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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.
'Legal war' on dissenters destined to fail
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/09/2020
» When Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Rayong in mid-July to lend moral support to its residents following a coronavirus scare, the security detail around him was, as usual, tight.
Keep govt out of 'Happiness Cupboards'
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 16/05/2020
» A "drama" has been playing out on social media surrounding a well-intentioned, popularly initiated scheme to help the poor. But it could do more for Thai society than meets the eye.
Pandemic offers chance for real change
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/04/2020
» Seeing how Covid-19 has transformed the way we live, it's tempting to say life will not go back to the way it was after this is all over.
A land being strangled by uniformity
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 08/02/2020
» A few days ago, a twitter user posted a photo of a pile of socks in the grounds of a school. The socks had allegedly failed to meet a school regulation requiring they be all-white.
Don't only blame drivers for road tragedies
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 18/11/2017
» Every fatal accident is a tragedy and all serious accidents carry heavy human and financial costs.
The vision and illusion of Thailand 4.0
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/12/2016
» It seems like all of a sudden all we hear from everyone that counts in and out of government is "Thailand 4.0". Its economic model sounds so modern, so hip.
Support children with learning troubles
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 15/07/2016
» To survive in this ultra-competitive world, education is an essential tool.
Time to stop poisoning our precious land, resources
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 06/05/2016
» All that glitters is not gold. This old saying can aptly apply to Thailand's gold mining industry or, for that matter, the mining industry in general.
Govt must act fast to stem scourge of climate change
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 20/11/2015
» Netizens were up in arms earlier this week when news surfaced that the government was on the verge of spending 20 million baht to send 81 officials to the upcoming global climate change conference in Paris. Insider information exposed the budget request to dispatch the throng of officials to the event to an outraged public.