Eric Loh

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.  

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.  

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.

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!

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.  

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. 

I just cringe to see the amount of money that will be spent on national security and managed by the Interior Minister who has past history of dodgy military procurements when he was army chief. Just see how willing and open he is to parliament oversight and scrutiny. Maybe just maybe he will voluntarily declare his assets. 

27 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Dont ask stupid questions

Lighten up mate. Didn’t expect any silly answer too. 

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Expect more job loses as exports contract, tourism

Do the job losses include the ministers in their respective industry. 

11 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

I feel so sorry for the south Korean president trying to discuss anything with Prayut yet alone economics.

The reason why the SK President is here is because Thailand is the ASEAN chair and the discussion is for the meeting between ASEAN and SK in Busan next year. The President didn't come because of him. 

Who determine what is fake or true in the center. Rhetorical question.