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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.
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New southern peace moves must be conditional
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/05/2013
» It takes two to tango, so the saying goes, but the government appears to going it alone with its plan to revoke arrest warrants for some suspected insurgents and selectively lift the emergency decree in the deep South.
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Sweet triumph for the 'garbage' and for transparency
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/06/2013
» The Central Administrative Court's ruling there must be public hearings on the 350 billion baht water management megaproject contracts before they go ahead should serve as a reminder to the government to be more transparent and more respectful of the public in the future.
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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.
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Rolls-Royce probe debacle is embarrassing
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/01/2017
» Too many cooks spoil the broth. It is the reason Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam stepped in to instruct various parties, with the exception of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, to stop seeking information about the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal from the United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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Abhisit needs luck for shuttle diplomacy to succeed
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/04/2014
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has a dream: the dream of a chosen one who thinks he can convince all of the key players of Thailand’s protracted political stalemate to put the country’s interests first and come to the negotiating table.
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Pheu Thai on a knife-edge over charter bill
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/09/2013
» As expected, the constitutional amendment bill concerning the composition of the Senate easily sailed through the final reading of the joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on Saturday.
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United World must act on interview row
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/05/2013
» The prime minister's secretary-general, Suranand Vejjajiva, once said that he did not choose to be born into the Vejjajiva family, but he could choose his friends. That precise statement should provide an insight into his mind and as to how he feels about his cousin, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, and their relationship.
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First step in a long and difficult journey
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/03/2013
» Despite all the criticism of the historic signing of the agreement to launch peace talks with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist organisation on Feb 28 in Kuala Lumpur, the Pheu Thai-led government appears to have won popular support and, as such, scored political points for the initiative.
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PM's speech revealed feelings previously hidden
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/04/2013
» Although the speech delivered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the Community of Democracy (CD) conference in Mongolia Monday was scripted, the message it conveyed, especially about democracy in Thailand, presumably reflects her actual political thinking -- a side buried deeply and troubling her soul for many years.
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