: "Thamanat wins PM's backing", (BP, Sept 11).
Airline in distress
News, Published on 22/09/2018
» Re: "Govt prods THAI about plane buys", (BP, Sept 21).
Yin and yang
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2019
» Re: "Preserve iconic <i>yang na</i> trees", (Editorial, Feb 24).