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Celebrate Earth Day as if life depends on it
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 26/04/2013
» Earth Day this year came and went almost without much notice. The lack of attention seemed to have happened everywhere else too.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.