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'Legal war' on dissenters destined to fail
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/09/2020
» When Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Rayong in mid-July to lend moral support to its residents following a coronavirus scare, the security detail around him was, as usual, tight.
Tourist cash cannot buy back lost beauty
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/10/2018
» Tourism is a big deal for many developing countries; it brings in a lot of money. But it is also a disruptive force and ruins a lot of good things.
Only an outright ban will solve waste woes
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/06/2018
» Rubbish has come back to haunt us again.
Time to ditch plastic excuses and save the seas
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/09/2017
» For years now it has been a habit of mine to pocket a few used (but clean) plastic bags before heading to the market.
Prayut's coal plant speech was powered by inaccuracy
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/06/2015
» Whoever drafted the speech on the section about coal-fired power plants for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha last week ought to be hanged — figuratively speaking of course. He or she should research more, or at least sharpen up their writing skills to do a more credible job.
Development forges on, but at what cost?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/12/2014
» US President Barack Obama on Tuesday used his executive authority to impose an indefinite ban on oil and gas exploration in Alaska's picturesque Bristol Bay, home to beluga and killer whales and the endangered North Pacific right whale.
Bumbling our way through a major oil spill
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/08/2013
» The oil spill off the shore of Rayong tells us one thing _ no one is prepared to deal with such a situation.