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UDD insincere in its denial of 'Men in Black'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2014
» It came as no surprise that core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and some former Pheu Thai MPs have broken their self-imposed silence to deny the existence of the "Men in Black" and question the arrest of the five suspects paraded before the media.
Why are red-shirts so silent on corruption?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/03/2014
» "No to corrupt government" is the message on banners hung from buildings at most state-run hospitals and health offices across the country. This is a public statement by the country’s medical professionals about where they stand on the scourge of corruption during the worst political divide this country has ever experienced.
Mutiny over amnesty hard to believe
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/10/2013
» My first reaction was disbelief when I saw this headline, "Thaksin stares down mutiny over amnesty" on page 3 of the <i>Bangkok Post</i> newspaper on Friday.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/06/2012
» Confrontation between the Constitution Court and the parliament was narrowly averted when the parliament backed down from challenging the court’s authority. New troubles are brewing for Pheu Thai Party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit and de facto leader Thaksin Shinawatra. And two innocent people shot dead and two others wounded as student gang violence rears its ugly head again.