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So he's no diplomat... not the end of the world for Thailand is it?

If he can learn to laugh at himself and accept that others will too.... he might become one of Thailand's better leaders in the past 1/2 century, even with his flaws.

That long nose on your avatar will keep you in good stead

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.

Could it be that the Baht is seriously overvalued? Drop the Baht by 10 percent and watch exports grow again - and tourists flock back!

But then all the luxury goods would go up in price. The upper echelons of society would be most aggrieved!

Top two threads I saw tonight here had 'Prayuth warns this' and I see these reports daily. This man needs to realise the world won't fall rank and file for him. Or just get a spokesman. He makes a fool out of himself near enough every time he speaks.

Exactly, better to be thought of as a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt

Quelle une surprise.

In fact you could write this comment as an answer to most topics

Good old CP Group!

Hi, my daughter was born here in Thailand, has a thai birth certificate. I am the registered father but I was never married to the mother and she is out of the equation. My daughter has a Thai passport.

I want to take her back to the UK.

When I get back to the UK, can I get her a UK passport easily? The mother will not be travelling to the UK with us. Do I need any docs re daughter's mother??

Thanks

How about they made illegal for ambulances / emergency services to not take photos of dead bodies or injured people. That would be far more appropriate.

Really are a bunch of idiots in these government departments

Especially with the "pointing fingers" at the deceased, as if it is difficult to see subject of the photo! Often they are smiling/joking too

She is for her free speech attitude adjustment, by the people who claim to return Thailand to a democracy

Oh?

You appear to know more than the reporter.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out .

The ultimate apologist for anything hideous that appears in the media

Interpol is an International cooperative agency, wherein police forces from many world countries act in force together.

As far as I understand it, what Prayuth has been saying for the last, coming up to a year I there add, is that Thailand does not need internationally democratic systems nor international help of any kind.

Sod off then. Go find him yourselves, Thai democrat experts. Two-faced irony at its best....in that for five minutes we don't need you and one minute we do, one week we don't need you then one day we do - as demonstrated by all the beurocratic generals of this modern concept of ... errrm... a new junta led democracy?

Cannot express my feelings enough about this need and no need, then need and no need, repetitively spewed by this junta week in and week out.

10 months already & the only thing that has improved is his bank a/c

Ah, but not like that grand fantastic 450% growth in family fortunes achieved by Shin Family plc whilst PTP were in office. And they achieved that without even one Bruce'y Bonus.

(The intended pun here is reference to a one time popular British TV quiz show hosted by Bruce Forsyth - my apologies to all non Brits who probably don't know of it).

Yawn! Why is everything compared to the Shins. There were more than a DOZEN coups before Thaksin was even in the reckoning. I assume in your eyes all was fine and dandy then too!!

The victories just keep mounting for yellow shirt ideology and the unbiased courts!! 5555

Richard tata - 1000000000000000, - everyone else - 0

Interpol is an International cooperative agency, wherein police forces from many world countries act in force together.

As far as I understand it, what Prayuth has been saying for the last, coming up to a year I there add, is that Thailand does not need internationally democratic systems nor international help of any kind.

Sod off then. Go find him yourselves, Thai democrat experts. Two-faced irony at its best....in that for five minutes we don't need you and one minute we do, one week we don't need you then one day we do - as demonstrated by all the beurocratic generals of this modern concept of ... errrm... a new junta led democracy?

Cannot express my feelings enough about this need and no need, then need and no need, repetitively spewed by this junta week in and week out.

10 months already & the only thing that has improved is his bank a/c

yet another surprise decision from the 'cabinet' ...

Yes it's so surprising when people are grossly negligent, lie, refuse an explanation and then someone thinks they should be held accountable.

what about the gross negligence of the military in terms HTMS Chakri Naruebet?

He's just being honest...refreshing from a politician.

You mean, true to his character? As the head of government, he is expected to maintain a level of decorum and to conduct himself appropriately.

I think he was just having a bad day. It happens. We all snap at someone sometimes. The General doesn't have that allowance for misbehaviour as he is a senior military officer and the current head of government. He screwed up. Maybe he'll learn his lesson, or more likely than not, he will continue to slowly unravel as he discovers that being the big boss isn't what he expected it to be.

I think it also shows the sycophantic nature of the army towards generals etc. He must be of had so many "yes" men minions that he can't physically take any type of questioning whatsoever! It's obvious he has been the only person asking questions for the last 20 years or so. I find him morally & physically repugnant. That horrific, constant smug look makes me feel nauseous. ANY western person who sides/apologises for the junta's actions should be hunted down by their respective governments and have their passports revoked

Where were the parents? Did they not question where she was getting money for a phone and other things?

There is a security guard in my neighborhood grabbing every baby and youngster in the crotch, dragging down the pants touching their butts and kissing them, while the parents and other neighbors are watching. Nobody ever dared to say a word about it! This is going on for years!

Where I grew up parents and neighbors would beat the (deleted) out of him. That’s when I would turn my back to the scene.

where on earth do you live????

Can't believe nobody has commented on how he committed suicide!! What does "covering his head with a plastic bed and lying down on his bed" mean <deleted>??

Are non-slip tiles prohibitively expensive in Thailand?

Thais use the cheapest materials they can find

"There are a record 1,826 billionaires in the world"

I wonder what percentage of them actually give back

to their countries people through charities, donations, etc.

0%!!

Also wonder what percentage are actually Thai?

Israeli has no faith in the complex negotiations under way between Iran and the US (along with its five partners) to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. It pushes for greater sanctions on Iran knowing that—as Secretary of State John Kerry has said—additional sanctions would threaten the diplomatic path. If the nuclear talks fail, the violence that has engulfed the Middle East will only get worse and will put the US on a dangerous path to more war.

You think bombing Iran would lessen the violence huh?

I don't think they need to be bombed. I think sanctions should be tough until they allow international inspectors.

I DO think that if the West allows Iran to get a nuke, the Israel will know it an hit a first strike before it actually happens.

Israel could level Iran. That could start a real war and...

Obama apparently doesn't know or care about negotiating from a position of strength.

No greater sanctions than the oil price, which the Saudis to a certain extent control. Probably why the US sits in bed with the Saudis to be honest!

Thai don't give a dime if they kill some-one in traffic or not. They know they'll get away with it. Motorbikes are even lower then soidogs which they will avoid.

Also the roadsigns are very crappy, roads full of holes, taxi-bus drivers very selfish ars&&oles.

Here in Bangkok i can easy find 10 people driving against traffic within 10 minutes time, very dangerous and selfish behaviour. They even do it in the dark without carrying any light on their vehicle. Punish that with 1 year in jail and sure it will stop the problem.

Then the usage of indicators, is it really to hard for a Thai to use them properly? Then they all must have down syndrome and not allowed to drive a vehicle.

They don't want to wear out the bulbs as they can't afford to replace them!

Everything comes back to policing. You can't have a safe/strong country with an incompetent & corrupt force.

Nobody at the top gives a shit about the state of the roads, as they are chauffeur driven, normally on roads that have been closed to the public as they pass.

The British govt should take back all land and property owned by Thais. That would upset a few people

How come Thaksin can bring law suites against others when he is not here yet cant be tried in the cases pending against him ?

why ask why, that's just the way it is!!

They have been in power 9 months already!!, and still feel the need to issue such statements. Pathetic