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seems that thais are unable to accept the truth about anything if they are upset with this. While there are some good monks around there are also a lot od bad ones, just look at all the fraud/corruption they get involved in, drinking, doing drugs, sex parties etc, they are leaving themselves open to constant ridicule. Way past time the offenders were arrested and charged. being a monk should not make them untouchable especially when they are involved in crime etc.

You forgot sedition, torture and accessory to murder.

Typical of the idiots now running this country. It will have no positive consequences whatsoever for students' education and will only serve to (i) harm businesses and (ii) increase drunk-driving. Like the equally ridiculous decision to ban students younger than 25 from living with their partner, this is in all probability motivated solely by a bitter, mean-spirited determination to prevent the young from having any fun.

To be fair, the same idea was proposed when the OTHER idiots were running the country!

H90 has the right idea... Enforce the current laws!

The junta fanatics always have to blame the PTP regardless of the topic. Look, if someone sticks his hand into the fire, it doesn't mean you have to too.

Germany

UK

China

Thailand

where is the free Internet?

I presume you've lived in those countries to make those claims. You sure do sound like you want to be a Thai more than anything in the world.

You just don't get it do you? These are draconian measures used to control their people, and THIS is what they mean by giving the people democracy?

Sure they do!!

From the same Police Chief who won't make a decision regarding stripping a certain criminal of his police rank.

Remember when the head of the cyber police division was warning people they would be hunted down and prosecuted if they even dared clicking on "like" on any post that dared to be critical of the PTP regime?

What a complete joke the police here are. Nothing to do with democracy - they wouldn't have clue what the word means.

No. Don't remember that at all.

Can you say North Korea...

The fact you're even suggesting North Korea confirms fool status. Thailand doesn't resemble it in the slightest or if it did you'd already be in a gulag along with 3 generations of your family in tow

Don't think he meant Thailand is already on a par with NK but moving in that direction.

Had this issue were to happened in N. Korea, Iran, Egypt, or even Russia, he's mug would have

looked so smug... and his family would be by now in hard labor camps of in front of a firing squad....

Many a true word is said in jest. Fast forward a couple of years......

I see this arose from a speech from a red stage in 2013.

Lets hope they start going carefully through all the speeches from various red stages and activating the stalled cases against all the red leaders who implicated themselves with their hate and violence filled speeches when they thought they were invincible and untouchable.

Robby I do not know your nationality or your age.

What I do know is that a heart full of anger, vengeance and hatred is very bad for health.

The human immune system thrives on happiness, we cannot make you happy, you have to do that for yourself.

Peace, forgiveness and reconciliation are extremely important in the welfare of any nation as well as the health of an individual.

Your chances of having a political person extradited from a country like New Zealand back to Thailand are very close to nil.

The New Zealand culture is one where we can roundly criticise our political opponents and then go off and have a beer with them, nothing like what you are used to in Thailand.

You it would seem know very little and are a little short on being able to work things out as well as having a poor memory.

Could the NZ after my name give a clue, age not your business.

We have been through this hate thing before on another topic and if your memory fails you go back and have a look.

As per our previous conversation I am used to doing what I want and going where I want in this country and have no problem with authority as I choose to obey the law.

No place for hate in my life but I can see the hate in others which brought about the 2010 riots and I believe that those who instigated the riots and perpetuated the hate from their stages should be brought to justice for the sake of their victims and the country.

As for reconciliation, the victims of crime can only find reconciliation in bringing criminals to justice. Allowing criminals to get away with their crime just to make them happy is no answer.

Tell us what your course of action would be if the military kept forcing out the government you voted for in NZ. If reasoning doesn't work what do you do?

How you expect people in this situation to quietly accept it is beyond me.

I see this arose from a speech from a red stage in 2013.

Lets hope they start going carefully through all the speeches from various red stages and activating the stalled cases against all the red leaders who implicated themselves with their hate and violence filled speeches when they thought they were invincible and untouchable.

Regarding this extradition application "A snowballs chance in hell" comes to mind.

"Thai police say they are tracking down whoever is behind a rumor about an impending counter-coup against the military junta that seized power from an elected government one year ago."

Let me guess who was behind an attempted coup against the junta......Does his name start with T? Mr. T?

Here we go. Everyone join in now. But but but Thaksin......

