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Deck reshuffle carries risks for Thaksin
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/09/2024
» It was a classic case of killing two birds with one stone. That was the incorporation of the Democrats into the Pheu Thai-led coalition to substitute for the fragmented Palang Pracharath Party.
Chadchart needs more time on the job
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitttipunt has come under fire from critics over failing to solve flood problems in the capital after it was lashed with heavy rain last Tuesday night.
Doi Suthep project damages our judiciary
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/04/2018
» The talk of the town over the past week and days to come, especially for residents of Chiang Mai, is none other than the housing and office building project for judges and officials of the Region 5 Appeals Court in the forest at the foot of Doi Suthep mountain in Mae Rim district.
Phra Dhammajayo: Float like a butterfly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/11/2016
» All of a sudden, in my subconscious, I overheard that famous catch-phrase from "Black Superman", the cheeky song written by Johnny Wakelin: "I'm Ali, catch me if you can". It appeared to blow in from the direction of Wat Dhammakaya, aka the "Flying Saucer" temple in Pathum Thani province.
It took a big kick to wake up Phuket
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2014
» It seems the Land Department and its branch office in Phuket have only just woken up to the decades-old land encroachment problem, especially the prime land in Sirinart National Park and forest reserves.
Capo intimidates well, but keeps the peace poorly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/04/2014
» The Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo) has been contemptuously regarded by its critics as a toothless tiger.
Why respect the law if the govt doesn't?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/11/2013
» The government’s expansion of the enforcement of the Internal Security Act to cover all of Bangkok and Nonthaburi and Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani’s Lat Lum Kaew district is meaningless, as it has already been defied by thousands and thousands of protesters
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.
Ombudsman barking up the wrong tree
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/03/2012
» Although an increasing number of foreigners now own land in Thailand through nominees or their Thai spouses, the ombudsman's claim that foreigners now own one-third of the country is simply just not credible.