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No easy road ahead for PP greenhorns
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/02/2026
» The latest opinion polls, conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) and Rajabhat University ahead of the general election on Sunday, have put the People's Party (PP) ahead of its rivals and its leader, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, as the most favoured prime ministerial candidate among voters.
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.
Thaksin could still escape jail time
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/06/2025
» What does it mean for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra now that Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin's last-ditch attempt to shield his master from the prospect of being sent back to jail to serve his one-year jail term was crushed by the Medical Council of Thailand at a crucial meeting last Thursday?
Time for Thaksin to face the music
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/06/2025
» After lying low and staying out of sight -- presumably to lick the wounds inflicted by the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT)'s ground-shaking ruling on May 8 regarding his controversial stay at the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital -- former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra re-entered the public foray on May 27 with a vengeance.
Maritime woes land govt in hot water
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/11/2024
» On the surface, the political situation appears to be calm and the government is doing fine. Politically, if not economically, it enjoys a comfortable majority in the House, with the opposition People's Party performing its role half-heartedly. But a strong undercurrent is running underneath the surface like a time bomb waiting to explode if the government makes a faux pas.
MFP must dare to rebuke dubious deals
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/03/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's first foreign visitor since his release on early parole from Police General Hospital on Feb 18 was Cambodian Supreme Privy Council President Hun Sen.
Sympathy, but little support for protest
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/02/2023
» The young pro-democracy activists Tantawan "Tawan" Tuatulanon and Orawan "Bam" Phuphong appear determined to put themselves on a path of self-destruction for their cause.
Impatience costs protest leaders dear
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/11/2021
» Two remanded anti-establishment Ratsadon protest leaders, Panusaya "Rung" Sitthijirawattanakul and Benja Apan, wrote a letter on Friday pleading with the court to grant them bail.
Dialogue needed on monarchy reform
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/11/2021
» The Constitutional Court's ruling on Wednesday is as contentious as the subject matter itself that was deliberated by the court -- that is the inviolability of the monarchy in Thai society.
Court incident leaves anti-govt protesters in lurch
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/04/2021
» Patiwat Saraiyaem, alias Mor Lum Bank, one of the core leaders of the anti-establishment Ratsadon group was eventually granted bail by the Criminal Court last week after he pledged not to criticise the monarchy and not join future political protests.