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Law enforcement gets off lightly again
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/02/2022
» If the victim were not a young woman with a bright future as an ophthalmologist and the culprit were not a policeman, the accident on Phaya Thai Road on Jan 21 would have been worth at most of a few inches of coverage, and certainly not its current position as the nation's most talked-about story.
Woeful govt incapable of solving crisis
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 28/11/2020
» So, the Prayut Chan-o-cha regime is resorting to slapping the lese majeste law against protesters again. Up to 14 protest leaders have so far been summoned to answer charges.
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.
The politicisation of crisis and suicide
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/05/2020
» Suicide has become a hot-button issue after a group of researchers recently released a report on the impact of Covid-19 on the urban poor.
The best in us, the bureaucratic worst
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 18/04/2020
» The past week has been dominated by news of the government's bungling of its cash relief programme for those affected by the Covid-19 infection.
Lethargic response to unpredictable weather
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/08/2018
» This year's season of deluges, mudslides and other weather-related disasters arrived innocently enough with 12 boys and their assistant football coach taking what they thought was to be a relaxing stroll in a cave after training.
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.