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School van tragedies can be averted
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/09/2022
» The death of a 7-year-old school girl found locked in a school van from morning until late in the afternoon in a parking lot of a school in Chon Buri last Tuesday is a tragic incident that can be prevented, without much difficulty.
Let health experts take the lead
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/03/2020
» The government appears to have lost the support of one vocal and loyal supporter, former Thammasat University lecturer and marketing guru Seri Wongmontha.
World media lauds Paween, but at home he's a leper
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/12/2015
» If I were in national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda's shoes I would be feeling very upset with Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin, the former deputy commissioner of provincial police Region 8 and chief investigator of the high-profile Rohingya trafficking case.
South is one tough nut for NCPO to crack
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/07/2014
» Ramadan is supposed to be the holy month for all Muslims throughout the world, a month when they are to refrain from food, drink and other physical needs from sunrise to sunset, to practice self-restraint in order to cleanse the body and soul of impurities and to focus on God.
A heinous crime indeed
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/07/2014
» My heart-felt condolences to the family of Nong Kaem, the 13-year old girl who was raped, murdered and her body thrown from a train by a worker paid to change the bedding on the sleeper carriages.
Colour divide hampering rubber price talks
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/09/2013
» Although most rubber farmers in the North, Northeast, Central Plains and eastern regions have agreed to call off the planned protest Tuesday and to accept the government's subsidy in lieu of a price guarantee, their fellow planters in the South appear determined to step up the protest.
Southern planters should rethink their tough stand
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/08/2013
» With most rubber planters in other regions accepting the government's offer of a subsidy and rejecting the call for a Sept 3 nationwide protest, southern growers find themselves isolated in their demand for guaranteed higher prices.
Chalerm's no-show in deep South perplexing
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/04/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung's procrastination about visiting the far South, his lame excuses, paint him in a bad light - especially in light of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's visit on Sunday following the slaying of the Yala deputy governor last week.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/10/2012
» Cabinet is undergoing a major facelift just ahead of the looming censure debate, although Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra denied it was a move to pre-empt the opposition's onslaught on certain vulnerable ministers.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2012
» A mysterious fire destroyed several bookshops in Chatuchak Weekend Market on Wednesday amidst new allegations of local mafia gangs extorting protection fees from vendors. The Pheu Thai Party remains divided on how to go about constitutional change, but all agree the charter must be amended. In the South, the flooding has eased.