Golf

Or is it just a smokescreen to keep prying eyes away from his other dealings?

You've got yourself an answer!

Golf

there is one thing I wish it to happen...a startover of a new era where we have our dignity, as Thai people, once again.

And do you think that Thaksin has undermined that dignity? In whose eyes? Are Thai people ashamed of what he's done and doing? Do they think that the rest of the world will view all Thai people the same?

And who would you recommend as a replacement?

Please don't misunderstand me... I have an active interest in this subject, and would value an opinion from an educated and intelligent Thai person who obviously feels strongly about the issue.

No problem at all. It's hard to answer and explain everything here, but here they are:

1. He used his advatages of being a CEO of Shin Corps and a Prime Minister to cartel Thai telecommunication market. His Shin Corps. got a government contracts with no tax for 30 years, blocking other competitors from entering the market emtirely.

2. He replaced Army with police forces in the South, destroyed everything the Army had built in the last 20 years. The police forces then kidnapped and killed many Muslim leaders. The South becomes hel_l on Eearth ever since. Whoever offers any ideas different from him, will be asked, "Are you Thai?", branded as a traitor.

3. He urges that all Thais must be patriots, using Thai products, traveling in Thailand. He himself went to other countries to relax, recharge, or whatever reason. Every country he visited, he would make a deal that would give him benefits, not to Thailand.

4. Toxin said he believes in Democracy, but all he does is blocking and rejecting others ideas. He is the smartest man on Earth. He creates a "Nepotism" system that allows everyone in his family and circle make profits from us, Thai people.

5. He sold his Shin stocks for $2 Billions, but pay no taxes, while others will have to pay by laws.

6. Once sold, Shin Corps is owned by Singapore. They can use ThaiCom Sattelite to spy on every spot in Thailand. This puts a nation at risk. ITV, which was found based on the Dark May heroes to have a real independent tv channel, is now in Singapore hands.

These are just some of all reasons we want our dignity back.

Golf

The Pandora Box is opened...all hel_l will break loss this Friday... I wish there will be no bloodshed... There is no hope for Thailand and Thai people if Toxin is still in power. HE MUST GO...

Golf

Although you're out of country at the moment Golf, you do have a very good and usually accurate perspective of Thai politics.

Have you kept in touch with your friends and family in Thailand?

What do they think will be the outcome?

I usually call my family once a week. They're aware of what is about to take place. Fortunately, all of my family members are not that "interested" in politices. Many of my friends are Toxin supporters, but not me.

To be honest with you, the outcome is unknown. there is one thing I wish it to happen...a startover of a new era where we have our dignity, as Thai people, once again.

Golf

The Pandora Box is opened...all hel_l will break loss this Friday... I wish there will be no bloodshed... There is no hope for Thailand and Thai people if Toxin is still in power. HE MUST GO...

Golf

It's the only airport in the world that is built closer to town. Other countries build their airport away from its major cities to aviod traffics and noise pollution. Thanks to Thai gov

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Chaiyo! too. Sorry to hear that. Most Thais are suffering from these corruptions for ages. Perhaps we somehow develop an antidose so we don't feel a thing (or I should say, we don't say a thing).

Golf

Go, Sonthi, go!

Golf

Of course! He won't resign until he sees million of people walking on the street asking for freedom of speach and freedom of press. The soldiers will come out and the situation will get out of control. My ultimate fear is how many people have to die so Toxin will understand? How many times the history have to repeat itself? I don't want to see anyone shot dead again. I really don't.

Golf

Thai people tend not to not make close friends easily, the truly close friends are the ones they have been friends with for years. Many of the Thai people I know feel very uncomfortable with the casual manner and easy friendships of most farang. I think anyone who thinks of having a good Thai friend needs to keep that in mind.

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Totally agreed with you on this, SBK

Golf

As well as the bomb that went off at Sonthi's office recently, last night a device was exploded near the venue airing Sonthi's broadcast last night in Chiangmai. Intimidation? Police said it may have been a firecracker. The truth remains to be seen.

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Firecracker? Thai police are the best in the world as being axxxxss lickers! Toxin also an ex-police. That's why he put police forces in the South. Mr. Sonthi has survived many assasination attempts in the past. He will make it to the end, I believe.

Golf

Bloody May (1992), Darkest October 16 (1973), and October 6, 1976 (The Killing Field) were all started up like this.  Hundreds of thousand of people were on the Radchadumnern Rd. asking for democacy.  Many of them were systematically killed by the soldiers.  Their stories have never been told through Thai textbooks.  Every government pretends these events never took places.

This is what I suspect the history will repeat itself once again.

Golf

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Your prophesy may be coming close to reality Golf.

Have a look at the latest developments in this thread.

