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PM shrugs off court's blow to his pride
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/08/2022
» The Constitutional Court's decision to suspend prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from performing his duties appears to have dealt a big blow to him even though deputy spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana has insisted he is still the de jure prime minister pending the court's ruling on his term in office expected within a month.
With Section 44, no need to reason why
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/09/2015
» Have sympathy for Chaturon Chaisaeng. The former education minister and key member of the Pheu Thai party was caught totally off guard when his passport was cancelled and only learned of it when asked by reporters for comment.
Time for clear-cut decision on Thaksin's rank
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/08/2015
» The issue of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s police rank become topical yet again when Justice Minister Paiboon Khumchaya said he would call a meeting to discuss the matter at the Justice Ministry today, Tuesday.
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.
Childish game for high stakes
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/04/2014
» A high-stakes numbers game has been tentatively set for later this month, when the Constitutional Court decides whether caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will lose her job over her decision two years ago to remove Thawil Pliensri from the post of chief of the National Security Council.
Jatuporn facing first test as UDD leader
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/04/2014
» It appears likely the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will flex its muscle in Bangkok this coming Saturday, although the red-shirt movement has yet to announce the exact venue of its mass gathering.
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 Bangkok Post newspaper on Friday.
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.
Referendum, really a piece of cake?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/12/2012
» "A piece of cake!" a confident former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told his adoring red-shirt followers when he described how easy it would be to get the people's approval in the planned referendum on rewriting the entire constitution during his video-linked address at Khao Yai last weekend.