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Sad decline of the Democrat Party
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/10/2022
» What is happening to Thailand's oldest party, the Democrat Party, under the leadership of Jurin Laksanawisit?
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Renegades bring House debate to life
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/02/2022
» Mustachioed MP of Uttaradit province Saranwut Saranket does not look like a typical Thai politician. He looks more like a Wild West cowboy, albeit without a gun slung on his waist or a horse.
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Govt trips up in handling of Chana row
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/12/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has unwittingly opened up the old wounds between him and former Deputy Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow, currently secretary-general of the core government party, Palang Pracharath (PPRP).
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Korn shows how Sansern flunked test
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/12/2017
» Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd appears to have shot himself in the mouth -- once again.
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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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Selfless heroism, hazing idiocy
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/02/2016
» Remember that beautiful story of the Krabi fisherman who instinctively went to the rescue of two elderly Norwegian bird watchers stuck in thick mud, throwing himself face down in the muck so they could free themselves.
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Jakarta must show conviction over haze problem
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/09/2015
» Recently, large parts of Songkhla, Trang and Phuket were blanketed by haze from forest and plantation fires in Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan. At one point, the particulate matter in the air in Hat Yai township hit 123 microgrammes/cubic metre -- a level considered unsafe to residents' health. Officials in the affected area distributed face masks to people who were also advised to avoid outdoor activities.
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A reprieve, so they can continue to plunder?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/07/2015
» Chambers of commerce in some coastal provinces have asked the government for a two-month reprieve for the owners of thousands of illegal fishing boats now moored at ports and jetties unable to meet the IUU fishing rule.
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South is one tough nut for NCPO to crack
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/07/2014
» Ramadan is supposed to be the holy month for all Muslims throughout the world, a month when they are to refrain from food, drink and other physical needs from sunrise to sunset, to practice self-restraint in order to cleanse the body and soul of impurities and to focus on God.
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Yingluck’s options are narrowed down to one: resign
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/02/2014
» The Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) director Chalerm Yubamrung was jubilant when he learned that the Civil Court had refused to lift the state of emergency as requested by former Democrat MP Thavorn Senniam on the grounds that enforcing the special law was the prerogative of the government. He even thanked the court for the ruling.
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