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US stance on Cambodia a betrayal
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/11/2025
» There is an ancient proverb which says: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." If so, what if my friend is a friend of my enemy? Can he still be trusted as my friend, or has he turned into an enemy?
Medical Council can't let public down
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/04/2025
» Kudos to Tul Sitthisomwong, a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and a member of the Medical Council of Thailand for having the courage to voice his disagreement with the council's decision last Friday to postpone consideration of its subcommittee's findings on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's treatment for suspicious "life-threatening" illnesses at the Police General Hospital.
Pheu Thai gambles in casino policy
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2024
» 'Thaksin thinks, Pheu Thai acts." This famous slogan of the ruling Pheu Thai Party was clearly reflected in the government's policies presented to parliament by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last Thursday.
'Chuvit Garden' plans face scrutiny
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/04/2023
» Many Bangkokians not living in the Sukhumvit area may not realise that there used to be a small park, named Chuvit Garden, at the entrance of Soi Sukhumvit 10.
School van tragedies can be averted
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/09/2022
» The death of a 7-year-old school girl found locked in a school van from morning until late in the afternoon in a parking lot of a school in Chon Buri last Tuesday is a tragic incident that can be prevented, without much difficulty.
Protesters must keep showing restraint
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/03/2021
» A group of anti-establishment protesters, calling itself the People Go Network (PGN), has defied police warnings not to camp overnight in front of Government House, and are settling in for a long stay at that very spot.
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.
Fallout from Ja New attack hurts govt
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/07/2019
» Fingers are pointing at the government with accusations about its indifference to, or ignorance of, political violence; or even complicity in the violence itself over the brutal attack on anti-junta political activist Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat by four unidentified perpetrators in Klong Sam Wa district in Bangkok on Friday.
Srivara puts foot in it with rescue rhetoric
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/07/2018
» Pol Gen Srivara Rangsibrahmanakul did it again!
Poaching probe shows signs of slippage
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/02/2018
» I pity the Indochinese black leopard killed at the Thungyai Naresuan World Heritage site. Also, my regrets to its partner — another black cat which in this case survived the cruel hunters.