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Slavery fight gets a boost
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2018
» Human trafficking is arguably the worst of the world's scourges. Around the globe and here at home, men, women and children are bought, sold, traded and exploited for the profit and/or pleasure of others.
Beware fool's dream
News, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2018
» Re: "Graft a 'human trait'", (PostBag, Jan 15).
Regime's best-laid plans still subject to folly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/01/2018
» Was Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon really serious when he issued a stern warning to officials of the Foreign Ministry, the Office of the Attorney-General and police that they could face malfeasance in office charges under the Criminal Code if they do not try hard enough to have fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra sent back home to face the music?
Graft a 'human trait'
News, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2018
» Re: "Defeating democracy," (PostBag, Jan 13). Felix Qui seems to believe that democracy is the solution to all problems of inequality and that once a democratically elected government is put in place corruption automatically vanishes.
Time to take a bite out of airport prices
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/01/2018
» Any frequent traveller will be well aware that grabbing a bite to eat at either of Bangkok's international airports will cost you significantly more than you'd pay for the same meal outside the premises.
Don't rely on military
News, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2018
» Re: "Election obsessions", (PostBag, Jan 11). If Clara Holzer followed Thai-language mainstream media and social media, she would realise that the desire for a return to at least a form of democracy is not limited to the Bangkok Post, opposition Thai politicians and foreign governments. Indeed, even the junta is planning for elections later this year -- or so they say.
Paper-thin alibi for kids' day gun play
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/01/2018
» The irony must have been lost on him and on everyone around him. This Children's Day -- the day of machine guns, tanks and rocket launchers -- Thai kids will also get to take pictures with our cardboard prime minister, 10 standees in fact, in various poses and costumes deployed around Government House as special attractions.
No more paradises lost
News, Editorial, Published on 13/01/2018
» With a plan to promote "secondary" tourist provinces, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has injected a huge portion of its budget to help them upgrade and keep domestic and international visitors satisfied this year.
O-net morality test serves no purpose
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/01/2018
» In a bid to ensure Thai children grow up as decent citizens, the authorities have come up with an ambitious plan: to amend a national exam to weigh up their goodness and morality.
Fairness in the workplace sadly lacking
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/01/2018
» The ongoing labour row at Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products Thailand that affects members of the company's labour union shows the ugliness of the economic system with the imbalance of power between employers and employees.