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Govt ill-prepared to tackle climate woes
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 30/10/2021
» One and a half hour's drive from Bangkok is Bang Ban district of Ayutthaya. Here, most of the rice fields and entire villages have been under water for the past couple of months.
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.
Will city's pavement madness ever end?
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 20/03/2021
» Navigating Bangkok's pavements is like walking in a mine field or an obstacle course. But everybody who has ever travelled in the city on foot knows that.
The smallest of things can destroy us
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/01/2021
» There were no celebrations during the New Year holidays, at least not like the ones we have had in previous years. The coronavirus has disrupted what used to be a festive season and life in general.
Students rebelling against a bleak future
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/03/2020
» Youth is always a conundrum for adults. That is odd, since all adults were once youths themselves.
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.
Gems galore in PM's baffling 'box' talk
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/01/2019
» What makes the junta leader think he is qualified to tell people how to think?
Living in hope amid a cesspool of poll fibs
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/07/2018
» Some people just have no shame. They tell lies with a straight face. Perhaps they even believe those lies they tell.
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 forget 'face' and do right thing
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 28/04/2018
» 'Face" remains an aspect of Thai culture that often poses an obstacle to attempts to resolve various sticky problems.