• OPINION

  Work together for wildlife

  News, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2016

  » The Spectrum article, "Enforcing the law in the wild" (July 24) focuses on an important, ongoing effort to curb SE Asia's illegal wildlife trade, namely the Asean Wildlife Enforcement Network (Asean-wen). My organisation and I have closely observed and supported the growth of this network since its birth 10 years ago, although we did not staff its secretariat as the article states. The article does rightly point out that Asean-wen's Bangkok-based secretariat weakened in the past years, leaving many concerned.

• OPINION

  Solidarity the first goal

  News, Postbag, Published on 11/06/2016

  » Re: "Sustainability goals a way forward for a better future", (Opinion, June 10).

• OPINION

  King of kings

  News, Postbag, Published on 09/06/2016

  » His Majesty's impressive distinction of marking 70 years since his accession to the throne is indeed something for the <i>Guinness Book of World Records</i>, as much as it is for the history of the Kingdom itself.

• OPINION

  Language barriers

  News, Postbag, Published on 03/06/2016

  » I fear the effort to test the competence of Thai and foreign English teachers with pen and paper exams to improve English in Thai students will amount to nothing but more hassles for teachers.

• OPINION

  Hybrid hypothesis

  News, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2016

  » The report about the Tiger Temple and the illegal trade and trafficking of tigers in Thailand (BP, June 3) is extremely shocking, morbid and sad. The government, media and numerous volunteers involved in exposing this morbid incident deserve praise from wildlife enthusiasts across the globe. Praise is also owed to those now working transparently to relocate the captive tigers to suitable habitats.

• OPINION

  Don't leave it to the 'experts'

  News, Postbag, Published on 29/05/2016

  » In the online story, "Police reject scapegoat claim in Trang rape case", I was interested in the following as published.

• OPINION

  Makes plain sense

  News, Postbag, Published on 10/06/2016

  » Re: "Rid English of rote-learning", (Editorial, June 8).

• OPINION

  Thanat's stellar legacy

  News, Postbag, Published on 05/03/2016

  » Unforgettable Thanat Khoman, who passed away on Thursday, was one of the architects of modern Thai diplomacy.

• OPINION

  The baht’s to blame

  News, Postbag, Published on 02/04/2016

  » It’s pretty pathetic to see Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies accusing PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and the lack of Thai democracy for Thailand’s slow and sluggish economy when the economies of most countries in the world are on the decline.

• OPINION

  Overprune is overkill

  News, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2016

  » Soi Rang Nam, one of Bangkok's greenest streets, just became the victim of a shocking branch-cutting campaign by the BMA.

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