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Motorcycle madness
News, Postbag, Published on 09/01/2016
» I was recently visiting family in Bangkok (an annual occurrence) and read a letter to the editor in the Bangkok Post complaining about the “sidewalk situation” in the capital and Pattaya.
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Broadening Thai identity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2015
» The triumph of the tuk tuk dress which won the Best National Costume award at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, United States, has stoked a roaring controversy at home.
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Police must net 'big fish' too
News, Editorial, Published on 05/11/2015
» Former national police spokesman Pol Gen Prawut Thavornsiri has already resigned from the police service. This was confirmed by Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda who said the ex-spokesman tendered his resignation on Oct 29 to the office personnel registrar. He added that the resignation was not connected with the ongoing investigation into a gang of suspected lese majeste offenders who allegedly cited the monarchy for financial gain.
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Doping woes run deep
News, Editorial, Published on 17/11/2015
» The Russian athletic officials and a few track and field competitors have been caught doping. But that is only the tip of the iceberg. The Russians got away with it for a long time by bribing the top international track and field officials who knew they were cheating. The head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), a previously admired man and a UK sporting hero, knew nothing about this during three years in charge. Those involved with doping must be banned for life, but this dirty business goes much further, and has many more victims.
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Regime cyber walls risk freezing Thailand's progress
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 06/10/2015
» The single internet gateway fiasco has unmasked what the military regime envisages as the kind of society Thailand should be. A single path towards "happiness", a single roadmap to Thai-style democracy, a single mindset for "Thainess", governed by a single internet gateway to ensure only the "right" information is consumed by society.
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NACC sparks death debate
News, Editorial, Published on 15/07/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has done the country a disservice by secretly changing the law and instituting the death penalty as the maximum punishment for graft. The commission claims it discussed the law at length and agreed the death penalty is appropriate for such a severe offence as corruption. The NACC has acted in a disappointing and a high-handed matter. The legislature and government should act to rescind the NACC's secret decree and start over again. A new corruption law is needed, but it must undergo public debate, including the decision to extend the use of capital punishment.
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United by Hypocrisy
News, Published on 15/03/2015
» Re: “Democrats, Pheu Thai blast land tax bill” (BP, March 11).
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Moving forward with a vision for Thailand
News, Published on 07/03/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has on many occasions talked to the public about his vision for Thailand, entitled “Stability, Prosperity and Sustainability”. He has taken the time to listen and speak to people from all walks of life about the future direction for the country. In light of this as well as the comprehensive reforms that are currently under way, it is only fitting that as citizens, we take some time to reflect on how the country can move forward.
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Alcohol bans go awry
News, Published on 23/12/2014
» The ongoing attempt to force alcohol prohibition on the country is ill-advised and should be stopped. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has twice gone against the bureaucrats who have ceaselessly pushed for forced national abstinence. Yet even as the premier issued the official, sensible rejection of the New Year prohibition, advocates pushed through other bans using sleight of hand. Having a glass of champagne this New Year's Eve is okay, but a completely new ban has been slapped on all drink sales at the end of Buddhist Lent.
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Public must be heard on Mekong dams
News, Published on 11/12/2014
» Over the past three decades, I have witnessed the weakening of the Mekong River as dams and more dams keep sprouting up to block its course.
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