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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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UDD insincere in its denial of 'Men in Black'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2014
» It came as no surprise that core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and some former Pheu Thai MPs have broken their self-imposed silence to deny the existence of the "Men in Black" and question the arrest of the five suspects paraded before the media.
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Old cars aren't the problem on city streets
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/10/2013
» There is an old southern Chinese saying which goes along these lines: "When one’s stomach is full, he or she has nothing to do and, therefore, starts looking for trouble."
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It's a question of social responsibility
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/04/2015
» An incident at a Bangkok mall on Sunday night raises serious questions about the accountability and social responsibility of the management of the many giant shopping centres now dominating the city.
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'Chuvit Garden' plans face scrutiny
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/04/2023
» Many Bangkokians not living in the Sukhumvit area may not realise that there used to be a small park, named Chuvit Garden, at the entrance of Soi Sukhumvit 10.
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Paranoia wreaking economic havoc
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/07/2020
» We have taken pride in the fact that Thailand has not had any local transmission of Covid-19 for more than 50 consecutive days and that our success in stemming the spread of the virus has won worldwide praise.
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End prejudice against migrant workers
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/07/2017
» Jingoism ran high among many nationalists as the subject of millions of documented and undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia was discussed on social media in the aftermath of the controversial decree on migrant workers which came into force on June 23.
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Phra Dhammajayo: Float like a butterfly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/11/2016
» All of a sudden, in my subconscious, I overheard that famous catch-phrase from "Black Superman", the cheeky song written by Johnny Wakelin: "I'm Ali, catch me if you can". It appeared to blow in from the direction of Wat Dhammakaya, aka the "Flying Saucer" temple in Pathum Thani province.
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Thaksin may be signalling a return to the spotlight
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/04/2015
» "To Phra Suthep: I have stopped for a long time but you have not. You say you have been in the monkhood for nine months. Don't be a monk merely to be covered by a saffron robe and have your head shaved. Have your heart ordained as well because you still lie frequently. (I) thought you would stop lying in your saffron robe. We knew each other quite well."
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Gifts? Not really
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/12/2014
» I am already feeling suffocated by the weight of the New Year’s gifts being heaped upon me by various ministries responding to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s desire to "deliver happiness" to the Thai people.
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