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To my shame I must admit to have missed the part of "she had not had any thoughts on the new lineup" which may just be Thai 'lost in translation' or indeed saying that Ms. Yingluck simply had been too busy to consider the new lineup (as set / proposed / suggested by ...).

Anyway PM's Office Minister Worawat Ua-apinyakul has said six days ago "he believed any reshuffle would have to be waited until after August 12."

Yer wait til after the Queen birthday celebrations

In the US system of jurisprudence, politicians and judges are beyond the reach of libel and defamation laws. As public officials, they are regarded as fair game and the slander gets pretty vicious. Even where slander and libel laws can be applied, a person must show damages. No harm, no foul.

Let's face it, libel and defamation laws in Thailand and many other countries are used to stifle dissent and political discourse. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Very true, particularly paragraph 2. Exactly why I referred to Ahbist as a sissy for resorting to Defamation. One should not be in politics if they cannot handle public scrutiny.

So very true..............

Thaksin sues Privy Councillor for defamation - Nationmultimedia.com

Thaksin wins appellate review to sue Kaewsun - The Nation

Thaksin sues anti-graft panel for 50b baht - Teen Forums, Teen Help ...

Thaksin sues for one billion baht

Thai ousted premier Thaksin sues deputy prime minister for ...

Thaksin sues Thai graft busters for US$1.5b

BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT: Thaksin sues deputy PM

Thaksin sues Gen Pichitr for defamation : National News Bureau of ...

Thaksin sues Suthep for defamation

Thaksin sues Swiss banks - <URL Automatically Removed> - The Thailand Forum

Thaksin sues a media tycoon for 12 million dollars

Thailand's PM Thaksin sues critic for black magic remark - China Post

Ex-Thai PM sues UAE lawyer for Dh441m - Emirates 24/7

Thaksin's wife sues Thai anti-graft body - USATODAY.com

Thaksin sues Thai antigraft body over frozen $2.1-B asset | GMA ...

Thaksin Sues Newspaper for Misleading Report - Xinhua News - vLex

and theres 1,180,000 more........

Thanks for the updates Buchholz

EIT slams Government’s water management projects

BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 (NNT) - The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has suggested the government overhaul its water management and flood prevention projects while allowing participation from all sectors.

On 30 July 2012, the EIT held a seminar with seven other relevant organizations to discuss the conceptual plan for the construction of water management and flood prevention systems in accordance with the government’s projects.

EIT President Suwat Chaopreecha said the plan was not supported by academic theories, especially in terms of design and construction.

The EIT and the seven organizations therefore suggested that the government should allow all sectors to voice their opinions on the plan and form a committee of engineering experts to screen and summarize the opinions.

The institute also called on the government to make sure that the plan would not pose threat to nature and the way of life of local people.

The institute president stated further that the government should re-prioritize the water management and flood prevention projects and allow the civil sector to inspect them.

-- NNT 2012-07-31

Make sense to do that, but wont do Yingluck any favours

Wait, did he clean up all the mafia and scams in the tourist areas already, or is that 90 day ticker still going?

Busy man.

22 Jun 2012 – Thailand's tourism industry is to be rid of “mafia” within three months, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung promised today.

So that just kicked off last month. Now I'm really impressed. He has two more months to go cleaning that mess up AND he's going to solve the problem in the south.

Chalerm for Man Of The Year?

He is busier than that...

Deputy PM Chalerm Vows To Bring Thaksin Back Home This Year - posted in Thailand News: MaiChai, on 2012-03-08 17:23:01

Thai deputy PM vows to unearth truth about killing of Chinese sailors ...

Thai govt vows crackdown on insulting royals ... Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said insulting Thailand's royals

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has vowed to push for legal amendments to ensure people sentenced to death for drug offences are executed as quickly as possible.

Chalerm Yubamrung publicly vowed to “execute” Thaksin's foes.

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said on Monday. ... 12:00 AM Pheu Thai vows to respect charter bill ruling;

Chalerm vows probe into deaths in the 2010 protests, October 4, 2011

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Thursday vowed to push for law amendments to have the drug convicts executed in 15 days after the Appeal Court's verdict.

BANGKOK, April 5 - Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung denied on Thursday that fugitive ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly had recently talked with Thailand’s exiled insurgents abroad.

Seems like he is the Lord of Vows, or just some loud mouth............

So does the conviction preclude them from the cabinet?

Hows that runway coming?

How many medals can one girl be awarded in 3 months?......

Ask the entity that awards the medals.

They are recomended by her own cabinet and rubber stamped by the privy council. So she is essentially giving them to herself, maybe they are fore grovelling.

I wouldn't put Chalerm in charge of my toilet paper supply. The 391 million would be barely enough to put armor on his Bentley ....

Thaksin is like a python swallowing his victims live.

Wait, did he clean up all the mafia and scams in the tourist areas already, or is that 90 day ticker still going?

Busy man.

22 Jun 2012 – Thailand's tourism industry is to be rid of “mafia” within three months, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung promised today.

The PTP government are at loggerheads......

The ex's faction just want money and position. Position requires a stable government, so they are happy to stall.