We witnessed the violence and "North Korea style leadership" before the coup from the likes of Chalerm, Boonsong, yingluck (I do what my brother says not what the majority want) shinawatra and the marry band of anti democrats and that was an dark time in Thai history that required the first coup with majority backing (unless you refer to elections pre rice scheme and 4 years ago to gauge the PTP popularity now!)

Now imagine the radical 7% minority vocal terrorists that pushed the envelope for 7 months allowing the first coup to go off without any violence or a single bullet fired. Imagine if they staged a counter coup. A 7% minority trying to take over the country. When there is majority backing it is always peaceful. When it is only a 7% minority that have no qualms using violence to achieve their objectives then it will get very very messy. As messy as the usual red shirt protests in front of court houses. As violent as the red shirt terrorist uprising in 2010. As bloody as the red shirts reaction to peaceful protestors in Bangkok in 2013/14.

The last thing we need is Jatuporns 7%'ers killing innocents again. The last thing we need is for democracy and reform to be side tracked. That is what scares Jatuporn the accused terrorist. Under a democratic society where the law is upheld he will become obsolete and even worse he will be in jail.

People see the vioelnt tendencies of the red terrorists when a court decision goes against them. That is nothing.

Prayut needs to squash this rumour very quickly. The last thing Thailand needs is 7% minority red shirts let loose again.

You're always good for a laugh mate. So the elected people who lost their country by way of a coup are now terrorists? I would say that they are people trying to retrieve something that is rightfully theirs.

The first coup was for good reason : a bunch of dirty cronies had obeyed their master by passing a law 310:0 giving him amnesty back to 2004 and were going to take the country to civil war rather than give in to mass protests.

A second coup can only be for the benefit of a power-crazy individual. Decent people in Thailand would not stand for that.

Luckily for Thailand these people are prepared to go out (without being paid) and die rather than watch their country get plundered to the extreme by corrupt politicians. And none of them wear red-shirts.

Just like djjamie, your posts are psychedelic ramblings. They're impossible to respond to except to say use the little bit of sense that you were born with and see the true situation. It's blatant. A country has been stolen from under the noses of the electorate and you eejits are endorsing it.

I just read an ACTUAL article on Pattaya Addicts how much the hotel business is suffering. I spoke with some ACTUAL ladies of ill repute about how much business is down.

Sure PM Cha-cha, if you say so then it MUST be true . . .

All that mess in Pattaya should be shut down anyway. Those HIV alleyways are disgusting.

Then where would almost the entire population of Bangkok relocate to every weekend and public holiday? It would be nice if the Bangkokians really thought that, it'd give us Pattayapudlians a bit of peace and quiet.

This is a no brainer article.

How on earth anyone could have been happier with the dark violent days of terrorists committing near daily attacks on protestors in the name of a government that refused to arrest a single person for them.

Most people don't like innocent men, women and little kids being killed by terrorists while the deaths were cheered by the 7% radical fundamentalists. Pre coup - not one arrest. Not one and democracy no where in site.

Now we have peace in Bangkok, a pathway to the first democracy Thailand will see (yes, yes, elections) and criminals being arrested for doing bad things against a majority that were previously ignored (YES< YES elections. I get it) and allowed to be killed with complete impunity by government that had no intention of arresting their own terrorist supporters who were not surprisingly run by an accused terrorist criminal leader.

So in summary we have peace, pathway to democracy and reform (3 fingers if you will) or we have an unelected accused mass murderer, accused terrorist criminal fugitive running a party that allowed terrorists to kill anyone that dared practise their democratic right to protest. (YES yes, protesting is a democratic right) while ignoring the majorities wishes on an amnesty with one hand while turning tax payers money into bio fuel with the other.

No brainer really and if I say Prayut I would be part of that 93% majority that tell him that I am happier too. My wife is happier and my kids are no longer getting intimidated and our family threatened at any university by reds that decided we were not allowed to see Ahbisit speak because he was the opposition. An opposition of which is a fundamental part of democracy. (yes, yes elections) blah,blah, blah.

My desktop has just gone very slippery from all the grease that's dripped onto it from your post. What a crawler! "I can do every job in Thailand except yooouuurs (wrings hands) Mr General Prayuth sir, your honour, he who walks on water. Salami, salami, baloney".

Their hypocracy knows no bounds.

