Popular Post webfact Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 PM: Rumours of a coup are utter nonsense By THE NATION Prayut Chan-o-cha Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (September 8 ) scotched rumours of a coup d’etat, telling the press they were pure nonsense. He also said he would “cure” the unemployment problem in the country. The PM said the government aimed to help not just business giants but also SMEs and small retailers. He said his government does not plan cash handouts of another Bt3,000 to people, calling this too a rumour. “The Bt3,000 cash handout has not been talked about at Cabinet meetings,” he added. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394238 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-09-09 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 86Tiger Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 That he felt need to comment at all says something. Don't know what. But something. And I do wish him the best in solving the economic problems. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tifino Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 they needed those 3000 bahts for the bar snax after the meeting... 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 Didn't he say something similar in early May of 2014? 27 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 16 minutes ago, webfact said: PM: Rumours of a coup are utter nonsense really? I wouldn't be so sure, better to hire somebody to watch your back 10 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 The writing mut be on the wall, as why would he put the word out. He did say something similar the last time, but this time he isn't in control of the whole shebang like he thinks. Wait maybe "He just tink to mut" 8 1 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mavideol said: really? I wouldn't be so sure, better to hire somebody to watch your back As Julius Cesar said "Et Tu Brutus". Makes me wonder who will be the last to put in the knife and cut him out of the Government. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) As we saw with the collapse of the various Communist regimes of eastern Europe in 1989-90, an announcement that nothing is happening is often the first sign that something is happening. Edited September 9, 2020 by mfd101 48 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, webfact said: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (September 8 ) scotched rumours of a coup d’etat, telling the press they were pure nonsense. That is a shame. Be tragically ironic if someone stole power, in exactly the way he did to take it himself in the first place. 41 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JusticeGB Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 Why the hurry to sign all these major infrastructure projects then something is definitely afoot. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, JusticeGB said: Why the hurry to sign all these major infrastructure projects then something is definitely afoot. Gotta get the stuffed full brown envelopes before the grim reaper comes a calling 14 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, darksidedog said: That is a shame. Be tragically ironic if someone stole power, in exactly the way he did to take it himself in the first place. be careful with what you wish for, never say never 555 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: Didn't he say something similar in early May of 2014? I do believe you are correct. The first week of February 2014 he said there would not be a coup. Three weeks later, he said he couldn't say there wouldn't be a coup. About three months after that, there was a coup that he infamously claimed wasn't a coup. Also, world history shows that the last person(s) to be aware of a pending coup tends to be those holding power. This is a not a uniquely Thai phenomenon. 22 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, webfact said: He also said he would “cure” the unemployment problem in the country. That before healing lepers, making the blind see and bringing the dead back to life, or after 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: As Julius Cesar said "Et Tu Brutus". Makes me wonder who will be the last to put in the knife and cut him out of the Government. "Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." Bill Shakespeare Julius Caesar. Does PM Prayut have any lean and hungry cabinet ministers? 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Every time the head honcho says there is no coup, there's a coup. So, I'm guessing before the 19th, the big demonstration in BKK? It's way overdue anyway, isn't it like every 4 years in average? Like an election, Thai style with tanks. Edited September 9, 2020 by DrTuner 4 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: "Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." Bill Shakespeare Julius Caesar. Does PM Prayut have any lean and hungry cabinet ministers? Well there is A Nut In the house who greedily awaits his turn. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Interesting is he thinking of couping himself ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LEKPHUKET Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 Should not be a bad thing, things can not get worser. This country needs a business minded leader like we had 20 y ago not a soldier in a nice suit 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericnic Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 So, does this mean you can't have a coup for a coup? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Interesting is he thinking of couping himself ???? would that be a Coup D'etat, or the Coup de grace..... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 Khun Prayut is right in squashing rumors made up by the press. Just nonsense talk ... as he said. If anyone can get the unemployment numbers down it's Khun Prayut. Excellent work by him as usual. 1 4 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rancid Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 Hmm, perhaps we should consider that if the army is going to have a coup against itself then it is unlikely that it will be moderates doing so, more likely hard liners that think things are too soft and want to see a hard man in charge. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 The bit of the interview I saw he was telling reporters they should go home for asking if there'll be a coup. He then stormed off stage waving his arms around in a dismissive manner. Doesn't really instill confidence, does it? Me thinks he knows. A strong leader would simply say that they're in charge, there will be no coup and they're working hard to make things better. Not this man. He just has another tantrum like a spoilt toddler who's been told they must give back the toy that they stole from another kid. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patanawet Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 40 minutes ago, mfd101 said: As we saw with the collapse of the various Communist regimes of eastern Europe in 1989-90, an announcement that nothing is happening is often the first sign that something is happening. And immediately before each Thai coup before. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, steven100 said: Khun Prayut is right in squashing rumors made up by the press. Just nonsense talk ... as he said. If anyone can get the unemployment numbers down it's Khun Prayut. Excellent work by him as usual. The bar's set low when saying you'll lower employment figures after 6+ years is "excellent work". Will he start lowering the numbers before or after he's done eradicating corruption and reforming the police? I didn't include returning happiness as most Thais knew it was complete BS from the beginning. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, LEKPHUKET said: Should not be a bad thing, things can not get worser. This country needs a business minded leader like we had 20 y ago not a soldier in a nice suit What do you mean? Your comments seem to reflect a different Thailand ..... numbers don't lie. Thailand handled the COVID19 crisis very well as there were minimal cases or deaths, unlike other countries that skyrocketed. Thailand had an increase of GPD year on year since Khun Prayut Chan O Cha came to office in 2014. Thailands government spending on infrastructure rose more year on year since Khun Prayut came to office. Khun Prayut implemented more projects in the last 5 years than predecessors tried to do in 10 years. Prayut Chan-o-cha is a Thai politician, retired Royal Thai Army general officer and former leader of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the military junta which governed Thailand between 22 May 2014 and 10 July ... including his brother Preecha Chan-o-cha and Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister ... Net worth: 2000 million baht (2019) Years of service: 1972–2014 Political party: Independent Born: 21 March 1954 (age 66); Nakhon Ratchasima 1 9 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 50 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: As Julius Cesar said "Et Tu Brutus". Actually, it should be "Et tu Brute" (vocative), but he was being stabbed at the time and probably could care less about being grammatically correct... 1 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post holy cow cm Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 40 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: That before healing lepers, making the blind see and bringing the dead back to life, or after Well he hasn't been able to go to the flood areas and walk on water yet, but at t his point if he tried he would sink like a regime rock. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, steven100 said: Khun Prayut is right in squashing rumors made up by the press. Just nonsense talk ... as he said. If anyone can get the unemployment numbers down it's Khun Prayut. Excellent work by him as usual. I take it you're willing to be entombed alive with your Pharaoh when the time comes? 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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