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A fond farewell to the poster people
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/02/2026
» For a couple of months the streets in Bangkok and throughout Thailand have been decorated with posters of political candidates. But now the Big Day has arrived and soon the posters will disappear. In a strange sort of way, I will miss their presence as they were at least something to look at when stuck in the traffic. They generally appeared to be a cheerful lot, beaming at us with big cheesy grins as one would expect in the Land of Smiles.
Easy to cast blame
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/12/2025
» Re: "Sad litany of flood missteps", (BP, Nov 30).
Caption critique
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/09/2023
» Re: "Caged in a mall", (Opinion, Sept 27).
Are we witnessing Boris Johnson's last affair?
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 19/02/2022
» UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the enfant terrible of British politics, is currently embroiled in a very British scandal. As in the recent eponymous BBC television miniseries based on the infamous 1963 Argyll vs Argyll case, at stake is a high-profile divorce. But, this time, the potential split is political. And Mr Johnson's supposed Teflon shield finally shows signs of wearing thin.
Brit pensioners unite!
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2020
» It was good to read Paritta Wangkiat's piece on the need for pension reform for elderly Thais. (Opinion, July 20). All old people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
Agents of social chaos
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2018
» Re: “The scourge of fake news”, (Life, July 9). Fake and false news goes back to ancient history. Later examples include the German corpse factory myth of World War I, Orson Welles’ 1939 radio bluff about a “war of the worlds” and Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction.