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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.
Amid hazy skies, need for reform is clear
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 12/12/2020
» I picked up my older brother who flew down from Chiang Mai a few days ago. The first thing he said to me was that when he looked down as the plane flew over Bangkok, all he saw was haze.
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.
Feed the world, help make it a better place
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/10/2017
» The world is awash with food. Yet nearly a billion people are going to bed hungry every night.
Petroleum concession debate subsides ... at least for now
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/02/2015
» The fury surrounding the protest against petroleum concessions has subsided, at least for now, following Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's decision to postpone the 21st round of bidding scheduled for March 16.
The eco-friendly energy race is on
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/12/2014
» Surveying the energy scene around the world gives the impression that renewable energy — once considered as the “little league” by many experts — is on the verge of breaking from an awkward stroll into a sprint.
Polite rejection awaits Pmove protesters
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 10/05/2013
» Before leaving for Bangkok, farmer Wai Pongphim, 60, told youngsters at home that his stay in the capital was likely to be a long one. Together with some 20 others from Ban Ta Mui in Ubon Ratchathani's Khong Chiam district, he was leaving to join other villagers from across the country in a rally at Government House.
Manipulating nature for greed is a mistake
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 29/03/2013
» Several years ago I was among a group of journalists invited to meet genetic engineering experts at the American embassy in Bangkok.