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Decisive leadership from Democrats is needed
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/11/2013
» It was a gross miscalculation by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, aka the Man in Dubai, that the protesting crowd at Samsen railway station would number at most 10,000. Apparently, the Man in Dubai and his cronies at home have underestimated the strength of public resistance to the blanket amnesty bill and to the man himself.
Old cars aren't the problem on city streets
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/10/2013
» There is an old southern Chinese saying which goes along these lines: "When one’s stomach is full, he or she has nothing to do and, therefore, starts looking for trouble."
The army’s mindset as reflected in pad kaprao
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/09/2013
» Plain rice topped with pork or chicken fried with holy basil leaves, <i>pad kaprao</i>, and add a fried egg, is my favourite dish, and I eat it several times a week. It is extremely popular and easy to order, especially when customers are hungry and have no real idea what they want.
Abhisit shoots himself in the foot
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/09/2013
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva shot himself in the foot when he uttered an ill-considered remark a man of his stature is not supposed to make in public.
Devil lies in the details, but where are they?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/09/2013
» Commerce permanent secretary Watchari Vimuktayon drew a lot of flak on social media last week for her seemingly insulting remark that we, the consumer, might only have imagined that consumer goods have become more expensive and that the cost of living has gone up.
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.
Fake or real, the audio is juicy stuff
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/07/2013
» Deputy Defence Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa is caught in an awkward controversy, in which he may find it embarrassing to confront the military top brass, among them army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Sweet triumph for the 'garbage' and for transparency
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/06/2013
» The Central Administrative Court's ruling there must be public hearings on the 350 billion baht water management megaproject contracts before they go ahead should serve as a reminder to the government to be more transparent and more respectful of the public in the future.
BRN's latest video clip provocative
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/05/2013
» The peace talks process between the government and the BRN rebel group is under increasing opposition because of the continuing violence in the far South, and the latest video clip posted on YouTube by the separatists will only put it in greater doubt.
Thai PBS gives impetus to monarchy debate
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/03/2013
» Like it or not, the issue regarding the monarchy and lese majeste, which is considered "taboo" for public discussion in this country, has rocketed into the limelight along with all the fuss surrounding the controversial role of the Thai PBS television channel which decided to bring the issue out of the closet and into the open.