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Thaksin moans, but it is he who must change
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/12/2013
» Two days before the People's Democratic Reform Committee's battle royale against the Thaksin regime today, a message was posted on the Thaksin Fan Facebook page, supposedly by the exiled former prime minister himself.
Indictment sets bad legal precedent
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/10/2013
» My prediction that the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) would not press murder charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban, as recommended by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), was clearly wrong.
China rice deal real, or illusion?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/09/2013
» It was no surprise when Democrat deputy party leader Korn Chatikavanich expressed his suspicions on his Facebook page on Monday about an announcement by Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan that China would buy 1.2 million tonnes of stockpiled rice and 200,000 tonnes of rubber from Thailand this year.
Costly clocks and other wasteful spending
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/08/2013
» Compared with the 2.2 trillion baht high-speed trains mega-project and the 350 billion baht water management project, 15 million baht for the purchase of 240 LCD digital clocks by the office of the secretary-general of the parliament may seem insignificant.
Notorious audio clip furore seems to be fading
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/07/2013
» The "talk of the town" issue last week which was about the audio clip posted on YouTube featuring a private talk between two men, purported to be former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Deputy Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa, seems to have been put to rest _ much to the chagrin of quite a few of us who had expected the military to do something in quick reaction to the clip.
Time red-shirt thugs acted a little smarter
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/06/2013
» Chiang Mai's red shirts, known as the Rak Chiang Mai 51, have once again lived up to their infamous reputation for being the street enforcer dedicated to protecting the northern city's most well-known son, Thaksin Shinawatra, and the government.
Boonsong botches chance to defend rice scheme
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/06/2013
» Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom's press conference last Friday which was supposed to enlighten us as to the actual status of the rice pledging scheme was a farce, a letdown as always as far as the populist scheme is concerned.
ICT minister went too far with cyber closure threat
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/05/2013
» Pheu Thai Party people and the red-shirts are understandably angry with cartoonist Chai Ratchawat for his offensive remark about Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, but the ICT minister's threat to shutdown websites hosting any criticism of her is too much to swallow.
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.
Charupong's comments upset PM
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/02/2013
» 'Silence is golden". So goes the timeless old adage. Unfortunately though, Charupong Ruangsuwan, the interior minister and de jure Pheu Thai Party leader, appeared to have forgotten this bit of wisdom when he recently talked to The New York Times correspondent in Bangkok, Thomas Fuller, for an article about Thai politics and the role of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the government of his sister, Ms Yingluck.