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Red-shirt publicity stunt earns regime ire
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/12/2015
» Red-shirt leaders Natthawut Saikuar and Jatuporn Prompan seem to have succeeded in making the military fall into their political publicity trap, engineering their own arrest as they set off to visit Rajabhakti Park, the centre of a corruption scandal hitting the government. However, the red-shirt pair are unlikely to have the last laugh.
Tanin says it's time to get serious about graft crackdown
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/10/2015
» In a letter to junta leader Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Privy Councillor Tanin Kraivixien's principal message was the urgent need to punish corruption.
Knock-out blow eludes PDRC
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 20/03/2014
» Things are getting worse with each passing day. That is what Pheu Thai Party bigwigs concluded with a heavy heart when they met to assess the political situation early this week.
Govt plays game of chicken with charter court
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/10/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's decision to send the draft amendment to the constitution on the make-up of the Senate to the palace for royal endorsement on Tuesday shows her confidence in her government's majority power and fearlessness in the face of a possible showdown.
After poll, it's clear Democrats must up ante
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 07/03/2013
» Both the rival Democrats and Pheu Thai have broken party records by recording more than one million votes each in the Bangkok governor election. Both parties, however, should realise that they can no longer use the same old tricks in their politics.
Yingluck on spot
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 20/09/2012
» After a two-year mission, the Truth for Reconciliation Commission (TRC) delivered on Monday a landmark report that has shed light on many aspects of the April-May 2010 crackdowns. The commission has also produced a list of recommendations for the government to implement in order to pave the way for national reconciliation.
Chalerm's 'hot potato'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/08/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra might might have a very good reason for assigning Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung to solve the southern insurgency problem.
To boost her popularity, here's Yingluck II
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 19/01/2012
» The cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, which comes after only five months in office, is aimed at redeeming her credibility, which has been dented by the government's poor handling of the flood late last year.