Thaksin: Don’t Cremate My Dead Body, Let The Battle Be Immortalized

[webfact]

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: Sanook.com

 

by TNR Staff

 

ON HIS 73rd birthday yesterday (July 26) former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra release a 14-minute video clip on his Thaksin Official YouTube channel where he said he does not want his body to be cremated when he dies wishing for his struggle to be immortalized for his children and grandchildren, Sanook.com said.

 

At one point in the clip Thaksin said it could be he was dumb about handling people because his experience was in the country but upon coming to Bangkok life took a big leap forward. 

 

“This is what I had to learn but I am not thinking of learning anything more as I am now old, I just want to use my academic knowledge to teach, educate my children and grandchildren. 

 

“I am not hurt but regret not being of more use to the country,” he said.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/07/26/thaksin-dont-cremate-my-dead-body-let-the-battle-be-immortalized/

 

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[smedly]

Thaksin you are just as bad as those in power right now - this country needs huge reform - it does not need greedy corrupt ### returning to do pretty much what those in power are doing right now 

 

The people need to be able to vote for individuals into government - not a party which allows that party to put in place people they never directly elected - THAT IS NOT DEMACRACY - who voted for Prawit ? who voted for Anutin - and the cheese on the cake - who voted for Prayut ?????????? - nobody - the Thaipeople think they have demacracy - if they understood it they would realise that the people running the country were not put in place by them .........maybe their party won but they didn't

[2baht]

73 years old and not a grey hair, that head should definitely be preserved!

[Tarteso]

immortalized ?

 

 

Dust you are and to dust you shall return… 

Darling.

[Skeptic7]

So hurry up and croak already! 

[Gknrd]

Lord will this guy ever shut up1

[AhFarangJa]

 “I am  indifferent, I believe that if a person has to, he dies, and if he is not dead, he is not so.”

 

Hmmmm..........How very sagacious..................(sarcasm alert)

[Lucky Bones]

Desperately trying to stay relevant.

[2baht]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

the Thai people think they have democracy - if they understood it they would realise that the people running the country were not put in place by them

I think the majority don't really care, as long as they have rice for their next meal, everything is ok! What have they done to change things in the past 8 years? 10,000 protesters? Irrelevant!

[rgraham]

Desperate for attention.

[mrfill]

If he doesn't want to be cremated, they could stuff him.

[farangroby]

Thaksin could get asylum from Berlusconi, Italian former prime minister, owner of a mausoleum where he will be buried like a mummy, ahahahah

[sawadee1947]

2 hours ago, smedly said:

Thaksin you are just as bad as those in power right now - this country needs huge reform - it does not need greedy corrupt ### returning to do pretty much what those in power are doing right now 

 

The people need to be able to vote for individuals into government - not a party which allows that party to put in place people they never directly elected - THAT IS NOT DEMACRACY - who voted for Prawit ? who voted for Anutin - and the cheese on the cake - who voted for Prayut ?????????? - nobody - the Thaipeople think they have demacracy - if they understood it they would realise that the people running the country were not put in place by them .........maybe their party won but they didn't

What a horrible nonsense! Did you ever read what you wrote about democracy????

The outcome of your nonsense you can see in US or UK for example. 

Better look for real working democracies as in most EU countries. ????

[daveAustin]

What’s he going on about?

[GreasyFingers]

Looks like he is trying to deify himself.

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

Looks like he is trying to deify himself.

Yes, infinite hubris....

Can't settle for a statue ... wants a Lenin type deal maybe.

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

not want his body to be cremated when he dies wishing for his struggle to be immortalized for his children and grandchildren

The Mummy IV, coming soon to a theatre near you!

[JonnyF]

Thaksin had a wonderful opportunity to do something positive for Thailand, and himself. Unfortunately, he squandered it due to his greed and will live out his days in exile. He ruined it all, for money he didn't even need. The parable of the frog and the scorpion describes the situation perfectly.

 

He's still 100x better than Prayut though.

[realfunster]

What battle ? 

If he wants a battle he can return home and fight for what he wants for the people of Thailand.

I suggest he hasn't got the stomach for that and prefers enjoying his billions in the comfort of Dubai...yet another member of the Thai oligarchy, who somehow, as a humble policeman from Chiang Mai, was very happy to accept a national mobile communications concession from the powers that be. My dog could have turned that opportunity into a successful business.

