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Angry at automation
News, Postbag, Published on 07/10/2017
» Re: "Poor conduct on part of bus management", (Opinion, Oct 5).
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Rohingya plight is out of control
News, Editorial, Published on 10/09/2017
» The ongoing humanitarian crisis of the plight of the Rohingya people in Myanmar is raising alarm bells not just among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) but also as far as the United Nations. The crisis that has re-emerged after a year of silence has killed hundreds, possibly many more, Rohingya people, and close to 150,000 people have had to seek shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh. About 100,000 people are awaiting to seek refuge.
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Sin (taxes) of poor
News, Postbag, Published on 16/09/2017
» Re: "Crackdown on alcohol, cigarette hoarders", (BP, Sept 14)
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Wake-up call for Don Mueang
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/08/2017
» The numbers of international arrivals to Thailand speak for themselves. So why was the Immigration Bureau not to know that its counters at Don Mueang International Airport would be clogged by arriving passengers last Saturday, and why wasn't it prepared?
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More jail time won't prevent drink-driving
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/07/2017
» Last week, the Road Safety Policy Foundation launched a campaign for harsher punishments of drink-drivers, calling for authorities to give them immediate jail terms without suspension. For me, the campaign confirms two things. First, our law enforcement has failed to deter people from driving under the influence of alcohol. Second, as the long weekend approaches, the campaign suggests that it could be yet another period of carnage on the roads from accidents.
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Reality sets in three years after the coup
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/05/2017
» Three years after it seized power in Thailand's 13th successful coup in 85 years, the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears embattled. Growing popular grievances have focused on Thailand's economic doldrums, persistent corruption, intractable polarisation, and a problematic roadmap to return to democratic rule. In addition, a string of mysterious bomb blasts in Bangkok with murky implications has recently undermined the political stability and social calm that the National Council for Peace and Order was supposed to be good at achieving.
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Explosions jangle nerves of city residents
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 28/05/2017
» Is Bangkok still safe? The question came to my mind shortly after an explosion inside the army-owned Phramongkutklao Hospital that left 25 people injured last Monday, the day that marked the third anniversary of the 2014 coup. It was the third explosion to take place in Thailand's capital in two months.
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Is this a useless peace dialogue process?
News, Hara Shintaro, Published on 24/04/2017
» An April 10 statement of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), or the National Revolutionary Front, has disparaged both the ongoing peace dialogue between the Thai government and insurgent groups in the deep south of Thailand and all parties involved.
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It's time to rethink road safety strategy
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/05/2017
» Can anyone still remember the brouhaha over traffic crackdowns imposed by a Section 44 announcement a few weeks back?
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Gunning for disaster
News, Postbag, Published on 16/05/2017
» A local media report said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the education minister to make sure everything is in place to guarantee students are safe, as the new term began Monday.
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