greeneking

Not holding my breath. Sorry.

They wanted him to 'run away' when they gave him permission to leave the country for a sport event. His sister made an escape worthy of the Scarlet Pimpernel when she escpaped to Cambodia from a heavily guarded house when she was supposedly facing serious crimes in the Courts. If the current lot are arrested after the election they will find they can sidestep justice too.

I think they would not need to. Simply insist the existing law is enforced properly.

If you were paid 100 baht for everytime you said 'criminal fugitive' you could buy a very expensive thesaurus? The only place I hear about plans for revenge are in your postings.

I do hope so. It should be remembered that the last time the protestors were facing the police. If they ever caused real problems then the army who stayed in the background might have had to step in. There are some in the army who would not want to do their 'duty.' But most would. There are also more secret forces who can be used. Difficult to say more. It is to be hoped the democratic forces win the election, the result is quickly accepted and Thailand can be governed for the people.

They allowed him to leave the country for a sporting event. They expected he would not come back.

Predictable rant.

What happened to Asean free trade agreements?

The Royal Gazette may be reluctant to accept and publish an unwelcome result. There are also 2 significant funerals that could be used to delay matters.

Would any party take the risk and say, "Vote for us, we will not offer anything for your vote because it is wrong. And we will govern honestly with no need to get back the money we bribed you with."

Hope the advice is clearer than the slogan.

Yes. The 1997 Constitution. And apologies from Pheu Thai for the mistakes made and how it was abused. And that Thaksin acknowledges he should take a back seat as the country tries to repair the damage done since.

Remind us. Is there any evidence of him showing some modesty and ability to compromise? Best hope is when he places his orders there will be no one willing to accept them. Will a negative election result be tolerated?

The usual quandary.......must you obey bad laws? And rigged constitutions?

I think they offered no support for Thaksin before. They wanted the real change you seem to want too. But real life, coalitions (with who would be best?), and media pushing them to take positions they would rather not take yet lead you to a black/white opinion. They remain the decent alternative to Thaksin and Prayuth. With enough of our support.

The songtheaws are driving around every day now asking for votes. I look at the picture on the side and if it is an older bloke wearing a uniform with lots of medals I know this is not the one.

More on the ball than most of the comments here. He is no angel. but he knows a lot of bad guys who should be brought down and is willing to name some of them. During a period of elections in a 'democratic' country the courts have no place in telling a citizen he is not permitted to air his beliefs about the Bhumjaithai Party's support of Cannabis.

What do you suggest for the people who so obviously allowed him to escape Thailand and avoid the trials that were coming?

If Xi ever thinks that what is good for Putin is OK for China too and turns against him and invades to regain the Greater China that has been lost to a history of Russian aggression it could get interesting; Wikipedia "What Chinese territory was lost to Russia? Starting with the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860, the Sino–Russian border was realigned in Russia's favour along the Amur and Ussuri rivers. As a result, China lost the region now known as Outer Manchuria (an area of more than 1 million km2) and access to the Sea of Japan." There is an exhausting amount of material to try to understand. but China's game of cards leaves them many options.

Class.

'AI coding tools are becoming standard practice for many developers.' codesubmit.io/blog/ai-code-tools/ Sorry CodeCombat. Good luck getting the budget before anyone notices the way the world has gone.

We all believe they are up to no good and they are very visible. The question for me is why are they not visible to the authorities? A blind eye is being turned for whose benefit? if Chuwit has a spare couple of hours......

The present one claimed to be reluctant.

Haha. Haha.Haha. I'm bored. Can't write any more. The girls should be loved for their efforts to improve Thailand. Suthep......my God!

World's largest parliament building planned costing 23 billion baht (Wikipedia) for members who can hardly fill an office party. If there is no intention to provide democracy don't make the already mostly poor demos pay for you to pretend it matters.