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Eric Loh
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14 minutes ago, scorecard said:...was the incumbent since TRT days, nice example of long-term cronyism and gangs of scaly politicians unethical ...
This scaly thrash was embraced warmly by your scaly government plus one convicted drug dealer. That pales beyond unethical.
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6 minutes ago, jonclark said:
PPRP won by a landslide there with nearly double the votes of PTP in 2019. Think the most likely outcome is another win, but a low turnout might affect the number of votes the micro parties get and their party listings.
PPRP got 30,012 against PTP 17,751. Pol Gen Waiphote was the incumbent since TRT days. This by-election will be a bellwether test on PPRP support now that Waiphote is not able to contest.
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1 hour ago, Cadbury said:For expats and exporters who were hoping it might fall sometime soon. From Bloomberg.
"......strategists say the currency isn’t likely to lose its newfound status as a haven anytime soon, thanks to Thailand’s rising current-account surplus and record foreign reserves".
“’Thai baht remains a safe haven as we haven’t had significant impact from the worsening trade war like other emerging markets,” said Jitipol Bangkok-based chief strategist at Krung Thai Bank Pcl. The third most-accurate forecaster for the currency last quarter predicts the baht will rise to 30.25 per dollar by the end of the year",
The baht is a double edged sword. Great for the military and the rich elite who get their money out and store it offshore and watch it grow but a disaster for exports and the economy.
A lot going for the Baht in a world where institutional investors are chasing for yields. Current current surplus, strong foreign reserves, low PE ratio stocks, good yield for bonds, debts at manageable level, debts mostly denominated in Baht and stimulus spending based on assets rather than printing money like the west. A opportune time for government to have policies to encourage import of technologies to improve productivity i.e. if they have the brain cells in the cabinet to seize the moment.
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On 9/11/2019 at 4:43 AM, webfact said:
it was Thai society that will judge the MPs in the parliament.
Bold statement when he didn't even stand for election and has to cheat and bribe to be the PM.
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He even got himself a PhD from a non educational accredited Calamus Int. University. Probably bought on line.
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The government must reform the process of obtaining working visa and permit if they serious in making business easier for investors. The same amount of repetitive paperwork every year is tedious and wasteful.
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8 hours ago, webfact said:
He said the government could borrow more money or push the debt up to 70 per cent of the GDP
Stop giving this government any more ideas for military procurement.
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7 minutes ago, webfact said:“There are those finding fault with the government all the time these days,” Prayut sasid.
Get use to it. This is democracy, well maybe quasi democracy.
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16 minutes ago, londonthai said:
yes, nobody convicted of drug offences can run for public office. Constitution was broken by the party he was running for, as well as by the PM, who knew well about his conviction but decided to ignore it.
You can judge for yourself whether he fit the eligibility to be a ministers. As for me he failed under item 5 and 7.
Thailand 2017 constitution.
Section 160 • Eligibility for head of government A Minister must: 1. be of Thai nationality by birth; 2. be not less than thirty-five years of age; • Minimum age of head of government 3. have graduated with not lower than a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent; 4. be of evident integrity; 5. not have behaviour which is a serious violation of or failure to comply with ethical standards; 6. not be under any of the prohibitions under section 98; 7. not be a person sentenced by a judgment to imprisonment, irrespective of the finality of the case or a suspension of the punishment, except for an offence committed through negligence, a petty offence or a defamation offence; 8. not be a person whose office has been vacated on the grounds of committing any prohibited act under section 186 or section 187, for a period of less than two years up to the date of appointment.
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Thammanas in good company with this crooked government. If the micro parties don't smart up and leave, they will too be tainted with the same corrupt brush. As for the Dem and BJT, these 2 parties are already partner in crime with this corrupt government from day one.
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7 minutes ago, nikmar said:
Couldnt it be said that all the rampant nationalism and the likes of Apirat carrying on about communism is divisive rhetoric. You are permitted one line of thought in this country, anything else and you are "Nuk Paen Din" or Scum of the Earth.
Apirat rhetoric is not only divisive, it's incendiary and source of conflicts.
