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Eric Loh

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  1. I agree with you for this election. However the Constitution also have a expiration term for this senators. All were appointed in 2017 and the term is 5 years i.e. 2023. Also important is that the selection and appointment of the current senators by the Royal Thai Army in 2017 by royal decree may change. The panel may not followed the previous army dominated preference to appoint mostly loyalist military personnels. Better still the constitution could be amended for elected senators. I feel Prawit may open to such change.
  2. US is fast becoming a nanny state, courtsey of the radical right GOPs. In this age of internet and social media, can you effectively able to restrict anything from being viewed?
  3. For not acknowledging Biden won the election. For promising a smooth transition and thus lied.
  4. The analysis is not what most want but is a realistic outcome. PTP will win the majority of the House of Representatives and MFP taking the second best. They unlikely to partner due to different stance on the subject of LM. PPRP in my opinion will be the third largest winner with BJT close behind followed by UTNP. Assuming that election outcome, the 250 senators are the king maker and Prawit will be in pole position with PTP and BJT coalition. Prayut will never accept any role in Prawit administration as it would be a severe lost of face to accept any ministerial position.
  5. Pence was bold in his book and interviews to criticize Trump but can't do the same under oath. He is weak and a coward and most of all he is not an American patriot.
  6. POTUS will follow protocol and take advice from his intelligence officials before making decision to release any information. That’s how a competent and discipline leader should act. No free wheeling and non consultative style of previous President.
  7. Did you spluttered your gin and tonic to know that SG NACC Watcharapol has a track record of clearing NCPO members of corruption allegations like the construction of the Rajabhakti Park and the infamous Richard Mille watch case.
  8. Majoree Taylor Greene already had her opinion of the Generals when presented the opportunity to get the questions right. As long as you have those Maga nuts in high profile committees rejecting expert intelligence briefing and contorting facts to downright denialism and misinformation, what's the point of talking to the Generals. https://original.newsbreak.com/@mecotips-1588490/2921221580338-mtg-yelled-profanities-and-acted-irrational-when-being-briefed-about-the-chinese-spy-balloon-report-says
  9. There are 7 international airports in Thailand and all have flight connections with China.
  10. What scared the elites and military most was seeing the empowerment of the common people in making decision for their future. Keeping the masses backwards have enriched them with money and power.
  11. Those wealthy are a fortunate lot to have the GOP dedicated to fight for them to lower taxes. Envies cast by society in general at the countries with better income distribution and with better housing, healthcare and enough to eat.
  12. You keep regurgitating the same old anti democratic diatribe against the less educated segment of the society. You are a foreigner and stay in Bangkok and yet you make absurb disparaging opinion about a majority of Thais. You really in no position to make such judgement. The Constitution has no such distinction of electorate qualification and adopt democratic election. Your comment is idiotic not the common people.
  13. He would not have been elected in a landslide for 2 terms if Thais didn't benefitted from his policies affecting economy & public health among others. The minority mostly rich elites dislike him and oust him with the help of the corrupt military. Really pointless to engage you in a reasonable debate if you harbour strong views that the minority with the military can usurped the wishes of the majority of the people.
  14. You wouldn't see them if there are no coups. The movement formed in 2006 after the coup that deposed then popular elected Thaksin.
  15. In the same vein, the government now in power has my vote for stupidity to legalize a harmless herb but not vaping.
  16. PM may be a bridge too far for him politically. I hope that the next elected government will make him the Police Commissioner. The qualification need not come from rank and file. He can be hired based on his corporate executive position. He is doing a excellent job exposing police corruption at a risk to his life. As a Commissioner, he will be have his security protection. The role fits him as the voice of the people and has the power to hold the police to account. Police Commissioner key aims are to cut down crimes and deliver an effective and efficient police service within the police force. The current Police Commissioner appointed by the junta is doing practically nothing.
  17. The problem is that those Maga folks think they are powerful and loved (now that's hilarious) but in reality they are snowflakes and sidelined by voters and did very poorly at the polls. Their Maga policies are detest by the majority.
  18. There really no magic technology but malfeasance on the part of the Trump's administration to do nothing about the China spy balloons that were circumnavigating the globe in 2019 and intrude into US. It was stated in the US Air Force documents. NORAD commander has admitted that that's a domain awareness gap and that doesn't speak well of the previous administration.
  19. Your inability to comprehend is showing up. The report was three Chinese spy balloons infiltrated into US airspace during Trump’s administration. That rules out your obfuscation that the spy balloons were not detected. The question now is whether the Pentagon ignore the detection and fail to brief the intelligence which is a dereliction of duty or that the Commander in Chief Trump was briefed but didn’t take any action or simply he skipped most briefings and the urgency dissipated. We will know after Thursday briefing by the WH. Knowing the incompetency of the last administration, I feel that there will be lots of red faces among the GOP.
  20. She was so trashy that even Kevin McCarthy shook his head and mouth a shush at her when she interrupts the President. POTUS was in control and even got his moment to ding at the GOP and got them cornered. Brilliant.
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