2 hours ago, sweatalot said:

And that is newsworthy? 

For millions of dirt poor Thais that he helped when in government most definitely.

 

For the sad, old bar-stool obsessives on here, not so much.

a proper PM

Many Thais want him back. Fake one we have now has reached expiry date.

Just now, legend49 said:

Many Thais want him back. Fake one we have now has reached expiry date.

So change from one corrupt unethical leader and his leeches to another highly corrupt 'leader' and his unethical corrupt cronies who have had no hesitation to be violent.

 

Sounds great.

 

1 hour ago, Salerno said:

Damn ... inflation in the UK affecting street numbers nowadays! 55

... affecting street numbers nowadays!  55  44

 

and you were doing so well.

9 minutes ago, rabas said:

... affecting street numbers nowadays!  55  44

 

and you were doing so well.

"Lived" at 221B Baker Street therefore, doubled (ignoring the B)? ... oh <deleted> ... *cough* I meant deflation 

14 minutes ago, rabas said:

 

... affecting street numbers nowadays!  55  44

 

and you were doing so well.

Lotterly number alert..

Quick!!!  Someone please call Interpol!!!!  

Thaksin, Thaksin? Who for the hell is Thaksin??

Is he still alive? Is it a Thai?

Or is it the person who's escape many years ago?

Questions, questions, questions.

9 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

That may have been in the UK (the chess tables). Postcard is obvious. Anyways, good riddance.

...rent-a-royal-mailbox.

5 hours ago, Bundooman said:

Red Pillar Box? (Embossed crown and probably 'ER').

London underground sign in the background?

Postcard?

Regency style building?

Cold?

 

Now I wonder where THAT might be then...............

Falkland Islands? St. Helena? Tristan da Cunha?

... Oops! The London Tube sign. My bad.

5 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

Thaksin, Thaksin? Who for the hell is Thaksin??

Is he still alive? Is it a Thai?

Or is it the person who's escape many years ago?

Questions, questions, questions.

That looks like the lyrics to the latest K-Pop hit...

This isn't real news... it's a PR handout from Thaksin and the corrupt Shinawatra clan.

Not a month goes by that there isn't some "news" story about one of them.

They became so rich and entrenched in Thailand that the country was on the brink of civil war when they were finally brought down.

The brainwashed proles would have kept them in power indefinitely.

Shameful that my country England allow these ppl to flee there..

1 hour ago, DeaconJohn said:

This isn't real news... it's a PR handout from Thaksin and the corrupt Shinawatra clan.

Not a month goes by that there isn't some "news" story about one of them.

They became so rich and entrenched in Thailand that the country was on the brink of civil war when they were finally brought down.

The brainwashed proles would have kept them in power indefinitely.

Unlike the army who staged a coup, gave themselves an amnesty for ALL past, present and future activities, tore up the constitution, had a fake election which they only won by frigging the results and seem to have put themselves in power for the next 20 years or until another coup comes along.

 

Yet you seem to believe that Thaksin was evil.

 

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12 hours ago, paulbrow said:

Baker Street in London!

That's Merc is probably his car aswell.

3 minutes ago, Bell1234 said:

Shameful that my country England allow these ppl to flee there..

Obviously the UK (which is the country I came from) believes that Thaksin was been politically charged.

 

If the UK wanted to stop Thaksin entering the country they could do so very easily.

21 hours ago, scorecard said:

So change from one corrupt unethical leader and his leeches to another highly corrupt 'leader' and his unethical corrupt cronies who have had no hesitation to be violent.

 

Sounds great.

If indeed it does boil down to the choice you describe ( and I don't think it does, I consider Thaksin and his faction very much the "lessor of two evils") then why can the Thai people not make that choice?

Edited January 3, 20206 yr by JAG

10 hours ago, billd766 said:

Obviously the UK (which is the country I came from) believes that Thaksin was been politically charged.

