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Just old wine in a new bottle
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/04/2014
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s latest olive branch to his political opponents is nothing new – it's just sour old wine in a new bottle.
Abhisit needs luck for shuttle diplomacy to succeed
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/04/2014
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has a dream: the dream of a chosen one who thinks he can convince all of the key players of Thailand’s protracted political stalemate to put the country’s interests first and come to the negotiating table.
One final desperate effort after successive failures
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/05/2014
» Victory is so close yet so far away for the People’s Democratic Reform Committee protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and his supporters. Twice they thought victory was at hand but then it just slipped away.
We want to put our house in order
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/05/2014
» Which prime minister of Thailand has twice been ousted from the seat of power by a coup? Thaksin Shinawatra. He was overthrown on Sept 19, 2006 in a coup staged by Gen Sonthi Boonyagalin. At the time he was in New York City attending the United Nations General Assembly. The second time was on May 22, when Army commander-in-chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha staged a surprise coup only three days after he declared martial law across the country.
Capo has overstepped its authority, shunned its real job
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/04/2014
» As the name itself suggests, the main task of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo) is to enforce the Internal Security Act to ensure peace and order in areas covered by the law -- Bangkok, Nonthaburi and parts of Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani.
Rice farmers 'conned' by Chada
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/02/2014
» Chada Thaiseth is known as an influential figure in Uthai Thani and a supporter of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as proven by his endorsement of the universal amnesty bill.
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.
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.
Politics of hate must not be allowed to prevail
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/03/2014
» The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is no less relevant today. And one picture which appeared on the front pages of most dailies on Tuesday, or the video clip that went viral in the social media, tells a story so blatant, so un-Buddhist that no words are really needed at all.
Jatuporn facing first test as UDD leader
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/04/2014
» It appears likely the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will flex its muscle in Bangkok this coming Saturday, although the red-shirt movement has yet to announce the exact venue of its mass gathering.