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I will vote Pheu Thai... if
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2014
» I couldn't agree more with the "Two Yes-Two No" movement's statement in support of the right to an election and reform under the democratic system, and opposing coups and violence of all forms.
Police should worry about image, not dignity
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2014
» There is a popular saying that goes along this line: "You can kill me, but you are not allowed to insult me".
Rare act of decency, honesty
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/01/2014
» Finally, there is a police officer who is decent and courageous enough to tell the people the truth about the "men in black" on the rooftop of the Ministry of Labour and the so-called "fake" policemen who violently smashed the windows of a pickup truck in front of the Thai-Japanese stadium in Din Daeng on Dec 26.
Surapong conveniently omitting the facts
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/12/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul was very quick to condemn the anti-government protesters for the violence in front of the Thai-Japanese youth centre in Din Daeng on Thursday.
Election not the issue, it's when
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/12/2013
» It should be made clear from the outset that most of the people who took to the streets in two mass protests against the government and the Thaksin regime, on Nov 24 and Dec 9, and those who regularly join the rallies at the Democracy Monument and nearby are not against an election as a matter of principle.
Thaksin moans, but it is he who must change
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/12/2013
» Two days before the People's Democratic Reform Committee's battle royale against the Thaksin regime today, a message was posted on the Thaksin Fan Facebook page, supposedly by the exiled former prime minister himself.
Yingluck can't duck responsibility for protest fatalities
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/12/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is infamous for skipping responsibility and for remaining aloof from state affairs that she is supposed to be in charge of.
The absurdity of criminalising whistle blowing
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/11/2013
» Blowing a whistle as a symbol of protest or civil disobedience is not just trendy in the current tense political climate, it has also become a contentious legal issue.
Government needs to heed history's lessons
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/11/2013
» Two important events which will have consequences for the country are to take place today. The first is that the Senate is due to deliberate the first reading of the widely-condemned blanket amnesty bill. It seems definite that the bill will be rejected as all signs from the government and Senate Speaker Nikhom Wairatpanich have pointed to that direction.
Are you are a Thai Choey too?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/11/2013
» The current popular uproar manifested in street protests and the countless messages posted in the social media is not just about the blanket amnesty bill.