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Govt ill-prepared to tackle climate woes
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 30/10/2021
» One and a half hour's drive from Bangkok is Bang Ban district of Ayutthaya. Here, most of the rice fields and entire villages have been under water for the past couple of months.
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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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'Legal war' on dissenters destined to fail
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/09/2020
» When Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Rayong in mid-July to lend moral support to its residents following a coronavirus scare, the security detail around him was, as usual, tight.
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Is the cost of Covid 'victory' too great?
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 30/05/2020
» It is probably safe to say that Thailand has emerged victorious in the fight against the novel coronavirus infection with fewer casualties than expected.
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Keep govt out of 'Happiness Cupboards'
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 16/05/2020
» A "drama" has been playing out on social media surrounding a well-intentioned, popularly initiated scheme to help the poor. But it could do more for Thai society than meets the eye.
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Tourist cash cannot buy back lost beauty
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 27/10/2018
» Tourism is a big deal for many developing countries; it brings in a lot of money. But it is also a disruptive force and ruins a lot of good things.
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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.
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Doi Suthep: Judiciary not the villain
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 14/04/2018
» It is now almost certain that officials at the Region 5 Court of Appeal in Chiang Mai will not move into the new housing project on the slope of Doi Suthep after all.
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Mad axe: Social fury is OK but getting even?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 03/03/2018
» People are getting mad. They are mad because the country's elite is making such a mess of things and the public can do nothing but watch events unfold.
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Shepherding people, not sacrificial lambs
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/12/2017
» Sacrifice is such a noble word. It denotes high-mindedness, the act of giving up something treasured for another thing of a greater value.
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