Mister Fixit

Of course he can read English - he was born there (in my old home town) and went to bloody Eton and Oxford. He's probably the best educated politician in Thailand.

None of these dodgy Thai universities who give out toilet-tissue degrees for him. He has a PROPER degree from one of the top 4 universities in the WORLD.

And anyone who reads Yahoo for news is a brain-dead cretin.

What a load of old tosh. A picture of a bit of hoar frost on a few blades of grass and Thailand panics.

But they're not lagging behind in sanuk are they? Would you rather be fluent in a foreign language or be happy?

I think it is spelled 'sanook' .....

The Royal Thai General System which is the official method of rendering Thai language words in the Latin alphabet thinks it's spelled 'sanuk'

http://www.thai-language.com/id/131195

There are a number of transliteration systems - they are all crap. For example, the way they use a 'u; and not an 'a' 'My name Nut' but they spell it 'Nat'

WRONG!!

A flat 'a' is way different from a flat 'u'

It is interesting to mote that in England some schools are now banning local dialect, not only for teaching but also for conversations between students

If yo cor spayke proppa yo cor tek the exam

Sownds loike yow cum frum the Black Countray! Am yow a yam-yam?

Is there a Thai word for "hypocrisy"?

Something like 'garsrisaeng' (การเสแสร้ง) but the easier 'song na' (two faced) will do

Good grief, the English in this is appalling - and it's called an English news website!

Thank goodness I'll be travelling in the opposite direction!

You're looking a bit stressed in that photo, YL - better get yourself off to the hair dresser and beauty therapist quick smart. - don't worry about parliament you won't be missed and anyway we can cover for you.

I was about to write exactly the same thing - you beat me to it!

She is looking pretty hassled in that photo, isn't she? The joys of public office - it's not all about flying off to Paris and buying more handbags and shoes ...

OustING. An ouster is an order ousting someone from office.

A very good basic analysis, especially for foreigners.

Starting to get worried now ...? You should.

You coward man Aphisit ! Why you don't challenges PM Yinluck in a new election !!! you only hide behind the Military constitution Laws wich is written for you amd the so called Democratic party.

Yes, they should have an election, but first let's hear some constructive debate and answers that one woud expect from the Prime Minister of Thailand.

Puppet. Puppet. Puppet. Three times.

I think you mean 'Muppet, muppet, muppet, three times'.

Jesus, who writes this semi-literate shit?

Woo-hoo, things are getting tasty!

This is news? <deleted>, Thaivisa, get a grip. It's been gong on for years. Do try harder, newsroom ...

The spokesman then called on all sides to set aside individual interest, stop creating hatred and stop hurting the country, but restoring peace and bringing happiness back to the people.

There is one person who has no interest in any of these things, His interests are all he cares about. Thaksin could bring an end to all this by returning, walk through the jail and settle for being the man behind the scenes. Alas, this will never happen, it's all about his ego.

Ego yes, but overridden by stupidity.

Not stupidity, he is actually very clever and that is why he figured out ways to make the poor and the rural population believe that he cares for them, which is not the case. His ego is bigger than Mt. Everest and unfortunately coupled with the same amount of greed and arrogance. He wil sacrifice everything (Thailand and possibly also family members), but he will never give up and he probably even sees this as a special quality of his.

It's called psychopathy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

Uh-oh, I smell a coup coming on ...

I wonder who's paying for this......

<whisper> could be someone with the initials TS ... and I don't mean T S Eliot!

One can reject the verdict, it the verdict is not correct.

This verdict is not correct, because according to the watershed, the land and temple is in Thailand.

You can appeal the verdict if you think it is not correct. Thailand could have dealt with this in 1908 or in 1962. They didn't. They now have to live with it.

Actually he can't - leaving aside a merits test which would patently fail.

Firstly, their is no appellant court for the ICJ. The courts decisions are final.

Secondly, he is not a state and thus cannot be a member of the ICJ. Only member states of the ICJ can bring a case or an issue for adjudication before it.

At last! Some sense written here!

I don't see it as the same logic.

Logic? Here? Get real, mate!

Could anyone understand a word of that gobbledy-gook?