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Police power must belong to the people
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/09/2021
» The case of a police officer brutally torturing a drug suspect, that has gone viral in a leaked video clip, is just an infected sore that happened to burst in public.
Protest marks symbolic victory for activists
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 26/05/2018
» The show of force by the police on Tuesday makes me wonder: Between the junta and the demonstrators, who is afraid of whom?
Pai's detention is threatening to backfire
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 10/02/2017
» When you put a lid on a pot of boiling water, you know what's going to happen. The steam will build up pressure inside the pot and pretty soon some steam will escape along a crack. Absent any crack, soon you'll see an explosion.
Regime must heed public voice on development
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 08/08/2014
» Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the head of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has promised to "return happiness" to the country.
Rural villagers carry on their fight alone
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 25/04/2014
» While all eyes are focused on the political situation that is heating up in Bangkok, out in the countryside influential local men are having a field day doing what they do best, knowing it will draw little public attention.
Police needs lessons from Georgia
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/02/2013
» The news barely made the papers - investigating officers in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi had decided to drop charges against a police officer for illegal poaching in a national park, a small story for the back pages that probably would have gone unnoticed had some outraged readers not posted it on social media.