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Different rules for rich
News, Postbag, Published on 12/03/2019
» In the US, after Cohen was sentenced to just 47 months in jail, the lead prosecutor noted:
A taxing argument
News, Postbag, Published on 24/03/2019
» A reader in his March 23 letter makes a fair comment on two-tiered pricing for foreigners. But he then goes on to quantify the government's policy of a two-tiered charging system by saying that some farang do not pay taxes. I would dispute this. I am assuming by "some farang" he means tourists, as all foreigners living and working here pay tax in one form or another.
Government lottery
News, Postbag, Published on 20/04/2019
» The current impasse with Thai politics in selecting a prime minister might never be resolved due to the problems with the rules as stipulated in the 2017 charter. Obviously, the rules were inadequate because there is no readily available solution.
Injustice no laughing matter
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2019
» Re: “‘Big Joke’ in surprise job shunting”, ( BP, April 7). We often hear Lord Chief Justice Hewart’s wise words: “It is not merely of some importance but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.” If we see justice done, all can be assured that we have rule of law, applied equally to all alike, regardless of station — and behave accordingly.
No light on 'Big Joke'
News, Postbag, Published on 23/04/2019
» Re: "End silence over fall of 'Big Joke'", (Editorial, April 20).
Lawmaking generals
News, Postbag, Published on 12/05/2019
» Re: "Senate post for PM brother not a problem, says Prawit", (BP, May 11).
No foresight
News, Postbag, Published on 18/06/2019
» It was disappointing to read "Single-ticket Bangkok public transport pushed back to 2020", (BP, June 16). Bangkok has a mostly functional, and rapidly expanding, public transport system, yet it lags so very far behind other large cities in the implementation of very basic technology to allow passengers to use one card (or device) to travel on the entire network.
A panel for what?
News, Postbag, Published on 28/06/2019
» It was reported recently that the budget for forming the Senate selection list was a staggering 1.3 billion baht.
Fake news promises
News, Postbag, Published on 29/06/2019
» Re: "Who decides on fake news?", (Editorial, June 28).
Poisonous vegies
News, Postbag, Published on 01/07/2019
» I cannot be the only one who read with shock and dismay the reports of pesticide and poison-loaded fruit and vegetables that are for sale in Thailand. There we are, the stupid consumers, thinking that we are doing ourselves some good by buying and eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. How wrong we seem to be.