Go, the governor
Re: "Tackling vague laws, for public safety", (Opinion, July 7).
Light background info from this farang who has been a guest in your country for nigh on 13 years. I would like to comment on and compliment Thanthip Srisumannaket on her opinion. As a many year on-line subscriber and reader, to me it was a standout article. So refreshing to read.
Her bias? No.
In accepting the study on revising the construction permit law and starting to implement it, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is refreshing for -- more importantly -- Thailand, not only just Bangkok. Keep going, Governor Chadchart.
Sincerely Grumpy
Name and shame
Re: "Judge with no name", (PostBag, July 5) and "Judge gets 5 years for bribery", (BP, July 1).
I fully agree with Khun David Brown that the Bangkok Post must name the judge found guilty of asking for a 20-million-baht bribe. Doing so will help show that Bangkok Post is "The Newspaper You Can Trust" -- as its editorial letterhead proudly proclaims -- and that it has only one standard for all.
It will also help those who may have been unjustly sentenced by His (Dis-) Honor, whose verdicts are now questionable. Come, Bangkok Post, the name, please.
Burin Kantabutra
They're all bad
Re: "New generation's turn", (PostBag, July 4).
Eric Bahrt accuses me of being a junta lover. That is untrue. His opinion of me is unreasonable and uncalled for.
In my opinion, both the military junta and Thai politicians are equally bad. Some of the coups that happened in the past were warranted by the bad and corrupt behaviours of the politicians, but some of them happened because of the grabby nature of the generals themselves. Let's call a spade a spade here.
Vint Chavala
Packaging is a scam
Re: "Food industry looks to the future," (Business, July 6).
I have written about this before, but it was never published, but it is time that it was. I am talking about wasteful food packaging, which the government allows.
Gone are the days when consumers could pick what they wanted in the fresh food section of supermarkets. We are now forced to buy what packers want us to buy, whether it suits our wants or not.
Why are potatoes, onions, and tomatoes put into plastic bags where the consumer has to decide whether to buy them or not?
And in packaging these items -- and others -- the packers try to slip in a piece which is already decaying but hidden in the way the items are packed. Strawberries are a great example, as well as tomatoes.
There are many organisations which have complained about wasteful packaging. Well, these items should be sold loose, and the consumer should be permitted to select what they want and how much they want.
After all, the consumer is paying for it and should get what they want and not have to pay for useless packaging. All of that wasted plastic would be forever banned, and less going to landfills or waterways.
How much money would be saved?
So, everyone should get on the bandwagon and demand a return to selling fruit and vegetables as they were in the past.
Overpaying Consumer
