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Testing times could prove govt mettle
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/03/2026
» A honeymoon period seems out of the question for the new administration led by the Bhumjaithai Party, which may come into office in late April or May, depending on how quickly the processes of electing the House Speaker and his two deputies, and the election of the prime minister in parliament, take place.
Don't rush into embracing Cambodia
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/11/2025
» A slip of the tongue has put Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in hot water. Here is what he was quoted to have said that provoked the emotions of anti-Cambodia, ultra-nationalist groups.
SAO collapse probe shreds reputations
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/04/2025
» Out of the blue and rather belatedly, former auditor-general Phisit Leelavachiropas offered a ridiculous apology over the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district, saying he was sorry for using feng shui in his selection of the building's location.
Spare 'Toon' from carping over his run
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/12/2021
» With the dark shadow of the Omicron variant looming, the year 2022, which is just a week away, was never going to be a year of untold happiness to begin with for most people in the world, including Thailand.
Protests follow a predictable path
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/09/2021
» Din Daeng intersection has been transformed into a small battleground between crowd control police and hardcore protesters of the Talugas group for about a month.
Army's role in boxing a shady affair
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/03/2020
» Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, located on the grounds of the Royal Thai Army Sports Centre on Ram Intra road in Bangkok's suburbs, has earned a bad reputation after being blamed for a Covid-19 cluster which has, so far, infected more than 50 people with the deadly disease.
KTB loan scandal a tangled web indeed
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/07/2019
» The state-run Krung Thai Bank (KTB) loan scandal -- which was almost resolved four years ago after 26 people except fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra were given heavy jail terms from 12 to 18 years -- is now being resurrected by the opposition Thaksin-linked Pheu Thai Party.
Darkest-day song nothing to be proud of
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/02/2019
» Army commander-in-chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong's decision to order the army-run radio stations to "resurrect" the old ultra-nationalist song Nak Phandin ("Burden on the Land") in an apparent response to the Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan's threat to cut military spending and Future Forward Party's pledge to scrap mandatory conscription is totally uncalled for.
Regime's best-laid plans still subject to folly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/01/2018
» Was Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon really serious when he issued a stern warning to officials of the Foreign Ministry, the Office of the Attorney-General and police that they could face malfeasance in office charges under the Criminal Code if they do not try hard enough to have fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra sent back home to face the music?