1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Makes me wonder who will be the last to put in the knife and cut him out of the Government.

Probably some generals who feel they’ve not been getting a big enough slice of the pie.

Nonsense !  There is no danger the current nonsense will be replaced ... even though nonsensical circumstances may alter it into a form that is unrecognizable ... if viewed through the lens of the current nonsense.

 

~o:37;

21 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

The bar's set low when saying you'll lower employment figures after 6+ years

Unemployment numbers are high because of the worldwide COVID pandemic ....  not because of Khun Prayut Chan O Cha. He will lower unemployment and get folks back into jobs, and I believe once a vaccine is found and approved then quarantine removed from all countries, then things will start to return to normal, however this will take time. Tourists will come to Thailand again, jobs will be created by both the government and tourism. 

1 hour 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.

Another coup would be a disaster for the country, a new constitution, another army dictatorship for how many more years and if the current army chief takes over the helm, well that would be even more disastrous!........Power to the people if they've got the nuts to take it! 

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Unemployment numbers are high because of the worldwide COVID pandemic ....  not because of Khun Prayut Chan O Cha. He will lower unemployment and get folks back into jobs, and I believe once a vaccine is found and approved then quarantine removed from all countries, then things will start to return to normal, however this will take time. Tourists will come to Thailand again, jobs will be created by both the government and tourism. 

Back to normal? You mean back to a faltering economy again. Great!

 

Blessed are the Thais. 

56 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

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.

Exactly my thoughts. 

 

Everytime there is a deadlock in the country, there is a coup coming. Now with this inept government, Thailand is in a deadlock. So, it's time for the conservative elite to repaint the political systems, however to leave it as it is basically. That's why a coup is likely to come. The question is only when exactly. I see three possibilities:

 

1. A coup not yet, because the protests did not yet reach the critical mass, and because the Thai populace still see the economical situation as god-given rather than government-made, due to the Corona crises.

 

2. A coup before September 19, because they want to avoid the big demonstrations announced for September 19 at any cost. The most convenient way for the most powerful conservative faction to do this is to launch a coup and oust dumb Prayut and senile Prawit, who are not in this powerful faction and have no access to army units stationed in Bangkok anymore, and who are symbols for the bad situation of Thailand. The coup-makers then conveniently could blame Prayut for the situation, telling the populace that everything will become better soon, and retire Prayut and Prawit with a generous pension. 

Then, very likely Apirat will become interim PM for a very short time, and Gen. Narongphan will follow him as army chief.

There will be martial law and a curfew, and the demonstrations on September 19 will not happen. So their plan, at least. After a few weeks only, they will install a civil government under Anutin, who is in the same faction as Apirat. This is to appease the populace, but it will not change the political system of course. They will promise a new constitution, democracy and all this. We know this game already. There is nothing positive about all this, as the real aganda is to install a more archaic political system anyway, moving the country even more away from democracy as it is today. Apirat will stay on standby for a few years, till he will be appointed as PM again later.

 

3. There will be the traditional Thai massacre on protesters on September 19. The guys in charge of the army are trigger happy, so this is not unlikely. After a massacre, the points mentioned under 2.) will be implied, while they babble about reconciliation, and "we are all Thais and must work together" and all this.

Nevertheless, a massacre is less likely than option 2.). Not because they do not like to commit it. But because of the international outcry it would trigger if they shoot children, because they fear of detering investors, and because the impact this would have on another institution. So, I bet on a coup before September 19.

 

My two cents on this. Scaring.

LOS is going down the toilet sooner than later.

Doesn't explain why so many Tanks are being transported into Bangkok apart from claiming it's just routine.
 

3 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

Doesn't explain why so many Tanks are being transported into Bangkok apart from claiming it's just routine.
 

you joking? all i see  are  Tuk Tuks.

44 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. 

