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Waiting for disasters is a risky game
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/03/2020
» They say every cloud has a silver lining. So, does the pandemic that is wreaking havoc across the globe have one too?
Unequal justice system favours conflict
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/02/2020
» On June 28 last year, four men stepped off two motorcycles near an intersection in the Bangkok suburb of Min Buri. They approached a young man in a white shirt with baseball bats in hand and began to beat him, leaving him with severe injuries, before speeding off on their vehicles.
Students rebelling against a bleak future
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/03/2020
» Youth is always a conundrum for adults. That is odd, since all adults were once youths themselves.
A land being strangled by uniformity
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 08/02/2020
» A few days ago, a twitter user posted a photo of a pile of socks in the grounds of a school. The socks had allegedly failed to meet a school regulation requiring they be all-white.
Bushfires augur irreparable catastrophe
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 11/01/2020
» Except for the US-Iran conflict, no other current news is arguably more riveting than the bushfires that have been ravaging Australia since September last year.
Haze crisis a symptom of state of failures
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 25/01/2020
» The current air pollution crisis is just one of many symptoms of a system going haywire. The pollution crisis has been an annual occurrence for the past several years. Every dry season, we brace ourselves for the onslaught of toxic smog caused by exhaust fumes, construction dust, forest fires, and fires deliberately set on pre- or post-harvest fields.
Mekong 'cash machine' needs an overhaul
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 30/11/2019
» Just over a week ago, many people in Thailand, particularly those in highrises, were thrown into panic when their buildings were swaying. They didn't know at the time that a strong earthquake had just hit inside Lao borders near Nan's district of Chaloem Phrakiat.
Government's 'theatre of the absurd'
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 14/12/2019
» Since the generals shed their military garb and donned civilian suits, political developments have gone from bad to worse and even into the arena of the absurd.
Unusual couple blazes a trail for rights
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/11/2019
» Sai and Luther left Thailand on Thursday for the US where Sai will enrol in an intensive course of life skills training for the blind before going on to graduate school.
Thais need to change shameful driving attitudes
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 16/11/2019
» A viral video seen earlier this week has sparked debates about Thais' lack of road discipline yet again.