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Edging towards a moment of truth
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/08/2023
» It appears that Thailand may, finally, have its 30th prime minister after the joint sitting of the House and Senate tomorrow -- after a general election that took place three months ago on May 14 -- if everything goes smoothly. That is what many people, the private sector in particular, are expecting. But uncertainty still prevails.
Crisis sees acclaimed response unravel
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/07/2021
» A doomed atmosphere, characterised by mixed feelings of despair, disappointment, anger, and frustration among many of us, seems to have engulfed society as Covid-19 infections and deaths from the virulent virus are rising by the day.
MPs plot while the people struggle
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/06/2020
» Pressure is steadily building on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from rebel MPs in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, spearheaded by the Sam Mit faction, for a cabinet reshuffle despite the prime minister having made clear that changing the cabinet is his prerogative.
Letting 'Oak' off needs explaining
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/06/2020
» Panthongtae "Oak" Shinawatra, the only son of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin, should count himself as one of the lucky few in this country to be granted special treatment from the Office of the Attorney-General.
Media out to lunch as police whistle-blower calls
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/03/2016
» Media organisations and academics, as well as anti-corruption advocacy groups, went full throttle against embattled news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda and Channel 3 last week. Meanwhile, the whistle-blowing by Adm Phajun Tamprateep, a former close aide to Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda, that revealed an unidentified general was involved in the "sale" of police positions ahead of the annual police reshuffle went largely unnoticed by the media.
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.
Election can be postponed to consider political changes
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/12/2013
» It is understandable why most civil servants did not stage a work stoppage in response to protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban's call for civil disobedience against the government. Or why they did not join the anti-government protests even after office hours.
Are you are a Thai Choey too?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/11/2013
» The current popular uproar manifested in street protests and the countless messages posted in the social media is not just about the blanket amnesty bill.
A lese majeste case that should not be
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/09/2013
» A family feud between two brothers led one of them to take the other to court on a lese majeste charge for activities in the confines of a private home. Only in Thailand, some might say.
Big questions linger over reform assembly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2013
» It is said it takes two to tango. But it seems the government does not subscribe to this theory and has decided to tango alone without its opposite partner in its push for political reform and national reconciliation through the political reform assembly.