Eric Loh

38 minutes ago, chama said:

Sad, but there are really only two ways that he is not PM...maybe for life...that come to mind. One, he elects himself and another junta replaces him. Not the best outcome but perhaps the most likely. Second, the Thai people decide enough is enough and when they understand that the ability to select their leadership has been stolen, they take it to the streets (either literally or figuratively, whichever works) and forces Uncle and the Toad to head down the road. 

Perhaps there is a third way. He has been told to step aside. The coronation after the election is a big telling indication. Also indicate that the election will be certainly in Feb. 

So just how many trade deals and investment MOUs or even letters of intent on trade were signed during his visit. Just what is the purpose of the visit. He came back with nothing. I think this visit is for domestic pre-election optics and spin by his propaganda team to make him looks good internationally. 

22 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Didn't he have to step down for a period of time before being allowed to be nominated or run for PM ??

Or has that all been brushed aside ?

Under the election law, he has to become a member of a political party 90 days before the election to be eligible. That passed on 27 November. But really who knows what’s ahead. He can postpone the election to be legible or he can use his absolute 44 power to make the election law redundant. He can do absolutely anything to his desire save one. 

On 12/3/2018 at 4:09 AM, webfact said:

Gen Prawit has ordered police, military and administrative agencies in all areas to tighten up the measures to suppress influential groups associated with firearms and war weapons for safety of people and tourists.

The military is the influential group and they caused more deaths than others. Who’s going to protect the people from the military. 

Happy to play my part for the environment. 

 

I bet they still manage to spend it even though 'A total of ONLY 7,210 people applied'.

Could have save hell of a lot if they use jobthai.com or similar for positions meant for ex-PDRC, PAD or family members. 

So our brave army general who had polls that showed that he is the most popular and the best choice for prime minister has no courage to face the voters and decide to thieve for the premiership as an outside non elected prime minister. Always leading from the back.  

 

Oh how's that el, your idol took the Minister of Education position with great fanfare of 'big change and improvements within 6 months'. Inside 6 months he had achieved nothing and quietly handed the ministry over to one of his gang. 

 

But let's be fair none of the other parties have achieved anything in ed. improvements and that includes the current lot.

 

Adjustments / improvements to the system including teaching methodology don't need changes to the constitution.  Regardless of all of that your post is not about education it's pure deflection of which you are undoubtedly a world champion. 

So you agree that none had the power than the junta have and even with those absolute powers,  the junta can't even put education reform in the National Strategy. By the way, the post coup governments plus the proxy junta government have more years in office to get that right and sadly didn't and that's a fact, not a deflection.  

46 minutes ago, scorecard said:

De ja vue for 12+ years el.

Not so mate. None of the elected government had absolute power like the 44 and none had the power to re-write the constitution to suit the national strategy’s grand scheme of things. 

When the National Strategy Plan didn’t include education reform, it become evidently clear that the elites and the military see education as a threat. Prayut could have done more on education with his absolute power & he didnt intentionally. He can’t be trusted with another 4 years and the people must come out and vote his proxy parties out. 

Maybe the Generals can set a good example by declaring their assets. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

war weapons and transnational criminal networks. 

Always thought all the above are in the military. 

There are merits for decentralization and also a revamp of the state of teachers in Thailand. Teachers are nation builders and has big impact on economic growth and prosperity but here they are underpaid, poorly trained and under appreciated by leaders. Government deal with teacher shortages by lowering standards required to get the job. There must be big investments for teacher colleges staffed with better training equipment and trained educators. If Thailand don't have them, change the laws to facilitate oversea recruitment. Teachers Day should be change to Teachers Appreciation Day and should not be a day whereby students lavish gifts to their favourite teachers but rather more on celebration, thanks and remembrance. 

IMHO we should wait for the detail plans of the National Strategy. As the saying goes, devil in the details. The key strategies are quite generic and relevant. The strategies are based on security, competitiveness enhancements, human resource development, creation of opportunities and social equality, environmentally friendly growth and public sector re-adjustments. 

With the election just 3 months away ( fingers crossed), the direction of the strategic plans may reflect those in power; not necessarily the NCPO ( again keeping my fingers croased). 

What national strategy? The committee to appoint the committee to appoint the heads of the 6 committees tasked with drafting the plans have not been appointed. I get a headache just trying to understand what Prayut is talking about.  

12 hours ago, Redline said:

Stronger penalties for the loan sharks 

The junta was working on new anti loan shark law since Jan 2560 with harsher penalties of imprisonment and heavy fines. So far the law has been stalemated and kick down the road. Every year there is a crackdown on loan sharks. Not going away. If there is demands there will be suppliers and perhaps shielded by dirty policemen and military men like the illegal casinos. Authority never serious to root out loan sharks. 

Where are those PAD patriots who protested violently against Cambodia submitting the application for Preah Vihear be designated as world heritage site by UNESCO. Bunch of hypocrites doing the bidding for the elites to unseat the PPP.