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Don't blame your failings on the media
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/09/2015
» Shooting the messenger is a convenient way of shifting blame and widely practised here by politicians and senior government officials alike, who blame their own failures on the media.
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Why pay them pensions?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/09/2013
» A life-long pension of 15,000 baht a month for former lawmakers may not seem a huge amount of money these days, but the handout begs a big question: is it justifiable to continue paying these politicians, who are already better off than most people in this country.
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PM must learn to turn other cheek
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/07/2020
» After six years in office and having earned the unenviable reputation of being an "angry pot" for his occasionally unprovoked outbursts at Government House reporters, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might have thought it was about time for him to change tack and reach out to media outlets that he didn't appear to admire.
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PM says he's a politician − no surprise there
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/01/2018
» Finally, last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha halfheartedly admitted, for the first time since he took over the government's administration more than three years ago, that he is a politician, but not without reminding all of us that he is not just any politician -- but a politician who used to be a soldier.
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Old and new must seek harmony
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/06/2019
» Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit appears to be a man in a rush and a man who enjoys controversy.
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Election prospects take another knock
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/05/2017
» Earlier last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told us the next election, which was to be held in accordance with the government's political roadmap, might be postponed if unrest is still prevalent.
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Not everything is political, ease the reins
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/05/2015
» It's clear there's no love lost between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.
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Wissanu's right, it's a 'weird' idea
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/09/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, supposedly the government’s top legal mind, has come up with a "weird" (in his own words) idea which has quickly earned him more foes than friends.
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Writing with the hand, erasing with the foot
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/09/2015
» There's an old saying,"Writing with the hand, erasing with the foot!" And it certainly describes the conduct of the 135 members of the National Reform Council in voting down the draft constitution.
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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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