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Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 31/10/2020
» The situation in Thailand today is reminiscent of what happened in the US in the 1960s and 70s. It was a time of tumult and young people were in revolt.
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.
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 12/08/2016
» So the circus-like referendum came and went. And the vote came down decidedly on the side of the junta government.The constitution drafters and supporters are understandably ecstatic. Their work in drafting the country's supreme law will not go to waste, and, with the public mandate on its side, the junta can now carry on with its national reform agenda and returning the country to a democratic path.
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 29/07/2016
» A grand circus is coming to town with the one-and-only show to take place just over a week from now. It has a nifty way of advertising itself, or at least that's how the circus master has planned it, I suspect.
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/03/2015
» Thai people are generally tolerant towards people different from them — except when they are different from them.
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/08/2013
» The oil spill off the shore of Rayong tells us one thing _ no one is prepared to deal with such a situation.
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/06/2013
» Ever since Pongsak Raktapongpaisal became energy minister last October, the national energy situation has drawn wide public attention _ and confusion.