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Good chance for Thaksin to get his daughter installed as PM .

Johnny Winter tearing up The Stones' jolly knees up.

Elkie Brooks singing Paul Rodgers' Seagull

An extraordinary version of Nick Drake's Time Has Told Me.

The article doesn't mention that last August Natawut Saikeua, the restaurant owner, cut his ties with Pheu Thai following their broken vow not to join with the junta backed parties. Seems his conscience took a ride..

Surely they mean turmoil rather than tumult?

I'm not sure Thaksin's planning carefully. 2 blunders already: his failed attempt to act as mediator for the anti junta groups in Myanmar, and secondly the proposal to sell 10 year old rice from Yingluck's era to either Africans or Thai conscripts. His impetuous nature, arrogance and desire to always dominate has made him a lot of enemies in the past. And the game has changed, millions of Thais now have Future Forward, or whatever they are called post possible dissolution.

Speed kills

Yes. 'Look everyone, the rice wasn't damaged, still good to go ( somewhere) after 10 years. You see, Yingluck didn't damage the economy. Come home dear, all is forgiven.'

'Needs to be washed around 15 times before cooking'. . That really inspires confidence it's edible and convenient to use. Pheu Thai insulting the public yet again

The teenager at the end is her son by a previous relationship with a Thai man. He says his mother was the same with him, violent. He implores the Englishman to come and take his 7 year old sister back to the U K because he fears for her safety. The police said it's a domestic issue which has to proceed by law, I think this means the Englishman himself would have to come back to Thailand and seek custody himself. The only other hope is the girl's grandparents if they're about and willing to take the girl.