rooster59 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Channel One apologizes Pheu Thai party over logo An executive of Channel One digital TV station offered an apology to Pheu Thai party over the logo of a fictional party featured in a soap drama series which is similar to the Pheu Thai’s. Nipon Pewnen, director of the ONE Enterprise’s drama production, announced Friday (Jan 26) that Channel One had no intention whatsoever to tarnish the reputation of Pheu Thai party and also did not want to get involved in politics. Mr Nipon’s apology came after the Pheu Thai Party’s deputy spokesman threatened to file legal action against the channe management if they do not stop using a logo for a soap opera series which it said is similar to the party’s logo. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/channel-one-apologizes-pheu-thai-party-logo/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-01-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) Quote Nipon Pewnen, director of the ONE Enterprise’s drama production, announced Friday (Jan 26) that Channel One had no intention whatsoever to tarnish the reputation of Pheu Thai party and also did not want to get involved in politics. what reputation The reputation of that bunch can't be tarnished as long as they serve the master in Dubai. Edited January 27, 2018 by robblok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I just wish someone could explain La to me a bit more - I get the gist is that the woman and her daughter was raped and she's out for revenge, but she was literally in black face in an episode during the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: Mr Nipon’s apology came after the Pheu Thai Party’s deputy spokesman threatened to file legal action against the channe management if they do not stop using a logo for a soap opera series which it said is similar to the party’s logo. Oh, boo, hoo, hoo, someone’s using a logo similar to mine on tv. Sob, sob, sob, I’m so hurt. This idiot has ambitions of governance. Does not bode well for the future, if they do get back into power. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: Oh, boo, hoo, hoo, someone’s using a logo similar to mine on tv. Sob, sob, sob, I’m so hurt. This idiot has ambitions of governance. Does not bode well for the future, if they do get back into power. Pathetic. Not similar - almost identical. TV company broadcasts a soap where a political party is shown in a very bad light. The logo of the fictional party just happens to be easily confused with that of a real political party - coincidence, of course. Any organisation would raise objections to their logo (or very similar logo) being used in a negative context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: Not similar - almost identical. TV company broadcasts a soap where a political party is shown in a very bad light. The logo of the fictional party just happens to be easily confused with that of a real political party - coincidence, of course. Any organisation would raise objections to their logo (or very similar logo) being used in a negative context. True.. but I wonder how they are going to prove it damages their reputation.. don't you need a good reputation to start with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: Not similar - almost identical. TV company broadcasts a soap where a political party is shown in a very bad light. The logo of the fictional party just happens to be easily confused with that of a real political party - coincidence, of course. Any organisation would raise objections to their logo (or very similar logo) being used in a negative context. It’s pathetic to threaten libel and extremely worrying that a key member of the party most likely to win the next election, acts in this manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, robblok said: True.. but I wonder how they are going to prove it damages their reputation.. don't you need a good reputation to start with ? Without a good reputation, they would not have won multiple elections over 2 decades with overwhelming majority each time. Even when pitted against all odds with the entire might of the elites against them. Dont bring the bogeyman nonsense of Thaksin buying votes with cash every election. They won because there was no credible alternative, just like even now there is no good charismatic popular leader in the main opposition democrat party. If the same soap had used the logo of the NCPO and potrayed the lead villian as a army chief who took power by force and repeatedly lies, what would happen? Be fair in your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, saakura said: Without a good reputation, they would not have won multiple elections over 2 decades with overwhelming majority each time. Even when pitted against all odds with the entire might of the elites against them. Dont bring the bogeyman nonsense of Thaksin buying votes with cash every election. They won because there was no credible alternative, just like even now there is no good charismatic popular leader in the main opposition democrat party. If the same soap had used the logo of the NCPO and potrayed the lead villian as a army chief who took power by force and repeatedly lies, what would happen? Be fair in your comments. "no alternative " is different from having a good reputation.. secret votes at night.. name of Thaksin appearing after reading of the law.. to name but a few misdeeds of this party. Oh.. 36 billion of corruption in the rice program.. as proven by court. I am not disputing that any party would complain.. the democrats the NCPO.. but also from those id wonder if they have a good reputation to start with.. IMHO they also don't have a good reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: It’s pathetic to threaten libel and extremely worrying that a key member of the party most likely to win the next election, acts in this manner. It's not pathetic.. is the same game the junta plays.. bully and threatening people.. they all do it.. there are no good guys that ever rule in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, robblok said: It's not pathetic.. is the same game the junta plays.. bully and threatening people.. they all do it.. there are no good guys that ever rule in Thailand. Ok, good point, it is indeed bullying, threatening behaviour. Something, I find pathetic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Bluespunk said: Ok, good point, it is indeed bullying, threatening behaviour. Something, I find pathetic... Your right, but it really is how they all do it.. once in power they think they can threaten everyone only do things their way and they will be as arrogant as Prawit and the watches. I remember YL and the rice program.. saying there was no corruption no fake G2G and she done her own investigation. Also they threatened everyone who tried to talk about this a senior official almost lost his job. So the PTP does the same things the junta does and I am sure the Democrats are not much better. The moment anyone here is in power they put their people in the right places to make sure nobody can comment on what they do and bully the rest. I have given up on Thai politics until a real non corrupt party emerges.. but I think I wont see it in my lifetime. Its amazing how people change here once they are in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, robblok said: Your right, but it really is how they all do it.. once in power they think they can threaten everyone only do things their way and they will be as arrogant as Prawit and the watches. I remember YL and the rice program.. saying there was no corruption no fake G2G and she done her own investigation. Also they threatened everyone who tried to talk about this a senior official almost lost his job. So the PTP does the same things the junta does and I am sure the Democrats are not much better. The moment anyone here is in power they put their people in the right places to make sure nobody can comment on what they do and bully the rest. I have given up