londonthai

that much:

"The Thai airline index dropped 4 per cent quarter to date and 21 per cent after the International Civil Aviation Organization handed Thailand a red flag on June 15.

...

THAI share price dropped 7.47 per cent to close at Bt8.05"

so 32.47%.

that's so far, because europe will follow the warning

this book is the "official" version of thai history, written on order from junta by their own, selected historians. So it's good, it's being criticised.

there should not be one, state-sponsored history book. It would you biased from the beginning.

however, all historians in thailand are censored/selfcensored, so if anybody want's to know all the facts, have to get books published abroad. They are available also online, sometimes are even free to download a pdf or to read online.

for many historians in thailand, history is about nationalistic propaganda, as one of them clearly stated on the original post

It is hilarious when the journalistic lap-dog of the junta pretends to "get tough".

just hilarious...

he was junta lap dog, but now bought by abhisit-prem-privy.

yesterday abhisit demanded publicly udomdej to resign.

They are sidelined by the junta, so are taking this opportunity to get back on track and push their agenda for the near future. Apparently, they disagree, who should be no 1

also yesterday prayuth allowed udomdej to step down, so it's only metter of time

so they forgot to damage his smartphone and the body was tracked by the gps? To dig up a 2 metre grave by the road takes some hours to do, so maybe they were spotted by passers by and reported to police?

although he was killed it does't look like a professional killing job. Big chance the murderers will be cought. To knock down somebody in a broadlight and drive him on a pick up through the town is pretty daring and stupid

"If they really wanted to check on the alleged corruption, they should have looked at the documents. Their action instead was deemed as instigating chaos and public confusion as agencies checking on the project have not reported any graft," he said.
He said the government had to stop the two from going to the park, because there were people who disagree with the red-shirt leaders and it is believed they were planning a confrontation."

what's the best place to talk about request for park's documents than in their offices in the park? Army commander gen udomdej has admitted publicly that rampant corruption has taken place under his watch in the park, just nobody dares to do anything about it. 100m are gone into deep army pockets.

those 2 were trying to dig the papers up.

how 2 people surrended by armed military were going to stage a confrontation?

confuse you more

Gen Prawit says Jatuporn and Natthawut are not banned from visiting Rajabhakti Park

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/gen-prawit-says-jatuporn-and-natthawut-are-not-banned-from-visiting-rajabhakti-park

Abused too easily and often, lese majeste law is indefensible

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Abused-too-easily-and-often-lese-majeste-law-is-in-30274025.html

This is why the NY Times is no longer in print in Thailand. They can't write anything critical and be able to print it.

the thai edition is printed in thailand and the printing company blacked out the critical text.

once, around a year ago, the printers refused to print one edition alltogether

because the plot was invented as a smokescreen to Rajabhakti Park corruption. A lot of top military commanders are implicated, around 100mln bht were stolen.

the military tried to clear itself, but the public and mass media want to know facts.

the nation, as well as bkk post, and many other newspapers, are writing on their front pages about the issue every single day, despite risking imprisonment.

yesterday the military detained for 10h opposition leaders, who tried to enter the park.

today in bkk post is an article "Pressure mounts on Udomdej to quit". He is deputy military minister, so there is a lot of steam which can blow him up, even, if he didn't know everything what was happening under his nose.

there were already many deaths in the case, including those in a military custody, but also "commiting suicide". Only some were reported in thailand, but are publicised on the net/facebook

"Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who is also defence minister, said he did not think the inmate had stayed idle while in detention. ...
Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya said there had been cases of incarcerated drug convicts communicating with their accomplices outside prison walls. However, in this case it was found that the prisoner had made his contribution before going to jail."

they are contradicting themselves, one says he conspired during incarceration, the other, that he was part of the bike for dad plot before may 2014.

biking for royals is a new phenomenon, invented only the last summer, it was unknown previously.

also, there are inconsistencies.

First report about the assasination was about alrady 3 detained for a week in a military prison

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/873756-three-held-for-plotting-attacks-during-bike-for-dad/

the next day there are reports of only 2 detained, and the third one now has an arrest warrant, ie he is not detained

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874008-thai-police-allege-radical-redshirt-cell-behind-foiled-terror-assassination-plot/

that's why i do smell a rat in this story.

i wouldn't be surpriced if the third detainee was murdered in custody by tortures or by the military guards. That's the modus operandi in a military prison lately, with at least 2 deaths within the last month

The phrase “The Khon Kaen Model “was nicknamed by the Junta in October 2014. It applied to 26 defendants accused by the Junta who were allegedly planning a rebellion in the NE that would start in the Khon Kaen province. The case was heard in the Khon Kaen Military Court wherein bail was denied despite the lack of any evidence.

The Junta alleged that the Model had four stages:

1. Mobilize as many people as possible
2. Negotiate with the authorities to have them disarmed
3. Negotiate with the military
4. Overthrow the financial institutions and break the banks to give money to the poor. The final stage is codenamed “Zero Debt All over the Land.”

Now the Junta is at it again.

