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Old and new must seek harmony
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/06/2019
» Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit appears to be a man in a rush and a man who enjoys controversy.
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.
Think, then think again before signing as a guarantor
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/02/2016
» Rule Number One for anyone thinking of being a guarantor for a friend, colleague, relative or lover - there is a legal and financial risk involved. It is frequently said by lawyers that once you become a guarantor, you have one foot in prison.
Where there's smoke, there's fire
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/11/2015
» There's no smoke without a fire, so it's said. And smoke has been seen drifting from Rajabhakti Park, a new tourist destination near the popular resort town of Hua Hin.
Journalists need protection too
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/08/2015
» Have sympathy for Anthony Kwan Hok-chun, a photo-journalist with Initium Media Technology in Hong Kong who had the innocent temerity to want to protect himself from harm with body armour while covering the recent bombing in Bangkok. Mr Kwan was stopped at Suvarnabhumi
Real soap opera, and police fairy tales
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/08/2015
» It happened at the notorious Asoke-Sukhumvit intersection, one of the most congested road junctions in Bangkok. It is always busy, with crawling bumper-to-bumper traffic day after day, except on long weekends when citysiders head for the countryside.
Illegal fishermen money-hungry hypocrites
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/06/2015
» From July 1 hundreds of fishing boats, most of them unregistered, will stop operating in the face of a government crackdown on illegal fishing. Any fishing vessel caught working without an operating licence faces a fine of up to 100,000 baht.
Harsh laws on public gatherings a blow to democracy
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/05/2015
» Bye-bye democracy. Farewell to freedom of expression through public gatherings.
Don't be distracted by Thaksin's shadow
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/11/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seemed to be annoyed when he was asked by a reporter at Government House on Monday to comment on the recent movements of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Channel 3 hiding behind 'public interest'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/09/2014
» The management of TV Channel 3 seems to have forgotten that about a decade ago Supinya Klangnarong, then a vocal activist of the NGO the Campaign for Media Reform was charged with criminal defamation by Shin Corp for alleged defamatory remarks she made at a seminar entitled "Five Years of Thai Rak Thai – Shin Corp Gets Richer".