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'14th floor saga' paints a bad picture
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/05/2025
» One big question still lingering in the mind of many people in this country for more than a year now is: "Was former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra really suffering from a life-threatening sickness that justified his being treated on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital for six months without spending one day behind bars to serve his one-year prison term?"
Thaksin's release won't unite citizens
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/02/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole yesterday as widely anticipated.
Panels only prove PM's lack of teeth
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/01/2021
» 'Even a hundred prime ministers will not be able to rid Thailand of illegal gambling dens."
'Battle royal' headlines local polls
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/12/2020
» Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon, people in the province and in other provinces, with the exception of Bangkok, went to the polls yesterday to elect chairpersons and Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) members.
Bribe case demands police response
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/12/2020
» It takes two to tango. Likewise, it takes two consenting parties to commit an offence of bribery -- that is one who offers or gives the money or other reward and the other who receives the offering as a means of influencing his actions.
Rent-free home least of PM's woes
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/11/2020
» 'What's did I do wrong?" asked Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently in the wake of boisterous calls by opposition parties and anti-establishment protesters for him to step down.
Justice needs salvaging after fatal crash
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/08/2020
» There is an old Thai saying which goes along the lines of: "A dead elephant cannot be covered by lotus leaves."
Justice imperilled by oversight void
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/06/2020
» Still remember the talk-of-the-town hit-and-run case almost eight years ago involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya who rammed his expensive car into a traffic police officer, killing him at the scene on Sukhumvit Road on the night of Sept 3, 2012?