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Liberal immigration policies needed
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/11/2021
» An ageing population and low birth rate are twin social issues facing many nations.
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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.
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The politicisation of crisis and suicide
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/05/2020
» Suicide has become a hot-button issue after a group of researchers recently released a report on the impact of Covid-19 on the urban poor.
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We're an ageing society. More sex please?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 20/01/2018
» The Thai government wants its citizens to have more sex. Yes, really.
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Thailand wobbles toward its place in the sun
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/09/2017
» Thailand may at last be entering the 21st century in terms of energy management, albeit slowly and with a wobble.
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Deadly consequences of doing things the 'Thai way'
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/04/2016
» By now, we have all learned about the toll that road accidents exacted on Thai motorists during the "seven dangerous days" of Songkran.
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Anti-plastic bag campaign needs legal teeth to succeed
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/10/2015
» I can say with confidence that most of us have stashed away surplus plastic bags at home and we don't know what to do with them, besides dumping them together with other trash.
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Villagers' perseverance paying off in mining battle
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 25/09/2015
» Something extraordinary happened on Tuesday at Government House.
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Frustration brews as life becomes harder for rural folk
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 11/09/2015
» The rejection of the draft constitution has caused a major brouhaha among political pundits, academics, and journalists. But for the normal folk outside the capital, it is just another episode of lakhon nam nao, a brainless soap opera.
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Haze crisis is work of maize producers, not hill tribes
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 10/04/2015
» The haze that covers much of the northern region and poses health hazards to residents is a relatively new phenomenon. Less than a decade ago, forest fires were a concern, but never the kind of threat they are now.
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