somluck

7 out of 19 is not a GREAT MANY....only slightly less than 40%.

In a listed company this gang who holds 40% stake would be termed as principal shareholders, though not they are not the majority but can hold sway over many decisions. Coupled that with the not 'great many' members of judiciary on the council (i liken this group as nominee shareholders) ....okay you get the picture

It is a large percentage -- it is not a "Great Many" and the number would more accurately be described as 4 out of 19.

Please help me out though --- what current members of the judiciary serve on the Privy Council?

This is not a company and there are no 'shareholders' to compare it with a company is not only facile, it is rather specious. They are advisors and do not "make" decisions.

I'd ask what you mean by "nominee shareholders" but not only do I think you would not answer, I think if you did it would get you in trouble. The P.C. is appointed by the Head of State to serve as his advisors.

They are mostly older men --- leaders in their fields.

Note ---- this thread is about Thaksin whining about possibly losing his cash ... there is a thread about attacks on Prem that is more appropriate to discussions abotu the Privy Council. Do be aware that talking about the P.C. is a dangerous road to tread relating to the law in Thailand and forum rules.

how can it be 4? those with military prefix before their names are not military? just need to do simple counting? pls dun try to split hairs between definitions of large percentage or great many. i think there are at least 2 ex judiciary members on the PC. many things do not need to be spelt outright, many a times Prem himself said he is not involved in politics but his innuendos says otherwise

There will be no coup. The media have nothing better to do...

Coup was to overthorw the thaksin related government and install their own pretty boy puppet Mark as PM. Now that they are in control why would there be another coup? Unless mark is not toeing the line as doing as he is being told

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I guess you must be on the same thinking as me , but probably those that come up with the nonsensical statement that Somluck has are probably those that have been there a couple of times and are trying to be the expert on all things S'pore.

I dun think you can find any locals customers or ladies of the night in Orchard Tower am i right?

Why not? Because for the quality on display there can be had for 30% in many other places, the most famous of all being GL

Yes, there are plenty of other places to go, and Geylang is of course a popular one - but really if you are suggesting that locals and long term expats do not go to OT then you are sorely mistaken. As for places to actually find dates though, these are really not the places.

Locals do frequent the place but only to 'window shop' and not to do any pickup.

The ladies of the night do not like to solicit locals too as they are afraid they are undercover anti-vice cops.

Long term expats I cannot be sure, but if they are really 'long term' enough they would have found out the prices there are highly inflated.

I have many expat friends who hang out at Muddy Murphy's and Molly Malone's around the area but that doesn't count does it?

Shame their website seems to be not working, would be a nice alternative

Works okay for me though loading is a bit slow.

OP thanks for sharing

7 out of 19 is not a GREAT MANY....only slightly less than 40%.

In a listed company this gang who holds 40% stake would be termed as principal shareholders, though not they are not the majority but can hold sway over many decisions. Coupled that with the not 'great many' members of judiciary on the council (i liken this group as nominee shareholders) ....okay you get the picture

Whichever way the verdict goes one side will be dissatisfied. Civil war is looming....maybe this is for the better.

Wrong. There won't be anything close to civil war. The Thai people aren't as stupid as you make them out to be. They want peace and prosperity, regardless of the color or their t-shirts - and very few Thais are wearing Red. Look around.

Khun T and half of Thailand agrees with me. This revolution is happening. The poor Thais are rising up. No one can stop the wave. Accept it.

Half of Thailand? Is that the three guys you hang out with at the street corner, drinking Red Bull? Open your eyes Somluck. There hasn't been a Red Shirt demonstration of any consequence since April '09, when a mob stormed a hotel lobby, and some punks destroyed some buses in Bangkok. Granted, there's been a lot of hot air and threats since then, but the Red Shirts can't organize enough people to fill a Jack in the Box franchise. They're a spent force at best. Thaksin pretends he's cool and calm about the verdict. Then, in his next breath, he threatens fire and brimstone if he doesn't get his way.

He claims he has solutions for Thailand's economy, but then says he won't divulge his secrets until everybody indicates they like and forgive him. I do more for Thailand than he does, and I'm relatively impoverished. At least if I have something with which to assist my Thai neighbors, I put it out there. I don't keep it hidden and parlay it for some advantage.

Yes most Thais do not want civil war but this 76 billion bahts case might be the catalyst that is needed.

If the reds are a spent force like you claimed then there is no need for this government to be breaking out in cold sweat and thinking of hare brain ideas to deal with them. If 100 people can close donw the Bangkok Bank HQ of 3000 employees, I believe the reds are a force to reckon with.

Khun T and half of Thailand agrees with me. This revolution is happening. The poor Thais are rising up. No one can stop the wave. Accept it

lets wait and see....The last demonstration in front of the bkk bank was reported with less than 1000 people.

A big uprising costs a lot maybe 1 billion per day. if Thaksin is still able to spend that for a longer period?

Its a simple minded peson who thinks the reds are paid to protest. Ok lets just wait and see how far this red revolution will go. Like i said the reds have time on their side....even though by your argument their money is running out

This govt is a puppet regime put in place by those who still has the feudal mindset. It might have a pretty boy PM who can speak well but end of the day he is just a puppet.

Loved the article, nicely written. As an average looking Westerner of average means in small and majorly Chinese Singapore, the options are in fact limited for serious dating that is not measured (and paid for) by the hour. On the other hand, I keep hearing that Singaporeans have no time for sex or are too tired... so, why would you even want to pick a local bride?

Looking for a wife might be tough but for an average westerner there are alot of good time girls (local term SPGs) to pick up for free in the discos and pubs

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I guess you must be on the same thinking as me , but probably those that come up with the nonsensical statement that Somluck has are probably those that have been there a couple of times and are trying to be the expert on all things S'pore.

