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The Democrats are so pathetic. Agreed they are specialists in passing amnesty laws (for coup makers) but every 4 year old can learn them what the word "democracy" means. They think Democrat is something like the DDR, the second D means Democratic too, or people, in the name of that of stingy China.

They have not even 20% of the votes, can someone please move to disband this anti democratic party?

Whatever planet you live on, I hope they have good mental health workers

Suthep 310 Abhisit 2

He may be a dodgy old codger at the end of his train ride but he's got ambition for sure

Well the Dems are busy pressuring the court to dissolve PT, so did anyone not expect a response?

In what way? I have not seen any evidence of the Dems camped outside the court or homes of the judges nor have they given out addresses.

Typical daengophile post.

The red faction have come to watch over the judges and will storm the court if the decision goes against them

Read the quotes from them if you put your monocle back on

This "UDD gifts" is pure sick politics.

And if it proves to be tax money, nauseating

They key thing to do is to train the taxi drivers BEFORE they are allowed to be in control of the lives of the public and make them hold a Taxi Licence

If this incredibly ineffective bunch in government had followed procedure, completed the public hearings, undertaken the Environmental Impact Assessments then they might have been able to have spent some of the massive 350 billion baht that they borrowed 2 years ago.

Instead they ignore democratic process and attempt to dictate to the people then get upset when the populous complains.

Useless

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Also noted that the amazing Mr. Plod has not commented on this debacle, except to say that Bangkok will definitely not be flooded....!! <deleted> kind of comfort does that give to those up country who have once again been abandoned...?!

The same man who called the anti dam demonstrators stupid animals and said they should all be thrown in prison

This is what happens when you vote for family names instead of politicians with a manifesto.

You reap what you sow.

will we witness the 4km per day tsunami of 2011?

Will next year be another bumper deal for cars?

Will Plodprasop's propellers be deployed again?

Will the FROC return and make it's headquarters in Don Muang?

Time will tell

There has been plenty of rumour in the news including the emergency landing declaration. ATC apparently reported an engine on fire prior to landing. There were repairs being done to the runway etc.

I hope there will be a thorough investigation by competent personnel with no conflict of interest

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I thought the Shin Dynasty was from  ancient China, Is this a reincarnation of an old Chinese ruling family? 

What about Shin PADs?

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Strike a light. Thats An impressive burn rate Nattawud.

Can't hold a candle to those figures

Now you're really cooking on gas.

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Have troughs will snuffle

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Soon the Taxi drivers will take to the streets demanding fare hikes. Why not everybody else wants something. Populist policies backfire!

Exactly. The government seems to be hell bent on creating chaos

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..... Maximum punishment is death.....

What kind of barbarity are we about to witness?

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Good on the NY Times for correcting however it still doesn't get away from the fact that they allowed the article to be published in the first place.

Someone on the editorial team is needing a metaphorical slap. Articles like that have a way of taking on a life of their own.

During my time as an active editor for a newspaper with 14 mio readers, not a single line I ever wrote was published without tripple checks- 1st by a copy editor. 2nd by departmental manager. 3rd by the editor in chief or his deputy.

I am a little surprised about the fact that the NY Times gave up this vital ethical standard in journalism in favor of name, fame and reputation of an author. The focus of any serious publication should be based on some ethical standards first, as they have a responsibility to do so.

As fair as it is correcting the facts afterwards, some serious misinformation was published and this should under no circumstances happen in a well reputed newspaper.

The plonker that wrote the article should apologise himself and explain how he came to write such a pack of lies in my opinion.

I am slightly concerned that with all your normal rhetoric on Thaksin (comparing him to Hitler amongst others) you call this piece disgusting journalism, purely i presume because his opinion on issues, does not reflect yours. There is a certain irony in there.

Irony ??? Not really.

"ianf" has as much right to consider the story disgusting journalism as I have to consider your comment as a load of bulldust. And if he wants to insult Hitler in his spare time, that's up to him. Most of us don't have a problem with that. Or are you pissed off because ianf's opinion does not reflect yours ?

Forum members have the right to say anything subject to forum rules and moderators' discretion.

However that is very distant from being the same as suggesting that one person's opinion is as good (or as informed, articulate, amusing etc) as another's.The reference to the NYT piece as "disgusting journalism" isn't forbidden but it instantly identifies the poster as someone of limited comprehension and insight.Such a person is unable to provide coolly analytical responses to views with which they disagree - hence the use of terms like "disgusting journalism" or "load of bullshit."

It wasn't a particularly great piece in the NYT and it contained some errors of fact but its conclusions were very reasonable and few fair minded intelligent people would dispute them.The problem for the usual suspects that it's virtually impossible for them to find reports in the international media that support their reactionary views.Even canny right wing regional figures like Lee Kwan Yew of Singapore makes many of the same points as the NYT piece.

It isn't beyond the boundaries of forum protocol to suggest that your set of moral values would indicate that you shared the same set of bedsheets as he who is exiled in Dubai however that suggestion (probably) holds as much truth as the article written by the idiot in the NYT

Quotes from the article-' The formula turns out to be deceptively simple: provide decent, clean governance' -surely this is a joke, the rice mortgage scheme, the 70,000 baht clocks in Parliament- Yingluck has done nothing about corruption.

'She has avoided challenging the Constitution' Pheau Thai are doing their best to change parts of it right now.

'she has kept corruption, a perennial problem in Thailand, to a minimum. And she has ensured that her brother, whom the aristocracy still fears and loathes, remains in exile'- complete nonsense regarding the former and for the latter Pheua Thai are doing everything to whitewash his crimes.

This author has no idea!

Some of the facts in the article are wrong and some of the judgements are askew but it captures a central truth that extremists can't bear hearing - that for a novice Yingluck has done very well, somehow keeping the copuntry in one piece despite the huge political pressures.But it's paper thin as the article concedes

Ask yourself a question and try to put political prejudices to one side.Who in the circumstances could have done a better job?

(P.S If your answer is Abhisit, Suthep or Korn that really suugests you are as adrift from reality as Mr Tepperman apparently is).

Fawn, fawn, fawn...........

Her policies are deliberately tearing the country in 2 - not keeping the country in 1 piece

If you read anything from this pack of lies it should be that the clown who wrote it was either paid to lie or is immensely stupid

The government still have not explained why rice farmers get 40% above market price, but rubber farmers have to settle for much less???

Infact he did. He reasoned that the government of Thailand is not in the position as a major player in the world market for rubber while the country is a major player in the world market for rice affecting world prices.

30% of the world's rubber is not a major player?

The 2 largest producers of rubber? Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rubber

http://top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=7738a992

Pure intimidation from PTP and UDD

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Thank God it wasn't Etihad - there'd have been a lot more injured, because they fly THROUGH storms and won't use extra fuel to fly over them.

 

Difficult flying over something when you are on final approach.

Difficult flying over cumulus nimbus when they extend way beyond your range. You see the water droplets on your weather radar and You fly around the cells.

Nonsense post.

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Another example of long term damage from the government's populist policies:

BBC: Is Thailand’s car buying scheme a wise move?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0p7uq03jb8c

Apparently the BBC made a series of such reports including the rice scheme.

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Be careful BBC you may be sued for damaging the reputation of Thailand.

Rice Scam

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Another example of long term damage from the government's populist policies:

BBC: Is Thailand’s car buying scheme a wise move?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0p7uq03jb8c

Apparently the BBC made a series of such reports including the rice scheme.

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