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Corporations divide villages
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/11/2012
» Pitak Siam's call to bring down the government has stoked the fire of political polarisation to new heights.
Illusory riches await Laos dam
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/12/2012
» Among Thailand's neighbours, Laos is the country with which Thai people feel the strongest affinity. Not only do we share a common border, but we also share a common language and culture.
Car buyer scheme is shameful waste
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/12/2012
» Given a choice between a house and a car, what do you think most Thais who had never owned either would choose? Well, a car, of course.
How deadly driving habits define a nation
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/01/2013
» The New Year traffic continued its deadly trend despite intensified official efforts to put a lid on the number of accidents. According to official reports, the seven-day period over the New Year from Dec 27 last year to Wednesday saw 3,176 accidents, 83 more than last year.
Where's our Jose Mujica?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 18/01/2013
» Once there was a country whose ruler was an old man who refused to live in a mansion with a large staff of servants.
Police needs lessons from Georgia
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/02/2013
» The news barely made the papers - investigating officers in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi had decided to drop charges against a police officer for illegal poaching in a national park, a small story for the back pages that probably would have gone unnoticed had some outraged readers not posted it on social media.
Forgive me, but I'm allergic to shark's fin soup
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 15/02/2013
» Growing up in a poor Chinese family, I didn't get a chance to taste shark's fin soup until well into my teens. The deprivation notwithstanding, a notion was somehow drilled into my young head that a proper banquet could not do without shark fin's soup.
Politics must begin with idea of public service
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/03/2013
» This Sunday Bangkokians will decide who they will entrust with the responsibility of running the city for the next four years. In this election campaign more than any in recent memory, Bangkok voters appear to be having a hard time deciding who should get the job.
Manipulating nature for greed is a mistake
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 29/03/2013
» Several years ago I was among a group of journalists invited to meet genetic engineering experts at the American embassy in Bangkok.
Debunking our pathogenic political culture
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 12/04/2013
» Songkran will provide Thais with a brief respite from the horrendous summer heat and the divisive parliamentary debate on proposed constitutional amendments. But when the lawmakers return after the holiday, tempers could rise to boiling point.