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BMA hopes it can avoid 750 Million Baht installment
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is hoping that an administrative decision would finally allow them to not pay the 750 Million Baht installment to the Austrian manufacturer in the 6.68 Billion Baht firetruck procurement contract.
The Office of the Attorney-General, which is pondering the BMA request, said yesterday that it had not yet decided on whether it would file a lawsuit against Steyr Daimler Puch to nullify the deal. Deputy Attorney-General Seema Wannakowit said the OAG would decide within this week on whether or not it would represent the BMA over the matter.
Seema refused to give details about the split in the OAG commission on whether to help the BMA or turn down its request. However, he said the OAG panel would reach a final decision before August 10, which is the deadline for the payment. Under general administrative regulations, OAG is required to represent government agencies in criminal and civil cases. The BMA dropped its earlier idea to hire a private law firm to scrap the deal with Steyr and decided to rely solely on the OAG.
An OAG source said the BMA could be prosecuted for negligence if it agreed to pay the sixth 750 Million Baht installment without trying to save money by filing a lawsuit to scrap the deal.
The source said the OAG would have to officially announce its decision by Thursday, because a court injunction to halt the payment would have to be issued to the Krung Thai Bank, which does the BMA's monetary transactions, on Friday.
-- The Nation 2009-08-05
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Pandemic A(H1N1) active inside Bang Kwang Central Prison
By John Le Fevre
BANGKOK: -- A British national in Thailand’s infamous Bang Kwang Central Prison has written to the charity Prisoners Abroad asking if it or the British Embassy in Bangkok has plans to pay for the flu treatment drug Tamiflu (also sold under the generic name oseltamivir), for jailed Brits in Thailand.
According to the prisoner, who requested his name not be divulged, as of July 13 two prisoners and one prison guard had died from the pandemic A(H1N1) virus, originally termed swine flu, with at least one other guard at that time “seriously ill” in hospital.
The author says he believes
An unnamed prisoner, without corroboration, is now a source of news AND an "author"??
Oh, god, horrible...i have to agree with SRJ.
Fear not, ColPyat, there's much we can disagree with (see above post as an example)...
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<br /><br /><br /><br />Any proof of what the guy is saying about the flu and mask? Or just an "email"?<br />It is without a doubt true.
Even stuff sent in to us by embassies wasn't given to us for free, no cigerettes in payment no goods.
I watched the Prince of Lichtenstein die slowly in our building after he was refused his diabetic medicine.
Very sad but very true, your life is worthless in a Bangkok Prison.
Than you must have been imprisoned in a private hospital in Nonthaburi, because that is where Prince Hohenlohe (not Lichtenstein) died. He was also not refused medicine for diabetes, because even neither he himself nor his family knew that he had diabetes. Only tests in the prison hospital confirmed diabetes, and he was straight away transferred to a nearby private hospital.
But let truth not spoil a good story.
Don't you realize you "tip your hand" when you inadvertently "out" yourself as a banned member, ColPyat?
btw, the actual events, which run contrary to your version, that transpired were delineated in "our" old thread on Prince Hohenlohe's death at the hands of his jailers long ago:
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Farang-Princ...ail-t78424.html
Farang Prince Dies In Thai Jail
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Newin denies plans to flee verdict
Faction leader Newin Chidchob yesterday lashed out at the red shirts for spreading rumours about him fleeing the country ahead of the verdict on the rubber sapling graft case scheduled for August 17.
"I am Thai by race and nationality and will be present at the court session," he said.
Taking a swipe at former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who fled the country to elude his conviction and two-year jail term, Newin said he was prepared to abide by the judicial decision regardless of the outcome.
Also, rather deprecatingly, he said he would have reporters take turns in visiting him in jail were he found guilty.
Newin also denied being involved in a campaign to counter the Royal Pardon petition for Thaksin.
Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat also stepped up in Newin's defence. "I can confirm that he will appear at his verdict session as scheduled," he said.
Boonjong said he was puzzled why rumour-mongers were trying to discredit Newin, and dismissed speculation that the faction leader was trying to influence the judicial outcome by launching a campaign against Thaksin's pardon petition.
The Bhum Jai Thai Party's move against the petition seeking a royal pardon for Thaksin was in no way linked to the judicial review Newin was facing, he said.
