5 minutes ago, Shocked farang said:

Well, I just hope that the immigration officer at Survanabhumi airport does his job as he does with everyone who enters the Kingdom. There's an Interpol alert for the arrest of Vladimir Putin, that's the main reason that he's been avoiding traveling since the start of the war. 

Thailand will not arrest Putin,  Thailand did not ratify the rome agreement so it means they dont have to arrest him, and Thailand will not ratify the agreement because if they did the icc will want to arrest Thaskin for war crimes

52 minutes ago, WashingUpagain said:

It's nothing more than a diplomatic gesture...they know full well Putin will not accept.

4 minutes ago, sidneybear said:

Oh dear. The truth hurts you. Thailand reflects the temperament of the observer, so brighten up and you'll find that Thailand brightens up too. Smile, and the world will smile back at you.

Cumberworld    get back on topic

1 minute ago, choudens said:

Very very good idea to invite Putin! Please don't tell anyone, mostly not the PM as he is not aware of it, but as Thailand is a signatory to the Rome Statute of the ICC our Thai guest must be arrested upon is arrival in Thailand! perfect! Thailand will save many lives of young and less young Ukrainians!

the agreement is not ratified therefore no arrest

24 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

in other words, the ICC is obsolete as is the UN and their non sense security council.... back to the drawing table then

there will be no arrest Thailand has Not ratified  the rome ageement nor will they becuase if they did the ICC will go after Thaskin for war crimes

37 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

The ICC would expect an arrest of a Head of State be made by the Head of State which is not PM Srettha.

Thailand is a kingdom.

The legality of such an arrest has never been tested, memorialized with ICC principles or successfully prosecuted despite decades of discussion.

My impression is that a majority of the international community of states are reluctant to endorse arrest of a Head of State which might become more a political act than criminal prosecution. 

there will be no arrest Thailand has Not ratified  the rome ageement nor will they becuase if they did the ICC will go after Thaskin for war crimes

10 minutes ago, LatPhrao said:

Lost you on 'I think...'  because obviously you don't.   Completely  h-u-y-a

its a Fustilarian post

8 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

If the election results had been honored and Pita hadn’t been railroaded so he couldn’t become PM, then probably yes. With Shretta (i.e. Thaksin) at the helm, not so much. 

Thailand being foolish again  Pita was Naive but far better than this guy

24 minutes ago, sidneybear said:

Oh come off it. I'm Thai. Are you?

Thai's know very little about world history,  its not taught in schools, thais know very little about world wars, thats why thais do not know its wrong to walk about covered in Nazi symbols,  there are many other examples of disgraceful behaviour, it is becuse you have limited knowledge, Thai WW2 history is not taught in schools as thais would be ashamed

3 minutes ago, John Drake said:

And wait until you see the invitation Srettha is giving the Chinese today;

 

 

Cumberworld Bobolyne

2 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Er, no, they are not. See the list here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement

They are not listed. 

do you know how to scroll down

Asia

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

What type of treatment can we Westerners expect after Russian and Chinese troops have occupied Thailand?

The japenese only took 5hrs

12 minutes ago, Purdey said:

People forget that Thailand has been part of the non-aligned movement since 1993. That means it is not supposed to align itself with one country or another against others. Hopefully, it wont get dragged into a war between the USA and Russia, or the USA and China. 

so are Palestine, Lebanon 

7 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

The guest after dinner speaker can now be penciled in 🤔

 

Quantifying the evil of dictators can be a tricky business. Most would quantify the horrors of dictators by how many people were killed under his rule. In that case, there were several dictators worse than Hitler.

Mao Zedong - Communist dictator of China - 25–30 million died.

Josef Stalin - Communist dictator of USSR - 30 million died.

Leopold II - Colonial leader of Belgium - had upwards of 20 million Congolese salughtered.

At this point the numbers vary between Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Kim Il Sung, Idi Amin, Ho Chi Minh. Anywhere between 1–10 million range.

11 minutes ago, lapamita said:

so and ? the smallest part of the world condems russia.  the neutral or russia leaning countrys are more ( if they dont need doing buissenes with US or scarred sanctions , their would be more ven fully on russian stance) ,even in terms of peopulation double

pointing out how your post is totally lacking in facts, quote

"most of the worlds population or their goverments take the russian stance 

most of the worlds terrtorys are pro russian" totally incorrect

"the smallest part of the world condems russia."  do you know how to read a map

3 minutes ago, lapamita said:

most of the worlds population or their goverments take the russian stance 

most of the worlds terrtorys are pro russian

and time will come soon, that the most of World Gdp is becomming behind russia

its not black and white

i would even go further to have a eu-ru economy union for many resaon 

and if you ask me putin or warhead biden ( yugoslavia,irak,now) , i really prefer Putin

dont know where you get your info from but its not correct

3 minutes ago, Balance said:

In 2003, the U.S. forced Thailand to sign a separate "impunity" agreement that exempts American citizens from Thai obligations to return anyone to the world court charged with crimes against humanity.   

please suppy link

3 minutes ago, issan101 said:

The new PM is lacking in his understanding of world affairs.  But that's typical of naive Thai politicians. Shortsighted with no moral compass

Think you are correct

1 minute ago, Jack Cook said:

I lived in Moscow for 3 months and never met a single Russian who didn’t like Putin. I expected grey concrete and soldiers with AK 47s everywhere and never saw one, just like I didn’t see endless tent cities and drugged out homeless so prevalent in the USA. The coming demise of the US dollar spells end of empire time for the Good Ol US of A and maybe quite a few other so called western nations. Time to stop watching the garbage pumped out by the likes of CNN. 
Maybe, just maybe, this Sretta guy is shoring up a more secure future for Thailand in the grand scheme of things.

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Just now, Crok said:

How clever is our PM. Invites a known criminal to Thailand and then has him arrested and he collects the reward. Or does he share it with the 90-day visa escapees avoiding conscription? Well done PM.

 

Thailand does not have the balls to arrest Putin

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

Vladimir Putin accepts Srettha’s invitation to visit Thailand
by Nontarat Phaicharoen

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin meet on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Oct. 17, 2023.
 Pool photo/Sputnik

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit Thailand, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wrote in a social media post, a day after the country announced an extension of the visa-exempt stay period for Russian tourists by two months.

 

Thailand’s new PM made the announcement on Tuesday after meeting with Putin in Beijing where he extended the invitation to the Russian leader, who faces an international arrest warrant on the world stage over alleged war crimes through the conduct of his war in Ukraine. 

 

“I invited [Putin] to visit Thailand, and he nodded in appreciation, saying ‘Thank you’ in Thai. This shows that he has a good familiarity with our country,” Srettha said on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. He noted that Putin has visited the Thai tourist town of Phuket several times.

 

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum meeting, which China is hosting. 

 

Full story: Benar News 2023-10-19

 

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