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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.
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.
Class beatings symptom of ill system
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 03/10/2020
» Abuse in schools? That's an old story.
Flash-mob sparks that lit the firestorm
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/08/2020
» Last Sunday's demonstration at Democracy Monument has shown that the youth movement has become a force to be reckoned with.
Dubious reasons for extending decree
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 25/07/2020
» As expected, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to extend the state of emergency for another month in response to the recommendation of its sub-committee on national security.
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.
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.
Doi Suthep: Judiciary not the villain
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 14/04/2018
» It is now almost certain that officials at the Region 5 Court of Appeal in Chiang Mai will not move into the new housing project on the slope of Doi Suthep after all.