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Beware the civil service's warrior queens
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/09/2016
» The women have guts -- and lots of it. I am referring to Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn who last week signed an administrative order to pave the way for the Legal Execution Department to proceed with confiscating the assets of her predecessor, Boonsong Teriyapirom, and his five associates involved in the fake government-to-government rice deals with two fictitious Chinese firms, to recoup the loss from these deals estimated at about 20 billion baht.
S44 is not a magic cure to our traffic woes
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/09/2016
» Section 44 of the interim constitution is not a magic wand, nor is it a panacea for all of the country's dilemmas, be they political, economic, social, health, environment, etc.
Regime's 5-year plan raising suspicions
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/03/2016
» Just five years. That is the time required by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to stay in power for the so-called transition period to fulfill its "Big Brother" role after the election, making sure the new elected government will not stray from the reform path crafted by the junta.
Prayut faces a stern test of his equilibrium in 2016
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/01/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have forgotten what he promised the people 12 days ago in his New Year's Day weekly "returning happiness to the people" TV address.