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He doesn't care, he's been made Minister of Health. A nice reward for someone who campaigned passionately against PT teaming up with the junta parties. Deception, dear doctor. How many people voted for PT because you vouched the party would never join with the uncles?. 'An honest mistake', no doubt .

Right on Professor

A lecturer at Chuka uploaded a post showing Pheu Thai criticising Prayuth's government for appointing Thammanat Prompao, to the Cabinet. Then, hey! Pheu Thai do the same thing! Pass the sick bag, Alice.

More great acting from Ink. We will not join with coup makers' .

The coup leaders! Drinks all round

He's doing his best to sedate the masses now under a pseudo democracy where the military still call the shots ( pun intended). Actually, he never cared for democracy, (look at his party, run entirely by himself). He once said, " Democracy is not my goal, the happiness of the people is.' Meaning offer the peasants a few sops whilst the capitalists and old order still rule. Things have changed,Thaksin. Your authoritarian CEO style has run its course. Move out of the way, Move Forward are coming through

Padipat's cases are indeed trivial but opponents of MF will do everything to derail them. The holding a beer in a photo was utter stupidity on Padipat's part. Cases of prosecution of celebrities clutching beers received wide publicity in the recent past. As for using his allowance to buy barbecue pork for the staff at Parliament, he should have checked the legality of his action first. If Padipat loses his post, MF will have nothing. Imo better to assume the role of an effective opposition and take up the role.

Another case Padipat faces. https://thepattayanews.com/2023/08/21/move-forward-deputy-house-speaker-in-new-controversy-over-bbq-party/

Take it Pita, you automatically get a place on many parliamentary committees, and you're going to lose the Deputy Speaker's position because Padipat posed with a beer on social media.

After May they lose the right to select the PM but they remain until replaced. Some one up on the law can stipulate what happens if a bill is introduced replacing the senators with elected ones. Can the existing senators vote post May to deny that?

The public might well be able to judge if he's sitting up in bed, smiling, busy on his phone.

Oh no! What will Pheu Thai do if Thaksin is charged with less majeste, and found guilty? Could there be a rapid U-turn on their 112 Article policy?

But PT couldn't wait because: 1 Its owner wants to come home 2. PT want to be in power, never mind who with and to hell with their promises to voters.. It's illegal to intentionally deceive voters in Thailand.. If someone can prove PT had every intention of teaming up with the junta uncles before the election, they should be dissolved.

I imagine the CCTV cameras would be there too as it's part of the prison complex Jatuporn, as an ex-prisoner, explained the ubiquity of cameras was to ensure 24 hour coverage of prisoners.

Eventually their MPs will, if they fear losing the next election.

He won't have come back without cast iron guarantees his time in the slammer is short. Wissanu, the junta's legal wizard and legaliser of coups, has already said that Thaksin's cases could be bunched together under one pardon. Apparently the family are preparing the papers, all speed ahead! I read the whole process could take a month or two. Still, even if Thaksin is fully pardoned, PT will be a prisoner as long as Thaksin is still alive, forced to toe the line by the old order. Thaksin sold his party's soul for his liberty to return to Thailand. He should have stayed in Singapore and flown his grandchildren over every other weekend if he really missed them

As Jatuporn explained, there are CCTV cameras all over the prison, these could reveal how 'sick' Thaksin was.

PT have committed an unforgivable act of treachery in order to bring their owner home. They can only hope their populist policies will keep the grassroots loyal but the bitter taste of betrayal can never be erased.

Jatuporn is funny: '(He) applauded the prison hospital for its swift diagnosis of these four diseases with only a stethoscope'.