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Cheating in exams now a sophisticated art
Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/07/2025
» It was Oscar Wilde who once observed: "Exams sir, are pure humbug. If a man is a gentleman he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him.''
When the answer is just a click away
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/02/2023
» When I was about 12 I committed some misdemeanour in class and as a punishment the teacher ordered me to write a thousand-word essay on baseball and hand it in the next morning. This was something of a challenge as being an English kid I knew absolutely nothing about baseball other than it was some weird ritual they indulged in across the Pond.
Not even ranked
News, Postbag, Published on 23/11/2022
» Re: "Macron factor raises tourism hope", (BP, Nov 22).
Bitter fruits of US poll will be felt for years to come
Oped, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 12/11/2020
» The aftermath of a US presidential election is, in normal times, a moment to muse about possible new policy directions of the candidate who prevailed at the polling booth.
Army spend the real problem
News, Postbag, Published on 03/05/2020
» Re: "B5,000 cheats media hungry, official claims", (BP, May 2).
Pattaya beats Miami
News, Postbag, Published on 14/10/2019
» Re: "Pattaya is no Miami", (PostBag, Oct 12).
Thamanat stretching truth?
News, Postbag, Published on 15/09/2019
» Re: "Thamanat shares 'proof' of real PhD degree", (BP, Sept 13).
Thailand's own Game of Seats
News, Published on 06/04/2019
» When charter writers claimed every vote would not be wasted under the one ballot election system, politicians appeared to understand what was lying ahead.
The wrong way to deal with doping
News, Adam Minter, Published on 04/02/2019
» At odds over trade, technology and geopolitics, the US and China do share one thing: They both "hate" doping, in the words of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China reportedly plans to make the practice a crime. And last week in Washington, DC, a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers also introduced legislation to criminalise the use of performance-enhancing drugs at international sporting competitions such as the Olympics. Athletes caught doping could be subject to five years in prison, a US$250,000 (7.8 million baht) fine and a civil lawsuit from competitors bested in the final standings. They wouldn't have to be US citizens, either. The legislation is specifically designed to hold accountable foreign cheats who beat American athletes in international competition.
Well done, 'Big Joke'
News, Postbag, Published on 18/12/2018
» Re: 'Visa crackdown to stay', (BP, Dec 16).