Now, the general prime minister and his cabinet and his Minister of Tourism and Sports know that foreign and Thai tourists are somewhat less than properly safe. In fact, the current military regime has not only rearranged the deck chairs of Phuket and Pattaya. People have been concerned and orders have been given.
Last week, when Ms Supawan urged stringent efforts to improve safety, we conducted a small and successful experiment. Because the word sounded so very familiar, we searched the recent newspaper archives (we call it "the morgue") to see.