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Is it really time to 'seize the power?'
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2020
» Future Forward Party (FFP) secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul believes that 2020 is the year ripe for the people to be their own masters of the land and rise up to seize power from the ruling elites that no longer have legitimacy to govern.
Yingluck flight takes on soap opera feel
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/09/2017
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's judgement day is due this Wednesday. But the big question mark which has been lingering in the minds of many people is: Will she emerge from hiding and show up at the court? Her loyal supporters will certainly be there whether she shows up or not.
Police reach limit of credibility
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/01/2017
» The zealousness of the police in their pursuit of ex-schoolteacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot after she launched an appeal for a retrial in her fatal hit-and-run case is beyond my comprehension. It's unbelievable.
Sloppy police must man up and say sorry
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/01/2017
» Social media in the past week has been awash with fierce criticism of the police for the sloppy handling of a hit-and-run case by an inquiry police officer of Renu Nakhon district in Nakhon Phanom. An innocent schoolteacher ended up being incarcerated for 18 months and had her life turned upside down.
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.
Jakarta must show conviction over haze problem
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/09/2015
» Recently, large parts of Songkhla, Trang and Phuket were blanketed by haze from forest and plantation fires in Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan. At one point, the particulate matter in the air in Hat Yai township hit 123 microgrammes/cubic metre -- a level considered unsafe to residents' health. Officials in the affected area distributed face masks to people who were also advised to avoid outdoor activities.
Forum offers Thaksin chance to show some leadership
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/05/2015
» An article in Naew Na online news drew my attention to an international leadership forum to be held in Seoul, South Korea, next week, with Thaksin Shinawatra listed as one of the listed speakers.
Is the government digging its own grave?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/07/2013
» There seems to be no stopping the government in its desperate attempt to push through its most ambitious project, the two trillion baht infrastructure development plan, despite warnings of a huge "trap" that may threaten the government's very survival.
Sweet triumph for the 'garbage' and for transparency
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/06/2013
» The Central Administrative Court's ruling there must be public hearings on the 350 billion baht water management megaproject contracts before they go ahead should serve as a reminder to the government to be more transparent and more respectful of the public in the future.
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.