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It's time to rethink road safety strategy
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/05/2017
» Can anyone still remember the brouhaha over traffic crackdowns imposed by a Section 44 announcement a few weeks back?
Plaque mystery spirals into realm of absurd
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/04/2017
» Matters that might at first seem simple sometimes turn out to be bewilderingly perplexing.
Fixing social chaos a matter of culture
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/04/2017
» Strategically speaking, the military junta's attempt to enforce traffic laws through absolute power under Section 44 has been a total flop.
Tale of activist's 'stupidity' hard to swallow
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 24/03/2017
» Chaiyapoom Pasae must have been really stupid. He was a local Lahu boy. He knew where the military had set up their semi-permanent checkpoint. He had with him 2,800 tablets of ya ba, a knife and a hand grenade -- all stuff that could put him in jail.
Volunteers get on the right track
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 18/03/2017
» Who would have thought that an underground train station could be a hub for volunteers?
The bastardisation of Thai Buddhism
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 10/03/2017
» If you've been in Thailand long enough, you would have noticed that Thais are always looking for an opportunity to make merit in the hope of gaining favour from the gods.
A fresh chance to boost renewable energy
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 24/02/2017
» Cheers went up at the protest site when it was announced that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had promised to "set zero" the coal-fired power plant project in Krabi.
To reform police, let's start with the military
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/01/2017
» The Thai police are not in a good mood these days, not after finding unflattering headlines about them plastered around.
The vision and illusion of Thailand 4.0
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/12/2016
» It seems like all of a sudden all we hear from everyone that counts in and out of government is "Thailand 4.0". Its economic model sounds so modern, so hip.
Life can be trying when you live near a dump
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/12/2016
» Few people care what happens afterward to the leftovers from items they consume. Once they drop the rubbish in their hands into a bin or whatever, that's the end of it as far as they are concerned.