Yingluck becomes a Serbian citizen

By The Nation

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has become a citizen of Serbia, foreign reports said.

 

Her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, confirmed the reports.

 

News agencies in Serbia reported on Thursday that the government had announced in its Royal Gazette about Yingluck being granted citizenship and a passport by the government.

 

Thai diplomats in Belgrade declined to comment on the reports.

 

Thaksin gave an interview to BBC Thai website confirming that the reports were true.

 

Thaksin said he is a friend of the governments in the region. Thaksin got his citizenship and passport from Montenegro in 2010.

 

“I’m a friend of all of them. We always do what is useful for them,” Thaksin told BBC Thai.

 

The Thai passports of Yingluck and Thaksin were revoked by the government after they fled criminal sentencing to live in exile.

 

“We are familiar with one another. Our ties developed after they read our backgrounds and knew a lot about us. They knew we did good things for the people. They want us to come up with new, useful ideas. Since we can’t do good things for our own country, we decided to help them. But in my own country, they are using my own and expired medicine. If they need my help, they can tell me,” Thaksin was quoted as saying.

 

Yingluck fled across the border before the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office read a verdict against her in the rice pledging case and the fake government-to-government rice deal case on August 25, 2017. Yingluck was sentenced by the court to five years in jail for dereliction of duty.

 

Initially, Yingluck went to stay with Thaksin in the United Arab Emirates.

 

When Yingluck’s passport was revoked in October 2017, Thaksin gave an interview to BBC Thai that he anticipated the junta would resort to the measure to deal with him and his sister but he was prepared for it.

 

In May 2018, a source close to Yingluck said she had got a passport from a European country and she was staying in England after she got a 10-year visa.

 

On July 2019, the Thai Foreign Ministry sent a formal letter to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, seeking Yingluck’s extradition.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30374530

 

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It's amazing what you can do when you have money.

Edited August 9, 20196 yr by kellersphuket

Serbia has just gone up a notch in my book.

Well done Serbia.

Well done Yingluck.

8 minutes ago, kellersphuket said:

It's amazing what you can do when you have money.

 

 

She could probably buy Serbia.

3 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Serbia has just gone up a notch in my book.

Well done Serbia.

Well done Yingluck.

Its a great place I usually go every August for the Guca Festival. All the former FYC look intersting

We need more countries like Serbia and Montenegro.

 

Why didn't UK grant citizenship to them?

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thaksin said he is a friend of the governments in the region.

Governments and countries have no friends. They have interests - like receiving lots of money.

 

From Wikipedia about Serbia: "The average annual air temperature [...] is 10.9 °C"   Enjoy!

18 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Serbia has just gone up a notch in my book.

Well done Serbia.

Well done Yingluck.

Had the privilege of talking with her for about 5 minutes in 2012, and yes it was a privilege as she is the only PM whom I have spoken too. Lovely lady and extremely polite and courteous. Now how do I become a Serbian citizen ???

How were they able to exit/enter the various countries once their Thai passports got revoked?  Can someone explain the logistics there?

 

for example, did they already have other passports?

Edited August 9, 20196 yr by 4evermaat

4 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

Had the privilege of talking with her for about 5 minutes in 2012, and yes it was a privilege as she is the only PM whom I have spoken too. Lovely lady and extremely polite and courteous. Now how do I become a Serbian citizen ???

Write them a cheque with plenty of zeros.. ????

 

Edited August 9, 20196 yr by kotsak

10 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Governments and countries have no friends. They have interests - like receiving lots of money.

 

From Wikipedia about Serbia: "The average annual air temperature [...] is 10.9 °C"   Enjoy!

So hot money goes down well then ?

Its a great place I usually go every August for the Guca Festival. All the former FYC look intersting

I'm Serb and Head back there in summer. I guess the shins have opened bank accounts

5 minutes ago, kotsak said:

Write them a cheque with plenty of zeros.. ????

 

Not always necessary

http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/citizenship#1b

Fabulously beautiful women there. 

 

Edited August 9, 20196 yr by Fex Bluse

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

“We are familiar with one another. Our ties developed after they read our backgrounds and knew a lot about us. They knew we did good things for the people.

He is joking isn't he , they both did what was in their own best interest .

1 hour ago, kellersphuket said:

It's amazing what you can do when you have money.

Yet as a falang, it would be impossible to buy a Thai citizenship.

32 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

Had the privilege of talking with her for about 5 minutes in 2012, and yes it was a privilege as she is the only PM whom I have spoken too. Lovely lady and extremely polite and courteous. Now how do I become a Serbian citizen ???

Give her a call

They are both still raking in billions from the business interests in Thailand, so can live anywhere in the world I guess

 

Serbia, one of the few European countries that might regard the Tak Bai massacre as a minor incident...

3 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Yet as a falang, it would be impossible to buy a Thai citizenship.

Oh you just do not have enough to be able to make the purchase ????

 

35 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

Had the privilege of talking with her for about 5 minutes in 2012, and yes it was a privilege as she is the only PM whom I have spoken too. Lovely lady and extremely polite and courteous. Now how do I become a Serbian citizen ???

well give her a call and say hello again  !  ask her do they have a Harrod's store there 

Red Bull next on the list

1 hour ago, webfact said:

On July 2019, the Thai Foreign Ministry sent a formal letter to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, seeking Yingluck’s extradition.

Not an extradition request. There is a big difference.

I guess she'll start growing a moustache now.

I heard they are going to name a mall after her.

2 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

I heard they are going to name a mall after her.

The Escape 

1 hour ago, geoffbezoz said:

Had the privilege of talking with her for about 5 minutes in 2012, and yes it was a privilege as she is the only PM whom I have spoken too. Lovely lady and extremely polite and courteous. Now how do I become a Serbian citizen ???

drink lots of vodka and join the mafia

14 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

I heard they are going to name a mall after her.

So she is going to get malled

49 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Yet as a falang, it would be impossible to buy a Thai citizenship.

you just don't know the right people and haven't the necessary readies

I guess she had to change her name to Shinawatric. That way Thai Immigration will never find out who she was before 555