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An act of utter cowardice
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/05/2013
» The cold-blooded murder of six innocent civilians, one of them a two-year old boy, in Pattani on the eve of Labour Day by four insurgents is anything but an act of a "war of liberation", as the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist group would have the Thai public to believe.
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Military mindset will be tough nut to crack
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/11/2017
» The way the military -- from Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsowon down to the Phramongkutklao Hospital and the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Afaps) -- has been handling the suspicious death of Pakapong Tanyakan, a freshman of the school, not only leaves much to be desired, but leaves the military establishment bruised.
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Erawan bomber must be caught
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/08/2015
» The bomber is a savage and the bomb he planted at the Erawan Shrine on Ratchaprasong intersection was meant to kill. That came straight from the mouth of Pol Gen Somyot Pumpunmuang, the national police chief, during an interview at the scene of the deadly explosion on Monday night.
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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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Govt gambles over long weekend
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/05/2020
» The cabinet took an unnecessary risk when it decided last Tuesday to maintain the public holidays this month against the recommendation of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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Bad judgement is risking lives
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/04/2020
» Yet another mistake. And, again, it involves an army officer. Maj-Gen Kosol Chujai, a specialist attached to the Office of the Defence Permanent Secretary, who was assigned to help health officials with the screening of arriving passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport, let 152 arriving Thai passengers go home on Friday night after they protested and refused to enter quarantine at state facilities.
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Police ineptitude taints Yingluck saga
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/10/2017
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's fate in Thailand has been sealed. She has to live in exile, perhaps for the rest of her life, because she cannot return to her home country without being thrown into prison to serve the five-year prison term handed down in her absence by the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions.
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How long before seat belt rule is flouted?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/03/2017
» Come April 5 -- the beginning of the Ten Dangerous Days of the Songkran festival -- all drivers of private cars and public transport and their occupants will have to fasten their seat belts. The only exceptions are tuk-tuk and song thaew drivers, whose passengers are not required to buckle up. Violators will face a fine of 500 baht.
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Rajabhakti, Hawaii sagas not over yet
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/10/2016
» The plots are similar. In March, Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya, Auditor-General Pisit Leelavachiropas and Prayong Priyajit, secretary-general of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission appeared at a press conference to jointly declare the Rajabhakti Park project in Hua Hin was above-board and cleared of any corruption.
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We want to put our house in order
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/05/2014
» Which prime minister of Thailand has twice been ousted from the seat of power by a coup? Thaksin Shinawatra. He was overthrown on Sept 19, 2006 in a coup staged by Gen Sonthi Boonyagalin. At the time he was in New York City attending the United Nations General Assembly. The second time was on May 22, when Army commander-in-chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha staged a surprise coup only three days after he declared martial law across the country.
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