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'The Protester' won't go away in 2012
News, Published on 01/01/2012
» All in all it looks to be another interesting and possibly chaotic year as nations around the globe try to adjust to new economic realities. At the core of these adjustments should be policies aimed at spreading around wealth and opportunity rather than concentrating it in the hands of a few
Greetings for our beloved king
News, Published on 01/01/2012
» We greet you, our revered King, with loyalty
Put 'Happy' in the New Year
News, Published on 02/01/2012
» It was an easy act to let go of the year 2011 and welcome in the New Year, 2012/2555. That is not to say that the past year was without achievement for our citizens. But we could easily have done without the calamities of the past year. The huge crowds drawn to Sanam Luang on Saturday night for a prayerful pre-midnight evening gave voice to the thought all around the country: Let us hope and work for a better year ahead than the one we are leaving behind.
A sobering thought
News, Published on 02/01/2012
» First I thought I was still suffering from my New Year's day hangover when I read SB's astonishing suggestions for the political development in Thailand in 2012 (Postbag, Jan 1). It didn't get any better when reading that letter again after sobering up. Does this soft-hearted but rather naive American really suggest that ''all differences between the political parties be put aside''?
Here's to a clean start
News, Published on 03/01/2012
» It is hard to imagine a better start to a New Year than what most of the country enjoyed. With a couple of glaring and sad exceptions, Thais celebrated the departure of an often unpleasant 2011 and a clean start to 2012/2555.
Already over-charged
News, Published on 03/01/2012
» We have all read in the news lately that the electricity generating authority is committing itself to buy even more electricity from the proposed new dams at Xayaburi and Koh Kang even though recent articles state that we have excess capacity now. And with that commitment comes higher charges for consumers who cannot use it. What the electric company needs to do is drastically improve on its current service.
Matichon Editorial
News, Published on 03/01/2012
» His Majesty the King has once again reminded Thais to live with consciousness and persistence.
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.
The law and the prophesy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/01/2012
» If every single person who spread false rumours and prophesies in this country was to be prosecuted _ by being either jailed or fined _ then Thailand could become either a prison-land or filthy rich.
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.