I dun think you can find any locals customers or ladies of the night in Orchard Tower am i right?

Why not? Because for the quality on display there can be had for 30% in many other places, the most famous of all being GL

Freedom comes at a price. The spilling of blood is inevitable[/b]

I'm sure Khun.T would agree with you.

The loss of a few thousand odd Thai lives is a sacrifice he is no doubt willing to make in the name of freedom - otherwise known as his money and power.

Khun T and half of Thailand agrees with me. This revolution is happening. The poor Thais are rising up. No one can stop the wave. Accept it

Ummmm simple math and real life would suggest that you are more than just a little incorrect (Thankfully)

Like I said, any revolution would take time and ready to suffer setbacks after setbacks....thankfully time is on the side of the reds though

Great! The Final Countdown

Interesting the last time a million Thais gathered together was in June 2006, during celebrations for the 60^th anniversary of His Majesty the King's accession to the throne when 1 million turned out to hear HM give only the third public address of his reign.

I love these kind of topics. They always bring out the best and brightest TVers. But what I like even more, is listening to Thaksin whinge. Article made my whole day. lol

If its your money, come home and claim it, if you dare. If not <deleted>.

If/When Thaksin comes home, he will claim more than just his money (which btwis rightfully his)

Thaksin will have some of his assets taken and later he will be pardoned. Where he goes in the future depends how long this weak government can keep control.

Sharkfin, sorry I mean Thaksin, will Never be pardoned , and lets hope the courts take all of his ill-gotten gains.. and some more..... Friday will tell ... And this weak government have done well with the Economy and things are slowly but surely becoming more transparent... well done Abhisit... but can we arrange a whip-round for Thaksins poor children... my heart really goes out to them...

Dun count your chickens too early. Stranger things have happened in Thailand. One thing for sure is the red movement started by Thaksin will not go away whatever the verdict or whatever happens to Thaksin. If Thaksin lose his billions, maybe it will be seen as a setback for the reds by some, but then even Sun Yat Sen had his share of setbacks....

Civil war is looming....maybe this is for the better.

Violence, carnage and death is ok if for some greater good then?! Just so long as somluck isn't a victim right?

Freedom comes at a price. The spilling of blood is inevitable

I'm sure Khun.T would agree with you.

The loss of a few thousand odd Thai lives is a sacrifice he is no doubt willing to make in the name of freedom - otherwise known as his money and power.

Khun T and half of Thailand agrees with me. This revolution is happening. The poor Thais are rising up. No one can stop the wave. Accept it

Like i have said before, for all of Thaksin's flaws, his one great legacy is to awoken the hopes and dreams of the poor thais. He gave them a voice and set in motion this revolution...the revolution is getting stronger and bigger each day suppassing thaksin the man soon.

Yes, so why then does he have a problem with actually being poor then?

So your rationale is that he who fights for the poor should also be a poor man (financially) himself?

Tell that to the world's richest man

Well this post says you at least acknowledge that Thaksin is "elite" but then skips over his cronies If you think Thaksin is in trouble for criticizing the other "elite" you certainly show that you don't have a real view of the situation.

No, not for criticizing them but for doing things that they didnt like I believe their issue is mostly about him upsetting the balance between rich and poor after all the elite have a vested interest in keeping the poor, poor and without a political voice. In all honesty none of us can have ' a real view of the situation' but can only speculate. I have come to this conclusion from what I have listened to Thai people say after I asked them questions about their views of the situation (their views also obviously involve a certain amount of speculation.)

Like i have said before, for all of Thaksin's flaws, his one great legacy is to awoken the hopes and dreams of the poor thais. He gave them a voice and set in motion this revolution...the revolution is getting stronger and bigger each day suppassing thaksin the man soon.

Civil war is looming....maybe this is for the better.

Violence, carnage and death is ok if for some greater good then?! Just so long as somluck isn't a victim right?

Freedom comes at a price. The spilling of blood is inevitable

was there a single day since 2006 when he was not all over TV forum? ,,,,,sorry, I dont remember

AND is HE worth talking about him every beautiful day here in LoS, will this go on for the next 4 years too?

Whichever way the verdict goes one side will be dissatisfied. Civil war is looming....maybe this is for the better.

Keep all references to The Crown out of the discussion.

Then may I humbly suggest editing that topic out of the thread title?

I agree, am uncomfortable with the 'word' equate. I think there is ground of lese majeste in that sentence, any Thai citizens here can help to make a report against the former chief of army board?

I tend to be a supporter of the red shirts, but Animatic has made some good points in one of the posts. I also fail to see the great fear in another coup, since basically the country is under the control of the military--to a greater or lesser extent.

What is essential is that at some point in the near future, the country return to some semblance of democracy and that includes elections. Right now, there is too much politicing and not enough attention to the core needs of a democratic society. If they have elections which are fair, then I don't really care too much who wins. They will have the mandate of the people and the country can begin to move forward.

Thailand never was a true Democracy and never will be.

Why all this fuss Military been running this contry 99%of the time.

The fuss is that these elites still wants to continue to suppress and exploit the poor Thais but Thaksin has awaken the poor Thais that they no longer have to be slaves or serfs to these people anymore.

Should be safe as long as you don't wear anything red. If/when things get ugly, everything red will be shot on sight

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter...

Thaksin is a hero in the eyes of many Thais

and that's the sad story of my Singaporean love life.

Never had any of these problems in Singapore, must be looking in the wrong place....but then again I do frequent 4 floors....

In SIngapore, those who frequent 4 floors are newbies.....the locals go to GL (Geylang)

Anyone remember this in the papers when Limthongkul was shot?

He claimed he was saved by the jatukarm phayant he was holding in his hand

He is a Jatukarm fan

http://www.billionmore.com/article/article.php?id=29