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The case for the NACC
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/11/2014
» Critics of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) were quick to accuse the graft-busters of lusting after power for proposing a bill to the National Legislative Assembly seeking to greatly increase its authority.
Klong Dan, the 'mother of corruption' cases
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/11/2014
» On Friday, the Supreme Administrative Court handed down a devastating ruling that forces the Pollution Control Department to pay more than 9 billion baht to a private consortium known as the NVPSKG which was contracted to build the Klong Dan waste water treatment facility in tambon Klong Dan, Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan.
Free expression is not your enemy Mr Prime Minister
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/11/2014
» How would you feel if you were allowed just to think, but not to express what you think in public -- either verbally, by gesture or in writing?
Don't be distracted by Thaksin's shadow
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/11/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seemed to be annoyed when he was asked by a reporter at Government House on Monday to comment on the recent movements of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Paiboon's effort to clean up prisons deserves support
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/10/2014
» Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya has every reason to feel frustrated with the Corrections Department for its failure to stop drug trafficking from prisons and the smuggling of cellphones for use by imprisoned drug kingpins.
Futsal scandal probe must kick off at the top
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/10/2014
» My sympathies to the 727 rural teachers in Nakhon Ratchasima province who will be facing disciplinary action for their supposed roles in the futsal pitch scandal.
Another 'honest mistake', really?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/10/2014
» Over a decade ago the Constitutional Court famously found that then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra made an "honest mistake" in finding him not guilty of assets concealment by a vote of 8:7. Two of the eight votes which ruled Thaksin not guilty in 2001 came from sitting judges who abstained from voting.
Someone's not telling the truth
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/09/2014
» So, who is telling the truth? And who is telling lies? The issue is the raid on a gambling den in Khon Kaen province on Sept 18 by troops from Sripatcharin barracks led by Lt Col Pitak Chusri of the 23rd military circle.
Phuket park mess a crucial test of NCPO resolve
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/09/2014
» Sirinat National Park in Phuket is not what you would call big. It is just 90 square kilometres in size with 60 sq km of marine area and 22 sq km of that land. But rai for rai, the land in the park which comprises Hat Nai Thon, Hat Nai Yang, Hat Mai Khao and Hat Sai Kaew beaches is the most expensive of all the national parks in this country and, above all, is most sought after by land grabbers and real estate developers.
UDD insincere in its denial of 'Men in Black'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2014
» It came as no surprise that core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and some former Pheu Thai MPs have broken their self-imposed silence to deny the existence of the "Men in Black" and question the arrest of the five suspects paraded before the media.