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South is one tough nut for NCPO to crack
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/07/2014
» Ramadan is supposed to be the holy month for all Muslims throughout the world, a month when they are to refrain from food, drink and other physical needs from sunrise to sunset, to practice self-restraint in order to cleanse the body and soul of impurities and to focus on God.
Sweet vindication as Thawil retakes NSC reins
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/04/2014
» Finally, Thawil Pliensri has his job back as secretary-general of the the National Security Council (NSC) – exactly 52 days after the Supreme Administrative Court upheld the lower court’s ruling for his reinstatement retroactively to Sept 30, 2011.
Threat to shut down Aerothai a mile too far
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/01/2014
» The People’s Democratic Reform Committee and its militant wing, the Network of Students and People for the Reform of Thailand, appear to be emboldened by their latest move, Operation Bangkok Shutdown, which has succeeded in seizing seven major traffic choke points without any resistance from the police.
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, pad kaprao, 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.
Chalerm unleashes his fury at cabinet snub
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/07/2013
» It came as no great surprise when news of an imminent cabinet shakeup broke last week that some ministers, among them Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, Science and Technology Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul and Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat, would be axed from the line-up. The verdict was that they had failed the test.
Thawil gets justice and the government gets a slap
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/06/2013
» Justice from the courts often comes late in this country. Sometimes, it comes too late, as in the case of four "scapegoat" defendants falsely charged, tried and imprisoned for the murder of 16-year old Thai-American girl Sherry Ann Duncan 26 years ago.
Chalerm's no-show in deep South perplexing
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/04/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung's procrastination about visiting the far South, his lame excuses, paint him in a bad light - especially in light of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's visit on Sunday following the slaying of the Yala deputy governor last week.
First step in a long and difficult journey
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/03/2013
» Despite all the criticism of the historic signing of the agreement to launch peace talks with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist organisation on Feb 28 in Kuala Lumpur, the Pheu Thai-led government appears to have won popular support and, as such, scored political points for the initiative.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/12/2012
» Thais across the country turned out in force to celebrate HM the King's birthday on Wednesday; the unrest in the far South takes a turn for the worse with two teachers killed and one seriously wounded in a matter of two weeks; and a three-day blackout in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan drove most tourists away before electricity supplies were resurrected on Friday morning.
Govt is hardly convincing about the South
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/12/2012
» All the 300-plus schools in Pattani province which closed on Nov 26 after the killing two days before of a school director in Nong Chik district by suspected extremists are due to reopen today after Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana promised to look into the teachers' demands.