Re: "Posters an eyesore", (PostBag, Dec 18).
Thailand ought to get rid of the ugly billboards that clog the skyline and clutter the landscape. This simple measure would immediately improve the aesthetics of Bangkok and the Thai countryside by leaps and bounds. Not only are these unsightly structures a blight on the landscape, they are dangerous to the point of causing death. Many of these huge signs are a serious distraction to drivers -- either because of their content or because of the glaring brightness of the electronics used in the displays.
In addition, every significant windstorm results in countless billboards being toppled, often causing injuries to innocent people below. In today's age of the internet, telecommunications and social media, companies can easily get their product suggestions to potential customers without the use of these unsightly billboards. Thailand should take immediate steps to rid the country of these unnecessary, dangerous and ugly relics of the past.
Samanea Saman
Following the rules
Yesterday, I drove to the main post office in Ubon Ratchathani to send a few Christmas/New Year's cards to friends and relatives in the UK, via registered post. I was asked for some form of ID, such as my passport, in order for my mail to be sent. I was bemused by this request to say the least and asked the staff why, for the first time, I needed to prove who I was in order to simply post a letter. I was informed that it was a "new government rule" -- another one -- designed, ostensibly, to help track down drug traffickers. Really?
Given that I did not have my passport with me, I had to drive home to obtain it and return to the post office to conduct what is a very simple, everyday transaction, whilst ensuring that my wafer-thin envelopes were not stuffed with powerfully compressed narcotics. To say that I was a little annoyed, not to say inconvenienced, by this rather pointless "new government rule" would not be an understatement, but then it occurred to me that there was a silver lining to this cloud of irritating officialdom; a government rule was actually being enforced for once! So, genuine congratulations to Thailand Post for doing your job strictly and rightly according to the rules and regulations. Perhaps we should ask them to show the Royal Thai Police how they might follow such an excellent example by similarly enforcing the law?
GMT
Always pro-Brexit
Re: "The torture of Theresa May as Brexit drama unfolds", (Opinion, Dec 17).
As a non-British European I share most of the British criticism of the EU, but miss even mentioning the great achievements like "No More Wars", or the "Freedom of Travel". Furthermore -- if it comes to a second referendum -- I don't want a highly polarised country, with then-almost half of the population remaining Brexiteers, to remain in the EU. Therefore, I have always been in favour of Brexit, actually Britain should not have been allowed to join in the first place.
Reinald Lueke
Inescapable nightmare
Re: "Putting the 5G pieces together", (Business, Dec 17).
Dr Sharon Goldberg, a physician and professor, testified recently before the US senate that "wireless radiation has biological effects, period". She explained that all life forms have their DNA disrupted by the electromagnetic fields generated by 5G technology, resulting in human health problems ranging from cancer to diabetes and heart disease. 5G requires high-capacity transmission nodes spaced every 175 metres thus saturating the human environment with powerful EMFs.
The article's author says the new technology "will only thrive with killer applications". How ironic that "killer" is used in the flippant and trendy positive connotation when the unquestionable reality is that 5G will slowly kill every living thing in the areas where it is deployed. No mention of course was made in the article of the very real dangers of this inescapable nightmare heading our way. The tone is reminiscent of when doctors prescribed tobacco for a sore throat and cocaine for lethargy.
Michael Setter
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