on Thai politics until a real non corrupt party emerges.. but I think I wont see it in my lifetime. Its amazing how people change here once they are in power. They don’t change, it’s just that their true nature emerges when in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, saakura said: Without a good reputation, they would not have won multiple elections over 2 decades with overwhelming majority each time. Even when pitted against all odds with the entire might of the elites against them. Dont bring the bogeyman nonsense of Thaksin buying votes with cash every election. They won because there was no credible alternative, just like even now there is no good charismatic popular leader in the main opposition democrat party. If the same soap had used the logo of the NCPO and potrayed the lead villian as a army chief who took power by force and repeatedly lies, what would happen? Be fair in your comments. You might want to check "overwhelming majority" that PTP won with. They won the largest minority of seats i.e. less than 50%. But that, under the Thai system translated into an overwhelming majority of seats - elected individuals and party list. If you think votes were case in favor of them because of their "good reputation" then up to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, robblok said: Your right, but it really is how they all do it.. once in power they think they can threaten everyone only do things their way and they will be as arrogant as Prawit and the watches. I remember YL and the rice program.. saying there was no corruption no fake G2G and she done her own investigation. Also they threatened everyone who tried to talk about this a senior official almost lost his job. So the PTP does the same things the junta does and I am sure the Democrats are not much better. The moment anyone here is in power they put their people in the right places to make sure nobody can comment on what they do and bully the rest. I have given up on Thai politics until a real non corrupt party emerges.. but I think I wont see it in my lifetime. Its amazing how people change here once they are in power. Summed up nicely 'in a nutshell". How it is and why it's unlikely to change in our lifetimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkenny Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Oh deary me. Some people getting their knickers in a twist over a politician rightly calling out a soap opera for using an identical design in a political party logo to that of a real political party, and then cast g that party in a bad light. My opinion, quite right they call them out and threaten to sue, however trivial the forum yellows consider it to be.. I can imagine their angst should it be the other way around and how Thaksin is employing a dirty tricks campaign against politely rivals etc. Blah blah blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, robblok said: Your right, but it really is how they all do it.. once in power they think they can threaten everyone only do things their way and they will be as arrogant as Prawit and the watches. I remember YL and the rice program.. saying there was no corruption no fake G2G and she done her own investigation. Also they threatened everyone who tried to talk about this a senior official almost lost his job. So the PTP does the same things the junta does and I am sure the Democrats are not much better. The moment anyone here is in power they put their people in the right places to make sure nobody can comment on what they do and bully the rest. I have given up on Thai politics until a real non corrupt party emerges.. but I think I wont see it in my lifetime. Its amazing how people change here once they are in power. I agree with you, but is that so different to how most "people's revolutions" ever end up? Overthrow the fatcat, corrupt elite and replace them with the skinny cat revolution leader, who very quickly grows fat and corrupt. Some of the little folk die in the revolution, some of the little folk are jailed, but nothing changes for most of them. I'd also add that any serious attempt to rectify the situation by a genuine protest movement here is quicky hijacked by one or other of the sides. When the protests against Thaksin first took place they began as real grievances by real people, but the PAD rapidly took them over. Similary, the original protests against Abhisit were absorbed, and then controlled by the redshirts, and the ones against Yingluck, which started out as a genuinely spontaneous show of dis-satisfaction by Bangkok residents, were mugged by Suthep and his self serving band. No doubt, had the walk to Khon Kaen protest really kicked off, we would have seen Jatuporn et-al pushing their way to the front and taking over. The one thing that both sides fear more than the other is a real democracy movement gaining momentum and sidelining their own unelected leaderships and agendas, which rather makes a mockery of any claims that either has the moral high ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 40 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: You might want to check "overwhelming majority" that PTP won with. They won the largest minority of seats i.e. less than 50%. But that, under the Thai system translated into an overwhelming majority of seats - elected individuals and party list. If you think votes were case in favor of them because of their "good reputation" then up to you! You may not like their system of elected+party list seats but hey, it is their system. Just like how George Bush won the American presidency without getting the popular vote. And i have said that PT have won each time because there has never been a credible opposition. Like just now, who is the alternative? Democrats with Abhisit as head? Or a new party with Prayuth & Prawit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, saakura said: You may not like their system of elected+party list seats but hey, it is their system. Just like how George Bush won the American presidency without getting the popular vote. And i have said that PT have won each time because there has never been a credible opposition. Like just now, who is the alternative? Democrats with Abhisit as head? Or a new party with Prayuth & Prawit? Right now.. no alternatives.. there have never been alternatives. Thai politics are rotten to the core. And no i don't like the way votes are done in the US and Thailand.. give me the Dutch system anytime where every vote counts. A system like that makes it easier for smaller parties to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Oh, boo, hoo, hoo, someone’s using a logo similar to mine on tv. Sob, sob, sob, I’m so hurt. This idiot has ambitions of governance. Does not bode well for the future, if they do get back into power. Pathetic. Aren't they all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Bluespunk said: It’s pathetic to threaten libel and extremely worrying that a key member of the party most likely to win the next election, acts in this manner. Just about as pathetic as a leader of a country who threatens legal action against another man who casts doubts on the quality of his wife's handbag. Thailand, the country of mature age children. Edited January 27, 2018 by Cadbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cadbury said: Just about as pathetic as a leader of a country who threatens legal action against another man who casts doubts on the quality of his wife's handbag. Thailand, the country of mature age children. Apart from your final sentence, completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 the ministry of dirty tricks this cunning plot does not even reach the Baldric standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, AGareth2 said: the ministry of dirty tricks this cunning plot does not even reach the Baldric standard Unacceptable behaviour, especially as this is an Election Year. (tongue firmly in cheek) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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