Warped curiosity
Re: "Taste of hell", (BP photo, Sept 1). It is bad enough that kids are encouraged to play with guns and clamber all over tanks on Army Day, but now we have a shopping centre that has established a "Hell Space" for a week to entertain curious, and I mean curious people, including youngsters.
What kind of warped mind develops such ideas, bearing in mind that there are weeks to go before Halloween? Maybe the same one that erected that hideous demon months ago in Bangkok that was mercifully removed after alarming many members of the public.
Amazing Thailand.
Canine killers
Re: "Man killed by brother's dogs in central Thailand", (Online, Sept 1).
Well, it didn't take long. Another senseless death from a canine attack.
In this case, the victim was well known to the animal. When is society going to wake up these vile creatures?
According to the WHO, there are no global estimates of dog bite incidence. However, studies suggest that dog bites account for tens of millions of injuries annually. In the United States, for example, approximately 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs every year -- 4.5 million attacks in the US alone!
From the smallest to the largest, a dog will turn on its owner or an innocent passerby. It is only a question of when. What more needs to be said?
Not exile, self-exile
Re: "Thaksin's comeback fuels media chaos", (Opinion, Sept 3).
Kavi Chongkittavorn laments the decline of standards and ethics among Thai journalists and decries the increased publication of false or misleading information. He then writes: "Since Thaksin returned to Thailand last year after 17 years in exile ....".
As many others have previously pointed out, Thaksin was never exiled. He was a fugitive from justice. There is a vast difference between the two.
A bit of stability?
Re: "Deck reshuffle carries risks for Thaksin", (Opinion, Sept 2).
It is an excellent summary from the former Post editor, Veera Prateepchaikul, on Thailand's politics.
Oddly, with that reading, one could almost venture to state that this government will last for the remaining period with relative stability for three years unless PM Paetongtarn's father throws caution to the wind.
The chemicals of a multi-party government with four major parties in control of 272 members out of the total of 500 and senators being less relevant seem right for Thailand. The splintered seven parties with 26 members as a fallback for Pheu Thai to keep other big parties in line seem ideal for having stability for three years.
The main opposition People's Party, with 143 members, may look feeble, but on its record, the party is formidable. Its young men and women are great at probing and are a source of receiving whistleblowers' tips in checking in the hope of turning the tables in the next three years.
It will be an atmosphere of do-gooders from both sides eyeing the government in the next three years.
One would recommend overseas investors to invest in the country with only one risk of the previous self-exiled prime minister's future conduct. With his experience and the ferocity of his opponents, one hopes he can mellow for the sake of his daughter and the country.
His previous highly publicised "Vision" psychologically released 17 years of pent-up frustration, and now he may be able to keep publicly quiet after that release.