Thaksins club want him back, and fast. He needs amnesty.

and the UDD is looking for relevance and credibility. Do they sell their martyrs for Thaksins amnesty?

Which factions agenda will be sold out for cabinet positions, or time at the trough.

Korn cited figures from a Thailand Development Research Institute study that found for every Bt100 of the government's spending on the scheme, only Bt17 reaches the rice farmers.

So 83% of every baht spent on this scheme is siphoned off before it reaches the rice farmer. Yingluck must be very proud of her governments achievements to lift the living standard of the rural poor with this and the credit card policies. In reality it should be Yingluck calling for a review not Korn, but we know she doesnt like political stuff like leadership ect.

How many medals can one girl be awarded in 3 months?......

I wonder if the original plan for the new airport was suppose to be larger but it was gradually "down sized"? I remember when I arrived here 8 years ago, there was a 2 page ad in Time Magazine (paid advertisement) bragging how the new airport would be the "hub" of Asia and how much larger it would be... When I compare the restrooms at the airport where you have just two urinals and 2-4 toilets for the men's restroom, then see where the restrooms in the new airports in Seol, Hong Kong, and Beijing I wonder if cuts were made? But I have learned "this is Thailand" where building codes, building plans, even laws made by the government are not to be taken seriously, can be altered - just a guide line.

Are some of the toilets entrances still built over by the King duty free shops?

Does anyone remember when the most annoying part of Thailand was the Indian tailors and the street sellers. Now its the rapists, muggers, rip off artists, over prices taxis ect ect ect

I can understand the UDD feeling towards Thaksin's pervertion of their goals............

February 16th, 2010

We, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) are determined to see Thailand become a nation where the principles of democracy, human rights, and equal justice are not only espoused but upheld.

In the coming months, we will launch a campaign aimed at uniting the Thai people in opposition to this junta and bringing about free and fair elections. This campaign is based upon 6 principles:

1) Achieving the goal of establishing a genuine democracy that has the King as our Head of State, with political power belonging exclusively to the people.

2) Dissolving the 2007 Constitution and restoring the 1997 Constitution, which may then be amended through a transparent, consultative and democratic process.

3) Bringing Thais together in an effort to solve our political and socio-economic problems, recognizing that such efforts must stem from the power of the people.

4) Implementing the rule of law, due process and a system of equal justice for all, free of any obstructions or double-standards.

5) Uniting all Thais who love democracy, equality, and equal justice within all facets of society, in an effort to deconstruct and move beyond the Amartyatippatai (Aristocracy) system.

6) Using exclusively non-violent means to achieve these objectives.

14 March..........

Days prior to the planned protest on 14 March, checkpoints were set up to inspect caravans of protesters arriving from outside provinces to Bangkok...........Abhisit informed the Democrat Party-led Bangkok Metropolitan Administration that he had intelligence of planned bomb attacks in at least two locations and grenade attacks in 30–40 locations in Bangkok. He claimed that the protesters would include 2,000 "well-trained hardliners...........

On 7 March, it was reported that 6,000 assault rifles and explosives had been stolen from Engineering Regiment 401, part of the 4th Army Engineering Battalion in Patthalung.^[41][42] Anonymous sources claimed that the weapons were moved to Bangkok where they would be used to incite unrest.........

On 9 March, the government decreed the Internal Security Act from 11 to 23 March.^[47][48] A 50,000-strong security force was deployed in Bangkok. Suthep and Abhisit announced that they were moving into an Army safe house at the Peace-keeping Operations Command during the duration of the ISA..............

As of Friday 12 March, police and military checkpoints were set up along all main routes leading to Bangkok to inspect protesters approaching the capital........

Five bombs exploded in Surat Thani, a Democrat Party stronghold, in the early morning of 12 March. Nobody was injured or killed. It was not clear who was behind the bombings. No arrests were made........

• 14 March 2010: Red-Shirts converge on Bangkok, hold first big rally, occupy government district. Participation below the one million expected people.
  
• 16 March 2010: Protesters splash their own blood at Government House
  
• 30 March 2010: A round of talks with the government ends in deadlock
  
• 3 April 2010: Red-Shirts occupy Bangkok shopping district
  
• 7 April 2010: PM Abhisit orders state of emergency
  

April 12, 2010 ...........

Troops try to clear protesters; 25 people are killed and hundreds injured

Thai soldiers and police fought pitched battles Saturday night with anti-government demonstrators in streets enveloped in tear gas, but troops later retreated and asked protesters to do the same. Eleven people were killed, including a Japanese journalist, and more than 500 wounded, according to hospital officials.

Posted 2012-04-30 06:11:30

PM tells deep South of govt's plans to restore peace in region

3 months later............

July 28, 2012, 12:06 pm

BANGKOK (AFP) - Militants shot dead four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday in Thailand's volatile south, an army spokesman said, as a surge in violence since the start of Ramadan continued. http://au.news.yahoo...ive-thai-south/

Posted on 28 July 2012

Muslims have begun fasting for the start of the Ramadan holy month in Indonesia, Malaysia, and elsewhere around Asia, but the somber occasion was marred in Buddhist-dominated Thailand by two bomb blasts that killed one person and injured seven http://www.nwasianwe...n-ramadan-fast/

Publication Date : 26-07-2012

Five policemen were killed yesterday and another wounded by a car bomb attack in the Raman district of Yala in restive south Thailand.

