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A plea for reason
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/06/2020
» What's going on with netizens today? A few years ago they said that the internet would be a new medium to bring people closer together, but why does it seem now that these technologies are tearing us apart? In this age of new communication, technologies and social media have made it easier for us to stay in touch with the people we care about, like family members and friends, and even strangers from different places and cultures around the world. However, what this comes with is a dark side of being so connected.
Make facts available
News, Postbag, Published on 13/11/2019
» Re: "PPRP MP Parina under fire for Ratchaburi poultry farm," (BP, Nov 12).
Clowns or heroes?
News, Postbag, Published on 08/11/2018
» Re: "Elitists don't care", (PostBag, Nov 3).
Dust in the wind and down the throat
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/10/2019
» You know there's something amiss in Bangkok when you wake up to the sounds of birds coughing. Well maybe it wasn't quite that bad, but this week our feathered friends sounded decidedly under the weather. So it came as no surprise to read the gloomy headlines about "toxic smog" returning to Bangkok.
Outbreak unveils worst side of some Cambodians
News, Sek Sophal, Published on 04/02/2020
» It was 1.25am on Saturday, April 16, 2016 when a series of earthquakes hit the city of Kumamoto in the southern part of Japan's Kyushu region. With a main shock of magnitude 7.3, the earthquake was strong enough to shake the city of Beppu in nearby Oita Prefecture. Fearing that my old apartment would collapse, I dashed out to the street barefoot.
Enforcement first
News, Postbag, Published on 03/08/2019
» Re: "Need for speed will not help solve gridlock", (Opinion, Aug 2).
Easy, but dire, option
News, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2020
» Re: "Chinese tourists desert Phuket as virus spreads", (Online, Feb 1).
Guidance is the key
News, Postbag, Published on 15/07/2019
» A very interesting and important piece of news, "Revving up for danger", (BP, July 14), concerning the issuance of three grades of motorcycle driving licences.
The real reason Grab is winning: service
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/07/2019
» Taxi and motorcycle taxi drivers in the capital were once again up in arms last week when they heard that their arch-rival Grab Thailand, the local operating arm of the Singapore-based start-up hailing service app, might be getting the green light by the government to operate legally.
Here's cheers to 2020
News, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2020
» I thank Robin Grant for his optimistic reaction to my remarks on democracy. Notwithstanding the informed, brighter perspective of the Spectator on the good times over the past decade, I still maintain my call for introspection on the future of democracy minus the British factor given that until the recent past former British colonies have been left out in the cold after the UK divested hold over its colonies which fed their mills and fuelled their manufacturing activities.