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Just put the best people in the cabinet
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/07/2015
» So, the cabinet will be reshuffled in September, when the incumbent cabinet completes its first year in office. Or probably sooner, which is August. That is straight from the horse’s mouth.
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A gift? Pump prices still way too high
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/12/2014
» The latest "New Year’s gift to the people" from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is the oil price cuts that were decided by the National Energy Policy Council on Monday and came into effect on Tuesday morning.
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Yingluck must apologise to the people
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/11/2013
» The mood of quite a few protesters has clearly gone beyond the blanket amnesty issue. The shouts of "Yingluck get out" that resonated at every protest site – Samsen railway station, Silom, Asoke intersection and Ratchadamnoen – along with the ear-deafening whistle blowing are indicative of the mood.
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A sad Thai policy of blanket dismissal
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/08/2020
» Army commander Gen Apirat Kongsompong took a swipe at anti-government elements, which are increasingly hounding Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on an almost daily basis, while chatting with army cadets on the occasion of the 133rd anniversary of the founding of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy on Aug 5.
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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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Mass jab hopes a crucial test for Prayut
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/05/2021
» Despite reassurances from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that the mass Covid-19 vaccinations for people over 60 and those suffering from seven non-communicable underlying diseases across the country will proceed as scheduled on June 7, scepticism remains strong among many about whether this administration can still be trusted after repeated blunders in the handling of the pandemic.
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'Flash mob' leaves FFP with work to do
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/12/2019
» There were as many bystanders as party supporters among the few thousand people who converged in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre and the Pathumwan skywalk on Saturday evening where the Future Forward Party (FFP) held its "flash mob" to test public response to its call for justice for the party after the Election Commission (EC) last week asked the Constitutional Court to dissolve the party over a 191-million-baht "loan" to the party by its leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
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Guess who's coming to town?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/10/2015
» Guess who's coming to town this Sunday? A voice from somewhere answers: "People in red!"
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What does Capo do, except spend money?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/05/2014
» Their names are not familiar. Most people do not remember Lilaiwan Promchai and Nattaya Rotsungnoen.
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One year on, still no sign of reconciliation
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2015
» A year ago, on Jan 13, the "Shutdown Bangkok" campaign was launched by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, its aim to cripple the government of then-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and to force it out of office.
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