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We have an Ostrich on the beach with its head buried in the sand. 1. So you think the lawyer did this by himself? When Thaksin said at the time, that they had taken the wrong box out of the car, he was supposed to have handed over chocolates. His words. So, of course, it was under orders from Thaksin. 2. Why would Sretta employ Thaksin's family lawyer after meeting Thaksin unless he was prompted / bullied into doing so? 3. It seems very strange that all of a sudden, very quickly after engaging Thaksin's family lawyer, he is reported to the Ethics committee. Yes, a guess, but an educated one. 4. Naive of you to say the least, that after a meeting at Thaksin's residence, attended by Anuntin and other high-flyers in the coalition, that it was agreed to support Thaksin's daughter to become PM. And off they went to tell their party members how to vote. 5. Make no mistake, and he is already receiving warnings from military members, that part of the agreement was that he returned to Thailand to spend time with his grandchildren and stay out of politics. His daughter is now going to extreme lengths to state he has no government position, and merely wishes to give her the benefit of his experience and fatherly advice. Nobody is swallowing this garbage. They know him and his sneaky, corrupt ways. The guy can't lie straight in bed. If he continues on this path, the military will react, as they have done against two previous Shinawatra led governments. 6. Thaksin isn't in jail, he never was, that is why he was in a private wing at the Police hospital and getting regular visits from government members, just like he did in Dubai and Singapore. You must be one of the most naive posters on this board, or blind not to be seeing this, he hasn't really made a concerted effort to hide it. Footnote: "The Shinawatras' gambit here is risky," said Nattabhorn Buamahakul, Managing Partner at government affairs consultancy, Vero Advocacy. "It puts Thaksin's daughter in the crosshairs and a vulnerable position." Tiitipol Phaddeewanich, a political scientist at Ubon Ratchathani University, believes this development is "a big bet for Thaksin". "There is a possibility for her (Paetongtarn) to fail and that is a big risk for the entire Shinawatra dynasty," he said. "If she can't bring the economy back and bring the party back then it could be the end because the People's Party is gaining more momentum after their dissolution."

No, it doesn't. It's a badly worded / translated form which allows him permission to travel outside Thailand. To be declared innocent, the conviction would need to be quashed, and it has not been. Why aren't you getting it, is it too much for you to take in? Pee Thaksin, are you a dafty or what?

He's not innocent.

The biggest misogynists in the UK belong to the Muslim sect, where women are second class, honour killings still take place. You enter a Muslim house, the women are in the kitchen, the men in the living room, FGM still practised, as are arranged marriages, Many women, especially those brought over from Pakistan, not allowed in the workplace. But, I bet the hard core lefties, trade unionists, woke members and the current, dysfunctional Labour government will have nothing to say about that.

He is no P' Thaksin to me. He is a murderer of many innocent people from his War on drugs. Certificate of Innocence is either translated badly or is just total nonsense. He is a convicted felon / criminal. His punishment was reduced by Royal Pardon in weeks from eight years to one, which he never served a day in prison anyhow. To the normal convicted criminal, a Royal Pardon takes years to even be presented. He managed it in about two/ three weeks. Royal Pardon doesn't make him innocent. Royal Pardon is forgiveness. The only way a person can be found innocent, is to present new evidence and to obtain a retrial, and be found not guilty. So, the whole saga, is pure nonsense.

Certificate of Innocence is either translated badly or is just total nonsense. He is a convicted felon / criminal. His punishment was reduced by Royal Pardon in weeks from eight years to one, which he never served a day in prison anyhow. To the normal convicted criminal, a Royal Pardon takes years to even be presented. He managed it in about two/ three weeks. Royal Pardon doesn't make him innocent. Royal Pardon is forgiveness. The only way a person can be found innocent, is to present new evidence and to obtain a retrial, and be found not guilty. So, the whole saga, is pure nonsense.

Where I live up in Kalasin, we have a lake in the centre of town and the local government has done a great job of putting a running / walking track all around the lake and floodlighting it with solar-powered spotlights. It's fabulous. I love it when I get on one of my keep fit and doing five or six miles on the lake, it's just over a mile to do one full lap or circuit. The big problem is there are houses dotted around the lake and of course dogs. The STUPID owners actually smirk when the SNARLING AND BARKING dogs in packs of five or six chase us guys walking or running, so much so, that I stopped going. I intend to start again soon and have bought a cattle prod online from Lazada. It delivers a shock but nothing too dangerous or severe. I will be taking this with me when I start exercising again next week.

