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Get tough on big-bike drivers
Published on 31/07/2019
» The frequency of accidents involving high-powered motorcycles spotlights the need for officials to come up with better regulations for riders, who need a higher level of skill and more maturity.
Army unwilling to yield to democracy
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 31/07/2019
» For the country like Thailand where the military staged two putsches within the past 13 years, a coup d'état should no longer be necessary.
The bug-eyed monster search needs discussion
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 31/07/2019
» 'There is absolutely no procedure enshrined in international law to respond to a signal from an alien civilisation," said Martin Dominik, an astronomer at the University of St Andrews. "It makes sense to create a legally binding framework that is properly rooted in international law."
A glimmer of hope
News, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2019
» The delight of both Vint Chavala, "Unacceptable attitude", (PostBag, July 30), and Veera Prateepchaikul, "Politics returns to childish ways", (Opinion, July 29), over the presentation of the opposition MP from the Future Forward Party, Pita Limjaroenrat, on Thailand's agricultural sector was shared by most netizens irrespective of political colours and even Deputy Prime Minister Gen Anupong Paojinda, who could not restrain himself from praising profusely the opposition lawmaker. It was fresh air to the assembly for that 30 minutes out of the 30 hours of substandard assembly.
TM30 a shot in the foot
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2019
» At a time when the tourism industry needs a shot in the arm, perhaps the last thing the Immigration Bureau should do is resuscitate an outdated rule to make the lives of foreigners and Thais more difficult -- but that's what the bureau has done with the dreaded TM30 form.