If the rumours in the press are to be believed, there's more chance of another coup than there is an election.

Anyway, Thailand isn't ready for elections. Thai people have been failed time and time again by what some people in the country try to pass off as 'democracy'.

Democracy as it is known in the west, is very much a western ideal. Look at the countries in this region, most don't operate a full democratic system.

With many of us commenting here no doubt coming from democratic countries we all wish Thailand too could be democratic but Thailand needs a total change of its political landscape and a much greater idea and understanding of what true democracy is - something which will take generations to achieve.

Just because you hold an election doesn't necessarily mean you live in a democracy.

There's no quick fix for Thailand on this one.

That is an extremely patronising post. How dare you tell the Thais that they have no understanding of democracy. Who do you think you are? God??

... once democracy is restored....

when will they stop using the word "democracy" for the political system that has been in place in Thailand in the past"

Especially pre Thaksin.

Why would anyone want to bag off in CM? The ugliest, dearest scrubbers in all of Thailand. You'd get a better deal on Liverpool's dock road.

Haha.... Dream on, we are talking about Thai peoples here..... empower the ones with school leaving certificates, graduation papers, and maybe those who have paid income tax.... The rest only sell their votes to the highest bidder..! Truth hurts ..!

Do you think that even the biggest cretin in Thailand would vote for the party who paid him? Of course he wouldn't! He'd say thank you very much for the money and then go and vote for the party of his choice. My wife did.

They wont be peace in Thailand,until a certain trouble maker is dead

and buried in the sand.

regards Worgeordie

Could be one of three; Der Fuhrer, Suthep or the fake monk Issara.

Perhaps he might ask his political master for a pension, since he seems to still be devoting his time to political-activities, or doesn't that fit with his communist ideals ?

Quite correct my friend. He certainly deserves a pension from the convicted criminal, accused terrorist, accused mass murderer fugitive. He is one of his biggest fans.

Some will say "he was" to further their agenda, but the fact of the matter is they are living in the past. It is "he is" that is important.

This guy travelled to Washington DC to consort with the National Endowment for Democracy and America's largest corporations for support in their bid to return his ousted criminal leader, Thaksin Shinawatra to power. This is treason and is in tune with cancerous red shirt ideals that have no qualms with convicted criminals running the country as they themselves are cut from the same jib.

"He was" is living in the past, but that does not surprise me as the same people still refer to elections 4 years ago to gauge a certain parties popularity. What is important is "He is" and he is a thaksin fan through and through. He loves him. I actually follow this moron on twitter as it fascinates me how red shirts think and what they like to pass as facts. He uses twitter as his platform to spew misguided rhetoric to the gullible. Up until May the 8th he is still defending the criminal. My favourite post from this terrorist supporter that blatantly shows his twisted interpretation of facts was on March 26th. He fails to mention any background into the reasons given for the shutdown and as per standard MO refers to yellow TV who of course had different content on their channel. Content that DID NOT break the law...

With education comes responsibilities and unfortunately this man is a great big fat failure when it comes to responsibility. Instead of harnessing his education to further Thailand like the Right Honorable Abhisit is doing currently, but uses it to split the country and not surprisingly is supporting a small, but very violent and vocal minority that have the audacity to spout majority backing through a belief structure that only the most ardent supporters still believe.

Still glue-sniffing hey Jamie.

est muy estrango, surely convicted criminals do not work for the police force??? seriously, I'm sure thats why he's not in the country, how can he keep his rank in the police if he is convicted criminal?

A convicted criminal who jumped bail before sentencing.

Oh my god not again! Will someone remove this cracked record.

I can't say I am against the junta staying on longer. I finally see them going after stuff like corruption (at least more as the previous government). Doing something about encroachment, the taxi's, the beaches and many other things. No violence on the street no judges being threatened. Finally the law can get a bit of hold in Thailand. Those connected before are slowly but surely being checked for corruption and action taken. I have never before seen so many high level cases going to court. Totally different then when PTP was in power.

For us foreigners nothing much has changed, (except that the 90 days is now doable on-line, under Thaksins government was the 90 days checks were reinstated so this is clearly better). But this not about foreigners.. we play a small role.. if any so i go for stability if the red wants to riot let them riot outside of BKK. Wonder if the red members like it if they cause trouble at their doorstep.

