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Giant ballot paper just too daunting
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/05/2015
» It was the biggest ballot paper I have ever seen. The sample ballot paper shown to the media on Monday during a demonstration of the new voting process held at the Election Commission office was simply huge.
Not everything is political, ease the reins
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/05/2015
» It's clear there's no love lost between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.
Harsh laws on public gatherings a blow to democracy
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/05/2015
» Bye-bye democracy. Farewell to freedom of expression through public gatherings.
Cut the tactless quips and focus on the job
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/03/2015
» It was indeed a bad slip of the tongue by Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra when he suggested that frustrated Bangkokians should "go live on a mountain" if they could not accept the risk of flooding while living in the city.
Gen Prem is right, corruption is contemptible
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/02/2015
» Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda is known to be a man of few words – the kind of a man who speaks little but hits hard.
Custom clashes with politics in Banharn Buri
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/01/2015
» It happened in Suphan Buri, often called Banharn Buri – the province dominated by former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa, advisory chairman of the Chart Thai Pattana Party.
One year on, still no sign of reconciliation
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2015
» A year ago, on Jan 13, the "Shutdown Bangkok" campaign was launched by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, its aim to cripple the government of then-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and to force it out of office.
OAG gets a sudden spurt of energy
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/12/2014
» Out of the blue, the Office of the Attorney-General felt the urge to call an urgent meeting of the joint panel of the OAG and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) this Thursday, Christmas Day, to discuss the rice pledging case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Paiboon's effort to clean up prisons deserves support
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/10/2014
» Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya has every reason to feel frustrated with the Corrections Department for its failure to stop drug trafficking from prisons and the smuggling of cellphones for use by imprisoned drug kingpins.
Futsal scandal probe must kick off at the top
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/10/2014
» My sympathies to the 727 rural teachers in Nakhon Ratchasima province who will be facing disciplinary action for their supposed roles in the futsal pitch scandal.