• OPINION

  Well, that was a wild ride to Govt House

  News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/09/2023

  » Finally, the Pheu Thai-led coalition government of 11 parties has been formed and is expected to assume office either this week or early next week, depending on when the government's policy statement is delivered to parliament by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  Govt opts for coronavirus middle road

  News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/02/2020

  » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has come under heavy criticism from critics for doing too little too slowly to handle the serious health threat posed by novel coronavirus 2019, now declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global health emergency.

• OPINION

  Another 'honest mistake', really?

  Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/10/2014

  » Over a decade ago the Constitutional Court famously found that then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra made an "honest mistake" in finding him not guilty of assets concealment by a vote of 8:7. Two of the eight votes which ruled Thaksin not guilty in 2001 came from sitting judges who abstained from voting.

• OPINION

  NCPO raises eyebrows with its Thais overseas stand

  News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/07/2014

  » In his first public message to politicians who have taken self-imposed exile abroad, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha extended an olive branch by appealing to them to return home to cooperate in rebuilding the nation with an assurance that they will be given fair treatment.

• OPINION

  Will Yingluck be allowed to leave?

  Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/07/2014

  » The big question now is: Will Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of the National Council for Peace and Order, retract the decision allowing former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave the country for a European tour from July 20-Aug 10 now the National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to indict her for malfeasance in office for gross negligence in overseeing the rice pledging scheme?

• OPINION

  Govt turns to harassment of court, NACC

  News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/03/2014

  » Violence perpetrated against anti-government protesters has subsided lately, thanks to a security beef-up by the army and the recent dismantling of three protest stages at Pathumwan, Ratchaprasong and Asok to merge with one at Silom Road, which is based in Lumpini Park.

• OPINION

  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..."

• OPINION

  No shame about lying

  News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/09/2012

  » When parliament president Somsak Kiatsuranont said on Thursday that he might visit China to attend a provincial trade exposition instead of taking a "study" tour of western Europe which was heavily criticised by the press, I was foolishly misled into thinking that he really felt guilty about spending seven million baht of taxpayers' money on a junket which includes watching an English Premier League soccer match.

• THAILAND

  Highlights of the week

  Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/09/2012

  » The final report on the political turbulance in April and May 2010 was released by Kanit na Nakorn's truth commission and, as anticipated, was heavily criticised, especially by red-shirts and the Pheu Thai Party; and Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranont was spotlighted for using seven million baht of taxpayers' money to take a large group of his staff and pro-government media people on a junket to Europe.

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