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February 12, 2019

12 minutes ago, Bkkthebest said:

I am surprise that they didn't even mention about bargirls.

Presumably cheaper in Cambodia?

February 12, 2019

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Fake or not .... as Khun Prayuth reiterated ... there is no issue with the military and the Junta is united.

I see where your coming from and right, but I believe this is just another speed bump on the political highway... nothing to threatening.

Ah, but are these "speed bumps on the political highway" marked on the "roadmap"?

February 12, 2019

^^^

According to an American officer I spoke to, (quite a few years ago mind you) one of the main points of "Ex Cobra Gold" is for the US Army technicians to service and attempt to repair much of the US supplied kit held by the Thai military...

February 11, 2019

16 hours ago, boonrawdcnx said:

While apparently the entire military leadership has been summoned to Germany.

I can't but help wondering at the views of the German authorities when the entire military leadership of Thailand arrived at Munich Airport!

Do they all have visas to enter Germany, sort of issued with the job?

February 11, 2019

3 hours ago, GarryP said:

Prayuth's clique (Eastern Tigers) no longer has the power. The power now rests with the Wong Thewan clique headed by Apirat Koongsompong. Prayuth could still stay on as PM if it serves their needs, but as a puppet. Diddums Prayuth.

Be interesting to know what faction those armoured vehicles which were seen moving belonged to. They were the new kit, so probably "the Wong Thewan" camp.

Marvelous nicknames these chaps have: Divine Bloodline, Eastern Tigers! It's obvious why Britain has never had a coup - well with nicknames like "The 'arfurs" (only had half a capbadge it was claimed), "Queens Last Resort" (Queens Lancashire Regiment), The Viet Taff" (Royal Regiment of Wales) and " The Vulgar Fractions" (17/21st Lancers) it would have been a bit embarrassing wouldn't it - not much street cred!

February 11, 2019

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

What a lovely saga! Can't wait for the follow up on this one.

They will give him a taxi driver's license?

February 11, 2019

13 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said:

Or maybe he wanted to make somebody show their hand and reveal how they are being manipulated. Seems even the upper echelons have puppet masters

Certainly a gap has been opened up in the smokescreen carefully laid to conceal how he election was to be "managed".

Maybe that was the whole point, and if Thai Raksa Chart goes down, we'll it will have done the job it was created for...

February 11, 2019

15 hours ago, Eligius said:

Yes. To my amazement, the press (abroad) are not saying a word about Mr. P.'s role in this - about his behaviour on that day. His behaviour and decision to stand AFTER THE BOMBSHELL HAD BEEN DROPPED are the key to the whole thing.

I think Thaksin has fallen into a cleverly laid trap. He was sincere in his intentions - but the junta had an even more cunning plan in place.

And just when we thought they were all complete cretins ...!

Maybe, just maybe, the events of the last 4 days have served to flush some things out into the open.

Maybe, just maybe, that was the point.

February 10, 2019

Hmm. Where I live the by far the best (certainly in terms of resources and infrastructure) secondary school is one side of the town.

The army base is on the other side of the town.

The children are bussed across town in green buses morning and evening.

February 10, 2019

4 hours ago, luckyluke said:

Not the cheapest choices, but my decision and my money.

Absolutely so. Your choices, and very good luck to you.

But it is all about choices and needs - you don't actually need to pay a gardener 6K a month, or give your wife a massive allowance.

These threads seem to crop up every couple of months, and always boil down to:

February 10, 2019

1 hour ago, kiteman9 said:

Or 65,000 baht each month, which you can spend.

But then you would have to sack the gardener!

February 10, 2019

2 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

I'm in the intercontinental having Sunday Brunch with Foi Gras for a cost of over 2000baht. Eat your hearts out you filthy peasants. Ban Noks all of you. I think I'll have some caviar now.

PS: I have some ziplock bags in my pack,got to get me some beef and sushi for the ride....

What happened to the strict diet you were whining about the other week?

