Yingluck's free pass
Re: "Paving the way for ex-PM's return", (BP, Nov 23).
Will self-exiled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra return home in April next year? I think she will. Her brother has dictated that this will happen. Having been released of all her responsibility for the failed rice-pledging scheme, of which she admitted to not attending any of the scheme's relevant meetings
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has now given her a free ride home, unlike the hundreds of thousands of rice farmers who still have not received compensation for the rice fiasco that her government was responsible for.
On her return, as a nice gesture to all the rice farmers who have received nothing, Yingluck should contemplate a way to sell the rice. This rice is still warehoused and good for consumption, according to the government.
Yingluck, after all her trials and tribulations, must still have good business contacts in China and Serbia.
Re: "Govt plans a 'Grand' travel year", (BP, Nov 26).
The average Thai or foreign resident doesn't care about or believe such propaganda that exemplifies greed in exploiting the poor old tourist et al. Those above must be getting agitated about ongoing circulations regarding hidden/open obstacles here (being polite) nowadays on arrival/stay despite the deceptive smiles.
Unfortunate incidents are reported almost daily in your paper. However, it could be said that some tourists are ill-advised. As such, they should take note from this old timer about many pitfalls that prevail. But given endemic wiliness, who can blame them for trusting in "paradise" when the hype is underscored?
Never encountered such pitfalls when I arrived here 45 years ago. Just good old hospitality and a few other things. The pros and cons of change. Negative letter, but nonetheless …
Re: "From Trump to libel", (PostBag, Nov 28).
I beg to differ Ray Ban's interpretation of Michael Setter's calling me as having "Trump derangement syndrome".
He maintained that was meant as an obsession with Trump's deficiencies. That interpretation is partially correct but missing in defining the word -- "derangement".
In all good dictionaries, words like insanity, lunacy, madness, delirium, dementia, and mania were there to define 'derangement'. Even with the defence as merely a disparaging remark that should not be allowed by the editorial in the first place, it is most unlikely for any judge to accept that lame excuse.
Though I do not have English-speaking parents, my more than 10 years spent in England should be enough to recognise serious insults of one's character in a public forum or merely disparaging remarks.
Re: "Lawyers in the spotlight", (Editorial, Nov 12).
The real contentious issue with Thailand's draconian defamation law is that it allows lawsuits even when a victim was defrauded and has clear evidence of such. In the past I used to regularly visit listed companies but long ago stopped this, as if I was told some fragrant dishonesty I can't point this out for fear of this strict Thai defamation.
Unlike in other countries, this can/could allow dishonest operators to just keep on going because if they are singled out, they threaten lawsuits.
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