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Oh no, he's put his foot in it again!
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is no stranger to verbal gaffes, which may hurt the feelings of Thais or, worse, inflict political damage. His latest "slip of the tongue" at a meeting of the Pheu Thai Party's executive and MPs over special favours for police promotions is a case in point which could also expose him to legal action.
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New parties riding high on innovations
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/06/2022
» Buri Ram, the self-proclaimed capital of the Bhumjaithai Party, was on a high last Friday, albeit not from cannabis, but from the historic achievement of liberalising the use of the plant, condemned as a narcotic for eight decades.
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Impatience costs protest leaders dear
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/11/2021
» Two remanded anti-establishment Ratsadon protest leaders, Panusaya "Rung" Sitthijirawattanakul and Benja Apan, wrote a letter on Friday pleading with the court to grant them bail.
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'Lese majeste' law hinders royalists too
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/11/2021
» Cries for abolition of lese majeste, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and the release on bail of those held in prison on lese majeste charges are getting louder again, after a rally yesterday at Ratchaprasong intersection led by pro-democracy groups and anti-royalists.
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Crisis sees acclaimed response unravel
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/07/2021
» A doomed atmosphere, characterised by mixed feelings of despair, disappointment, anger, and frustration among many of us, seems to have engulfed society as Covid-19 infections and deaths from the virulent virus are rising by the day.
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No shame in enlisting the wealthy
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/04/2020
» Imagine the scene of a courtroom, a defendant is escorted in by a prison guard and seated next to his lawyer. Outside the courtroom, several angry people are gathering, with some of them cursing the defendant because of his notorious track record.
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Daring to dream of an end to coups
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/02/2020
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) has a big dream that no other party in Thailand dares or cares to dream. That is the dream that this country will one day be free from coups for good.
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Farming chemical facts distorted
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/12/2019
» Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit did not speak the whole truth about the reversal of the resolution by the new National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) that he chairs over weed-killers glyphosate and paraquat, and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
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Saksayam begins job with wrong turns
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/08/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob of the Bhumjaithai Party appears to stand out among his colleagues in the cabinet, as far as speed in performing duties is concerned.
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FFP makes waves for better and worse
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/04/2019
» The achievement of the Future Forward Party (FFP) in the March 24 general election is phenomenal, if not unprecedented.
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