With regard to the opposition Pheu Thai Party calling for a probe into Interior Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul's involvement in moves to counter the petition, he said this was not a big problem, just a political game.
He said the campaign against the petition was designed to raise awareness that the red shirts were misleading the public. Provincial authorities have said that a large number of people in almost every province had put their names down in order to oppose the petition, he said.
-- The Nation 2009-08-05
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Academics come out in opposition
Newin questions so-called 5 million signatures collected; Jatuporn claims figure closer to 10 million
Yesterday more than 100 academics from Chulalongkorn University circulated an open letter opposing the petition seeking a Royal Pardon for ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra on grounds that the move was unprecedented, illegal, and inappropriate.
In the letter, the academics warned about the adverse impact the petition would have on the monarchy.
"The petition is deemed politically motivated to tarnish this revered institution," the letter said.
It said organisers of the petition campaign had intentionally evaded the prescribed procedures and legal provisions. Plus, in their attempt to have the public endorse the petition, they appeared to have the ulterior motive of undermining the monarchy and involving it in political rivalry, the letter said.
The organisers, especially Thaksin, should remember that they had pledged allegiance to the monarchy and should not be inflicting damage to it, the letter added.
It also called on people not to fall prey to the campaign and urged authorities concerned to help raise public awareness on the issue.
Meanwhile, banned politician Newin Chidchob pointed out yesterday that the signature campaign's actual goal was to create rifts between people and raise a negative attitude toward the monarchy.
"If His Majesty grants amnesty, how will the campaign's opponents feel? And if His Majesty does not grant amnesty, what would the campaign's supporters think?" Newin asked. "I believe the real goal is not to get amnesty for Thaksin because the process is unlawful, but to create a division among people and a negative attitude towards the revered institution," he said.
Newin, once a close ally to Thaksin, also expressed doubts about the 5 million signatures that the campaign organisers claim they have collected over the past month. He said when Weng Tojirakarn, a red-shirt leader, conducted a similar campaign for a constitutional amendment, he only managed to collect 67,000 signatures over two months.
Newin, who is a key figure in the coalition Bhum Jai Thai Party, noted that there are about 49 million people aged 15 and above in Thailand, so the 5 million signatures would translate to 10 per cent of this population. "I phoned more than 100 of my friends and relatives in Bangkok and the provinces, and asked if they had taken part in the signature campaign. And surprisingly, none of them had," the veteran politician said. He then added that "almost one million people" had joined Bhum Jai Thai Party's campaign against the petition.
In a related development, Jatuporn Promphan, one of the red-shirt leaders, said yesterday that more people had joined the petition drive after it was closed last Friday and that now "some 10 million people" had put their names down.
-- The Nation 2009-08-05
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Police boss vows to tough it out
National Police Chief Patcharawat Wongsuwon on Monday said he had no intention to leave the job before his scheduled retirement from the Royal Thai Police on Sept 30. Police General Patcharawat, who will go to China on official business for about 10 days and then take leave until the end of the month, said he would not resign or take early retirement.
PM names caretaker Police Chief
Patcharawat insists on working
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday named Police General Wichien Potposri as caretaker Police Chief for the 10 days that the incumbent, Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, is on leave.
Abhisit said Wichien, a senior adviser at the National Police Office, was an appropriate choice because there has been some public concern about the handling of some important cases at this juncture.
Patcharawat, who will be visiting China over the next few days, had been under intense pressure to step aside after investigation into the attempt on Sondhi Limtrongkul's life ran into obstacles.
The Police Chief, the younger brother of Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, is also due to appear before the National Anti-Corruption Commission today to clarify his role in the action taken against anti-government protesters last October.
Patcharawat, who went to work as usual yesterday, insisted that he would keep working until he retires this October.
With regard to Wichien, police sources said the senior officer has been relatively impartial in handling politically related events so there is a chance that he could be made National Police Chief once Patcharawat retires.
According to the National Police Office regulations, the prime minister is empowered to name a caretaker National Police Chief when the incumbent is incapable of doing his duty or is on leave.
If the post were to be given based on seniority, it should go to Police General Prieopan Damapong, a Deputy National Police Chief, who is the senior-most officer. However, Prieopan is the older brother of Pojaman, the ex-wife of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and is current on assignment at provincial police units.
-- The Nation 2009-08-05
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another possibility is...
it's not true...
and that's why there is no other news coverage...
