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No more 'turning a blind eye'
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/12/2020
» 'Find the bad people," said an emotionally-charged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday when he talked about the human trafficking gangs responsible for smuggling migrant workers from Myanmar into Thailand, blamed for the current Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon province.
Rice-scheme fan Kittiratt defends the indefensible
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/11/2015
» Former deputy prime minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong seems to take pride in being one of the staunchest defenders of the Pheu Thai Party's botched rice pledging scheme and former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is facing dereliction of duty charges for mishandling the rice scheme that caused huge losses to the state.
Ex-ministers fail badly in their defence of Yingluck
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/01/2015
» So, four ministers from the ousted government of Yingluck Shinawatra have taken to YouTube to answer, in her defence, the questions about the rice-pledging scheme raised by members of the National Legislative Assembly last Friday. They took this action to offset the assembly's refusal to let them speak on her behalf.
Showdown? It's just window-dressing
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/02/2014
» The stage was supposedly set for a major showdown on Tuesday. What was not clear was whether it would be a make-or-break confrontation, or just another show of force by the two opposing forces, the Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) and the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).
Comfort letter makes GSB chief squirm in his seat
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2014
» Many of us, I believe, are well aware of the phrase "comfort women", those unfortunate women and girls in countries occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II who were forced into prostitution in organised brothels to satisfy the sexual appetite of its soldiers. There are several films about this dark side of the war.
Just sugar-coated lies
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/02/2014
» Prasit Boonchuey, president of the Thai Farmers Association, hit the nail right on the head when he said Thursday that all the sugar-coated words from government politicians declaring they cared for the farmers and wanted to improve their lives were plain lies.
There's always the Thaksin billions
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/01/2014
» The Jan 25 deadline promised by the government for the payment of rice farmers who have pledged their rice crops as far back as October is likely to be missed again.
Government's prospects are looking bleak
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/01/2014
» It appears the government is keen to blame everyone else _ among them the Election Commission and the People's Democratic Reform Committee _ for its broken promises to pay the farmers for their harvests pledged with the government since October, the beginning of rice pledging scheme for the 2o13-14 second crops.
Buy high, sell cheap -- and you lose
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/10/2013
» The mathematics is simple and straightforward. When you buy something such as a pack of rice at 200 baht and you sell it at 150 baht, the loss is 50 baht. And if there were other costs too, then the loss will be higher.
Ombudsman's ruling brings own credibiity into question
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/10/2013
» The Office of the Ombudsman has cleared Finance Minister Kittirat Na-Ranong of any ethical misconduct over his "white lie" because, it says, he had not caused any damage to the private sector.