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Klong Dan, the 'mother of corruption' cases
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/11/2014
» On Friday, the Supreme Administrative Court handed down a devastating ruling that forces the Pollution Control Department to pay more than 9 billion baht to a private consortium known as the NVPSKG which was contracted to build the Klong Dan waste water treatment facility in tambon Klong Dan, Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan.
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Rice farmers must help themselves
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/09/2014
» Rice farmers recently asked for help from the government after a similar call from rubber growers in 16 southern provinces demanding intervention to arrest the seemingly unstoppable fall in rubber prices.
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No matter the hurt, PM must accept court ruling
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/03/2014
» Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s tearful appeal for sympathy and understanding for her government’s good intentions in the aftermath of the Constitution Court’s ruling rendering the government’s two trillion baht loan bill unconstitutional has invited a flood of criticism in the social media.
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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.
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Comfort letter makes GSB chief squirm in his seat
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2014
» Many of us, I believe, are well aware of the phrase "comfort women", those unfortunate women and girls in countries occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II who were forced into prostitution in organised brothels to satisfy the sexual appetite of its soldiers. There are several films about this dark side of the war.
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Yingluck primes for a showdown with the NACC
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/03/2014
» Guess what will caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra do today?
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Showdown day: The PM and the NACC
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/03/2014
» Guess what caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will do Monday?
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Floods may prove a blessing for rice scheme
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/10/2013
» The Straits Times of Singapore reported on Saturday that India has overtaken Thailand as the biggest rice supplier to Singapore _ the first time this is believed to have happened.
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The 'mole' is inside the government
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/06/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi is no stranger to controversy. It could be said he has a penchant for courting controversy, and a tongue so sharp and quick that even bad-mouthed fresh market vendors envy him.
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Boonsong botches chance to defend rice scheme
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/06/2013
» Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom's press conference last Friday which was supposed to enlighten us as to the actual status of the rice pledging scheme was a farce, a letdown as always as far as the populist scheme is concerned.
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