February 10, 2019

1 hour ago, Patriot said:

Exactly. I also take a short cut on the laundry bills by just occasionally dabbing the egg stains off my singlet. A decent lifestyle; perish the thought

Just get an egg coloured singlet ...

February 10, 2019

3 hours ago, Lungstib said:

Cost of a haircut; anything between 30b and 3000b depending on your salon.

Golly, where do you get a haircut for B30? I pay B40 for mine!

February 10, 2019

11 hours ago, bannork said:

But for sure Thaksin is not the answer if you believe in democracy.

The answer is whoever the Thai people vote for, in a free election; in which it is up to the parliament to decide who forms a government, not an appointed senate, the army, or anyone else.

February 9, 2019

8 minutes ago, Redline said:

I heard DT was giving the Undersecretary of Defense position to his old shoe shine boy!

Well, I doubt if anyone with any political ambition is going to want to be hitched to his administration...

February 9, 2019

"Hell is where the cooks are British, the police are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Belgian, everything is organized by the Italians and your permanent dinner table companions are senior EU political figures..."

If I may paraphrase an old joke!

February 9, 2019

41 minutes ago, Eligius said:

However, I (and others) have long predicted that this year will see outbreaks (limited in scale, but even so) of popular opposition (to put it mildly) ...

And that may just be the catalyst...

February 9, 2019

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

If he is lucky, he may still get a position with the Privy Council.

1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

Seems to be standard career progression around here.

Always the plan.

There is a certain role which rather goes with the job. Aficionados of the "Blackadder sagas (series 3 I think) will understand.

February 9, 2019

1 minute ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

I disagree here.

Thaksin knows he will never be PM again. He would have known the EC and junta would have objected and tried to block this nomination too.

This move was to increase the unpopularity of Prayuth and the Junta and to make them un-electable.

It has worked.

It was a political master-stroke.

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"This move was to increase the unpopularity of Prayuth and the Junta and to make them un-electable."

Yes absolutely to the first part of your conclusion. As for the second part, the electoral arithmetic will somehow, with the appropriate assistance from the EC and perhaps the courts, ultimately ensure that the Junta is "elected".

February 9, 2019

26 minutes ago, Eligius said:

Yes, Mike - I suspected all day yesterday that the plan was for her to instigate a new Constitution (which of course would have been passed), to allow for Thaksin's return and then his later premiership. EVERY person (Thai or Westerner) that I have said this to insists: "No Way! It would be IMPOSSIBLE for Thaksin to be Prime Minister again'. I do not believe that. Given that particular lady's clout - I think anything could have been achieved.

But it has been stopped.

I don't think that would have been the main point. Yes, a return to Thailand by Thaksin (and Yingluck) would have almost been inevitable, but I suspect not a return to active politics - although perhaps an "elder statesman" role/ status?

What this scheme did have the potential to do was to remove the current deadlock in Thai politics. Putting the boot in, as appears to have been done blows wide open the cover story that this "election" is a return to democracy. The immediate ramifications are more likely to be international, confirmation, were it needed, of the way Thai politics is going. Short and medium term, domestically, it screws down the lid on the pressure cooker a couple of turns. Long term, who knows? Messy I suspect!

February 9, 2019

5 hours ago, SpaceKadet said:

I'm old radar techie, we used to connect a few turns of copper wire and connecting it to a light bulb. Then stick it in front of an working radar and see it light up... and I'm proud to say I still have my balls intact!

In fact they are glowing dimly at the other end of the room as he types this!

????

February 8, 2019

7 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

..... and the Pope is Catholic and bears shIt in the woods........

Actually, according to a Ministry of Information spokesman, all bears are Catholics, and...

February 8, 2019

Does this make Mr Thaksin a frog?

February 8, 2019

23 minutes ago, SABloke said:

Difficult to run against an opponent who is protected from criticism

Even more difficult to, umh, remove them by a coup to restore happiness and so forth!

Well now, goodness gracious me, how extraordinary!

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