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Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

I read with interest your article regarding the expansion of the Thai Post Office International Parcel Service. It sounds absolutely great, let's hope it works better than their current core business. I live 50 kilometres north of Nakhon Sawan.

Since the floods of 2011 we have received absolutely no deliveries of international mail (there have been at least eight missing items of correspondence from the UK and Belgium). This is despite the fact that some of the correspondence has the address written both in English and Thai so translation should not be a problem.

Before the floods the delivery of air mail was a little slow (10 days on average) but reliable. Could somebody from Thai Post please explain in honest terms what has gone wrong with their system? Unless they get their act together they will not survive in the international business world. I have tried well-known international courier services with no better results as they appear to transfer deliveries (even though I've paid for door-to-door service) to the Thailand Post if the destination is outside Bangkok _ and I get the same negative results.

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Claude108
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Discussion 15 : 26 Jan 2013 at 16.2315
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John Perritt, the noise can easily be explained: If there's a vacuum in between the ears, and thus no brain activity exists, there is nothing than can be disturbed. You can't ruffle a vacuum.
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Discussion 14 : 26 Jan 2013 at 14.0714
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The comment is well-intentioned but ill advised. Using a pepper spray in a taxi with locked doors affects ever person in the taxi and makes the situation worse for the victim. It is my practice to issue women visitors for whom I have some responsibility with both pepper spray for use outdoors, and a taser like electric stun probe, easily available at Sukhumwit stalls, for situations in a closed space. Unfortunately, it is my impression that most think I am crazed.
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Discussion 13 : 26 Jan 2013 at 13.4713
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John Perritt: Thais seem to love noise of all types regardless of its nature and are oblivious to the impact on their hearing. Equally annoying to the unmelodic caterwauling is the deep base from enormous speakers played at repetitively boring slow patterns that can heard and felt at a distance of several hundred metres. It is hard to understand how this electronic din is thought to be entertaining.
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Discussion 12 : 26 Jan 2013 at 11.2612
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@ Heather

Thanks for sharing your story. There's a lesson there I think.

When the driver started going in circles would have been a good time to jot down his name and/or number. I try to remember to do that when I get a bad vibe from a driver. I think in future I will make it a habit.
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Discussion 11 : 26 Jan 2013 at 11.1211
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Funny the commentators have very different experiences with the post.I live in Panomprai and have no complaints whatsoever on the contrary the people are very kind and helpful.
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Discussion 10 : 26 Jan 2013 at 10.4410
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Many woman will record the taxi number and phone friends after they arrive safely when taking taxis . There are many areas in Thailand that are covered in trash and debris that could easily converted to green space .I think we need it .
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Discussion 9 : 26 Jan 2013 at 10.179
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T. Tourist: An inner city charge won't be implemented in Bangkok because it will lose the government or the Governor's party votes. Because getting votes (and the keys to the coffers) is the main thing, it is better to please the people of Bangkok by helping them to buy a car and then provide lucrative Skytrain and MRT extensions to help them to deal with the gridlock, which will be blamed on the Opposition's past policies. Sadly, Bangkok's gridlock makes money for the politicians, and that's their priority. Perhaps Thais would like to wake up soon to how the politicians are laughing all the way to the off-shore bank at their expense.
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Discussion 8 : 26 Jan 2013 at 10.078
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Heather, I'm sorry to hear about your frightening taxi ride. Sadly, women nowadays should have pepper spray with them when taking a taxi at night. The other lesson to learn here is: never miss a chance to say "I love you" to your family members as we never know when our last day will come. Lastly, for what it's worth, that driver now has an unknown appointment with some really bad Karma.
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Discussion 7 : 26 Jan 2013 at 09.437
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"... it's a law which is inviolable,' Chief Justice Thawee said.

As opposed to all other laws in Thailand, right Justice Thawee?
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Discussion 6 : 26 Jan 2013 at 09.236
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Brian Stocks: I’ve had similar problems with international mail but I would be happy to receive local mail too. In the last 4 months I have had only 1 bill from TOT delivered making it necessary to visit the TOT office to pay my bill rather than a more convenient 711 store.
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