Does court ruling signal the end of PM Prayut’s time in power?

[kidneyw]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

This is the first time Gen Prayut has been suspended from duty since he began

This is the first time he has been told to do anything.

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Of the seven or eight medals he is wearing I can only identify five.........

Knots

Origami

Fire lighting

100 yards breast stroke

cycling proficiency test

Can anyone identify the remainder...................

'Can make scrambled eggs (under supervision).'

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

He was the army chief when he lead the coup. Just which army unit will follow his order now. He is a retired ex army officer when he became a politician. 

And it's considered the "main" military guy nowadays isn't napolean best buddy, so therefore he (napolean) will be well down the pecking list when it comes to wanting any special favours. 

[thailand49]

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

that's not a surprise for any of us since he had conveniently adjusted the constitution to fit his desires

"He" 

You don't really think?  It those who put him in power selected because he was the best Attaboy face they could find and trust. ????

[NoshowJones]

"Now that the court has suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha".

Who is this court? What authority does it have? I thought that the unelected suspended PM was the highest authority in the land.

How is this court going to put a demented general and his soldiers with their guns out of office when he has already been there for eight years?

[johncat1]

Can Prawit stay awake long enough to do anything ? There have been dozens of photos of Prawit either falling asleep on duty or being supported by other members of the government. These dinosaurs have had their day Time to put them all out to pasture. 

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

He is worse than the British in India 555555

 You mean Churchill and the old British Empire. Even the unelected suspended PM has not got to that stage ----- yet.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

He was the army chief when he lead the coup. Just which army unit will follow his order now. He is a retired ex army officer when he became a politician. 

Politician?? The only thing he has in common with a politician is the amount of lies he tells.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Of the seven or eight medals he is wearing I can only identify five.........

Knots

Origami

Fire lighting

100 yards breast stroke

cycling proficiency test

Can anyone identify the remainder...................

He is a Facebook friend of old Prince Charlie from the UK.????

[LoeiI]

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Of the seven or eight medals he is wearing I can only identify five.........

Knots

Origami

Fire lighting

100 yards breast stroke

cycling proficiency test

Can anyone identify the remainder...................

Same one I got CSE in Knitting

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, Hayduke said:

Actually this is the official dress uniform for his new job.....as Chief Door Opener at the Oriental Hotel. He designed it himself.

 

 

 

He learned to be a draughtsman when he was at the Military academy. ????

[Adumbration]

The economy is such a basket case now that there is not enough money flowing upward.  That is why this call has been made.

 

And be careful gloating about Prayuth's ousting.  His replacement will be Anutin.  Things are about to get worse for expats here, not better.

[LoeiI]

14 minutes ago, johncat1 said:

Can Prawit stay awake long enough to do anything ? There have been dozens of photos of Prawit either falling asleep on duty or being supported by other members of the government. These dinosaurs have had their day Time to put them all out to pasture. 

The Mrs said he's got a vibrating alarm on all his watches.................. well when I say his....... 

[herfiehandbag]

3 hours ago, Bobydog said:

Is that a Naval Uniform the "General" is wearing or costume.

 

2 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Well I have ordered two pink Gins and a Drambuie from him????.

Rig of the day for standing outside 5* hotels opening taxi doors...

[billd766]

4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

He was the army chief when he lead the coup. Just which army unit will follow his order now. He is a retired ex army officer when he became a politician. 

He is also the self appointed minister of defence.

[fobuff]

Well, actually the first 4 years he was there as a junta leader...

 

The next 4 years as a fake prime minister as the election was rigged.

 

And now, he is planning another coup

[spidermike007]

Very difficult to say. The entire nation hopes it is so. 

 

will make a most optimistic prediction. If an election is held, and the army loses, there will never be another military coup here. Think about it. The moral authority that backed the coups in the past, is long gone. And the army does not have the guts to wage war against their people, Burma style. 

Nah. Won't happen. The Thai army does not have the guts for it, and the Thai soldiers, and the families of the soldiers would never tolerate their sons murdering innocent Thais. And the Thai soldiers are not facing the level of desperation the young Burmese are. The poverty here is not as grinding as it is in Burma. I do not think it could be sustained, if the fools started it. Thailand is a very different culture than Burma, on a dozen significant levels. And the youth now, are very different people than they were during past coups, which were violent.
 