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Pandemic A(H1N1) active inside Bang Kwang Central Prison
By John Le Fevre
BANGKOK: -- A British national in Thailand’s infamous Bang Kwang Central Prison has written to the charity Prisoners Abroad asking if it or the British Embassy in Bangkok has plans to pay for the flu treatment drug Tamiflu (also sold under the generic name oseltamivir), for jailed Brits in Thailand.
According to the prisoner, who requested his name not be divulged, as of July 13 two prisoners and one prison guard had died from the pandemic A(H1N1) virus, originally termed swine flu, with at least one other guard at that time “seriously ill” in hospital.
The author says he believes
An unnamed prisoner, without corroboration, is now a source of news AND an "author"??
Isn't there a way to find out if a prisoner has died and especially if a guard has died of swine flu?
Either way it's a horrible addition to the system as there are already a lot of sick people in the prisons as corroborated by innumerous accounts from people who have served time.
Swine flu is incredibly infectious and anyone at risk with a degraded immune system is gonna suffer horribly.
I think this has the potential to really blow up into a mass die off if the prison authorities are not extreemely vigilant.
With a report of three people dead already this sitiuation is most likely gonna get a lot worse. I give it about a 80% chance of turning into a catastrophe at Bang Kwang.
Now I'm starting to feel sick but not from swine flu, my problem appears to be related to a sudden onset of disgust.
"With a report of three people dead"
To reiterate...
Do we have anything more to go by.... other than the "reporting" by an unnamed prisoner AKA "author" in prison?
Has anything he is alleging been corroborated by anyone who isn't ... say... incarcerated for crime? Ironic if he's in there for perjury, eh?
The only other report I've seen...and this one is actually by a news source (NNT News) other then an imprisoned felon's email... which described a solitary case (non-fatal) of swine flu at the Ayuthaya prison.
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Please post news articles according to Thaivisa's protocol for posting news articles.
Thank you.
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Pandemic A(H1N1) active inside Bang Kwang Central Prison
By John Le Fevre
BANGKOK: -- A British national in Thailand’s infamous Bang Kwang Central Prison has written to the charity Prisoners Abroad asking if it or the British Embassy in Bangkok has plans to pay for the flu treatment drug Tamiflu (also sold under the generic name oseltamivir), for jailed Brits in Thailand.
According to the prisoner, who requested his name not be divulged, as of July 13 two prisoners and one prison guard had died from the pandemic A(H1N1) virus, originally termed swine flu, with at least one other guard at that time “seriously ill” in hospital.
The author says he believes
An unnamed prisoner, without corroboration, is now a source of news AND an "author"??
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Arrest Warrants Issued for 5 Red-shirt Protesters in Chiang Mai
The Chiang Mai provincial court has issued arrest warrants for 5 red-shirt protesters who blocked a police station and instigated chaos during a visit of the Finance Minister to the province in July.
Police Commander for Region 5, Police Lt-Gen Somkid Boontanom, revealed that investigators on red-shirt protests on July 16 and 17 have submitted the cases to the Chiang Mai provincial court to seek arrest warrant issuance for five red-shirt protesters.
Red-shirt protesters broke into the Phu Phing Rajanivej police station in Chiang Mai and clashed with police officers on July 16.
In addition, they also held a rally and blocked a road to voice their disapproval of the Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanich who visited Chiang Mai for a meeting at Chiang Mai University on July 17.
The five key leaders of the protests are charged with creating turmoil, gathering in a group of over ten people, and resisting police orders. The five who have arrest warrants issued against them are Aphichat Insorn, Somchai Kunacharatsakun, Sarayut Suyasak, and two others whose real names have not yet been identified.
Police officials said that the five should turn themselves in to police as soon as possible, adding that at present, police have been authorized to arrest people who act violently without the need to secure court warrants first.
-- Tan Network 2009-08-04
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Sondhi suspect's lawsuit rejected
The Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed on behalf of a fugitive suspect in the attempted murder of People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul against police officers handling the investigation.
A lawyer filed the case on Monday on behalf of Sgt-Maj Panya Srihera, until recently a member of the Special Warfare Command in Lop Buri. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. The suit named deputy police chief Gen Thanee Somboonsap, who heads the investigation, and Pol Col Vicharnvat Borirakkul of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
Sgt-Maj Panya accused the two officers of malfeasance and abuse of authority in their investigation into the April 17 attack on Mr Sondhi, leading to him facing criminal charges and having been dismissed from military service. The court dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that Pol Gen Thanee and Pol Col Vicharnvat, as investigators, were empowered by Articles 2 and 131 of the Criminal Procedures Code to gather evidence in the case in order to identify the perpetrators of the attack.