The case was heard in the Khon Kaen Military Court

did that trial finish? I didn't see any news about the convictions.

the trial is planned for the next year.

out of 26 on bail (health reasons) are 19.

one of the bailed is Thanakrit Thongngernperm, however, he was sentensed to 2 years for forgery (his ex accused him for selling her car).

he is also one of those 7, for whom the arrest warrant in put for assasination of Prayuth. He was jailed since may 2014, so today he is planning to sue police for defamation. From yesterdays article from bangkok post.

the government is freaking, becasue the erewan bombing was just a day after bike for mam. If anything similar happens now, it would mean internal job and not international terrorism

a nice divertion from military corruption.

thailand is on an 8th place in the world for risk of terrorism (thats for many years now), sort out terrorism in the south (with an associated people smugling, contraband of petrol and other through the malaysian border perfomed by the local military), and the country will be much more safer.

yesterday it was 3 arrested http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/873756-three-held-for-plotting-attacks-during-bike-for-dad

today one, Pissanu Phromsorn, is already missing.

at this pace there won't be a court, too many are murdered a military prison lately

i must be watching the wrong news channels and reading the wrong newspapers so please enlighten me as to how many murdered is too many, their names and when these dastardly deeds occurred? Or are you just shooting from the hip?

Normal for this guy- all mouth and no substance....

there is not question how many is too many. one is more than enough.

Famous Astrologer 'Mor Yong' Dies in Custody http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1447050006

Policeman Charged With Lese Majeste Dies After Hanging in Cell

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both were cremated within hours after death, no authopsy.

Thai Corrections Dept told to tighten up medical checks of detainees

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-corrections-dept-told-to-tighten-up-medical-checks-of-detainees/120598/

Special wardens chosen to ensure lese majeste suspects' well-being

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865225-special-wardens-chosen-to-ensure-lese-majeste-suspects-well-being/

today one of the detained, Pissanu Phromsorn, has an arrest warrant on him.

did he die in a military custody and a warrant is a cover up?

yesterday it was 3 arrested http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/873756-three-held-for-plotting-attacks-during-bike-for-dad

today one, Pissanu Phromsorn, is already missing.

at this pace there won't be a court, too many are murdered a military prison lately

Of course you can backup this nonsense statement, can't you?

yes according to yesterday's article he was hold incommunicado for 7 days in a military prison in bkk. Today he is not on detained list. Apparently, now he has a search warrant on him

yesterday it was 3 arrested http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/873756-three-held-for-plotting-attacks-during-bike-for-dad

today one, Pissanu Phromsorn, is already missing.

at this pace there won't be a court, too many are murdered a military prison lately

The correct title should "... milionaire's sons".

"he said it was premature to make any conclusion on the motives behind the blasts, as there were several possible factors, including cross-border human trafficking and domestic politics."

chinese, turkish suspects, thai muslim woman living in turkey, human trafficking from china - still, for the police, it's a domestic politics

they forgot to mention motive for the bombing.

suthep mob was backed by the military, that's why police could do only that much.

remember 200 bunkers erected by military in the city centre at the beginning of protests?

There is truth in these words.

Numbers from the West fell due to lack of travel insurance cover, Asian travellers do not feel the need for such covers, probably because they are self-insured from higher savings.

The truth is not that there was an increase. The first six months were down due to Suthep following his marching orders to disrupt the streets with highly visible confrontations and protests that led to travel warnings from sane governments.

So the numbers were down because of the protests, and not the nightly attacks on the protesters? Stories of protesters being attacked, and collateral damage murder of young children (reported world-wide) may have had a small effect.

yes, bangkok shut down meant to blockade the town from any activity.

That's why 16 major road interchanges were blocked, as well as ministries, government offices, with a danger of escalation into the airports as in 2010 (remember thai airways offices closing down during protests or tractors being brought from ayuthaya to close down airport?).

tourists, businessmen don't gather nigh time around the violent mob

"His remarks came following renewed calls for martial law to be lifted, with many tourism businesses arguing that it adversely affects the sector."

generals always know better and will be continue martial law until they can't rob the country any more, over the bodies of dear tourist and export industry

yes "fire bombs, tear gas, smoke bombs" are usually used to disrupt cabinet meetings from a distance of 2km.

or is it just a warning from the first company of the first battalion, that they are preparing a military coup against a present junta? In the hub of coups that's what soldiers are getting ready at all time, that's after shooting at civilians

there are pix as an evidence http://prachatai.org/english/node/4880

That's evidence? He claims "he was slapped on the face, punched on the base on the sternum and in the ribs, trampled on, and electrocuted on his thighs. He was electrocuted almost 40 times, he recounted."

I call bullshit, because this "evidence" shows more proof of not washing than any form of abuse. He should have been more clever and said he'd been waterboarded or denied sleep or something else that doesn't need to show injuries. But then, he follows up description of his "brutal abuse" (that seems to have given him about 10 pimple-size rashes over his torso and legs) with "I support and admire Sinn Féin, Martin Luther King. I don’t believe in violence." Obviously thick as two planks.

but he wasn't water boarded or denied sleep, he was punched in the stomach, ribs, solar plexus, kicked, slapped on the face, trampled.

bruises on the abdomen and burned wounds on the legs are not from not washing. You are trying to twist the facts for political reason

The real question here is: To what extent should suspects willing to injure or kill members of the public be protected by standard-rights normally given to suspects??

If torture was indeed used, it might have saved lives!!

torture is not an international law and not law of the country, the opposite is the truth.

the soldiers realize it and try to deny, that the law was broken.

you are going ahead of them, trying to justify breaking of law.

there are pix as an evidence http://prachatai.org/english/node/4880