OPINION

Curious case

Re: "King's drawings feature Dhamma principles", (BP, March 22).

I am not one to delve into the efforts of the media to protect the monarchy from slander and offensive comments. In my 14 years here I have learned to stay away from certain subjects and this attitude has served me well. I often find posts on the article forums that I find offensive to the royal family but due to the use of innuendo, sarcasm and abbreviations, many are printed anyway.

I do find it interesting that His Majesty the King desires to spread the tenets of Buddhism to all and yet you fail to allow either comments or copying of the printed drawings. As to the comments, proper policing of any submittals would eliminate any offensive remarks, and as to the copying issue one can easily print the screen and transfer it as a photo or Word document.

I thank His Majesty the King for these thoughts on Buddhism and hope he will continue to reach out in this manner.

With metta.

Re: "Where's my bill?", (PostBag, March 23).

These days, when you wonder what's gone wrong with some public matter, the more efficient way to get an answer is to use Google.

I have done that and found the answer in less than three minutes, much less time spent than to draft the letter.

I have found a news report posted on Oct 2, 2023 at the website of a Thai newspaper that said the billing for a garbage collection service had been suspended for some time and the suspension was to continue pending a public hearing on new regulations with new fees. It was anticipated that billing would resume in October 2024.

Re: "Try 'mathematics'", (PostBag, March 24).

If Michael Setter is really open-minded when it comes to mRNA vaccines, which he clearly is not, he would do himself a favour by Googling "Covid-19 vaccines and adverse events of special interest: A multinational Global Vaccine Data Network cohort study of 99 million individuals". He should be aware, however, that he will find "the mathematics" somewhat heavier going than plucking a few really big numbers out of an obscure rabbit hole in a dark corner of the internet.

He certainly will not like the conclusions.

Re: "Man receives pig kidney in medical milestone", (World, March 21).

I don't have an opinion on pig-to-human transplants. But it brings to mind a topic that is never discussed. In the US, when a person applies for a driving licence, that person is prompted to check "yes" or "no" after a question of whether he/she would be willing to have their organs donated, when death comes.

I encourage a "yes" to that option, and here's why: One or more of your organs could be useful to others. If you check "yes" you may also clean up your diet, so your organs are in relatively good condition.

Cleaning up one's diet can entail one or more of the following: organic fruits and vegetables, less meat, no alcohol and drugs, no MSG, and less sugar.

I'm also curious whether Thailand's monks and nuns would be willing to have their organs donated when they die?