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Urban hiking in Bangkok ain't a bad idea after all
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 19/03/2018
» Have you ever been in a situation like this? You're at a BTS station, and as you approach the turnstile to catch your train, you realise there is not enough credit for the ride on your Rabbit card. The queues at the ticket booths are too long and you hate waiting.
You can't beat a well-written excuse
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/03/2018
» Following last week's item concerning "wobbly spelling", I would like to thank an Australian reader for sharing his experiences when he was the sick leave clerk at a large railway workshop. He received all sorts of weird and wonderful spellings of illnesses from employees.
Tip of the iceberg
News, Postbag, Published on 18/03/2018
» Re: "Tourists under siege", (PostBag, March 17).
Pompeo-helmed State Department? Not a good look
News, Kara Alaimo, Published on 15/03/2018
» On Tuesday morning, President Trump tweeted, "Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State." Unfortunately, both the choice and the tweet send the wrong message to the rest of the world about how the US plans to conduct itself at home and abroad.
Drawing lessons from the best to teach the rest
News, Victoria Kwakwa, Published on 15/03/2018
» Today, two in five students in the East Asia and Pacific region learn more than students anywhere in the world. This is an important achievement for these school systems but also a learning opportunity for the many others still struggling to provide quality education.
After dissing disabled, Skytrain must lift its game
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/03/2018
» Enough is enough, wheelchair-bound Manit Intharapim must have told himself before smashing the glass elevator door of a BTS lift at Asok station.
Public lose the airwaves
News, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2018
» The junta is poised to "reset" the regulatory body that makes all the key decisions about radio, TV and mobile phones. Secret meetings of selectors have narrowed a field of 86 applicants down to 14 short-list candidates. From that final list, the National Legislative Assembly will soon vote on which seven are best qualified to sit on the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). There will be winners but more importantly, there will be so many losers.
Somchai case shows lack of justice
News, Angkhana Neelapaijit, Published on 12/03/2018
» For some people, 14 years may pass by quickly, but for our family, time has been so slow, since our family head, Somchai Neelapaijit, disappeared on March 12, 2004. After 14 years, all his belongings are in their place -- his clothes are in the wardrobe, his books and notebooks, a desk calendar and other items on his desk -- as if they were waiting for the owner to come back.
Why populists increasingly become more popular
News, John Lloyd, Published on 12/03/2018
» Those who feel left behind by the enrichment of the minority and the stagnation of the many are choosing to be represented by political forces that cannot give them what they need, and will likely make their lives worse.
When letters get in the wrong place
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/03/2018
» It will come as no surprise to readers that spelling is not one of my strongest attributes. I stand firmly alongside AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh when the bear admits: "My spelling is wobbly. It's good spelling, but it wobbles and the letters get in the wrong place." I know the feeling well.