The army is in a difficult position now. If voted out, they would have to accept it. The top generals would have to be content with their massive fortunes. 
 

[Adumbration]

1 hour ago, fobuff said:

 

 

And now, he is planning another coup

No he is not.

 

Anutin has been given the nod from above.

 

This staged court ruling is just part of the propaganda to prop up the transition.

[Adumbration]

31 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Very difficult to say. The entire nation hopes it is so. 

 

will make a most optimistic prediction. If an election is held, and the army loses, there will never be another military coup here. Think about it. The moral authority that backed the coups in the past, is long gone. And the army does not have the guts to wage war against their people, Burma style. 

Nah. Won't happen. The Thai army does not have the guts for it, and the Thai soldiers, and the families of the soldiers would never tolerate their sons murdering innocent Thais. And the Thai soldiers are not facing the level of desperation the young Burmese are. The poverty here is not as grinding as it is in Burma. I do not think it could be sustained, if the fools started it. Thailand is a very different culture than Burma, on a dozen significant levels. And the youth now, are very different people than they were during past coups, which were violent.
 
The army is in a difficult position now. If voted out, they would have to accept it. The top generals would have to be content with their massive fortunes. 
 

Voting will have absolutely zero impact upon who given the job of PM moving forward.  You are forgetting who is in charge.

[Soikhaonoiken]

Prayut, you've done your time, and obtained a lot of money in the past 8 years, so just move on...

[pomchop]

This is a good example of why coups are not a great idea as a dictator wannabe ends up refusing to leave....gee what other country has a guy who refuses to leave office?

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The suspension order, however, came as a surprise to many people since it followed rumors that Prayut would be allowed to stay in office while the court reviewed the case

But the 5:4 ration was not a surprise... 4 judges without a backbone.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has graciously given a Royal Command for the appointment of General Prayut Chan-ocha as the 29th Prime Minister of Thailand, as countersigned by the President of the National Legislative Assembly Pornpetch Wichitcholachai. General Prayut received the Royal Command in a ceremony held on 25 August 2014 at the Army Headquarters in Bangkok.

 

Prayut has had his 8 years as a PM. Simple as it is.

While I respected the late King and admired everything he did for Thailand, that decision was a mistake.

Prayut is the exact opposite of everything the king stood for.

[brianthainess]

14 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Putting your shoes on correctly from the boys scouts. I got one when I was seven years old.

I think he failed that one.

[billd766]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

While I respected the late King and admired everything he did for Thailand, that decision was a mistake.

Prayut is the exact opposite of everything the king stood for.

IMHO the mistake happened a long time ago at the first or second military coup. That was the time when the king should have said no and had the coup leaders shot for treason There would have been few if any later coups if their leaders had been charged with treason against the king and government.

 

[FunkyDunky58]

If democracy returns and Thailand has an elected government, how long before the next Military coup? 

[Nsp64]

Does this mean he is suspended froim living in the house reserved for the PM at the army barracks?

[2009]

23 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

He is worse than the British in India 555555

Could you imagine what a glorious nation India would be if the British had stayed?

 

Look at Australia.

[Artisi]

On 8/26/2022 at 6:40 PM, AhFarangJa said:

Of the seven or eight medals he is wearing I can only identify five.........

Knots

Origami

Fire lighting

100 yards breast stroke

cycling proficiency test

Can anyone identify the remainder...................

Tent erection, water boiling, boiling eggs. 

[herfiehandbag]

Trying to be serious for a minute ( must get the image of that white outfit out of my head - incidentally, a jolly good idea to keep your i.d. card clipped to your medal ribbons, means you don't have to go through your pockets when you get to the gate!) if he doesn't get reinstated quickly he is not coming back.

 

The people who really run Thailand (the Generals are beholden to them, follow the real big money) will simply put a replacement in.

 

Prayut being sidelined is a bit of a speed bump, but easily resolved...