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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.
Not much hope of voters understanding the charter
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/02/2016
» The completed draft constitution by Meechai Ruchuphan's Constitution Drafting Committee is up for public scrutiny. It is a thick volume of importance, yet boring to read because of all the legal jargon that is difficult to understand, even for people with some legal background.
Tense times as revised amnesty bill awaits
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/10/2013
» The move in parliament on Friday when Pheu Thai MPs managed to push a new version of an amnesty through the 35-member House panel vetting the amnesty bill resembles what I would call a "silent coup".
PM's surprise talks plan needs a serious look
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/08/2013
» Africa seems to be an ideal place in which to gain some inspiration - at least for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thaksin's plea for reconciliation rings hollow
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/07/2013
» I have lost count of the number of times ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has pleaded for reconciliation. The last one was delivered from Beijing in his phone-in address to his supporters in Thailand on the occasion of his 64th birthday last Friday.
Stormy post-Lent period awaits in parliament
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/07/2013
» Come Khao Pansa, or Buddhist Lent, Bangkok and most of the country will be bracing for the full force of the rainy season which will provide us with great relief from the hot weather.
A welcome break in the amnesty bill row
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/05/2013
» "'My objective is to bring Thaksin home. If this is not successful, I will be the only person to be held accountable. That's Okay. I can be taken anywhere and beheaded. I am not afraid because I have already made up my mind and will tour the country, including the South, to [solicit support for the reconciliation bill]. But I chose to come to Isan first, and if you people agree with me, please give me applause..."
Chalerm's bill puts PM in difficult position
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/05/2013
» Of all his supporters and admirers, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can count on at least one man as "a friend in need" _ that is Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung.
Boss wants to come home to 'sweet surrender'
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/05/2013
» <i>For so long I was out in the cold,</i>
Pheu Thai maintains pressure on court
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/04/2013
» There seems to be no love lost between the Pheu Thai Party and the Constitution Court _ which is understandable considering the painful lessons given by the court to the ruling party's two predecessors, Thai Rak Thai and Palang Prachachon, which it dissolved for electoral fraud and then banned their executive board members from politics for five years.