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Election prospects take another knock
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/05/2017
» Earlier last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told us the next election, which was to be held in accordance with the government's political roadmap, might be postponed if unrest is still prevalent.
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You're not in Malaysia Mr Plodprasop
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/05/2013
» "Garbage", that's the exact word used by Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi to label all the non-governmental organisations, environmental and civic groups which plan to protest in Chiang Mai over the next week, when some 1,500 delegates from 49 countries are attending the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit in the northern capital.
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Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/08/2012
» Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat appears to have resolved his conflict in his ministry with his abrupt transfer of three generals. But Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi is caught in a three-way war of words with the City Hall and a group of water experts on the flood prevent plan. In the deep South, militants went on bomb-planting spree to mark their national day.
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NGV buses pawns in deepening customs row
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/12/2016
» I wonder whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and some of his cabinet ministers will have the privilege of being the first passengers to ride the new air-conditioned NGV buses on Dec 21.
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The plot thickens as two wealthy businessmen flee
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/12/2014
» Nopporn Suppipat and Sahachai Chiansoemsin are wealthy businessmen who have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. They are allegedly connected to the group linked to Pol Lt Gen Pongpat Chayapan, the former commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau who is currently held in custody on various criminal charges ranging from bribery and abuse of power to lese majeste.
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Govt slow to share facts of high-speed rail
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/09/2013
» I couldn't agree more with the Bangkok Post reader who said investment bankers might already be counting how much they stand to earn from the estimated 3.16 billion baht in interest on the 2.2-trillion-baht loan the government intends taking out.
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Rare triumphs for the little man
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/01/2013
» The dawning of the Year of the Snake seems to augur well for the "Davids" -- the little men and women, the underprivileged waging legal battles to defend their basic constitutional rights against transgressions by the Goliaths in the business and bureaucratic empires -- thanks to the Administrative Court.
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Narathiwat attacks come as no surprise
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/03/2013
» The two bomb blasts that wounded one soldier and four civilians on Friday in Narathiwat might have been intended by the perpetrators to send a message that they are against or are not interested in the olive branch extended by the government.
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PM's Hat Yai visit belated, but welcome
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/04/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s visit on Monday to the southern tourist city of Hat Yai, her first since she took office last year, is welcome -- no matter how belated it is.
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Peace talks need unified approach
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/04/2012
» SBPAC secretary-general Thawee Sodsong's recent secret mission to Malaysia has drawn suspicion and resentment from the army. It may also have offended the hardcore militants to the point they decided to bomb Hat Yai and Yala last Saturday to announce their opposition to the peace initiative.
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