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Somyot passes the buck, complains later
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/09/2015
» National police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang appears to be waging a one-man war against the Immigration Police Bureau.
Cops feeling pressure over kill suspect torture claims
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/10/2014
» From the beginning, police from the top down, from national chief Pol Gen Somyot Pumpanmuang to cops in Surat Thani province who have jurisdiction over Koh Tao, have been under heavy pressure to show results of the high-profile murders of two British tourists on the tourist island on Sept 15.
Judge NCPO by its performance, not by opinion polls
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/08/2014
» Bangkok University's Krungthep Poll came out last week with the latest opinion survey on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) showing it had scored 6.9 points out of 10 for its first three-month performance. By comparison, for that same time period, the Yingluck government scored 4.49 points, and the Abhisit government 3.82 points.
New cabinet must now prove its worth
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/09/2014
» The private sector has given the thumbs-up to the economic team of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha led by MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, who was appointed deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs.
People of Thailand are 'crying for change'
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/11/2013
» Allow me to borrow some of US President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign slogans on the theme of change. "Vote for Change", "Change We Can Believe In", "Our Time for Change", "It's about Time. It's about Change", "Stand for Change", or "Organise for Change".
Only half-truths about infrastructure megaprojects
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/04/2013
» The government appears to be treating the infrastructure development megaprojects like the rice pledging scheme - withholding key information which is supposed to be disclosed publicly and releasing details only when pressured to do so.
Forest issue takes a serious turn for the worse
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/11/2012
» Can we kiss goodbye to our forests? Green groups won the first round when they forced Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk to halt the issuance of land documents in certain protected areas.
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.
PM's Hat Yai visit belated, but welcome
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/04/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s visit on Monday to the southern tourist city of Hat Yai, her first since she took office last year, is welcome -- no matter how belated it is.