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Thaksin's plea for reconciliation rings hollow
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/07/2013
» I have lost count of the number of times ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has pleaded for reconciliation. The last one was delivered from Beijing in his phone-in address to his supporters in Thailand on the occasion of his 64th birthday last Friday.
Stormy post-Lent period awaits in parliament
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/07/2013
» Come Khao Pansa, or Buddhist Lent, Bangkok and most of the country will be bracing for the full force of the rainy season which will provide us with great relief from the hot weather.
Persecution of Supa a blunt warning to others
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/07/2013
» W hat sort of government officials does the Pheu Thai Party and the government prefer to have in its service?
Is the government digging its own grave?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/07/2013
» There seems to be no stopping the government in its desperate attempt to push through its most ambitious project, the two trillion baht infrastructure development plan, despite warnings of a huge "trap" that may threaten the government's very survival.
Chalerm unleashes his fury at cabinet snub
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/07/2013
» It came as no great surprise when news of an imminent cabinet shakeup broke last week that some ministers, among them Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, Science and Technology Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul and Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat, would be axed from the line-up. The verdict was that they had failed the test.
Time red-shirt thugs acted a little smarter
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/06/2013
» Chiang Mai's red shirts, known as the Rak Chiang Mai 51, have once again lived up to their infamous reputation for being the street enforcer dedicated to protecting the northern city's most well-known son, Thaksin Shinawatra, and the government.
Time to return the Phaya Tani cannon
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/06/2013
» The destruction of the recently installed replica of the Phaya Tani cannon by Pattani militants was not totally surprising. It was derided as a "fake" by many locals and viewed as a symbol of shame and subjugation.
Boonsong botches chance to defend rice scheme
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/06/2013
» Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom's press conference last Friday which was supposed to enlighten us as to the actual status of the rice pledging scheme was a farce, a letdown as always as far as the populist scheme is concerned.
A welcome break in the amnesty bill row
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/05/2013
» "'My objective is to bring Thaksin home. If this is not successful, I will be the only person to be held accountable. That's Okay. I can be taken anywhere and beheaded. I am not afraid because I have already made up my mind and will tour the country, including the South, to [solicit support for the reconciliation bill]. But I chose to come to Isan first, and if you people agree with me, please give me applause..."
Chalerm's bill puts PM in difficult position
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/05/2013
» Of all his supporters and admirers, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can count on at least one man as "a friend in need" _ that is Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung.