Sibling surprise: Thailand’s ex-PMs special guests at Cambodian PM’s birthday bash

[LukKrueng]

5 minutes ago, Winky Wilson said:

ok ok, he was deputy PM.

No he wasn't. And the main reason for the problem was that about 13 years prior to the meltdown the government had fixed the THB\USD rate to 25\1. They controlled it by buying\selling foreign currency according to demand and supply.

George Soros realised there's an opportunity for good profit and started to attack the THB until the BOT nearly ran out of USD and has to give up.

Again, I'm not a fan of the guy, and he's done a lot of bad to Thailand, but had nothing to do with the meltdown.

[Hunz Kittisak]

22 minutes ago, Winky Wilson said:

ok ok, he was deputy PM.

Dun fudge the details 

he wasn’t in that government until after the baht was floated. And he was invited to join the cabinet as deputy PM only after the Asian financial crisis started and even then he resigned from the post after 3 months 

[brommers]

Looks like Tony Woodsome expects he will need a bolt hole before long and is snuggling up to that loathsome dictator. Prostitute Thai Party will not last long and will disintegrate into a much lesser force because many supporters realise they have been conned by the billionaires.

[Burma Bill]

5 hours ago, LukKrueng said:

As much as I don't like the guy, he became PM in 2001. The meltdown was in 1997....

.............. I remember it well - 89 baht to 1 GBP! I became a baht millionaire on my pension money!

[Ralf001]

Good on Him and Yingluck for taking the time to come celebrate a close friends birthday.

[Artisi]

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Good on Him and Yingluck for taking the time to come celebrate a close friends birthday.

Nice friend ????

[Ralf001]

4 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Nice friend ????

Is likely you have friends he would not like either.

Your point is ?

[Artisi]

24 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Is likely you have friends he would not like either.

Your point is ?

You probably correct,  as I don't have any khmer rouge low-life's as friends for him to like. 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Artisi

[anchadian]

 

Wissanu asks Thaksin not to return on weekends or public holidays

A contingency plan is in place for the possible return of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Whenever Thaksin does return to face legal action, the Thai government has already prepared plans to handle the situation, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said today (Tuesday).

 

Authorities concerned, including courts and the Corrections Department are ready, Wissanu said. He did, however, ask Thaksin not to arrive on weekends or public holidays.

 

“During those days, the courts, which would assign a jail for Thaksin’s detention, would not be working, which would make things difficult as we would have to find detention venue for Thaksin instead,” he said.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/wissanu-asks-thaksin-not-to-return-on-weekends-or-public-holidays/

 

 

[Ralf001]

10 minutes ago, Artisi said:

You probably correct,  as I don't have any khmer rouge low-life's as friends for him to like. 

[kingstonkid]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Thailand’s ex-prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and his younger sibling, Yingluck, were notable guests at Cambodian PM’s birthday bash in Phenom Penh at the weekend.

 

Fresh News and The Phnom Penh Post reported yesterday that the 74 year old Thaksin, and his 56 year old sister Yingluck graced the 71st birthday festivities of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Ta Khmao, Cambodia. The former Thai prime ministers made a brief visit to the country, spending a single night to partake in the celebration.

 

In a recent announcement on Saturday, Thaksin conveyed his plans to delay his return to Thailand from August 10 for about two weeks due to pending medical check-ups. Shinawatra, whose background lies in telecommunications, took to the popular social media platform Twitter to inform followers of his upcoming health checkup, which resulted in the need for him to reschedule his original plan to return to Thailand.

Having been overthrown by a coup in September 2006, Thaksin, for the most part, has lived in a self-imposed exile. He briefly came back to Thailand in 2008, only to flee once more prior to the Supreme Court’s ruling sentencing him for conflict of interest during his time as prime minister.

 

by Mitch Connor

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, walks together with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Phnom Penh on Saturday, August 5, 2023. PIcture courtesy of AP.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-ex-pms-shinawatra-siblings-spotted-at-cambodian-pms-birthday-bash

 

-- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-08-08

 

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I think his doctor is going to find a medical issue that will prolong his time out of the country.

Edited August 8, 2023 by kingstonkid

[chickenslegs]

Just now, kingstonkid said:

I think hs doc tor is going to find a medical issue that will prolong his time out of the country.

Or allow him to return and serve his sentence in hospital - until he receives his pardon.

[kingstonkid]

Just now, chickenslegs said:

Or allow him to return and serve his sentence in hospital - until he receives his pardon.

Naw with Anutin there you can be sure the military would make it a military hospital with no visistation rights.  He will stay away until he gets at worst house arrest.

[daejung]

Shame on this guy!

[sambum]

"Wissanu asks Thaksin not to return on weekends or public holidays During those days, the courts, which would assign a jail for Thaksin’s detention, would not be working, which would make things difficult as we would have to find detention venue for Thaksin instead,” he said.

 

Unbelievable! A high profile "criminal" wants to hand himself in to the authorities, but he is asked to not do it on weekends or public holidays!!! 

 

Maybe because it might increase the number of his supporters in the Big City there to give him a "hero's return welcome" which might lead to a conflict with the authorities? 

Edited August 9, 2023 by sambum

[Artisi]

14 hours ago, anchadian said:

 

Wissanu asks Thaksin not to return on weekends or public holidays

A contingency plan is in place for the possible return of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Whenever Thaksin does return to face legal action, the Thai government has already prepared plans to handle the situation, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said today (Tuesday).

 

Authorities concerned, including courts and the Corrections Department are ready, Wissanu said. He did, however, ask Thaksin not to arrive on weekends or public holidays.

 

“During those days, the courts, which would assign a jail for Thaksin’s detention, would not be working, which would make things difficult as we would have to find detention venue for Thaksin instead,” he said.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/wissanu-asks-thaksin-not-to-return-on-weekends-or-public-holidays/

 

 

Just stick him in any prison as you would anyone else, oop's I almost forgot that he's someone special, or so he himself thinks along with a few other misguided supporters. 

[Jackbenimble]

22 hours ago, Nickcage49 said:

Nice company he's keeping. A mass murderer. 

you should know, Americans are not fussy who they buddy up with either.

[Zapitapi]

21 hours ago, Spock said:

Any friend of Hun Sen is no friend of mine.

guilt by association..slippery 

[off road pat]

On 8/8/2023 at 7:25 AM, Nickcage49 said:

Nice company he's keeping. A mass murderer. 

They both are !!! more than 2500 people were killed during Thaksin's war on drugs !!! the great majority of them innocent ones !!!