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There are bigger issues than Thaksin's police rank
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/08/2015
» National police chief Pol Gen Somyot Pummpunmuang has until the end of September to do what he is legally required to do, and has promised to do, more than once -- strip fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of his police lieutenant-colonel title.
Giant ballot paper just too daunting
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/05/2015
» It was the biggest ballot paper I have ever seen. The sample ballot paper shown to the media on Monday during a demonstration of the new voting process held at the Election Commission office was simply huge.
Cut the tactless quips and focus on the job
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/03/2015
» It was indeed a bad slip of the tongue by Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra when he suggested that frustrated Bangkokians should "go live on a mountain" if they could not accept the risk of flooding while living in the city.
Feb 2 election is not the solution
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/01/2014
» For the moment at least, the Feb 2 election is still on. Whether it will be held on schedule, or at all, remains the big question - there are many reasons why it should not.
Wrong election forecasts a lesson for pollsters
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/03/2013
» To err is human. But to err on the scale of the wrong predictions made for the Bangkok governor’s election by all but one of the major pollsters is not just an embarrassment, it's a disaster for their credibility.