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Nice deflection NIDA. All you have to do is to a totally discursive poll question. Shouldn’t the question be charter amendments would boost Thai democracy.
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20 minutes ago, scorecard said:
How nice el, but Id prefer to deeply analyse why you say 1997 constitution, no doubt you have an aligned reason, but aligned to the long-term objectives of who?
Knowing you, I suspect that this is a loaded question. But actually it shouldn't be as it is rather straight forward answer. Constitution should stand the test of times while political personalities come and go. The key features of the 1997 constitution that was drafted by popular elected drafting assemble was notable for being the first in Thailand history to have 2 houses directly elected. The government should work for the people and not the other way round. The 1997 constitution did not give any political parties any advantage. Parties have to earn their votes from changing voters demography and expectation.
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I got no problem with what Dr. Somkiat said and he may be right. He always has been a fair man in dispensing opinion and has in the past demonstrated that he opposed coups, disagreed with PDRC methods, support election and inclusive reform. Thaksin just complicate the good intention of the FFP. The future is with the young and the millennium voters and they are less interested in the past and only the future matters to them. I hope they succeed in changing the constitution and use the 1997 constitution as model.
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Coup is a corrupt act. Start with that. Rest will be relatively easier.
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14 minutes ago, robblok said:Quite probably, i really don't get it the guy was really rich already.. is it never enough for those corrupt crooks. I am happy at least some of them do jail time for corruption. Far too many escape punishment especially if the party they are connected too is in power.
That’s why the whole justice system in Thailand is flawed as Edward Kennedy put it.
“Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?”.
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Thailand held the International Anti-Corruption Day event, encouraging all Thai people to fight against corruption as volunteers in the cause.
It's Friday and and happy hour comedy. Rank this news as foolish as this.
Urinals according to "size"? Why size matters in the Thai gents!
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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:Nobody will get away with Billy’s murder, warns Prayut
As long as the murder has nothing to do with the military or the wealthy that he shield. Meanwhile the brutal attack on Ja New and other political activists and the torture/death of the Abdulloh Esomuso who die in military custody were given light cursory mention and uninterested by him. He is so fake.
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27 minutes ago, newatthis said:
Wasn't it for financial fraud?
Falsifying documents to get a loan from Krung Thai Bank. Lucky to be out in 3 years. Seem a pattern with pardons to both colours. Expect Boonsong to be pardon soon.
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Just now, Artisi said:
Partially correct, they just tried it on after hours when everyone else had left to go home - the rest is history
Can't even give you a partial pass here. If you followed the news you will find out that the Dems were invited for the late session vote and they declined.
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5 minutes ago, Artisi said:Seem to remember an other group trying to push through an amnesty for themselves and particularly their self-imposed fugitive from justice ex leader, but that's different when you support the other's
They did but have to go through the lower and upper house process and judged the people sentiment. Well within the rights of them to propose the amnesty bill and they followed the legal process and withdrew after the people came out in numbers. The junta just grant themselves the amnesty that was forced upon the people.
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2 minutes ago, khaowong1 said:You realize you talk about the two self imposed fugitives and corruption in one sentence. Those two went hand in hand with corruption.
I think you completely missed the point. The point or rather points that you completely missed were that there were a judiciary process by which they were charged (albeit another talking point) and they will be further judged by the electorate. This bunch wrote themselves an amnesty, not investigated for their corruption (they don't even have to declare their assets), seized power for 5 years and re-wrote the rules to continue their domination. Hope that clears up your misconception.
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11 hours ago, Artisi said:
If the 2 self-imposed fugitive were still in-charge, would the current state of affairs be any better?
One thing for sure is that they will continue to block the submarine purchase and most probably other dodgy military procurement.
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I just wonder whether the basket of goods that is used to extract basic pricing information to calculate inflation has changed over the years. Seem that inflation has been benign for the last 5 years but the general population always complaining about the cost of living going up especially education expenses. The goods in the basket should be adjusted periodically to account for changes in consumer habits. Yes, I don;t trust Ministry inflation number.
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Waipote stripped of MP status, faces arrest to serve time in prison
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Don’t forget to bring along the blue, yellow and green shirts.