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Life in a flu bubble
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/05/2025
» Re: "Covid cases hit 33k last week", (BP, May 19) & "Covid alert as six die last week,' (BP, May 13).
Singers who inspire the plant kingdom
Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/03/2025
» In last week's item about Thailand's talented Blackpink singer Lisa I failed to mention that Chiang Mai University researchers have named a newly discovered flower after her. It is of the custard apple variety and scientifically named Friesodielsia lalisae.
It's hat's off to Melania and Zorro
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/01/2025
» There has been plenty of heavy stuff coming out of the White House this week, or as the BBC put it "Trump comes out swinging.'' For the sake of harmony PostScript will stick to the lighter side of what has been a most extraordinary week.
From eating junk food to hydroponic farming
Oped, Zachary Quang Mills, Published on 25/11/2023
» I am probably like any other teenager when it comes to food. I just want my hamburger to have crisp lettuce and thick-cut fresh tomato slices. I enter one of the thousands of 7-Eleven's in Bangkok and -- like a magnet -- I am drawn to the rows of well-advertised and brightly coloured packages of fat-filled snacks and artery-clogging sweets.
Love all animals, big or small
Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 02/10/2023
» It has been almost a century since Heinrich Zimmermann initiated World Animal Day. The writer and publisher of German magazine Mensch Und Hund (Man And Dog) organised the first celebration on March 24, 1925 in Berlin.
Don't let it be a train in vain
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2022
» The affordability, usability and efficiency of Bangkok's mass-transit system leaves much to be desired.
Flagfall issue dogs train network
News, Editorial, Published on 26/09/2021
» In about a month's time, Bangkok commuters will have to add yet another travel card to their wallet if they want to access the depth and breadth of the city's public transport network, as commercial services on the State Railway of Thailand's Red Line are scheduled to open on Nov 1. With the launch of the Dark and Light Red services, residents living in the city's northern and eastern suburbs finally have their own modern commuter lines which promise to cut their time on the road.
Temples never safe
News, Postbag, Published on 02/11/2019
» Re: "Temples no longer safe for children", (Opinion, Oct 30).
Trust and toxicity
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2019
» In her opinion piece "Stand firm against US on toxins" on Oct 28, Paritta Wangkiat lays out the issues surrounding the government's decision to ban glyphosate in Thailand.
No, that won't do
News, Postbag, Published on 29/10/2019
» Re: "Will GPS monitoring end the carnage on our roads?" BP, (Oct 27).