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Shah controversy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2026
» Re: "If Iran's supreme leader falls, who's next?", (World, Dec 22). Whilst I applaud the Iranian people and their courage in trying to depose the cruel, medieval ayatollahs and their stone age regime, I cannot understand why the demonstrators are calling for the restoration of the monarchy headed by Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah, whom they deposed in 1979.
SET downer
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/12/2023
» Re: "Pundits say SET index could slip below 1,300", (Business, Dec 14).
Gaza war phase
Postbag, Published on 13/09/2025
» Re: "Answering my critics about the war in Gaza", (Opinion, Aug 19) & "Indefensible Israel", (PostBag, July 11).
Bet on trouble
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2025
» Re: "Senate shoots down casino bill", (BP, Sept 24). I note that in your article, Senator Vichaya Suwannaprom cites Sydney, Australia, and its casino access policies as a potential model for Thailand. As an avid reader currently residing in Sydney, I would be remiss if I did not make the following observations about our two casinos.
Protection pretence
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/12/2020
» Atiya Achakulwisut, in her Dec 1 commentary, rightly points out how the application of any such law as Section 112 of Thailand's criminal code [lese majeste] can only undermine the institutions it deceitfully claims to protect. The logically certain reality is more deeply corrosive.
A gift and a prayer
Postbag, Published on 26/04/2025
» Re: "Huge crowds expected as Pope Francis lies in state", (World, April 25).
Painting Pakistan
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/04/2025
» Re: "India and Pakistan troops exchange fire", (World, April 28).
Context needed
Postbag, Published on 12/06/2025
» Re: "DDC reports over 374K Covid cases", (BP, June 7).
Laughable justice
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2025
» Re: "Justice must ditch the glitz", (Editorial, May 13).
Crown of respect
News, Postbag, Published on 26/03/2019
» On DVD I have just finished watching seasons one and two of The Crown, the acclaimed docudrama which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II up until the early 1960s. I understand that season three is in production and that it will continue this scrutiny of Her Majesty and the royal family.