Columnnist

Paritta Wangkiat

Columnist

Paritta Wangkiat is a Bangkok Post columnist.

Paritta Wangkiat
4 Jul 2022

City protest plan needs a few tweaks

The novelty of Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitthipunt designating seven areas for public gatherings invites praise and doubts.

4 Jul 2022 6
City protest plan needs a few tweaks
20 Jun 2022

Avoiding tourism's stresses and strains

Foreign visitors have started returning to tourist destinations since the start of the year after the government lifted some Covid-19 measures. The influx of tourists has been observed from Phuket to Chiang Mai, some of which report visitor overcrowding.

20 Jun 2022 7
Avoiding tourism's stresses and strains
25 Apr 2022

Soft power must have global appeal

The presence of the 19-year-old rapper Milli at the Coachella Music Festival in the United States has reinvigorated Thailand's soft power ambitions -- an area the Thai government has not fully explored nor exploited.

25 Apr 2022 45
Soft power must have global appeal
14 Feb 2022

Sexual misconduct still little understood

Last week was dramatic for anyone who is concerned about sexual misconduct -- and the social stigma which is attached to it. A series of news items about women and girls experiencing abuse and sexual harassment were reported in one week. The sufferers came from all walks of life and the abuse took place at various locations -- university, on the street, at school or even in the community.

14 Feb 2022 34
Sexual misconduct still little understood
31 Jan 2022

Do not mistake ritual for repentance

Can religious rituals cleanse us of our sins?

31 Jan 2022 25
Do not mistake ritual for repentance
17 Jan 2022

New narrative needed on getting rich

Tips on how to get rich and succeed in business, if not in life itself, are rife in Thai social media, such advice having already occupied bestseller lists in local bookstores for years.

17 Jan 2022 24
New narrative needed on getting rich
6 Dec 2021

LGBTQ law change is an inevitability

The release of the Constitutional Court's full written verdict on same-sex marriage spells a rough path ahead for the campaign to ensure equal gender rights for all.

6 Dec 2021 23
LGBTQ law change is an inevitability
8 Nov 2021

Constructive dialogue on S112 needed

Amid a series of youth protests calling for monarchy reform, one thing I learnt is that what has been lacking is a space for a constructive discussion -- a platform where people, either royalists, proponents of monarchy reform or those with neutral ideas, can have a healthy debate, without being in fear of violating the lese majeste law, or being criticised by left or right political wings that seem to have become more radicalised and lacking in tolerance to differing views.

8 Nov 2021
Constructive dialogue on S112 needed
25 Oct 2021

Embracing COP26 climate challenge

Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 will be one of the priority discussions at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) started next week in Glasgow.

25 Oct 2021 20
Embracing COP26 climate challenge
13 Sep 2021

Online learning falls short in Covid era

Over one and a half years, millions of Thai students have been forced to forsake their physical classroom, schools, friends, and playground, to study in virtual classes conducted through online platforms.

13 Sep 2021 31
Online learning falls short in Covid era