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Justice needs salvaging after fatal crash
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/08/2020
» There is an old Thai saying which goes along the lines of: "A dead elephant cannot be covered by lotus leaves."
Fallout from Ja New attack hurts govt
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/07/2019
» Fingers are pointing at the government with accusations about its indifference to, or ignorance of, political violence; or even complicity in the violence itself over the brutal attack on anti-junta political activist Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat by four unidentified perpetrators in Klong Sam Wa district in Bangkok on Friday.
How long before seat belt rule is flouted?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/03/2017
» Come April 5 -- the beginning of the Ten Dangerous Days of the Songkran festival -- all drivers of private cars and public transport and their occupants will have to fasten their seat belts. The only exceptions are tuk-tuk and song thaew drivers, whose passengers are not required to buckle up. Violators will face a fine of 500 baht.
Vans are only a start to fixing road crisis
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/01/2017
» It took the lives of 25 people, including the drivers, of a passenger van and a pickup truck, in the worst road accident this year, to provide a saddening wake-up call for the government to do something in earnest to rein in passenger vans.
Once again, justice has a price
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/03/2016
» "Money Can’t Buy Everything", or so goes a song recorded by Brave Combo many years ago. But it's clearly not completely true - at least not in our Land of Smiles.
Safety first when children are involved
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/03/2015
» A motorcycle is one of the most convenient, quickest modes of travel in traffic-snarled Bangkok, especially during rush hours, but safety must take priority when young children are involved.
KAL heiress on trial? Wouldn't happen here
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/01/2015
» I am aghast at the report from Seoul that Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-ah could face up to 15 years in jail over the "nut rage" incident on board a KAL flight from Seoul to New York on Dec 5.