 

If the UK wanted to stop Thaksin entering the country they could do so very easily.

The reluctance of the Thai Government to ask for his extradition is possibly explained because it would result in a court case, in a jurisdiction beyond their control, which would place on the world stage a large number of unpalatable facts about how his government, and the subsequent elected ones, were toppled; not to mention how the current one came to power.

Edited January 3, 20206 yr by JAG

17 minutes ago, JAG said:

The reluctance of the Thai Government to ask for his extradition is possibly explained because it would result in a court case, in a jurisdiction beyond their control, which would place on the world stage a large number of unpalatable facts about how his government, and the subsequent elected ones, were toppled; not to mention how the current one came to power.

If it is all that clear, why doesn't he come back himself and get the court case going???

And after reading the headline, here I was expecting to see Yingluck!   LOL

Edited January 3, 20206 yr by wgdanson

50 minutes ago, JAG said:

If indeed it does boil down to the choice you describe ( and I don't think it does, I consider Thaksin and his faction very much the "lessor of two evils") then why can the Thai people not make that choice?

Corrupt as he can be, Thaksin didn’t re-wrote the constitution to favour him and he don’t control agencies like the EC and the NACC. His and Yingluck elections were much more transparent and fairer than the election that guaranteed and secured Prayut his premiership and his government  by a corrupt party listing scam. The people really didn’t have much choice. This junta government is forced upon the people. 

On 1/2/2020 at 5:43 AM, scorecard said:

So does that mean it would be better or more successful (for Thaksin) to gain entry to Thailand by using a Montenagrian passport or a passport from the African countries where he's involved with blood diamon mining?

Do you have evidence to back up your blood diamond claim or is this false news?

1 hour ago, jumbo said:

If it is all that clear, why doesn't he come back himself and get the court case going???

The potential  court case which I am talking about is one in the UK fighting extradition. A jurisdiction " beyond the control" of the current Thai government. 

 

Do you think that he would receive a fair and transparent trial if he returned to Thailand? I rather suspect the  temptation to give him a "Benigno Aquino welcome" would be irresistible in certain circles!

Edited January 3, 20206 yr by JAG

33 minutes ago, monkfish said:

Do you have evidence to back up your blood diamond claim or is this false news?

Evidence? Don't  be silly - "everyone knows"!

23 minutes ago, JAG said:

Evidence? Don't  be silly - "everyone knows"!

Knows what he bought a Diamond mine?
I'm pretty sure he couldn't sell his Diamond in the UK if they were blood diamonds.
So where is the evidence they are blood diamonds that's all I ask?

According to wikipedia he invested in Gold mining and Diamond polishing so again where is the evidence he is involved in the blood diamond bizz?

Edited January 3, 20206 yr by monkfish

1 hour ago, monkfish said:

Knows what he bought a Diamond mine?
I'm pretty sure he couldn't sell his Diamond in the UK if they were blood diamonds.
So where is the evidence they are blood diamonds that's all I ask?

According to wikipedia he invested in Gold mining and Diamond polishing so again where is the evidence he is involved in the blood diamond bizz?

I am not commenting on your entirely reasonable request for some evidence. My point is, that for many of his (Thaksin's) detractors on this forum, "everyone knows" is sufficient to substantiate any allegations!

Edited January 3, 20206 yr by JAG

6 minutes ago, JAG said:

I am not commenting on your entirely reasonable request for some evidence. My point is, that for many of his detractors on this forum, "everyone knows" is sufficient to substantiate any allegations!

Ha Ok i see.
Anyway i am just interested to know where he got this rather damning information from as I can't find info on it apart from on TV.

On 1/2/2020 at 6:41 AM, Misterwhisper said:

Bravo! Would've taken Thai "intelligence" agencies YEARS to pinpoint; if ever.

What would be the point of Thai agencies identifying the location?  Even if they were standing next to him telling him to smile there's nothing that they could have done about it.