Continued here:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/15...awsuit-rejected
-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-04
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Red Shirts set to submit petition seeking Thaksin pardon August 17
BANGKOK, Aug 3 (TNA) – The Red Shirt movement plans to submit its petitions on August 17 seeking a Royal Pardon for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Veera Musikapong, Natthawut Saikua and Jatuporn Promphan, leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) told a news conference that verification of the petitions signed by more than five million people will be finished about August 15 or 16 and the UDD would submit the petitions on August 17.
Some 100,000 petition papers will be put on trays while the rest will be boxed and carried by a thousand UDD members to the Bureau of the Royal Household.
The government, Prime Minister, and the Interior Minister oppose the UDD’s move to seek the Royal Pardon, said Veera adding that the Red Shirts group was ready to clarify all related issues and would not allow (the government ) to use its power to hinder their plan to submit the petition.
They will neither stage any protest nor deliver a speech to the crowd. The group will only travel to submit the petition and go home, Nutthawut said.
The UDD collected signatures of Thaksin’s supporters seeking a Royal Pardon for the former prime minister in response to his being sentenced for two years imprisonment last October, despite not being present for the trial or verdict, for abuse of power in helping his then-wife securing a parcel of prime Bangkok commercial land at a price discounted much below the going market price.
-- TNA 2009-08-03
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Seven face indictment over fire-truck deal
NACC determined to go ahead with suit - but OAG still hesitant
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will send the names of the seven people to be indicted over the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) 6.687 Billion Baht fire-truck deal to the Office of Attorney-General (OAG), a senior NACC official said yesterday.
NACC's Wicha Mahakhun, who heads the joint OAG and NACC panel tasked with assessing the case, said once the OAG had made its decision known, he would be convening a meeting of the panel next week to confirm that the NACC would be indicting the seven people.
"The NACC will go ahead with suing the seven people, regardless of whether the OAG files lawsuits against them or not," he said, citing previous incidents when the NACC had to sue individuals that the OAG let get away.
As for the civil lawsuit on the cancellation of the purchase contract, Wicha said it was up to the BMA and public prosecutors because it was not within NACC's power.
He revealed that BMA executives had consulted him on the matter earlier and he had suggested that a civil lawsuit be filed to cancel the contract. He would not say if the current BMA administration would have to pay the sixth instalment of 756 million baht due on August 10 because, he said, the time was not up yet.
The seven people facing indictment are: former Bangkok Governor Samak Sundaravej; former Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin; former interior minister Bhokin Palakula; former deputy interior minister Pracha Maleenont; former commerce minister Watana Muangsuk; the BMA's Public Disaster Prevention Office director Police Major-General Athilak Tanchukiat; and the Austrian firm Steyr Daimler Puch, which made the trucks and boats.
Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney-General Waiyawut Lortrakul, who chairs the prosecution team on cases found damaging to the state, said yesterday that the OAG and NACC joint panel had only publicised opinions about who were involved in the deal but did not clearly state who would be indicted and on what charges. Therefore, he said, the joint panel was told to reach a conclusion before the OAG decides on who should be indicted and sends that result to the NACC.
He also commented on the plan previously announced by Yuthapong Jarassathien, adviser to the Parliament's Anti-Corruption Committee, to have NACC investigate Attorney-General Chaikasem Nitisiri for wrongly refraining to perform duties if the OAG decides not to take action against the seven people. In that case, he said, the OAG would have to counter-sue because having different legal opinions was not against the law and that the OAG only worked within legal limits.
Meanwhile, the BMA is prepared to file lawsuits should the OAG not do so, and wants the OAG to retrieve the money paid to the Austrian company in the five installments on grounds that the contract was null and void since the very beginning.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukvejvorakij yesterday reported about progress in the city's request for the OAG to file a lawsuit to cancel the purchase contract and have the court temporarily suspend the Krungthai Bank's wire transfer to Raiffeisen Zentral Bank to meet the sixth installment.
