Veera Prateepchaikul
Former Editor
Former Bangkok Post Editor, political commentator and a regular columnist at Post Publishing.
Army's role in boxing a shady affair
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium has earned a bad reputation after being blamed for a Covid-19 cluster which has, so far, infected more than 50 people with the deadly disease.
Time to back virus control effort
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has made the right decision, belatedly though.
Govt response has been mind-boggling
Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul went ballistic against Western tourists once again.
Let health experts take the lead
The government appears to have lost the support of one vocal and loyal supporter, former Thammasat University lecturer and marketing guru Seri Wongmontha.
Student rallies need careful handling
The wave of student "flash mobs" has been spreading fast in Thailand's universities and high schools.
FFP voters in search of a new home
It was one of those dark days in Thai political history when the Constitutional Court decided to condemn the Future Forward Party (FFP) to premature death for the crime of receiving a 191.2 million baht loan from its leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
Dissolving FFP won't benefit nation
Political gurus who predicted the Future Forward Party would be dissolved by the Constitutional Court over the "Illuminati case" were proven wrong.
Daring to dream of an end to coups
The Future Forward Party has a big dream that no other party in Thailand dares or cares to dream.
Govt opts for coronavirus middle road
PM 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.
A silly mistake
What appears to be an act of stupidity or carelessness of a government lawmaker -- who left his electronic voting card in the card reading device at the House as he left for home in Phatthalung province in the middle of the debate on the budget bill during Jan 10-11 to attend a funeral and chair a Children's Day event, and an unknown colleague used his card to vote in favour of the bill -- has now developed into a serious transgression that threatens to render the bill, which was passed by both the House and the Senate, null and void.