The sixman squad from Tha Thong Police Station, which was assigned to escort teachers at U Poh Shool, was on a mobile patrol before arriving near a bridge where a silver Isuzu pickup truck with hidden explosives was parked. The truck exploded, hitting the police vehicle. http://www.asianewsn...?id=34006&sec=1

If one looks at the aircraft industry newsfeeds;

Airlines are delaying deliveries of the new AB380 because of the wing cracks, with the EU approval for the proposed corrective measures outstanding. As the reports state, airlines do not want the new AB 380's until the issue is corrected as they don't want to pull the aircraft from service once put into use.

Also the AB 350's have a wing issue delaying production.

Boeing has an issue now that its B787 engine lost parts in flight and this will delay deliveries.

I expect that with Jet Airways on an expansion surge announcing a need for 100 aircraft, TG may be able to transfer some of its purchase contracts as Jet wants the equipment now.

Airlines are replacing aircraft because they are not fuel-efficient, not because they are 'old'. The high price of aviation fuel is why Airbus and Boeing are making the new generation of planes lighter to help with reducing fuel costs. (It is also the reason why aircraft can't spend time going round and round if there are delays at their destinations - they don't carry unnecessary amounts of fuel - another weight-saving initiative)

It often seems strange that seemingly 'new' aircraft are got rid of.

All airlines aim for a low 'fleet age'.

Regarding the A380 (I've not heard them referred to as AB380 until now), airlines are keen to get the planes delivered as soon as possible. They are flagship aircraft - witness Malaysia, Korea, Singapore and Emirates etc.

Existing aircraft will require 'downtime', yes, but new aircraft incorporate additional checks into the normal service cycle.

I know Qatar Airways are holding back from wanting their aircraft built, but I believe everyone else just wants them ASAP.

BA have just got their first one in the building phase.

So - A380's, A350's, B787's etc are what airlines need to compete. Old aircraft are a liability for financial reasons, certainly not safety reasons, and that's without the type of aircraft which low-cost airlines use.

How old is John Travolta's plane?

The new aircraft also have greatly reduces maintainance requirements, so more hour in the air and a reduced maintainance budget and staff.

The golf course was there when DM was the only BKK airport. I wonder if the response from the Air Force would be: 'we want to construct another golf course at Swampy'.

Well they could sure turn that one runway into a driving range at least....its sure not being used to land airplanes

Trouble is with all those cracks and sinkholes it would be all rough and no fairway

Can't blame an airline for recognizing that it cannot afford new equipment. It seems to me that the previous CEO was intent on the equipment purchase that would taken on so much debt that the airline would have collapsed, Can there be any doubt now that the airline did the right thing in sacking him?

I think you have got the fact wrong.

Didn't mark said something that his blue eye boy had turn TG from a big looser to one of asian biggest money maker in the past 2 years, hence the sacking was unjust?

Unfortunately, the losses incurred are public knowledge as TG is traded on the SET. Khun Abhisit got it wrong, but then he was never known for his management capabilities.

Well actually GK .............

Year over year, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited has seen their bottom line shrink from a gain of 14.7B to a loss of 10.2B despite an increase in revenues from 180.6B to 191.0B. An increase in the percentage of sales devoted to cost of goods sold from 76.84% to 83.80% was a key component in the falling bottom line in the face of rising revenues. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=THAI:TB

Thai airlines is increasing it market share and turnover. The plan to purchase new, high efficiency aircraft which have vastly improved running and maintainace costs would have decreased bottom line costs and therefore overall profits.

Hasn't there been a lot in the news recently about how the airport is ALREADY overcrowded?

true that

I'm really surprised, I thought details had been worked out. Wasn't that why some went to HongKong to congratulate k. Thaksin? With his birthday, that is

Thaksin is dictating the details and the agenda but factions in th PTP like things better without him, they are happy to see the reconcilliation/ charter change/ constitution rewrite/ Thaksins amnesty process stall. This gives them more time at the trough before the..........

When I look at my extended family up in Isaan and how much each if the aunts' and uncles' families own and spend, I think that they must exist on somewhere between 3,000 and 8,000 per month. They have the fields producing rice, tapioca or sugar cane for income and keep rice back if they grow it. There are the ugly but very tasty gai baans for food, vegetable patches and fruit trees. Trips to the market for occasional pork or buffalo but most likely for veggies.

To extend a tool of debt of 5 years income to them when they have never had the discipline of managing debt has unknown dangers which I hope never materialise.

Far better would be farming machinery, water management and education in better farming to bring the villages ahead. But keeping them poor and in debt seems to be the order of the day

I agree, increasing the debt burdon of the farmers isnt helping them, it would have been better to provide subsidies on fertilisers, seed grain ect or the supply of coin operated milling machines.