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Our bloated bureaucracy bodes only ill
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/01/2022
» The government has grown ever larger over the past decade. The fact would be hailed as positive news if the affairs of governance were a private enterprise.
Covid heat building up for government
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 15/05/2021
» The explosive spread of Covid-19 in Bangkok's prisons came to light only a few days ago. It was the latest indication of what has gone wrong with the government's latest handlings of the pandemic.
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.
Waste treatment alone cannot purify putrid canal water
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 06/11/2015
» When one looks at the state of Bangkok canals today, it is hard to imagine that they were once filled with clear, clean water teeming with aquatic life.
Prospects look grim for citizens fighting developers
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/10/2015
» A group of people have wasted a good chunk of 13 years of their lives going to-and-fro to fight unnecessary lawsuits in court, and for what? To simply reiterate a constitutional principle that people have rights to peaceful assembly and free speech.
Govt, business alliances silence locals' voices
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 31/01/2015
» The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Except, this time, it is even more of the same than before. Let me elaborate.
Egat needs to listen to locals over coal power plant
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 03/10/2014
» What were soldiers armed with war weapons doing at a public hearing on a proposed sea port for transporting coal to a proposed coal-fired power plant in Krabi last week?
Business must lead fight against corruption
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 08/11/2013
» It doesn't matter what you say. I say the ``all the way'' amnesty bill is good for the country in the way it has helped bring the issue of corruption into sharp focus.
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.
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.