14 MAY 1994, Page 31

Sir: When I read Taki's intelligent and humane thoughts on

the corporal punish- ment meted out to Michael Fay in Singa- pore (High life, 16 April), I could not help wishing that, if Taki should ever again decide to travel abroad with a modest stash of cocaine, his travels should take him to one of the law-abiding Asian paradises, such as Singapore or Thailand, for which he has such a high regard.

Keith Whitten

80 Gloucester Terrace, London W2