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50-party race comes down to just this
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/02/2026
» By the time this opinion piece goes into print, the unofficial outcome of Sunday's election will already have been announced by the Election Commission. Which of the two front-running parties, Bhumjaithai and the People's Party, has emerged the winner and earned the right to form the new government will also be known.
Hat Yai flood a saga of merry fools
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/12/2025
» Most people are aware of the complete failure of the Anutin administration's failure to handle the flood disaster in Hat Yai.
Khao Kradong row claims new victims
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/08/2025
» The Land Department has been given seven days to explain the Khao Kradong land issue. The timeline seems rather short for a land controversy which has bubbled away for decades.
Chadchart needs more time on the job
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitttipunt has come under fire from critics over failing to solve flood problems in the capital after it was lashed with heavy rain last Tuesday night.
Tragedy, farce in Mountain B saga
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/08/2022
» By now, many of us may have lost interest in the deadly fire at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chon Buri province because they are occupied with other more pressing issues such as inflation.
Govt gambles over long weekend
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/05/2020
» The cabinet took an unnecessary risk when it decided last Tuesday to maintain the public holidays this month against the recommendation of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Prospects of a bumpy year ahead
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/12/2019
» New Year is a week from now. But it won't be a happy New Year for quite a few of us, especially grassroots people such as farmers and blue-collar workers.
A country where the truth goes to die
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/04/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said last week that the case of former Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn was closed and there was no need for an investigation. He added that anyone who wants to know the actual cause of Pol Lt Gen Surachate's abrupt firing as the commissioner and, subsequently, his "demotion" to civil servant should better find out themselves.
Government must stop waste piling up
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/06/2018
» Thailand aspires to become a global kitchen; a top supplier of food to the rest of the world. It also aspires to become a tourism, hospitality, aviation and wellness hub for the region -- if not the world -- to mention just some government objectives.