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Bigoted viewpoint out of date
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Bigoted viewpoint out of date

I agree that gay-pride marches do little to change the attitudes of homophobes like John Sheppard [Not to be confused with John Shepherd. Editor.]

Oblivious to their wrongdoing
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Oblivious to their wrongdoing

Re: "Ban them from public-sector jobs", Letters, May 23.

Hotel ignores public concerns
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Hotel ignores public concerns

The St Regis Hotel in central Bangkok rather foolishly opened its doors to the public on April 1, not fully in compliance with fire regulations (among other things).

Who's profiting from dam construction?
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Who's profiting from dam construction?

The question has to be asked as to who will make profit from the proposed Mae Wong Dam that will flood part of a protected national park that is an integral part of Thailand's western forest.

Give southerners education autonomy
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Give southerners education autonomy

Let's support indigenous grassroots efforts to allow locals in the too-often-ignored deep South to decide what works best for them.

Lady Gaga preaches tolerance and respect
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Lady Gaga preaches tolerance and respect

The forthcoming concert by Lady Gaga at Rajamangala National Stadium, her first in Thailand, may not only be a celebration of music and dance, but can serve the broader and deeper purpose of showing harmony in a contemporary world that occasionally...

AIT is no longer competitive
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

AIT is no longer competitive

Re: "Made in the image of Thailand", Opinion, May 23.

Three-legged race not easy to win
May 24, 2012 1:00 am

Three-legged race not easy to win

The war of words grows in the press. In English there is no single word meaning "bring a discredited person back from abroad, put him in charge of the country and give him the cash back he accrued from enhancing his shares using his position in...

A warped view of spiritualism
May 24, 2012 1:00 am

A warped view of spiritualism

Re: "Chopra may be wealthy but he knows it's an illusion", May 19.

China has a right to claim islands
May 24, 2012 1:00 am

China has a right to claim islands

Inhabitants around disputed Huangyan Island, or so-called Scarborough Shoal, can feel the water temperature rising. Even though the Marcos government declared in 1978 that the islands are within 200 nautical miles of the Philippines coastline, and...