Re: "Govt looks at bringing a Disneyland to Thailand", (BP, Jan 9).
To bring Disneyland to Thailand would be like "carrying coals to Newcastle" as Thailand is already amazing and bringing in Mickey and Minnie Mouse supported by Donald Duck would grossly interfere with the established plethora of amazing and even Unseen in Thailand characters and attractions.
Re: 'Thai prepares to formulate new business strategy,' (BP, Jan 9).
More than one airline did not recover from the Covid-19 pandemic (some went out of business), so the fact Thai Airways International is still going should make the finance permanent secretary very proud, indeed.
I flew Thai Airways on my last flight to Thailand, and the one suggestion I might make as a customer would be to consider offering the very best and most interesting Thai food for a premium fee -- maybe something like 500 baht -- and if they already have any similar scheme, redo it and beef it up.
I remember 26 years ago that as a tourist, I had money and I looked for the flight with the best Thai food so my exotic journey began before I even landed.
Re: "Like with like", (PostBag, Jan 3), "Falling fortunes", (PostBag, Dec 31) and "New moves seek to calm baht", (Business, Dec 27).
I found EL Wout's letter "Like with like" responding to David Brown's letter "Falling Fortunes" about a flagging currency exchange rate interesting. EL Wout goes on to discuss reviewing goods and services and compare the cost of living in one country versus another. I think he is missing the point.
To me, the post by David Brown is referring to Thailand only and what his Australian dollar would convert to in Thai baht previously being based full-time in Thailand and how it has differed in the last 23 years. If you were living half a year in one country and half a year in the other then naturally an analysis of daily cost of living would be relevant and, yes, I am sure there would be dramatic differences, as we all know.
We see this every time we return to our homelands or travel to other countries. David's letter makes reference to holidaymakers and I think we can all agree that often people look at currency exchange rates for potential holiday destinations to see where their dollar will go the furthest before confirming their travel plans.
Yes, lifestyle, location and personal circumstances all play a role in selecting the countries we live in but I feel David's post is not about these points, purely a reference to an exchange rate then and now.
Re: "Kennedy, Trump set new diet guidelines", (World, Jan 9).
I was interested to see Robert F Kennedy Jr has taken on my approach to food selection with all of the more pleasant tasting foods at the top of the pile now.
I have been following his "more healthy" plan for a long time but unfortunately it hasn't worked for me. I am overweight, my hip is stuffed and the clothes I buy require more material so they are much more expensive. Where have I gone wrong? Surely government advice is scientifically valid and should be followed? As Robert F Kennedy is a lawyer, he must be aware of the consequences of giving incorrect advice that might harm people, so is it all sensible?
10 Jan 2026
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