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Even if 'Boss' were arrested, what happens next?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/04/2017
» When I was reading law at Chulalongkorn University about four decades ago, there was an old saying among jurists that went along the lines of, "When gunshots ring out, all the jurists just sit down and keep their mouths shut."
Gen Chavalit is a little wide of the mark these days
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/02/2016
» Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, whose nickname is Big Jiew, has always been an amazing public figure to me. Last Thursday, he hosted a press conference at his house in Soi Pinprachakhom after keeping a low profile for about half a year to disclose his open letter addressed to "patriotic Thai people".
Change of heart, or sheer expedience?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/10/2015
» It took 12 years for Chuvit Kamolvisit, leader of Rak Prathet Thai party, to admit his guilt and role in the illegal destruction of more than 60 bars and shops on 10 rai of land he owned on the corner of Sukhumvit Soi 10.
Amnuay is right man for the job
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/08/2014
» If the National Council for Peace and Order wants to strictly enforce martial law and ban public gatherings of more than five people, then its choice of Pol Maj-Gen Amnuay Nimmano as the man in charge of security in Bangkok, especially around Government House, is indeed the right decision.
Pheu Thai on reckless, dangerous, path
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/11/2013
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party is in a hurry, as if there is no tomorrow. So the party released all the brakes and went into overdrive at full throttle or <i>sud soi</i>, a term used by its master, self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Yingluck must apologise to the people
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/11/2013
» The mood of quite a few protesters has clearly gone beyond the blanket amnesty issue. The shouts of "Yingluck get out" that resonated at every protest site – Samsen railway station, Silom, Asoke intersection and Ratchadamnoen – along with the ear-deafening whistle blowing are indicative of the mood.
One slip, and charter row erupts again
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2013
» With its majority in the House, the support of its allies in the Senate and the fact that both the Senate and House speakers are its own men, the ruling Pheu Thai Party thought its charter amendment bill seeking to overhaul the composition of the upper chamber would sail through, with the opposition providing only nuisance value along the way.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/09/2012
» Widespread rain caused the cancellation of the flood drill in Bangkok on Friday morning, to the relief of people to the east of the city, but corruption was the topical issue on Thursday with a talk show and an opinion poll exposing an alarming apathy among Thai youth, and the police officer who tried to help a tycoon's son hide behind a scapegoat in a fatal hit-and-run is suspended from active duty.
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/07/2012
» This week’s political spotlight shifted to the Constitution Court, where the judges were hearing argument over the legality of the Pheu Thai Party’s bid to rewrite the constitution, challenged by its opponents as a move to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2012
» Government authorities were in unison, insisting the three bomb blasts in downtown Bangkok did not amount to terrorism because the devices were intended solely to kill unnamed foreign individuals - even though several Thais were hurt. In the parliament, there was bedlam on Thursday when Democrat MPs queried the prime minister about her "secret mission" at the Four Seasons Hotel last Wednesday.