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School van tragedies can be averted
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/09/2022
» The death of a 7-year-old school girl found locked in a school van from morning until late in the afternoon in a parking lot of a school in Chon Buri last Tuesday is a tragic incident that can be prevented, without much difficulty.
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Spare 'Toon' from carping over his run
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/12/2021
» With the dark shadow of the Omicron variant looming, the year 2022, which is just a week away, was never going to be a year of untold happiness to begin with for most people in the world, including Thailand.
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Protest fails to win over silent majority
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/09/2020
» The student-led protest at Sanam Luang on Sept 19-20 was anything but a success. There has been no positive response regarding their demands: changes of the constitution, an end to harassment against student activists and reform of the monarchy.
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Student rallies need careful handling
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/03/2020
» The wave of student "flash mobs" has been spreading fast in Thailand's universities and high schools. It began on the second day after the Constitutional Court on Feb 21 ordered the dissolution of the Future Forward Party (FFP) and banished its executive committee members from politics for 10 years at the Pridi courtyard in Thammasat University, Tha Prachan campus, with a few hundred of students attending.
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Is it really time to 'seize the power?'
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2020
» Future Forward Party (FFP) secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul believes that 2020 is the year ripe for the people to be their own masters of the land and rise up to seize power from the ruling elites that no longer have legitimacy to govern.
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Judgement day for Thanathorn
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/11/2019
» Judgement day for Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit arrives on Wednesday.
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Cabinet throwing up some odd ideas
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/08/2019
» Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, a new face in the government, has been dealt a blow with his first proposal to the cabinet to waive visa application fees for tourists from China and India.
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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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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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NOB transfer harms govt anti-graft drive
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/09/2017
» Pol Lt Col Pongporn Pramsaneh has been widely recognised as an honest and straightforward officer in the Department of Special Investigation – a rare breed in the police force. It explains why he was ordered shifted from the DSI's head of the Tax Litigation Office to lead the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) on Feb 25 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to do an unenviable mission. His task was to clean up the mess concerning the misappropriation of government funds for the renovation of temples and for schools on temple grounds.
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