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PM says he's a politician − no surprise there
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/01/2018
» Finally, last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha halfheartedly admitted, for the first time since he took over the government's administration more than three years ago, that he is a politician, but not without reminding all of us that he is not just any politician -- but a politician who used to be a soldier.
PM's questions are on a journey to nowhere
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/11/2017
» In May, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha posed four questions to the public and invited them to leave written replies at Damrongtham centres throughout the country.
Election prospects take another knock
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/05/2017
» Earlier last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told us the next election, which was to be held in accordance with the government's political roadmap, might be postponed if unrest is still prevalent.
Reform goes to waste under the NCPO
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/04/2016
» It's been two years of wasted time for national reforms since the May 22, 2014 coup by the National Council for Peace and Order.
Regime's 5-year plan raising suspicions
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/03/2016
» Just five years. That is the time required by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to stay in power for the so-called transition period to fulfill its "Big Brother" role after the election, making sure the new elected government will not stray from the reform path crafted by the junta.
'Big Brother' up against rare political alliance
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/03/2016
» It's not often the two arch political rivals, the Democrat and Pheu Thai parties, see eye-to-eye on a controversial political issue.
Gen Chavalit is a little wide of the mark these days
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/02/2016
» Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, whose nickname is Big Jiew, has always been an amazing public figure to me. Last Thursday, he hosted a press conference at his house in Soi Pinprachakhom after keeping a low profile for about half a year to disclose his open letter addressed to "patriotic Thai people".
Prosecution fails to clear up 2006 election scandal
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/02/2016
» After almost 10 years of living with the stigma of being electoral cheats, which resulted in the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party by the Constitutional Court, several former members of the defunct party are celebrating the Supreme Court's verdict last Wednesday which, they claim, has found the party not guilty.
Not much hope of voters understanding the charter
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/02/2016
» The completed draft constitution by Meechai Ruchuphan's Constitution Drafting Committee is up for public scrutiny. It is a thick volume of importance, yet boring to read because of all the legal jargon that is difficult to understand, even for people with some legal background.
Sacking Sukhumbhand is no help to the Democrats
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/01/2016
» The "family feud" between Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra and his supporters on one side and the Democrat Party led by Abhisit Vejjajiva on the other is nothing new for the oldest political congress in Thailand. Two big questions are being raised over this latest episode, though. The first is whether it will lead to the embattled governor and his followers breaking away from the party, and the second is whether there will be leadership change.