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Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/12/2012
» Thais across the country turned out in force to celebrate HM the King's birthday on Wednesday; the unrest in the far South takes a turn for the worse with two teachers killed and one seriously wounded in a matter of two weeks; and a three-day blackout in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan drove most tourists away before electricity supplies were resurrected on Friday morning.
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/11/2012
» Led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the 23 new cabinet appointees were sworn in before His Majesty the King at Siriraj Hospital on Thursday and a special meeting of the cabinet scheduled for today, Friday.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/09/2012
» The final report on the political turbulance in April and May 2010 was released by Kanit na Nakorn's truth commission and, as anticipated, was heavily criticised, especially by red-shirts and the Pheu Thai Party; and Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranont was spotlighted for using seven million baht of taxpayers' money to take a large group of his staff and pro-government media people on a junket to Europe.
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/07/2012
» The far South remains a very dangerous place for officials and civilians alike, with just one car bomb claiming the lives of five policemen in a single attack on Wednesday. Politically, the Pheu Thai Party refuses to give up on charter amendments and the controversial reconciliation bills, and that means the political atmosphere may heat up again.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/02/2012
» Students and lecturers at Thammasat University take sides as the clash of opinions over the lese majeste law fuelled by the Nitirat group's campaign splits the campus. In the far South, the government finally admitted that paramilitary rangers killed four innocent civilians and wounded five others. As for the flood prevention plan, there is no good news.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/01/2012
» After about six months in the office, the cabinet was given a major shakeup. In the far South civilians continue to be murdered, but for elephants in the wild there appears to be some good news, after two were found slaughtered in Khaeng Krachan national park.