Just as David James Wong can smell the regime's incompetence from San Francisco, regular readers of this glorious newspaper will recognise the scent wafting from the coal-fired power plant proposed for southern Thailand.
No rational policy decision concerning energy supply for this nation would ever consider coal a solution unless it was made by individuals whose first concern was the size of their own wallets.
This reeks of collusion equally as noxious as Yingluck Shinawatra's escape. It has been a very malodorous last 10 days for the regime. Methinks something is rotten in Denmark.
Michael Setter
Disappearing act
Vint Chavala's response to the disappearance of Yingluck Shinawatra and his disappointment, brings to mind the old adage: "He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day."
We still have to hear Ms Yingluck's side of the story, which I'm sure will give us more of an insight, told from her new comfortable home than it would from an overcrowded cell in the Bangkok women's prison. Can't wait.
Brian
Time to cool down
Re: "Trees save megacities millions -- research", (BP, Aug 25).
Research results highlighting the value of urban trees should be taken to heart by Bangkok metropolitan authorities.
The results of the State University of New York study, which confirm the significant and valuable cooling effects of urban trees, are particularly relevant for Bangkok.
With the highest average annual temperatures of any capital city in the world, Bangkok needs all the cooling influences it can employ.
Samanea Saman
Suu Kyi is a fake
If there is one issue that David Brown and I agree on, it's that Aung San Suu Kyi is a fake who has closed her eyes to the horrible atrocities being committed against the Rohingya people (PostBag, Aug 28).
The reason the media continues to pay tribute to her is because in the eyes of the public it is not considered terrorism to slaughter thousands of innocent men, women and children as long as they are Muslims.
And then everyone wonders why so many people turn to the Islamic State.
Eric Bahrt
NCPO nonsense
Re: "Regime denies Yingluck deal", (BP, Aug 28).
Naturally the NCPO denies complicity in Yingluck Shinawatra's stroll from a looming prison sentence, boldly attributing it all to mere incompetence. Could anyone be so naive after three years of evidence as to expect them to say anything else?
The same NCPO also claim that they overthrew the highest law of the nation to protect the rule of law, claim that they tramped it under boot to bring democracy to Thailand, and claim that they have poured a fortune into the pockets of army generals on committees to bring unity and reconciliation whilst eradicating corruption.
And of course, they had to give themselves an amnesty claiming that it was because the sensibly withdrawn (in the senate) Pheu Thai amnesty necessitated a coup.
All such claims by the NCPO being equally credible, what room remains to doubt the latest claim?
Felix Qui
Plastic not fantastic
Many Thais exhibit a blind nationalism that Thailand is the best, no matter what. If they think of African nations at all, it is probably with a condescending tone and visions of the third world.
But Kenya has just introduced the toughest plastic bag control laws in the world. From Aug 28, producing, selling, or even using plastic bags will incur penalties ranging from imprisonment of up to four years or fines of up to US$40,000 (1.2 million baht)
Kenya has not only joined more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, but is now leading the way. The laws allow police to prosecute anyone even carrying a plastic bag, but Kenya's environment minister has said enforcement will be directed initially at manufacturers and supplies.
So out of deepest, darkest Africa comes the light. Would that a single beam of it could illuminate the regulatory authorities in Thailand.
David Brown
