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PM must learn to turn other cheek
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/07/2020
» After six years in office and having earned the unenviable reputation of being an "angry pot" for his occasionally unprovoked outbursts at Government House reporters, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might have thought it was about time for him to change tack and reach out to media outlets that he didn't appear to admire.
Marium's death a timely warning
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2019
» Many people may not care about the tragic death of Marium, an eight-month-old orphaned baby dugong. Marium died on Saturday from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach. She was found beached in Krabi province in April, rescued and then treated by veterinarians of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources with the hope that, one day, when she was strong enough, she would be able to return to the wild to be with the other dugongs in the sea around Libong island in Trang province.
New cabinet must now prove its worth
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/09/2014
» The private sector has given the thumbs-up to the economic team of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha led by MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, who was appointed deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/09/2012
» The political future of Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, who is also interior minister, hangs in the balance with pressure being applied both inside the party and outside for him to resign from political office.
Sonthi loses the big unity picture
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/07/2012
» Matubhum Party leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin is back in the limelight once again thanks to his controversial reconciliation bill.
An act of expediency or a huge mistake?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/05/2012
» 'There are no real friends nor permanent foes in politics, only shared interests." This popular Thai political saying has been proven true time and again as witnessed in the case between Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin, former coup maker and leader of the one-MP Matibhum Party, and the ruling Pheu Thai Party.
Sonthi's efforts to do right may backfire
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/04/2012
» Former coup maker Sonthi Boonyaratkalin might have thought he had done a good service to his country _ and to his own redemption _ after the House committee on national reconciliation that he heads submitted a half-baked report on national reconciliation recommendations by King Prajadhipok's Institute to the parliament on March 27.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/03/2012
» The stage is set for the government to ram its reconciliation plan through the parliament this session, using its clear majority, despite protests from the opposition and others. The same force of numbers was used in the push for a charter rewrite, when the House panel on constitutional amendments forced a reversal of an earlier decision.
KPI disturbed by 'selective' use of report
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/03/2012
» I couldn't agree more with a suggestion by the King Prajadhipok's Institute's research team on national reconciliation that all political players, including the government and the opposition, must try to build an atmosphere conducive to a meaningful dialogue to resolve Thailand's deep-seated political conflict.
A very long road to reconciliation
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/03/2012
» The pro-Thaksin and anti-Thaksin camps remain oceans apart on the cause of today's political conflict and on several other issues, the charter rewrite, amnesty and Thaksin among others - but the country surely deserves a break from the Thaksin issue.