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Corporations divide villages
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/11/2012
» Pitak Siam's call to bring down the government has stoked the fire of political polarisation to new heights.
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Car buyer scheme is shameful waste
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/12/2012
» Given a choice between a house and a car, what do you think most Thais who had never owned either would choose? Well, a car, of course.
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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.
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Politics must begin with idea of public service
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/03/2013
» This Sunday Bangkokians will decide who they will entrust with the responsibility of running the city for the next four years. In this election campaign more than any in recent memory, Bangkok voters appear to be having a hard time deciding who should get the job.
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Debunking our pathogenic political culture
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 12/04/2013
» Songkran will provide Thais with a brief respite from the horrendous summer heat and the divisive parliamentary debate on proposed constitutional amendments. But when the lawmakers return after the holiday, tempers could rise to boiling point.
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Celebrate Earth Day as if life depends on it
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 26/04/2013
» Earth Day this year came and went almost without much notice. The lack of attention seemed to have happened everywhere else too.
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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.
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Power blackout a black mark for the country
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/06/2013
» Ever since Pongsak Raktapongpaisal became energy minister last October, the national energy situation has drawn wide public attention _ and confusion.
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History will not be a kind judge of Yingluck
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/07/2013
» The biggest surprise in the latest cabinet reshuffle, the fourth in as little as two years, must be the appointment of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as the defence minister.
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Impact assessment process has glaring flaws
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 13/09/2013
» An impromptu street drama took place last Sunday in front of Wat Phon Thong in tambon Na Pong of Loei's Muang district. The temple was the venue of a public hearing to consider an application to expand a gold mining area.
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