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Case for lese majeste
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2021
» I agree with Burin Kantabutra in his March 25 letter "Show some respect", that in order to minimise the damage from the excessive and unreasonable use of Section 112 of the Criminal Code (lese majeste), the approval of the Privy Council should be obtained before the government charges anybody with it.
Biden: Putin chooses 'catastrophic' war over diplomacy
New York Times, Published on 19/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said Friday that the US has intelligence showing that President Vladimir Putin of Russia has made a final decision to reject diplomatic overtures and invade Ukraine, in what Biden said would be a “catastrophic and needless war of choice” in Eastern Europe.
Baht on a tightrope
Business, Published on 23/05/2022
» Industry leaders have urged the government to carefully manage the baht to keep its value at a rate that will benefit both importers and exporters.
Inside the kill zone of the Ukraine drone war
Published on 19/07/2025
» “Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones.”A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he’s medically evacuated from the front lines.
Skimming Thailand
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/04/2024
» Re: "Task force files cases against 400", (BP, April 5).
Dear 'golden oldies'
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/05/2020
» Re: "Masks minus helmets", (PostBag, May 15).
Underwhelming taxis
News, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2018
» Re: "B5 minimum taxi fare hike needed, TDRI finds", (BP, May 1). I approve of the TDRI's suggestion for a five-baht rise in the minimum fare and a surcharge for traffic delays, as proposed by the TDRI's Sumet Ongkittikul, who found that taxi drivers earn just about the minimum wage.
Fishing for renewed respect
Business, Published on 09/07/2018
» Beaten down by back-breaking labour and deprived of their liberty, weary migrant workers are closer to emancipation from sea slavery with the government's increased efforts to prosecute and convict human traffickers.
Censure theatrics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/03/2025
» Re: "Political experts split on censure outcome", (BP, March 26).
In the line of fire
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/11/2019
» One day in September, while they were resting after a day's labour in the fields, 30 civilians were killed by a US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.