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Treat people with respect

Editor;
Re: 3 security guards questioned in drowning death of British ex-con off Walking Street (PM Friday, 14 December 2012) - When in Thailand, treat people with respect then you won’t have to jump off into the water in the first place. I don’t like to talk ill of the dead but sounds an unsavoury character and the Thais should not be charged.
Chris
 


Rail traffic

Editor;
Re: Pattaya traffic (PM Mailbag Friday, 14 December 2012) - The existing railway has already upgraded with double-tracks all the way out to Sriracha for over a year now! But only for 32 cargo-trains a day! Believe it or not! A double-track railway has the capacity of an 8-lane highway, and I find it very questionable that SRT does not operate mixed-traffic on this line with Sprinter-DMUs all the way out to Pattaya and Ban Chang. It would be very profitable!
Mr. Svein
 


High speed rail

Editor;
Re: China presses hard on high-speed rail projects in Thailand (PM Sunday, 09 December 2012) - It is not a matter of who should built it or even who will hold concessions for the next 25 years. The benefits that will flow into the Eastern Seaboard communities and economy will be so enormous it will be hard to ever imagine the place the way it is now.
The Chinese say they can build it in 2 years, which is fine if it is in China where they are able to use the army manpower for such tasks. 800 km of tracks in a short period of time is not a problem for a contingent of troops that do not ask questions. But where is Thailand going to find the labor to built such a big project?
Peter


Taxing the churches

Editor;
Mr Standiford (PM 21/12) is correct and timely in his exposure of the tax free status of religions, but I fear he is ahead of his time as the majority of people still support religion. Trying to change the status quo is hardly a vote catcher.
There are many other areas where appropriate action would provide revenue as well as other benefits. Reducing the 700 or more overseas military bases operated by the USA and ending the billions of dollars handed out every year to a country that is fully developed would be a good start.
In the USA nearly four thousand children under the age of 18 start smoking every day. The ultimate result is enormous loss of working days, expensive medical treatment for smoking related diseases and the general spread of a hazardous and distasteful product. By increasing the tax on tobacco, restricting sales to registered addicts and increasing non-smoking areas governments could increase their revenue and improve their citizens’ health.
The promotion of meatless days would be another way to help reduce cruelty, lessen environmental damage and promote health. Tax on foods with added sugar would provide more income and have a positive effect on health. I would imagine that taxing coca cola alone would provide a huge income and would certainly benefit a nation’s health.
Michael Nightingale
United Kingdom


Learn to drive

Editor;
Re: Holiday road accidents expected to decline 5% (PM Wednesday, 19 December 2012) - Really, it is a simple process of education of what you do behind the wheel. Possibly starting with LEARNING to drive - rather that passing a simple test which gives you no experience at all. Most pay to pass the test anyway.
Ray
 


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