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Big Jiew flip-flops on reconciliation
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/03/2012
» Having announced his political retirement some months ago, Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh re-emerged out of the blue with an open letter in support of the KPI's reconciliation proposals. And then, just as quickly, he backed off -- explaining the time was not right for him to speak out.
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The clueless returnees
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/05/2012
» Several former executives of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party appear to be in a cheerful mood and are ready to return to active politics when their five-year political ban imposed by the Constitution Court expires at the end of this month.
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Democracy for the powerful
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/06/2012
» Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of democracy in Thailand. On June 24, 1932, a group of mostly foreign-educated military officers and civilians who called themselves the Khanarassadorn staged a bloodless coup to change this country's administrative system from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy.
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Going global, for the wrong reasons
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/05/2013
» Civic society groups in Thailand have been doing it for so many years – internationalising local conflicts involving the government so that, hopefully, external pressure will be brought upon the government to resolve the issue.
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OAG's decision on Thaksin has implications yet to be seen
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/10/2013
» Thaksin Shinawatra's opponents may be angry with the Office of the Attoney General (OAG) and its former chief, Chulasingh Vasantasingh, for letting him off the hook on charges of terrorism, but the decision was not surprising given the current political climate.
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I will vote Pheu Thai... if
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2014
» I couldn't agree more with the "Two Yes-Two No" movement's statement in support of the right to an election and reform under the democratic system, and opposing coups and violence of all forms.
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Farmers' smiles bring hope we can move on
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/05/2014
» It is indeed heartening to see our brothers and sisters in the rice farming sector smile and laugh again – thanks to the quick action by the National Council for Peace and Order to address the problem of outstanding payments for rice crops pledged more than six months ago.
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Big fish that was overlooked
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/07/2014
» I couldn’t agree more with former senator Somchai Sawaengkarn who said on his Facebook page last week that the mainstream media has downplayed the Saraburi military court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Lt Gen Manas Paorik, former deputy commander of the 3rd Army Region and a senior member of the Pheu Thai party.
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Will Yingluck be allowed to leave?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/07/2014
» The big question now is: Will Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of the National Council for Peace and Order, retract the decision allowing former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave the country for a European tour from July 20-Aug 10 now the National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to indict her for malfeasance in office for gross negligence in overseeing the rice pledging scheme?
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Fear of failure guiding NCPO's steps
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/07/2014
» "Sia-khong" or "a waste" has become a buzzword in military political circles since the May 22 coup. It is a short version of, "Don’t let the May 22 coup be a waste".
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