You have started on the sauce early again today I see.  The sauce of the Good Generals.

historically nothing is the new something

28 minutes ago, steven100 said:

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

 

The meaning of Salim

 

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Firstly, what is salim, the current object of cancellation? This term’s meaning is ambiguous. Wikipedia defines it as “those who distrust democracy or support the role of the military in politics,” although this is certainly a definition that is subject to debate. It is towards these salim-affiliated figures that Thai cancel culture have recently been directed, and the examples are numerous. 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/17988/the-war-on-salim-and-the-problem-with-thailands-emerging-cancel-culture/

47 minutes ago, Rancid said:

more likely hard liners that think things are too soft and want to see a hard man in charge.

Is that a quote from the back of the Viagra pack or the Cialis. Just wondering if the Good general is not considered a limp duck now.

3 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

Net worth‎: ‎2000 million baht (2019)

So he is now worth 2 Billion Baht.  Damned if you do but definitely damned if you don't complete a Coup where you can become richer than the robber Baron's of old.

1 hour 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.

 

He also said he would “cure” the unemployment problem in the country.

The current commander of the army is a big talker, complains about people's lack of nationalism and does not seem to be coup material. 

 

The cure is time, which he will take credit for.  

 

A less than nimble mind for a trying time.  Poor Thai people.

Cant wait for my 1st flight out.....HK, here i come.Mulan can wait.

1 minute ago, DouglasTsui said:

Cant wait for my 1st flight out.....HK, here i come.Mulan can wait.

Ugh, from frying pan to fire. 

1 hour 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.

But what type of PM does Thailand won't

1 minute ago, DrTuner said:

Ugh, from frying pan to fire. 

how so.Doc?

mister FIX-IT-ALL , for the rich elite at least

What is he holding on to? Who would want to captain such a sinking ship during a pandemic? He looks like he's aged 20 years since he made the power-grab 

14 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

The meaning of Salim

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/17988/the-war-on-salim-and-the-problem-with-thailands-emerging-cancel-culture/

Yes, the worst kind of 'salim' are your average middle class ones who really should know better. Not because they don't know it's all nonsense to control the masses, but because they think if they keep cheerleading for the amart, they'll appear loyal and will be rewarded with riches and power.

 

As I've told a few 'salims' myself, this isn't how Ponzi schemes work. 

 

 

 

 

1 hour 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.

Sorry but big Julie didn't say it shakespeare did.

30 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

Doesn't explain why so many Tanks are being transported into Bangkok apart from claiming it's just routine.
 

stop telling porkies, leave that to the press.

A libelous troll post has been removed

My wife is addicted to Thai news commentators on YouTube.  She thinks that there will be a coup that will happen in response to escalating anti-government protests.  Protests in Thailand usually take a while to build up, so she thinks that they coup won't happen until January. 

 

She also doesn't think that Apirat or Chacha have what it takes to be the next coup leader.  She thinks that it will be the next Army leader instead.

 

I don't know if she's right or wrong, but I think that Apirat has to retire soon, so if he wants to take over, the September 19 protests would be his best opportunity. 

Just now, otherstuff1957 said:

My wife is addicted to Thai news commentators on YouTube.  She thinks that there will be a coup that will happen in response to escalating anti-government protests.  Protests in Thailand usually take a while to build up, so she thinks that they coup won't happen until January. 

 

She also doesn't think that Apirat or Chacha have what it takes to be the next coup leader.  She thinks that it will be the next Army leader instead.

 

I don't know if she's right or wrong, but I think that Apirat has to retire soon, so if he wants to take over, the September 19 protests would be his best opportunity. 

Had it not been for Covid and the introduction of emergency powers, the coup would have already happened.

8 minutes ago, steven100 said:

stop telling porkies, leave that to the press.

Yes porkies. It wasn't tanks, it was a fleet of APC's.

so it's going to happen

27 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

The current commander of the army is a big talker, complains about people's lack of nationalism and does not seem to be coup material. 

And who might that be?