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Why wake a sleeping tiger?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/12/2012
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has always been the odd man out in the ruling Pheu Thai Party. His recent, sensible advice to drop the plan to rewrite the constitution for the sake of ensuring the government's political stability has been foolishly shot down.
Abhisit caught in dirty political trick?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/12/2012
» As a criminal suspect is regarded as innocent unless proven otherwise, he or she is entitled to the rights accorded by the law. That includes the right to privacy and not to be photographed while being fingerprinted by the police to acknowledge charges.
Overestimating Pitak Siam's power
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/11/2012
» I couldn't agree more with Korkaew Pikulthong's objection to the proposed use of the Internal Security Act (ISA)in parts of Bangkok to deal with the Pitak Siam-initiated anti-government rally scheduled to take place this Saturday at the Royal Plaza.
Is Sorayuth just a diversion?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/11/2012
» 'Flies will not swarm over other flies." So goes a popular old saying well known within the Thai media which literally means that members of the media will refrain from reporting on the dark sides of their colleagues.
Yongyuth's political future uncertain
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/09/2012
» Despite all the legal and political opinions in support of the legal status of Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was unwilling to take the risk of allowing him to chair this week's Tuesday cabinet meeting.
No shame about lying
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/09/2012
» When parliament president Somsak Kiatsuranont said on Thursday that he might visit China to attend a provincial trade exposition instead of taking a "study" tour of western Europe which was heavily criticised by the press, I was foolishly misled into thinking that he really felt guilty about spending seven million baht of taxpayers' money on a junket which includes watching an English Premier League soccer match.
Bhichai Rattakul's unrealised plan
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/08/2012
» Although former Democrat leader Bhichai Rattakul retired from active politics decades ago, he was frustrated by the colour-coded political impasse of the last few years and tried to do something about it - but his own party blocked his efforts.
Pheu Thai's in tactical retreat
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/08/2012
» The Pheu Thai Party is not giving up its attempts to revamp the constitution and bring about its sown version of national reconciliation, even though it has decided to put the four reconciliation bills and the charter amendment bill on hold for the time being.
Chalerm not the right choice for the far South
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/07/2012
» My sincere best wishes to Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung on his unenviable new assignment -- ordered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to take charge of efforts to end the violent unrest in the three southernmost border provinces and four districts of Songkhla. Welcome to the deep South and good luck!
Off on the road to Hong Kong
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/07/2012
» All roads lead to Rome, or so it was once said. But today, it appears that all roads lead to Hong Kong with Pheu Thai Party members and their red-shirt supporters leaving Bangkok in droves to the shopping paradise to wish Thaksin Shinawatra a happy birthday. The fugitive former prime minister turns 64 on Thursday.