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Law enforcement gets off lightly again
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/02/2022
» If the victim were not a young woman with a bright future as an ophthalmologist and the culprit were not a policeman, the accident on Phaya Thai Road on Jan 21 would have been worth at most of a few inches of coverage, and certainly not its current position as the nation's most talked-about story.
'Wall' against protesters doomed to fall
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/08/2021
» We're inching toward the day of reckoning, so it seems. Everyday there's a battle, and the Din Daeng Triangle is the battle ground. At least for the past several days.
'Critical' state of emergency not justified
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 17/10/2020
» Words can hardly express my sense of outrage and dismay at the use of overwhelming force to disperse peaceful protesters early on Thursday morning.
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.
Protest marks symbolic victory for activists
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 26/05/2018
» The show of force by the police on Tuesday makes me wonder: Between the junta and the demonstrators, who is afraid of whom?
Regime must heed public voice on development
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 08/08/2014
» Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the head of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has promised to "return happiness" to the country.
Yingluck government must end public hearings farce
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/11/2013
» I'm really amazed at how the Yingluck Shinawatra-led government is capable of ticking people off even as she presents her innocent-looking and ever-smiling face to the world.
Impact assessment process has glaring flaws
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 13/09/2013
» An impromptu street drama took place last Sunday in front of Wat Phon Thong in tambon Na Pong of Loei's Muang district. The temple was the venue of a public hearing to consider an application to expand a gold mining area.
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.