Dress code is shifting the blame for tutor's weakness

I think Thammasat University is scratching at the wrong place after the alleged sexual harassment involving a male instructor and a female student. Instead of slapping all students with a dress code, the university should educate its male instructors to suppress sexual feelings through meditation or Buddhist teachings or something.

If the problems persist, a medication to control testosterone levels may be needed.  

Issuing a dress code is like pampering the accused instructor and shoving the blame to the student. 

Meechai Burapa

Chiang Mai

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Shame is not a word politicians are familiar with

There is a word that has no meaning to politicians in Thailand and that is 'shame'. It simply has no use here.  If a politician transgresses in the west and is caught, shame results and resignation follows,with the transgressor being ostracised and not being involved in public life again. Here in Thailand being caught means nothing, it is simply countered with "this is a political ploy to discredit me". It seems a badge of honour, as if a mark of virility to abuse one's political position to enrich oneself and help one's cronies,the more barefaced the better it seems. The brazen abuses being perpetrated at the foreign ministry are par for the course with officials being terrorised to get at the CTX papers. I have however long since ceased to be shocked by this appalling behaviour, just amazed at how extreme and obvious it has become.

John de Laurent

Bangkok

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Promoting Thailand for medical treatment, tourism

Re: "Thailand aims for more Mid-East tourists", The Nation Monday 19th.

The Tourist Authority of Thailand is to promote Thailand as a medical treatment and tourism destination. If the TAT is serious, then I advise they consider putting the female doctor at the Immigration Office in Soi Suan Phlu, Bangkok, on one of their promotion refresher courses.

I have been receiving excellent medical care in Thailand since 1988 while I work on assignments in various countries in the region. Less than a year ago I was diagnosed with heart artery problems and in January I had here successful triple bypass surgery. I am happy and grateful with both the doctors, surgeons, support staff, and also the desk officers at Immigration Office, Suan Phlu.

This was in sharp contrast to the attitude and treatment I received during two visits to the lady doctor at Immigration. She was to judge and approve extensions to my visa based on medical certificates from the hospital doctors, and on my physical condition. But the only things she said at both interviews were both very negative questions at both interviews: "Why you come here for surgery? Why don't you go to your home country?" Plus both times the advice: "When you are finished, go back to your home country".

At the time I was too busy with medical recovery to comment on this, but your article reminded me. I am sure several European embassies would like to employ her on their teams that handle the visa applications by Thais who want to travel overseas.

Gerrit Klerx

Bangkok