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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.
Call it what you will, but you cannot escape fate
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/11/2015
» It was a one-in-a-million chance that a mother who lost her new-born infant girl four years ago -- in this case abducted from a hospital in Khon Kaen when she was only two days old -- would ever see her again and get her back in good shape.
Meechai's first dilemma: Tackling corrupt politicians
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/10/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) led by Meechai Ruchupan is currently going through the process of receiving opinions from various sectors of society about what should be incorporated into the new draft of the constitution -- or how the new draft should be written so it reflects the aspirations of the people.
Imprisoned red-shirts merely expendable pawns
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/02/2013
» It should not be surprising that the demand for amnesty for jailed red-shirt protesters has been given the cold shoulder by both the government and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, because the government's political stability is deemed more important than the plight of the prisoners.
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/07/2012
» This week’s political spotlight shifted to the Constitution Court, where the judges were hearing argument over the legality of the Pheu Thai Party’s bid to rewrite the constitution, challenged by its opponents as a move to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/05/2012
» Thai Airways International president Piyasvasti Amranand was sacked by THAI board, which was unable to give a clear explanation why he had to go. The government started paying compensation to relatives of victims of the April-May 2010 violence and of the violence in the deep South. But the joy of the nation appears to be HM the King's recovery and his first trip outside the capital in more than two years.
A day of joy for the Thai people
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/05/2012
» For the last few years Thais have flocked in large numbers to Siriraj hospital, day in and day out, to sign books wishing His Majesty the King well and a quick recovery from his ailments. Their wishes have been answered and on Friday the King will make his first trip outside Bangkok in two years, to revisit a site in Ayutthaya where he initiated the monkey cheek project 16 years ago.