 

I vote 'none of the above'. Root and branch change is needed.

[hotandsticky]

14 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Thaksin had a wonderful opportunity to do something positive for Thailand, and himself. Unfortunately, he squandered it due to his greed and will live out his days in exile. He ruined it all, for money he didn't even need. The parable of the frog and the scorpion describes the situation perfectly.

 

He's still 100x better than Prayut though.

 

I think your first paragraph makes him worse than Prayut as far as Thailand is concerned. Prayut isn't bright enough, and lacks Thaksin's skills, in raping the country.

[Lucky Bones]

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

If he doesn't want to be cremated, they could stuff him.

Methinks he was stuffed a long time ago.

[Muhendis]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

he does not want his body to be cremated when he dies

Burnt at the stake before he dies perhaps?

Or is that just for witches.

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

 “I am  indifferent, I believe that if a person has to, he dies, and if he is not dead, he is not so.”

 

Hmmmm..........How very sagacious..................(sarcasm alert)

How wise!

 

Reminds me of   'If things don't change they'll stay the same'.

 

 

[JonnyF]

14 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

I think your first paragraph makes him worse than Prayut as far as Thailand is concerned. Prayut isn't bright enough, and lacks Thaksin's skills, in raping the country.

I can see why you'd say that.

 

However for me, I look at it like at least Thaksin gave something back to the poor with the healthcare scheme etc.

 

Prayut gives nothing. It's take take take. And let's face it, he doesn't need the money either. Pure greed.

 

Also, Thailand was a lot more fun under Thaksin. Prayut's puritanical side has really taken a lot of the joy out of the place so on a tangible level, I prefer Thaksin. 

 

Thaksin was aso a smart businessman so while he stole, he also drove the country forward. Prayut on the other hand is taking the place back to the dark ages. He'd quite happily revert the place back 200 years if given the chance.

[bendejo]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

he said he does not want his body to be cremated when he dies

And what will you do about it when they do?  Can you receive SMS messages in hell?

 

2baht  ;  it's a wig

 

 

[Artisi]

14 minutes ago, scorecard said:

How wise!

 

Reminds me of   'If things don't change they'll stay the same'.

 

 

A bit like same same but different.... 

[Artisi]

1 minute ago, bendejo said:

And what will you do about it when they do?

 

2baht  ;  it's a wig

 

 

It's not a wig, it's standard off the shelf black hair dye, used by thousands of Thai's each and every day. 

[Aussiepeter]

18 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

I think your first paragraph makes him worse than Prayut as far as Thailand is concerned. Prayut isn't bright enough, and lacks Thaksin's skills, in raping the country.

Summed it up perfectly. I was living in LOS when a company owned by a very rich man sold a satellite to the Government of Myanmar - I seem to recall the cost was umpteen millions of $USD ? Only trouble was, the buyer didn't have the entire purchase amount on hand at the time, rather they had only a third of it, which they paid, in cash. Then the "govt" of LOS approved a "soft loan" to Myanmar for the rest of the purchase price  - that would be many more millions of $USD, if my maths are correct. Sadly, there are still a few less-informed folk in LOS who occasionally expound the supposed virtues of that now extremely wealthy, but apparently permanently exiled, businessman.

[Geir Rasch]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

Thaksin you are just as bad as those in power right now - this country needs huge reform - it does not need greedy corrupt ### returning to do pretty much what those in power are doing right now 

 

The people need to be able to vote for individuals into government - not a party which allows that party to put in place people they never directly elected - THAT IS NOT DEMACRACY - who voted for Prawit ? who voted for Anutin - and the cheese on the cake - who voted for Prayut ?????????? - nobody - the Thaipeople think they have demacracy - if they understood it they would realise that the people running the country were not put in place by them .........maybe their party won but they didn't

In your example you mix gouvernment and parlament. In no democracy are ministers elected, they are all appointed. When consider parlament. You want all 500 individually elected. How can a parlament with 500 individuals with no common platform like a party be anything but caos? The problem in Thailand is that there is no party founded on ideologi, they are all about power to the leader.

[Denim]

2 hours ago, mrfill said:

If he doesn't want to be cremated, they could stuff him.

It it possible to stuff him twice ???