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Fairer welfare threatens the status quo
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 20/02/2021
» Early this week, Krungthai Bank branches throughout the country were swarmed by large mobs of people wanting to register for the Rao Chana assistance programme.
Future Forward Party makes fearless stand for principles
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/10/2019
» The Future Forward Party's (FFP) decision to vote against the executive decree to place two important military units under royal command represented a huge risk.
Why Thanathorn makes PPRP uneasy
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/03/2019
» The fate of the Thai Raksa Chart Party (TRC) will be known when the Constitutional Court delivers its ruling on March 7.
Double standards with TRC ban bid
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 16/02/2019
» The twin hammers that pummelled Thai Raksa Chart Party (TRC) and Voice TV have left the Thaksin Shinawatra camp reeling. Could it be a fatal blow for the Pheu Thai-led coalition? That’s what many are waiting to see with bated breath.
History doesn't bode well for Prayut
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/02/2019
» It's been nearly five years under military dictatorial rule, and now finally the Thais will go to the polls for the first time on March 24.
Spirit of '1984' in regime's cloistered ranks
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 24/11/2018
» Prawit Wongsuwon, held in high regard as a "big brother" among members of the junta, normally maintains a cool and calm composure when meeting the press corps.
Rap shines light on regime's archaic thinking
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 10/11/2018
» A couple of days ago I got over my reluctance and clicked on the new rap song on YouTube.
With river sacrifice, regime yields to Beijing
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/05/2017
» The only thing that stands between China and its ambition to co-opt the Mekong as its own is opposition by Thai grassroots activists.
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.
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.