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Recovery needs careful planning
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/06/2020
» Thailand appears able to contain the spread of coronavirus at home as manifested by the absence of local infection for the past three weeks, thanks to the tireless efforts of the medical personnel and the public health volunteers as well as the cooperation of the majority of the public in observing the basic health requirements of wearing a face mask in public, social distancing and regular hand cleansing.
Landless farmers must benefit from handout
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/10/2014
» Call it the "Returning Happiness to Rice Farmers" scheme or whatever you like, the 1,000 baht/rai cash handout for each rice farming family who owns less than 15 rai of land is a populist policy.
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.
FAO warning shows folly of rice pledging
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/02/2013
» Just as the media and the public are losing interest in the government's populist rice pledging scheme, the latest report from the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that Thailand may be running out of space to store rice.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/09/2012
» The unexpected flooding of Sukhothai municipality early this week rekindled nightmares of a repeat of last year's disastrous floods. On a brighter note, in the far South 93 militants gave themselves up, providing a glitter of hope for the government's staggering efforts to restore peace in the region, and a family at war over the death of a former movie star.
Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/06/2012
» Nasa finally cancelled its climate research project in Thailand but the squabble over the issue between the government and the opposition is not over yet and may drag on. The reconciliation bills are again back in the news, with House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont suggesting that they should be withdrawn from the parliament.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/05/2012
» Top government officials, from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra down, have all sung the same tune, in a chorus like parrots, that there is no problem and the cost of living is actually falling, not rising out of control -- ignoring widespread complaints of ever increasing food prices.