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New parties riding high on innovations
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/06/2022
» Buri Ram, the self-proclaimed capital of the Bhumjaithai Party, was on a high last Friday, albeit not from cannabis, but from the historic achievement of liberalising the use of the plant, condemned as a narcotic for eight decades.
Renegades bring House debate to life
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/02/2022
» Mustachioed MP of Uttaradit province Saranwut Saranket does not look like a typical Thai politician. He looks more like a Wild West cowboy, albeit without a gun slung on his waist or a horse.
Govt response has been mind-boggling
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/03/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul went ballistic against Western tourists once again, probably out of stress from his heavy responsibility in containing the Covid-19 spread.
Let health experts take the lead
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/03/2020
» The government appears to have lost the support of one vocal and loyal supporter, former Thammasat University lecturer and marketing guru Seri Wongmontha.
Prospects of a bumpy year ahead
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/12/2019
» New Year is a week from now. But it won't be a happy New Year for quite a few of us, especially grassroots people such as farmers and blue-collar workers.
Wobbly days ahead for the next govt
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/06/2019
» Whether you like it or not, the incumbent premier and military regime leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will most likely be elected the prime minister in parliament on Wednesday albeit with or without the full support of the Democrat Party because he has in his pocket 250 junta-appointed senators who are expected to vote for him. All he needs is a minimum of 376 votes from both the elected MPs and the senators.
Future Forward boss faces Supreme Court test
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/04/2019
» The media shareholding case against Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and a few other prospective MPs appear to revolve around two issues -- firstly, the interpretation of Section 98 (3) of the 2017 constitution and Section 42 (3) of the MPs Election Act which forbid an election candidate from being a proprietor or shareholder of a media company and, secondly, whether a verdict of the Supreme Court can be reversed.
Bidding adieu to the Shinawatra dynasty
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/08/2017
» Allow me to leave former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra for a moment. I will come to her later.
The soul of the Mekong is in serious trouble
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/02/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last week asked reporters why non-governmental organisations (NGOs), environmental activists and academics continue to protest against the planned blasting of rapids in the Mekong River.
Band-aid solutions hide real rice problems
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/11/2016
» It is quite heartening to see the government and private sectors come up with ways and means to help rice farmers, the so-called impoverished backbone of the country who are now in hot water as the price of rice has dropped to its lowest level in a decade. The price of Hom Mali paddy, Thailand's premium grade rice, averages 10,550 baht/tonne based on the government's credit extension scheme which helps rice farmers by setting the pledging price at 90% of the market price of Hom Mali varieties.