She said an OAG committee was working on this and often asked the city for information, especially the details related to the installments paid so far. She said the result should be released by Thursday. She added that if the OAG would not file the lawsuits, the city would have a team of lawyers do it instead because the city administration was firm in its decision to not pay for the fire engines.
She said the BMA was also preparing to ask the OAG today to file a lawsuit and retrieve the 3.905 Billion Baht already paid to the Austrian firm along with interest and compensation on grounds that the contract was null and void from the beginning and that the fire-vehicles had not been used.
-- The Nation 2009-08-04
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Sondhi suspect's legal suit against police
Army Master Sergeant Panya Srihaera - wanted over the assassination attempt on media mogul Sondhi Limthongkujl - yesterday filed suit against Deputy National Police Chief Thanee Somboonsap and other police, accusing them of malfeasance (legal impropriety) in office.
Panya, from the Lop Buri Special Warfare Centre but still being sought by police, said he had lost his job because of their accusations against him.
Panya has had his lawyer Banyat Jityen file suit against Thanee, chief investigator of the Sondhi case, and Pol Colonel Wicharnwat Borrirakkul, an investigator with the Metropolitan Police Bureau, accusing them of violating Article 157 and 200 of the Criminal Law.
The suit said Thanee and a team of 10 police in charge of the Sondhi case had accused the defendant of being among suspects in the attempt on Sondhi's life, carrying arms in public places, firing guns in public and attempting premeditated murder, which was not true.
The suit said on the day the incident took place, Panya was with a committee making and offering robes and other needs to monks at Wat Din Daeng in Trat's Khao Saming District. It said the defendant had been fired from office as a result of the police accusations, and his family had been humiliated.
The suit said the defendant would surrender to police for a preliminary hearing after his safety had been ensured. The Criminal Court accepted the suit and scheduled the hearing for October 5.
Banyat said he met Panya at a restaurant in Bangkok's Pracha Chuen area after his relatives asked him to represent him in the case. Panya promised he would surrender to face charges before the preliminary hearing.
Banyat said he would summon four witnesses to the preliminary hearing to prove Panya was at the merit-making ceremony chaired by General Chetta Thanajaro. He said he had photos and VCDs of Panya at the ceremony, which would be presented to the court.
-- The Nation 2009-08-04
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Red shirts to petition on August 17
The red shirts will present their petition seeking a Royal Pardon for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to the palace on August 17, organisers said.
"There are more than 5 million signatures for the petition. Name checks will likely be completed around August 15 or 16, so the petition will be filed on August 17," said organiser Veera Musigapong.
The red shirts will organise a colourful march to the palace to present their petition, Veera said.
Included in the procession will be the petition placed atop a ceremonial bowl, a giant banner inscribed with 100,000 names and more than 1,000 marchers carrying the remaining signatures.
He said the petition was legal, dismissing as futile government attempts to counter the campaign. "Nothing can stop the red shirts from submitting their petition," he said. Veera said the government was trying to spread misinformation in a move to oppose the petition. He said the red shirts, in turn, had challenged the government to verify all the signatures.
Opponents of the petition risk offending the monarchy by trying to prevent people from airing their plight to His Majesty the King, he said.
Red-shirt co-leader Natthawut Saikua voiced suspicion that the opponents were mainly individuals involved in ousting Thaksin. He said Rectors from 26 universities had erred in opposing the petition as they did when they spearheaded a wrongful move to cite Article 7 of the Constitution, seeking a royally appointed prime minister in order to overthrow Thaksin.
He vowed the petition would advance, regardless of the government's intimidation tactics.
-- The Nation 2009-08-04
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Police boss vows to tough it out
National Police Chief Patcharawat Wongsuwon on Monday said he had no intention to leave the job before his scheduled retirement from the Royal Thai Police on Sept 30. Police General Patcharawat, who will go to China on official business for about 10 days and then take leave until the end of the month, said he would not resign or take early retirement.
He said his relationship with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva remains solid. Mr Abhisit earlier announced that Police General Patcharawat offered to go on a business trip to allow police investigating the attack on People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul a free.
It has been alleged that the police chief has hindered the investigation.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/1509...ay-til-last-day
-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-03
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Attorney-General vows counter lawsuit
The Attorney-General is vowing to file a counter lawsuit against a member of the Democrat Party who threatened to take legal action against him for alleged dereliction of duty regarding City Hall's controversial fire trucks and boats purchase.
