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No special species
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/11/2025
» Re: "Jakarta dog meat ban sparks debate", (World, Nov 27). Yes, if an animal is infected with rabies or any other disease, it is probably better not to eat its meat, however tasty, albeit recognising that the starving might reasonably have different priorities. This is true whether the animal is a dog, a cow, a cat, a pig, a chicken, or another of our animal relatives.
SET expat problems
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/10/2025
» Re: "Capital market task force unveils 'quick win' reform", (Business, Oct 7). One still unresolved issue is foreigners/expats at times not getting their freely issued warrants, even those who reside here in permanence and own the so-called NVDR shares.
No-show Prawit
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2024
» Re: "Call to probe Prawit absences", (BP, Sept 26).
Choice of words
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/05/2024
» Re: "Man dies in tube well fall", (BP, May 4).
Reconsidering Shakespeare's role in the world
Oped, Lee Emrich, Published on 03/05/2024
» 'What do we do with Shakespeare?" "Who is Shakespeare for?" "What would it look like to reject Shakespeare?"
Should the brain be blamed for rebellious urge?
Oped, Matt Qvortrup, Published on 22/02/2023
» Why do people take part in insurrections, like the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the storming of the presidential residence in Sri Lanka, or January's sacking of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in Brazil?
Bringing 'him' home
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/01/2023
» Re: "'Thaksin's return can wait,' says Cholnan," (BP, Jan 9).
Same wavelength
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/10/2022
» Re: "Transistor radio sales soar after PM's comment", (Online, Oct 5).
Time to get tough with Ponzi schemes
Oped, Chanisara Dumkum, Published on 28/09/2022
» The Forex-3D fraud with its many victims is just one of a plethora of financial scams in the country. Now that an investigation is underway, a number of socialites, including some well-known entertainers who are allegedly linked to the high-profile scam, have been charged with collusion or even imprisoned.
Troublespotting
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/08/2022
» Re: "Rail project needs transparency", (Editorial, Aug 14).