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It's a question of social responsibility
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/04/2015
» An incident at a Bangkok mall on Sunday night raises serious questions about the accountability and social responsibility of the management of the many giant shopping centres now dominating the city.
Finally, Dhammakaya's political alliances made clear
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/02/2015
» I really admire the bluntness of Dr Weng Tojirakarn.
Wat Dhammakaya 'donations' must be returned
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2015
» Honestly, I cannot resist writing something about last week’s disclosure by Pol Col Sihanart Prayoonrat, secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office, regarding controversial donations totalling 714 million baht made to Wat Dhammakaya.
Gen Prem is right, corruption is contemptible
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/02/2015
» Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda is known to be a man of few words – the kind of a man who speaks little but hits hard.
Custom clashes with politics in Banharn Buri
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/01/2015
» It happened in Suphan Buri, often called Banharn Buri – the province dominated by former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa, advisory chairman of the Chart Thai Pattana Party.
KAL heiress on trial? Wouldn't happen here
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/01/2015
» I am aghast at the report from Seoul that Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-ah could face up to 15 years in jail over the "nut rage" incident on board a KAL flight from Seoul to New York on Dec 5.
One year on, still no sign of reconciliation
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2015
» A year ago, on Jan 13, the "Shutdown Bangkok" campaign was launched by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, its aim to cripple the government of then-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and to force it out of office.
Tang Archeewa's puppet master should shut him up
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2015
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems to have just awakened to the problem of Ekaphob Luera, widely known as “Tang Archeewa.” Without a hard push from the National Council for Peace and Order, I wonder if the ministry will do something regarding the red-shirt underling now facing lese majeste charges.
OAG gets a sudden spurt of energy
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/12/2014
» Out of the blue, the Office of the Attorney-General felt the urge to call an urgent meeting of the joint panel of the OAG and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) this Thursday, Christmas Day, to discuss the rice pledging case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
A paltry million baht, are you kidding?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/12/2014
» You must be kidding, surely, was one of the first things that popped into my mind when it was announced Pol Gen Somyot Pumpanmuang, the national police chief, has offered a one-million baht reward for information that leads to the arrest of Sahachai "Sia Jo" Chiansoemsi.