Deputy Attorney-General Waiyawut Lortrakul yesterday expressed the possibility of a counter lawsuit in response to a threat from Yuthapong Charasathien, a former Democrat MP who now serves as an Adviser to the House Committee on Corruption.
Mr Yuthapong threatened to sue Attorney-General Chaikasem Nitisiri after he refused to act on the recommendation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission to file lawsuits against seven people suspected of involvement in the purchase of 315 fire engines and 30 fire-fighting boats for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration at a cost of 6.7 Billion Baht.
Mr Yuthapong said he planned to ask the NACC to investigate Chaikasem for alleged negligence of duty.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/2141...counter-lawsuit
-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-04
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Incidentally, I have a sneaking suspicion that T himself reads and may even contribute to this forum.
haha , i think he would have better things to do with his time
ha ha indeed. What sorts of things might T do during his waking hours? He probably plays golf, checks the balances on his numbered accounts in Caribbean and Europe, gets a massage and perhaps a swim at the pool at his Dubai hotel. However, for all his faults, he's not stupid, and one could imagine he'd be interested in what people in Thailand are saying about him on public forums. Granted, farang can't vote nor hold power positions, but we do constitute a % of the resident population, and if you check newspaper articles, you'll see that a significant % of articles regard tourism and/or farang issues. It wouldn't surprise me one iota if T himself read this forum from time to time, or perhaps ardently. It also wouldn't surprise me if he himself contributed. It would surprise me if some of his close associates didn't keep their ear to the grapevine, so to speak. He wants to thaw out assets and return triumphantly to Thailand, he'd be a fool not to be curious about what people are thinking and saying about him - even powerless farang on the fringes, some of whom write letters to newspapers and possibly influence the public debate.
well if Mr Thaksin is actually a member and poster of this forum most of the posters in the political threads should be banned for the serial stalking and flaming of another member.
Thaksin is a member of the forum, but just like so many other members proclaiming to be Thai, or female for that matter, I don't believe this member really is who he says he is:
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Thaksin-m3483.html
The greatest troll ever on Thaivisa, ColPyat, in an extremely rare moment of honesty, accurately reflected:
"You can be anybody you want to be on the Internet."
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Is today some sort of big push for the Reds postings?
Are they having a special extra bonus pay today?
What's the going price?
I have no idea, but you said earlier that you made 100,000 baht a month...
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Investigator: Warrants in Sondhi Case Backed by Strong Evidence
A lead investigator for the assassination attempt against People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul called on the suspects in the case to turn themselves in instead of filing counter suits against investigators after one of them did so.
Sergeant Panya Srihera , formerly of the Special Warfare Unit in Lop Buri and a suspect in the assassination attempt case of People's Alliance for Democracy, or PAD, leader Sondhi Limthongkul, has sent his lawyer Banyat Jityen to file a malfeasance suit against deputy national police chief Police General Thani Sombunsap, chief investigator of the case. He also pressed the same charge against Police Colonel Wicharnwat Barirakkul , who sought the arrest warrant against him.
Panya submitted evidence to accompany his suit, arguing that he was not in Bangkok when Sondhi was attacked on April 17. The evidence comprised photos showing him taking part in a merit-making rite at Dindaeng Temple in Trat province, with former defence minister General Chetta Thanajaro presiding over the ceremony.
The lawyer said his client is worried about his safety and justice if he turns himself in now but he promised to bring Panya to meet police before October 5, which is the day the court scheduled the hearing into this complaint. He said he met with his client at a restaurant in Bangkok recently but has no way to directly contact his client, who is on the run.
Meanwhile, assistant national police chief Police Lieutenant General Asawin Kwanmuang confirmed the issuance of arrest warrants in this case is based on strong evidence and backed by support from the court.
He advised Sergeant Panya to turn himself in rather than fight the arrest warrant with a malfeasance suit against investigators. He added that the alibi and photographs presented by the suspect are too weak and questioned who would be making merit at 4 a.m., when the photographs were reportedly taken.
Asawin said the Prime Minister has not set deadline for the investigation team to complete the case. He also voiced his personal view whether national police chief Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan is in the country or abroad, the investigation team can still continue with its work. He said the team want to get their hands on Sondhi's shooters first before getting the mastermind.
The officer said the chief investigator wants to close the case before his retirement in October but if he can not, there will definitely be capable officers to take over the investigation. He said police are now seeking more evidence for the issuance of additional arrest warrants.
