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Money printing is on the way and so is inflation, its built in. they can pay it all off by printing slowly. And since there has been billions of USD flowing into Th from US banks, BOT had to print baht to buy all the USD thats going for the high interest rates. Inflation is a given. but i think some things like real estate is going to pop its bubble. so watch out.

Tensions grow as Thailand awaits Thaksin's return

Lindsay Murdoch

BANGKOK: Thailand's government has returned the Thai passport of the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and is preparing to welcome him from exile, stoking renewed political tensions in the country.

Mr Thaksin, a divisive figure, missed a self-imposed deadline to be in Bangkok for the wedding of his daughter Pinthongta two weeks ago.

But supporters of the telecommunications tycoon, who has lived in exile since 2008, believe he will be home within months.

From Dubai where he is living, Mr Thaksin insists Thailand is about to enter a period of reconciliation after six years of upheaval, but warns that ''merchants of conflict'' will try to thwart the peace efforts.

''Those who are not brutal and not self-centred had better get into the reconciliation mode now,'' he told the Bangkok Post.

Powerful forces, including Bangkok's political and military elite, strongly oppose Mr Thaksin's return, unless he serves at least part of a two-year prison sentence for alleged corruption.

But MPs in Yingluck Shinawatra's Puea Thai party are planning amnesties for people on both sides of the country's bitterly divided politics, a move that government critics say is ostensibly designed to allow her brother back into the country without him having to go to jail.

The government is also planning constitutional amendments that Mr Thaksin, who was ousted in a 2006 coup, says should protect democratically elected representatives from being forced from power.

Ms Yingluck won a landslide election in July on a promise to her millions of so-called ''red shirt'' supporters that she would bring her brother home, and analysts say she will face a backlash from her own supporters if she fails to fulfil the promise.

In November the government was forced to withdraw an endorsement of a royal pardon for Mr Thaksin after leaders of the royalist ''yellow shirt'' movement and the opposition vowed to strongly protest against it. [more...]

Full story: http://www.smh.com.a...1228-1pczt.html

-- smh.com.au 2011-12-29

Coup was downright dirty and wrong to begin with, wanna talk about 'corruption'. well look no further than the elite conspirators! duh! talk about undemocratic and adverting law. Taksin was getting thailand out of debt and making it a more favorable place for business, elite dont want that, they want public debt!!! know it!

They want to spend and pass on the bill to low/middle classes via TAXES! surprise surprise, oldest trick in the book to make others pay for your lavish bills. governement debt is paid by you and me, what a great deal huh? government loves us mak mak see?

Taksin did have a genuine want to help ordinary people and make thailand better to some degrees or so, despite what you think. Socialism is not the answer of course, but free market is. Yes Taksin may be corrupt, but all of thailand is pretty much corrupt , including officials in gov.

eleite yellows want debt, because the system here is debt loaned money system so debt keeps the gears turning, but causes inflation and we pay for it. But no debt is good for us too but may jeopordize the Rothschild debt fiat money system (in place around the world and is mathematically proven to always end in tears) in place now here. money loaned into existence.

Yet Taksin does have ties to european elite and did conspire to do things for thailand which could advert its sovereignty ... Hes a double edge sword and discussion is very long to weight out.

Hey let see what happens if he comes back. This ones a show to watch!

I'm in phuket, and have a friend whos been here years.Hes recounted stories to me and I have my own.

Lots of them are THIEVES and you had better beware. Dame aware. Because its the rotten truth, ok people, it just is. And not all are bad. but those on the night scene, hookers and bar workers, be on guard and dont believe too much of what they say. Never be trusting is the rule of thumb my fellow falang!

Inching to all parts of the city slowly but surely. Now if dykes break anywhere its crises there. If you want to ride this craze out for the next two months good luck. Looks like a slow train wreck. Supply lines are being cut slowly to choke the city off in the weeks to come. Get out now easily while u can otherwise youll say " i wish i coulda woulda but didnt" good luck Kokers.

Hysteria is sweeping this city.

What do the japs think? this is Japan or something? havent they heard of "TIT"? sheesh. They must Do Thai way, or do Highway. Lifes a Bitch aint it.

Eventually we'll be surrounded, with questionable tap, transports slows or stopps. then we we lack food and fuel. hope net and electricy are gonna be ok. but we are getting down to the wire soon where bkk could be choked or something.

There are areas that are like 4m above sea level or more, like Vadhana, Thonglor, Pethaburi, to Sukhumvit, last places to hold out I believe. PLAN for the worse and hope for the best people, not hope for the best and make little or no plans. the later will suffer one way or the other.

Does anyone think the river will swell and hit sukhumvit?

I read somewhere an AP would take flights if Svrnbhumi closed.. cant remember the name of it. but getting there would be the battle if the big one went down, we'd be deep in water by that time.. so get out while you can to avert risk. Im going to fee soon myself.

Bkk is surronded by water and there is a sea wating to pass. Science minister knows something thats why he said 1m of water in bkk. Go figure. All my data points to flooding eventually in most of bkk and lets not even discuss tap water , food, transport, supply chains, internet, cell, electricity shutting off purposfully or accidentilly, and the rest of the integrated web nets of the city. Oh and illness from the sitting water. Mosquitos? I heard Dengue also reported in bkk a few weeks ago. Floods are a breedground for mosquitos. Im leaving soon and preping to be gone a month or two in case. Once flooded forget about getting IN or OUT.