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Army stuck protecting and serving itself
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/06/2020
» In news photos, Thanet Anantawong was dwarfed by soldiers who surrounded him. The diminutive man was 25 years old when the arms of the military snatched him for saying bad things about them.
Future Forward Party makes fearless stand for principles
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/10/2019
» The Future Forward Party's (FFP) decision to vote against the executive decree to place two important military units under royal command represented a huge risk.
Regime must forget 'face' and do right thing
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 28/04/2018
» 'Face" remains an aspect of Thai culture that often poses an obstacle to attempts to resolve various sticky problems.
Public increasingly weary of regime scandals
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 16/12/2017
» To say that the military regime is going through a slump would be an understatement. It's more like a free fall from a high cliff.
We must banish our national curse of graft
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/11/2017
» When the military junta took over the government, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha proclaimed to loud cheers an age of reform.
Justice for villagers shows Thailand is moving forward
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 03/06/2016
» May 2016 will be remembered as an auspicious time when justice, up to a fashion, was served for villagers living near gold mines in three provinces.
The politics of 'commission' payments
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/04/2016
» Corruption and Thailand are not exactly synonymous. But one can say they have co-existed for a very long time and at almost all levels of Thai society.
The man with no name exposes justice flaws
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 20/12/2013
» A man, whose alleged multiple crimes of child molestation and murder have shocked the nation, was arrested last Saturday. Though he was believed to have acted alone, he has other accomplices who, one way or another, helped to make sure that the conditions that perpetuate such a crime remain unaffected.