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Feeling the heat
News, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2017
» Re: "Nation lacks a coherent solar strategy", (Opinion, June 3).
Sink the 'Thaitanic'
News, Published on 06/05/2017
» Secretly approved by the cabinet, the military junta government is planning to purchase Chinese-made submarines, with a total cost of over 36 billion baht. A 700-million-baht down payment will soon be made, followed by a yearly 2.1-billion-baht instalment over the next decade.
Selective action
News, Postbag, Published on 03/10/2016
» Re: "BMA reneges on Mahakan Fort promise", Opinion, Oct 1.
Senseless eviction
News, Postbag, Published on 03/09/2016
» This morning, I learned the street vendors working on Phahon Yothin near Soi 8 have been ordered to move out by the end of this month. Previously, they had been told they would have to leave the area by the end of the year, but for reasons not clear to me the deadline was accelerated just this week.
Solidarity the first goal
News, Postbag, Published on 11/06/2016
» Re: "Sustainability goals a way forward for a better future", (Opinion, June 10).
No need for bum deal
News, Postbag, Published on 02/07/2016
» Re: "Teacher quits over assault", (ThaiPulse, June 30).
Casting a wide net
News, Postbag, Published on 09/07/2016
» Last year, roughly one in every six fish sold around the world was caught illegally. That number is now poised to drop, thanks to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the world's first international treaty designed to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Land xenophobia
News, Postbag, Published on 30/01/2016
» Re: “Critics savage 99-year land lease scheme”, (BP, Jan 28).
Rubbery figures
News, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2016
» Our goal is to help rubber farmers, not to buy their product. The most cost-efficient way to help them is to give them only the subsidy portion (about 15-20 baht/kg) while letting them freely sell their crop to the highest bidders in world markets. This will save taxpayers about 30 baht/kg, or 3 billion baht in total, equal to two thirds of the approved budget, plus 979 million baht to hire private parties to process, stock, and manage the crop, a total of almost 4 billion baht — while helping farmers as much as now planned.
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).