-- Tan Network 2009-08-03
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BMA to not pay 6th installment of fire trucks purchase
BANGKOK, 3 August 2009 (NNT) - Deputy Bangkok Governor Dr Malinee Sukvejchaworakij insisted that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would not pay the sixth installment of the purchase of fire boats and trucks from Austria, which was due on 10 August.
Dr Malinee stated that the BMA was waiting for the Attorney-General to deliberate whether to sue the supplier of the fire boats and trucks for the BMA in time. She elaborated that Krung Thai Bank had been ordered to withhold the sixth installment worth 756 million baht due on 10 August as well as refund the already paid amounts in the 5 previous installments. The Deputy Governor said the matter would be likely clarified this Thursday.
Dr Malinee elaborated that the BMA had earlier signed a contract on the procurement of fire boats and trucks worth 6.687 billion baht with Steyr-Daimler-Puch Company Limited in Austria and later decided to cancel the purchase.
Dr Malinee added that the BMA would file charges against the supplier itself if the Attorney-General decided to drop the case.
-- NNT 2009-08-03
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Lets keep all Thaksin related criminal charges here:
Arrest Warrants Issued For 14 Red Shirt Leaders And Thaksin
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Former Deputy Prime Minister Insists on Legality of Rubber Sapling Project
A former Deputy Prime Minister reiterated at a court hearing today that he believed the controversial rubber sapling project was run legally and according to government regulations.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusriphitak today appeared at the Supreme Court’s Division for Cases Against Political Office-Holders to testify about suspected corruption in the purchase of 90 million rubber saplings initiated by the Thaksin administration.
what has this rubber sapling case to do with the arrest warrantsHT
If i may be allowed to quote the part quote above from Sriracha John post 690 in relation to the subject matter of other issues and in particular the EKJ thread.
May i suggest you PM Admin ( SBK ) and maybe put your repeated grievances to them about this thread being dedicated to the reds at songkran ect.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions is due to deliver its verdict in the rubber saplings corruption case on August 7.
The case concerns a government project to provide 90 million rubber saplings to farmers at a cost of 1.440 billion baht. The saplings were provided by Charoek Pokphand, Resort Land and Ek Charoen companies.
A total of 44 former cabinet members of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party and government officials were charged in the case and put on trial. They include former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak in his capacity as chairman of the committee to assist farmers, former finance minister Varathep Rattanakorn, former agriculture minister Sora-ath Klinprathum, former commerce minister Adisai Potharamik and Newin Chidchob, who was then deputy agriculture minister in the Thaskin government.
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-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-03
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Note: I believe that the August 7 date is a typo as elsewhere in the article, it mentions August 17.
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UDD to submit petition on August 17
Bowing to a barrage of criticism that Aug 7 is inappropriate, the UDD has set a new date to submit its petition for a Royal Pardon for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship has settled on Monday, August 17, the same day the Supreme Court is due to deliver its verdict in the rubber saplings corruption case, which involves many former Thaksin cabinet ministers including Bumjaithai defacto leader Newin Chidchob.
Originally, the red-shirted group planned to submit the petition and lists of supporting signatures on August 7. However, the choice of the date was slammed as being inappropriate by critics who pointed out that it is known as “Gun Explosion Day” -- the date the outlawed Communist Party of Thailand launched its war of liberation against the Establishment in 1965.
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-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-03
Arrest Warrants Issued For 14 Red Shirt Leaders And Thaksin
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Poor results put hold on scholarships
Costly populist study scheme under review
The One District-One Scholarship scheme, initially financed by the suspended two- and three-digit lotteries, has been put on hold after many students studying abroad failed to perform well and others quit to marry foreigners. The Education Ministry froze the scheme after it found more than 200 scholarship recipients, undergraduates studying in non-English speaking countries, failed to meet standards.
Some students withdrew from the scholarships after they ended up marrying people they met while abroad. Education Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said the scheme was beset with problems. It had become a financial burden as more than 10 Billion Baht had to be set aside to cover the students' expenses.
It was also a waste of money as many of the students who had chosen to study overseas had to return home to attend local universities because of poor academic performance, Mr Jurin said after chairing a meeting of a committee overseeing the scheme. One of many populist policies launched by the Thaksin Shinawatra government, it was initially
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-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-05