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Yeah, that was how it get started. freedom of press and freedom of speach are nothing to Thai government. I was in Bloody May riot in '92, but left the protest just half an hour before it got nasty. I was lucky! otherwise it would be me laying down with a bullet in my head.

Golf

Bloody May (1992), Darkest October 16 (1973), and October 6, 1976 (The Killing Field) were all started up like this. Hundreds of thousand of people were on the Radchadumnern Rd. asking for democacy. Many of them were systematically killed by the soldiers. Their stories have never been told through Thai textbooks. Every government pretends these events never took places.

This is what I suspect the history will repeat itself once again.

Golf

Wait and see this Friday (today your time). It's possibly be another BKK riot to talk about for years.

Golf

It should be selled "Suwannaphum", not that crapy name. Look at these names: "Sukhumvit," "Mahidol," "Chattuchak," "Vichaiyuj".... This screwed up transliteration is so bad. My American wife also asked me the same question. All I can tell is that you can forget the "j," "l," "v"..., and treat them like these: "t," "n," "w"...

Golf

There's some speculation that creating a new "political" area will allow a concentration of the powers necessary to create a number of casinos - and still mo' money for the "controllers" of this zone.

My wife has a smallish stock certificate of what was issued for the Airport project (forget the ticker symbol), you know, the one where lots of money disappeared.

Now she wants to buy stock in the electric power generating infrastructure as its about to be sold off from government ownership.  I told her, don't you learn from your mistakes? 

kenk3z

P.S. Look for higher electricity rates soon.

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That's how people who are effected by the so call "privalization" react to this threat. If they can't beat it, join it. By doing that they like to buy "stocks" from those newly converted busines entities and hope they will gain the profits, and cover up their increasing expenses. Do we have lower phone bills? No. Theorically we should since there are more choices, but no. These phone companies are ripping us off. The energy company (former Government enterprise) will do the same. Are there any energy companies out there? No. Now it's in the stock market. Sotck holders want profits. The energy bills will skyrocket for sure. Poor Thai people. They have no choices. They get rip off since the moment they wake up in the morning until they go to bed. A perfect way to dehumanize its own people.

Golf

The airport project is worth some Bt155 billion, whereas

Nakhon Suvarnabhumi will be worth nearly three times as much. A cool Bt400 billion.

Enough to go around I suppose? 

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Oh, yeah!!! Suwannaphum (as it should be spelled) Airport is actually a shame of Thai nation. The corruptions started since the first grain of sand was drop to the airport. More tax money drain to someone or some group's pocket. The residents and schools there have suffering for a long time since the construction begun. Flooding area around the airport has not been treated yet and now they want to create a brand new province. More tax money will go to this new province and its whole admins. Good luck, Thailand, the land of bitter smiles!

Golf

Hey, didn't we tell you that we want to the leader of EVERYTHING?

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Hey, we want to be a hub of everything! LOL

Nice Avatar, Srirachajohn

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They knew it all! But they thought they already "paid" the police so they were safe. Wrong. This issue became hot 'cause many media exposed it. It became a hot potato. The police tried to give it a license, but this potato is too hot to handle. They have to let it go so the owner is screwd and he wants his money back!

Golf

She is already given a tittle "Khunying". The thing is this government is abusing the King powers. The King doesn't talk, he acts. First when she was appointed as Audit General, the King gave her a royal medal. Pretty much like a gift from him. After she's sacked, the King gave her another medal! Think about it. Why the King did that? The King doesn't talk, he acts.

Toxin and his MPs and senators must revise their decision. Otherwise all of them will have no country to live.

Golf

In the end, Toxin will leave the country as an exile. Power of the people and the King are not to be underestimated. Money can't buy everything.

Golf

It's so funny to see a police general has to swear that the license given to this business is correct and just. It makes me think that, "Wait a minute. If this is true because you swear to the scared object, that means anything you say BEFORE this is not true at all?" Now everyone has to swear so the answers will be more serious I just can't take it anymore of this bullshxxxt! I swear!

Golf

Well, that is different from the Thai news, though. It said the security lady told the Frenchman not to carry those wax canisters. He didn't understand her so she opened the lid, pour some wax on the X-ray machine surface, and set fire to demonstrate the effect!

Golf

Correct, but look at the number in my example. The number of compaies that possibly win this contract is ZERO, except one company that match this number exactly. The winer is usually the one who worked on that previous project and has long connection, bribe well.

That's LocSpec in Thailand.

Golf

''Our intelligence is not so terrible but there must be action after receiving a warning. Before last month's bombing in Hat Yai, I had warned them 4-5 days before hand to tighten up security around the airport and shopping malls, but they did not take it into an action"

I think what they need is to check their officers intelligence first.

Golf