Still do in Sakon Nakhon.

That's it then, I am taking up flour smuggling, it sounds profitable. If the country doesn't recognise foreign convictions, why does it ask expats to provide police clearance certificates showing no convictions, from their home countries when requesting visas?

It is like something from a comic strip. How can these people profess to be judges and courts, leading a country, with decisions like this. The country is a laughingstock in the wider world.

The guy is a menace and a megalomaniac. He never keeps his word and is lower than pond life. He just cannot stop interfering in politics. Furthermore, he is protected. Thailand IS to all intents and purposes a banana republic. A convicted criminal returns from abroad and doesn't spend one day in jail and leads the whole country on a merry go around with tales of mystery illnesses, which as soon as he was released, disappeared. On corruption charges, he tried to bribe the judiciary with 2 million baht, (the chocolates scam) He then convinces Srettha to employ the lawyer of Thaksin, who was embroiled in this charade, to enter the Cabinet, then through the back door, report Srettha to the Ethics committee, knowing he will be thrown out as PM. He now installs his daughter as the new PM, who is just another inexperienced airhead, whose only work experience is working in her father's hotel group. Military Generals slapping reporters in public. They disbanded the most popular party in the last elections, which won by a mile, the Move Forward party, because some dinosaurs didn't want progress or Thailand pushing towards real democracy and reform. If all else fails, have a military coup, and when you do hand it back to the pretence of civilian government, make sure the high echelons of power are stacked with Generals and former generals, to ensure you keep a grip on power. Allow cronyism in government, organise private meetings at an ex prime minister's house, who was not allowed to partake in politics as he had not finished his jail sentence and still remains a convicted felon, regardless of any Royal Pardon. They ban the former leader of the Move Forward party for 10 years from politics on the flimsiest of excuses, and a convicted felon is dabbling in politics from jail. Then allow people who are convicted drug smugglers with convictions in Australia to partake in government at the highest level, stating they hadn't committed the crime in Thailand. If that isn't the behaviour of a Banana Republic, I don't know what is.

That is what I was thinking. He won't get much of a chance in Vietnam, they can be sticklers for rules and regulations plus it can be tough to stay there when not married to a Vietnamese or a legitimate business, (of course there are ways around it) They are on the ball in Vietnam, usually. The country with the weakest government enforcement, and allows a lot of latitude, would be Cambodia, which also has plenty of elephants. I hope he doesn't head there, Cambodia doesn't need idiots like him.

That's exactly what he is pleased about. Anyone not Far Left and a big fan of Islam , the religion of peace, face his ire on AN.

Because of lack of accountability.

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They are all best friends until it comes to money. I have had government officials borrow from my partner previously and never return the money. A lot of smiles and sycophantic behaviour but no mention nor return of the money. We have a hard and fast rule in my house, and that is not to ask for money from me. If they need money, there are an ample supply of banks in the town. The laughable part is, a lot of them try to borrow money, when they have no jobs nor security to cover anything they borrow.

Your friend should give nothing, he didn't even like the guy. If she was daft enough to get involved with an overweight, selfish, drunken lush, then it's her problem, not your friends. There is no such thing as borrow to Thais, as soon as you bail them out of their predicament, they've forgotten you. If you remind them they owe you money, they get angry at you having the cheek to ask for it back, what is rightfully yours. YOUR FRIEND IS NOT THEIR BANKER. Thais will always try the easiest route to get money, and in this instance, that is your mate.

You lend money, you lose that friend.

I don't know, but we do know the sergeant has been terminated.

No, I would have done the same as you and given it back. I don't doubt, some poor Thai would have ended up having their wages docked. A possible chance it could have been detected that it went to you, although it would be difficult for them to prove.

I don't think he'll have much of a choice after the verdict. Although, without involvement from politicians, this would have been a 2,000 baht fine maximum. However, the ambulance incident and the gun waving incident, shows a guy who thinks he can do as he pleases in the country, and for sure, he will be no loss and not many will be sad to see him go, Guys like him don't stop until they are stopped. I hope he doesn't pop up in Cambodia, they deserve better than this guy.

Bull$hit

Me too.

I think I can be comfortable in the knowledge that my educational standards are a great deal higher than yours. Furthermore, I attended Grammar school, not high school.