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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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Out of sight, but rice scheme not out of hot water
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/01/2013
» Out of sight, out of mind, so the saying goes. And never more so than with the government’s primary, populist policy vote-catcher – the deeply troubled rice pledging scheme.
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Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/01/2013
» The Bangkok governor election has been set for Sunday March 3, and front-running and underdog aspirants alike have already started their door-knocking campaign to woo the city’s voters, even before registration of candidates opens.
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Slippery path to charter reform
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/01/2013
» Holding a referendum to gauge public opinion about a charter rewrite looks to be more complicated than the Pheu Thai Party had previously thought.
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Banharn on sticky path as latest 'kao jai'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/01/2013
» It is a tradition for many people to make a wish for the New Year to come, or express good wishes to their loved ones, friends and even foes at this time. Chart Thai Pattana Party advisory chairman Banharn Silpa-archa made a wish too on this fun-filled and happy occasion, and made a commitment as well.
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Supreme Court judged by people's court
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/01/2013
» The Supreme Court is caught up in an unwitting dispute with the Fine Arts Department and all sorts of professional and amateur conservationists and Facebook followers over its questionable decision to demolish its 70-year old courthouse in order to build a new and more modern structure.
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Self-censorship a blight on the media
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/01/2013
» The controversy surrounding TV Channel 3's decision to pull the plug on a drama series without any clear explanation has unmasked an age-old blight that plagues the media, both print and broadcast - self-censorship despite constitutional recognition that censorship is not permissable.
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Suffering Klity Creek people finally get some justice
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/01/2013
» In a landmark environmental case, the Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday ordered the Pollution Control Department to pay nearly four million baht in compensation for lead poisoning to 22 Karen villagers at Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi.
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Why wake a sleeping tiger?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/12/2012
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has always been the odd man out in the ruling Pheu Thai Party. His recent, sensible advice to drop the plan to rewrite the constitution for the sake of ensuring the government's political stability has been foolishly shot down.
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Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/12/2012
» Despite the strong possibility the government may not get the minimum 24 million votes needed in a referendum to rewrite the entire constitution, it appears determined to push ahead with the planned plebiscite.
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