Quite smart of them to do it this way and the longer the reds are deprived of funds (no longer in power no longer able to rape the Thai treasury) the less likely it is that they come back unless someone is going to risk a whole lot of money.

Also this whole process should not be rushed.. a good charter should emerge.. not a hastily assembled one.

All this does not mean I agree with all the junta does.. certainly not but I see it as the least bad solution.

Strange. Never seen you once disagree with them.

This is just my personal opinion; I'm not wanting anyone to feel the way I do but I just want to express my opinion. Personally, I think that General Prayut should stay on as PM and head of the NCPO, with his current authority/powers, for at least another two years (five years shouldn't bother anyone who knows Thai history) and get the bulk of the reform done himself as few people have the ability to push agendas better than Prayut. He seems, so far, a very effective leader and an honest player. He's begun with the easier stuff first to 'test his wings' and improve his game and has now worked himself up to what I consider (other than the reform of his too-many-generals army) the most difficult challenge facing any world leader, i.e. reforming the RTP. I'm sure he's had army planning 'think tanks' give him options how to take back the country so democracy can thrive. I think that with his power and military planning, he can beat the police (a politician will always make a deal with the police; that's why they're so crooked now); I just hope they can avoid it becoming ugly.

Thailand has such a limited experience with democracy that, in its current form, it is easily manipulated/perverted by one set of 'haves' or another set of 'haves' so "Thai Style Democracy" it is not worth having. Singapore has grown into a powerhouse with strong right-minded, futurists in charge. For all his faults (all minor) Prayut is proving to be a pretty sharp cookie and has avoided public embarrassment better than most of the leaders of the 'advanced' countries. I think he's done a great job with phases one and two. He's the best Thai leader since Prem Tinsulananda. This is just my personal opinion and I don't see much chance it will change.

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My goodness! Have you been sniffing the wife's nail varnish remover?

I thought the reforms were in the undemocratic charter. What additional reforms do they intend to force on Thailand?

Not sure about the 'undemocratic charter', but the English version of the Draft Charter from April 2015 list reforms, but surely not in the level of details you require?

I didn't ask for detail, I asked what additional reforms, i.e. not in the unconstitutional charter, do they intend to force on Thailand. Was the meaning not clear to you?

The OP doesn't mention 'additional' reforms, only seeing reforms mentioned put through.

examples of reforms might be bodies like the Police - DSI - NACC - Judicial system, not only the bodies themselves but also how they are controlled, no government should be able to take control of a police force or investigating dept like the DSI or be able to influence offices like the Attorney General - they should all be able to work independently freely without government influence or interference, their primary objective - enforcing the law to all on an equal unhindered basis

Oh good! That means the amart/yellow shirts won't be able to have control of the army then.

NO. It looks as if the General is trying but at the end of the day it wont happen.

Corruption is locked into society here and has been for hundreds of years.

It may get more expensive.

At least the General has got a lot of corrupt people in high places running scared and not sleeping at night, their will still be corruption but not as wide scaled as before the coup.

In your dreams boy.

he wouldn't recognize democracy even if it were camouflaged as a tank...

Would not expect any other reply from you, same old stuff, not wanting to know, no matter what happens here,improvements or whatever, better you have PTP style democracy it worked wonders, Thats why we are in the hole now trying to get out.

if you was not a PTP lover---then for gods sake give the PM some time, Is negative your only stance ?? lets get sorted first, were only 1 year in battling the aftermath, together with the bad world economic situ.

I live in RED (was red) area, and life is far better now---so keep having your ELECTION grumble, military out stance. ha ha ha let it go go with the flow.

My life hasn't changed at all really, different for many Thais I would say, They cannot show any descent or even speak of opposition to the Junta. I think we'd find that pretty frustrating if that happens in our country and foreigners were saying "Things have got better"

Good for you---if life hasn't changed----why is it different for MANY Thais ?? many meaning a good few ??? no one at all is jailed or put to brain washing methods UNLESS they be extreme persons---please do not try to give a completely false impression here-----it is people like you that are anti PM that land in trouble, constructive criticism is fine......But you will come up with the odd isolated incident to back up your propaganda----get real things are never perfect in any country, why are you bashing for the sake of it.

"Things are never perfect in any country". So why carry out a coup replacing a less than perfect elected government with a less than perfect junta?