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Eric Loh

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 18 hours ago, Cadbury said:

    The EU is not stupid. They know the current government is just a continuation of the previous corrupt junta regime. 

    A Thai/EU FTA is just wishful thinking on the part of the The Department of Trade Negotiations.  

    Sweet dreams Thailand.

    That was the process in the past whereby in principle FTA negotiation must be preceded by a human rights impact assessment to ensure that trade does not negatively impact the enjoyment of human rights especially industry such as fishery and textile. However EU is in such a bad shape economically and need more markets to export. They will likely to waive this requirement and negotiate the FTA and then ask Thailand to improve their human rights record. This can be seen by the recent EU-Vietnam FTA whereby human rights demands were waived. Really a big letdown. 

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