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Talk capital punishment after justice reform
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/06/2018
» A day after convicted killer Theerasak Longji was put to death, my teenage daughter asked me at our dinner table what I thought about it.
Living in hope amid a cesspool of poll fibs
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/07/2018
» Some people just have no shame. They tell lies with a straight face. Perhaps they even believe those lies they tell.
Regulating street vendors a daunting task
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 12/05/2018
» Vendors in Bangkok are the king of pavements. Motorcyclists may be a nuisance when they take to pavements. But they come and they go.
Only an outright ban will solve waste woes
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/06/2018
» Rubbish has come back to haunt us again.
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?
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.
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.
Too many hurdles for the disabled to clear
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 17/03/2018
» Should the disabled have the right to access public transit? That's a silly question. Of course, they should. Everyone would agree, including the BTS boss, Anat Arbhabhirama, and the Bangkok governor, Pol Gen Asawin Kwanmuang.
Beach dystopia: Still hope for paradises lost?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 31/03/2018
» About a decade ago, I hosted a friend from overseas. We visited the Grand Palace and Wat Pho and spent a few days in Koh Samet. It was an enjoyable experience and one we still reminisce about fondly from time to time.
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.