The ongoing debate about the death penalty will probably remain just that – ongoing. The Bangkok Post editorial on October 14 (“Still dragging feet on death penalty”) was one-sided in being totally against the death penalty.

In the past 10 years, Thailand has attempted to curb smoking by enlarging the size of picture health warnings on cigarette packs repeatedly. Now, the gruesome photos cover up to 85 per cent of the packet. Yet the number of Thai smokers is increasing, figures show.