Am I the only one who finds it strange that the animals of Dusit Zoo are being relocated three years before their new quarters are ready?
Wouldn't the logical plan be to relocate them directly to new and improved premises, rather than have them age for three years in conditions that are probably less than ideal (even compared to Dusit Zoo) -- a situation that is neither in the interest of the animals nor their keepers?
I may be forgiven for having missed something, but I also find it strange that I've not read anything about plans for redevelopment of the Dusit Zoo site. So, what's the rush to relocate the animals?
I visited the zoo grounds for the first time last week, and I found the site better than expected. If left more or less as is (minus the cages), it could serve as a lovely park for residents of Bangkok to enjoy for many generations to come.
Jame Bon
Role model McCain
US President Donald Trump seems to have missed an opportunity to show his leadership by paying respects to Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday.
In a democracy such as the US, one can disagree with, verbally attack or show disrespect to those who are accepted by the majority as national heroes.
However, once these heroes passed away, one must change one's attitude towards them and show respect. And all show of bad feelings must stop.
That is how a democracy works, and leadership quality is demonstrated.
Sen McCain is a true hero for not Americans only. He is also an exemplary role model for people across the world.
Chavalit Wannawijitr
Chiang Mai
5G zapping on way
In the extensive analysis, "Rocky road to 5G adoption", (Business, Aug 27), the following summarises the position of authorities and telecoms operators very well: "a 5G ecosystem could serve the needs of everything on a mobile platform". The impediments to 5G adoption mentioned are all to do with financial considerations, regulatory conflicts, spectrum squabbles and the questionable "ensuring public benefit".
It is this last statement that reveals just how disingenuous the government and telecoms operators truly are.
Dr Gabriel Cousins has called 5G "a complete, unmitigated health disaster". A recent US$25 million study carried out by the US National Institutes of Health concluded that EMF radiation (5G being the most intense public source of this type of radiation) causes brain cancer and heart tumours.
Firefighters in San Francisco began experiencing an unusual array of side effects after 5G was installed in and around their firehouse that included memory loss and confusion. There are many similarly alarming reports of health issues such as insomnia, miscarriages, nosebleeds, and a variety of reproductive illnesses associated with the rollout of 5G. In April, 2018, the International Society of Doctors for the Environment adopted a declaration calling for a moratorium on 5G.
Given the widespread concern for the proven and unavoidable health risks associated with 5G one might ask exactly why not one word about this most important "impediment" was mentioned in your otherwise rather thorough article?
Soon we will all be wearing wiremesh clothing and living in Faraday cages to protect ourselves from government-licensed radiation while we breathe through masks and have to test each mouthful of food. Isn't it time to do something about this?
Michael Setter
Lacking Koh Tao zeal
Re: "Police dig deep in dirty soil deal row", (BP, Aug 28).
Were it that they dug as deep into the Koh Tao murders, and other Koh Tao-related incidents lately, with the same zeal, they might get somewhere. But digging into, and digging up dirt is easier by far, isn't it? It is as easy as ignoring how the Red Bull scion walked away under the noses of "the law".
David James Wong
Dig deeper on island
If police need a respite from their digging up the dirt theft in Bangkok, they might sink their teeth into this one. "British woman's Koh Tao rape story to be investigated".
Shmuts
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