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Still directing local affairs from afar
News, Published on 06/03/2012
» Re: ''No ticket home needed'' (BP, March 5). What wise words from Thaksin Shinawatra, about playing a game and ''when the game was over, those who lost did not accept the result of the game''. Question: Where is Thaksin now, and where should he be?
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Need 4G _ now
News, Published on 08/10/2012
» Talk of launching 3G has been going on in this country for almost a decade now. Yet, as of October 2012, the bidding process for 3G hasn't even started while several countries are shifting to 4G. (Even iPhone 4S, now considered obsolete by many, supports 4G).
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Understanding US election
News, Published on 04/11/2012
» Months of reporting and volumes of analysis lead to one conclusion for Tuesday's US election: We can't say for sure who will win. President Barack Obama is certainly ahead, but things could still change. Think of it as a Premier League game. Man City may be up 2-1, but with 10 minutes to play that could change.
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Postbag: Apologies to Danes
News, Published on 08/11/2012
» Re: "In defence of Danes", (PostBag Nov 7). I stand corrected by GMT. Apologies to all Danes _ absolutely no slur intended. Still, my point had nothing to do with nationality but with the need for justice to be done.
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Postbag: Why don't Thais read?
News, Published on 04/05/2013
» As Unesco has designated Bangkok World Book Capital for 2013, Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra hopes to encourage Thais to read more books, 10-15 a year against five books per annum according to 2003 figures. Despite all the efforts by previous governments to increase national readership, Thai people still read very few books compared to those in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan where people read around 40-60 titles a year.
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A role reversal in this ship of fools
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/08/2013
» Here we go again. At the time you are reading this, out in the streets there are a) clashes and chaos between multitudes of protesters and security personnel, or b) three people in masks and two in multi-colour shirts camping out peacefully in front of Government House.
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Postbag: No more pedantic excuses
News, Published on 28/12/2013
» The Election Commission chairman has stated categorically that the Feb 2 election process cannot be ''smooth, fair and transparent'', (''EC hints at poll date intervention'', BP, Dec 27). However, this caretaker government has objected to a postponement on pedantic excuses. It is shameful for them not to listen and miss the chance of peace-making. Firstly, why should one argue with the referee's observation when they are independent and supposed to know best. Secondly, it is better for the government to take the initiative rather than being forced to the postponement by EC.
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Postbag: Govt exploits class gap
News, Published on 31/12/2013
» Re: ''Class divide is a reality'' (PostBag, Dec 29).
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Junta must heed people’s reform advice
News, Published on 09/06/2014
» Somewhere down the road, and probably sooner than expected given the pressures and demands, Thailand’s military rulers must consider how to prepare the country for a return to democracy.
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