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Know-it-all leaders keep on bumbling
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/11/2016
» I cannot help but feel a bit of pity for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon who has been bombarded with heavy criticism for his gaffe regarding falling rice prices.
Minority rules
Postbag, Published on 03/11/2015
» Re: “Poll system ‘gives people more voice’”, (BP, Oct 30).
Rice-scheme fan Kittiratt defends the indefensible
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/11/2015
» Former deputy prime minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong seems to take pride in being one of the staunchest defenders of the Pheu Thai Party's botched rice pledging scheme and former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is facing dereliction of duty charges for mishandling the rice scheme that caused huge losses to the state.
New land tax must be fair
News, Published on 12/03/2015
» The public outcry against the Land and Building Tax Bill, currently being mulled by the Finance Ministry, was predictable; most people, rich and poor alike, don't like to be taxed or to pay more taxes.
Ex-ministers fail badly in their defence of Yingluck
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/01/2015
» So, four ministers from the ousted government of Yingluck Shinawatra have taken to YouTube to answer, in her defence, the questions about the rice-pledging scheme raised by members of the National Legislative Assembly last Friday. They took this action to offset the assembly's refusal to let them speak on her behalf.
PDRC pushes towards a final battle
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 10/04/2014
» Criticism from all directions hit Suthep Thaugsuban after he announced what he would do should the anti-government movement succeed in unseating the Yingluck government.
Loan to bring farmers relief
News, Published on 20/03/2014
» Finally, about 170,000 rice farmers will receive their overdue payments now that caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has signed off the disbursement of 20 billion baht borrowed from the Central Fund to pay them.
Get therapy for the emotionally stunted
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 23/02/2014
» If the elitists believe poor farmers are stupid, then caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must think the entire country, in fact the world, is stupid.
Yingluck's speech a setback
Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/02/2014
» Leaders and politicians can be defined by words they probably wish they had never uttered.
Comfort letter makes GSB chief squirm in his seat
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2014
» Many of us, I believe, are well aware of the phrase "comfort women", those unfortunate women and girls in countries occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II who were forced into prostitution in organised brothels to satisfy the sexual appetite of its soldiers. There are several films about this dark side of the war.