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Foreign ignorance
News, Postbag, Published on 13/07/2015
» I agree with Dusit Thammaraks (“Take us as we are or go home”, PostBag, July 12) when he says foreign residents are “educationally and culturally ill-equipped to grasp the intricacies of Thailand and the Thai people”.
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Suthep out of touch?
News, Postbag, Published on 30/07/2015
» “Today, I made a complaint in the name of Suthep Thaugsuban, a citizen who knows something about bureaucracy and wishes to use that knowledge to help others,” Mr Suthep was quoted as saying in the Bangkok Post.
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Subs claim sinks
News, Postbag, Published on 11/08/2015
» Re: “Subs plan tests navy to sink or swim”, (BP, Aug 9) offers a balanced analysis of the Royal Thai Navy’s case for submarines. The RTN’s main “justification” — to make other countries “stand in awe” — is weak. We already have the region’s second-largest naval force, behind Indonesia and ahead of Vietnam, yet with no conflict in sight. So, who are we going to stare down?
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Tant runs out of luck
News, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2015
» Chitpas ‘Tant’ Kridakorn reckons her application for a newly created post in the Royal Thai Police did not succeed because she didn’t have enough luck (BP, Sept 25).
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It’s not bags, it’s us
News, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2015
» Re: “Anti-plastic bag campaign needs teeth to succeed”, (Opinion, Oct 9).
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Graft as strong as ever
News, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2015
» Re: “Dubious new charter looms with Meechai”, (Opinion, Oct 16). Despite so many charters and coups, why is the “road to Thai democracy” still riddled with potholes and patches? Mr Pandey is correct in pointing out that the key reason for the failure is the charter drafters’ undemocratic mindsets.
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A dangerous path
News, Postbag, Published on 19/10/2015
» We swing from freedom without accountability to the other extreme of fascism, all in the name of “Thai-style democracy”. I suggest we walk the middle way of freedom with accountability.
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Know the difference
News, Postbag, Published on 17/01/2016
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is reported in the Bangkok Post on Jan 16 as vehemently insisting there is no Islamic State (IS) militant presence in Thailand. This was quite reassuring until I got to the bit where Gen Prawit states, “I can confirm intelligence has not detected any activities of the IS group in Thailand.”
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Dolly mixed up priorities
News, Postbag, Published on 31/01/2016
» What a relief! After months spent publishing page after page of trivia about economics, politics and various so-called “global threats”, the Bangkok Post has at last seized on a topic more worthy of our attention.
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Bridge goes too far
News, Postbag, Published on 06/02/2016
» News of the armed raid in Pattaya by a group of soldiers, police and district officials on a bunch of mostly old-age pensioners has gone viral.
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