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Wild Wild Web's pandemic of lies needs a vaccine
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 11/12/2021
» We have all encountered false information spread on the internet before.
Kids' books offer hope against tyranny
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/10/2021
» I just ordered a set of children's books on Wednesday. No, they are not for my children, both of whom are grown-up, although the publisher says they are suitable for people between 5 and 112 years old.
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.
Dark clouds hover as political heat rises
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 06/03/2021
» Three members of the cabinet and several others were given jail sentences last week for their roles in toppling the Yingluck Shinawatra government.
Online learning prompts error message
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/01/2021
» Since the second Covid-19 outbreak began, the government under ex-junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha has been bumbling its way trying to find the right mix of solutions.
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.
Unusual couple blazes a trail for rights
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/11/2019
» Sai and Luther left Thailand on Thursday for the US where Sai will enrol in an intensive course of life skills training for the blind before going on to graduate school.
Culture of apathy must be rooted out
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 24/08/2019
» Earlier this week, a one-minute video clip widely shared on Facebook showed a woman in university student uniform standing at a bus stop blocking the path of two motorcycles while waving them off the pavement.
The girl and her dog making gains for the disabled
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/07/2019
» A Facebook page has gone viral. In just two weeks, the number of its followers has gone from 300 to over 90,000.
Democratic flame is on a knife's edge
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 15/06/2019
» We thought we were creeping back to democracy. We thought we were regaining our freedoms. After all, we have just welcomed a new government which has tried to convince the world that it came to power by democratic means.