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In one year and out the other
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/01/2012
» They say you're supposed to start the new year afresh, with all your New Year's resolutions committed and the discipline to ensure they are carried out.
Your digital photo album
Life, Boaz Zippor, Published on 03/01/2012
» In the last years I have encountered a very strange phenomenon that worries me, both as a photographer, but mainly as a researcher of human behaviour. Ok, maybe researcher of human behaviour is a bit of an overstatement, as usually I just snicker and make smart alek comments about that ridiculous game called human behaviour, but still, it is a phenomenon that should be acknowledged.
Pla Boo's doomsday prophesy, and public gullibility
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/01/2012
» A young boy made predictions of bad things that would happen to us more than 30 years ago. And believe it or not, many of us took his doomsday prophesy seriously.
To stop the rot, first understand it
News, Published on 04/01/2012
» It's rare that I download a letter; what is more, I leave it on my desktop for reflection. That's what I did with Andrew of Chiang Mai's letter published on the last day of 2011 ("Constitution change should be an open process", Postbag, Dec 31). I suspect it must have made an equal impression on other readers.
Proving the naysayers wrong
Life, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 04/01/2012
» Another year has flown by and the careless told me to revel in the New Year bash like there will be no tomorrow.
Stray issue bites again
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/01/2012
» Guichai, a 12-year-old who had miraculously survived the floods, went missing on Christmas Day. She sneaked out with her brother after my helper unintentionally left the gate open.
UK's patronising tone
News, Published on 07/01/2012
» I found the article ''UK-Asean relations for the 21st century'' (BP, Opinion, Jan 6) fascinating _ which is to say, very patronising. I am trying to understand the British foreign minister's statement that ''...we have a shared interest in maintaining security in a region which has some of the world's most important shipping routes... tackling common threats such as... nuclear proliferation, cyber-crime, and climate change''.
Act to save your skin
News, Published on 07/01/2012
» We live in a youth-oriented society where the vast majority of people seek to project an attractive, wholesome image, regardless of age. For many, however, the biggest worry lies in coming to terms with the ageing process itself. Eager to ease such concerns, the cosmetics and wellness industry offers solutions and sells products designed to restore self-confidence. Teenage fads are also an important part of this market because most young people crave a distinctive "look" that will set them apart from the crowd.
Drowning in flood misinformation
News, Published on 08/01/2012
» The letter printed in last Tuesday's ''PostBag'' by Burin Kantabutra was very informative. It read in part: ''Government-sponsored coverage doesn't solve the problem at its root, and leaves vast sectors of the economy vulnerable. ''The problem is that international insurers don't believe that we will effectively address the problem of flooding, which our Irrigation Department warns may happen again at the same magnitude in 2012.''
Playing an off-key fiddle
News, Published on 09/01/2012
» Re: ''Central bank's attitude unhealthy for Thailand's democracy, says Virabongsa'' (BP, Jan 8). The controversy of who should bear the burden of 1.14 trillion baht debt is rather irrelevant when foreign reinsurers and existing and potential foreign investors are waiting for our remedial performance. The bickering is like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned in AD 64.