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School van tragedies can be averted
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/09/2022
» The death of a 7-year-old school girl found locked in a school van from morning until late in the afternoon in a parking lot of a school in Chon Buri last Tuesday is a tragic incident that can be prevented, without much difficulty.
Quasi-lockdown may be a step too far
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/06/2021
» People living in Bangkok and nine other "maximum-restriction and controlled" provinces will now feel the pain of a semi-lockdown imposed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
End prejudice against migrant workers
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/07/2017
» Jingoism ran high among many nationalists as the subject of millions of documented and undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia was discussed on social media in the aftermath of the controversial decree on migrant workers which came into force on June 23.
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.
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.
Agri-business must help solve haze problem
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/03/2015
» The country's giant agri-business sector must stop denying responsibility and take the lead in helping solve the problem of smoke haze caused by burning off maize trash in the North.
Phuket park mess a crucial test of NCPO resolve
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/09/2014
» Sirinat National Park in Phuket is not what you would call big. It is just 90 square kilometres in size with 60 sq km of marine area and 22 sq km of that land. But rai for rai, the land in the park which comprises Hat Nai Thon, Hat Nai Yang, Hat Mai Khao and Hat Sai Kaew beaches is the most expensive of all the national parks in this country and, above all, is most sought after by land grabbers and real estate developers.
Migrant workers deserve proper treatment
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/06/2014
» It is a morally disturbing fact that most if not all foreign illegal migrant workers have been exploited in both their home countries and in Thailand.
Philippines peace agreement a lesson for Thailand
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/10/2012
» The signing of a framework peace agreement on Monday between the Philippines government and the country’s largest rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), to end their 40-year insurgency war is indeed welcome news for the people of the Philippines.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/06/2012
» The main news focus this week was undoubtedly the conflict between the Constitution Court and the parliament over the court’s order that the parliament suspend the final reading of the constitution amendment bill, which was scheduled for today,Friday, until the bench has ruled on the constitutionality of the amendment process.