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  On 8/22/2023 at 3:33 AM, TimeMachine said:

Hope to see him involved in getting tourism and immigration back to where it was. Lets see.  A big mess of who wants to be the leaders.  Why cant they have written tests to see who is the most capable.  General knowledge.  Science.  1pc of zero. That kind of thing.  Factual stuff.  Smartest gets the lollies. Too many low smartness people around in positions they dont belong. Anyway,  putting aside any evil he has done,  the cruel feeling of being kept away from your home is over for Thaksin. Good luck friend. 

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Also the observed condition in participatory democracy … “counting heads, not is what is in those heads”. A dilemma.

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  On 8/22/2023 at 3:01 AM, webfact said:

Ex-PM Yingluck says she respects Thaksin’s decision to return to Thailand
 

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Exiled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she respects the decision of her elder brother Thaksin to return to Thailand today (Tuesday) and wished him luck and a safe return.

 

This message was posted in Yingluck’s Facebook page,together with a clip showing her hugging Thaksin as she sawhim off for his flight to Thailand after 17 years, except for a brief visit to Thailand in 2008, of living in self-imposed exile abroad.

 

In her message, Yingluck said she understood that Thaksin felt lonely, sad and homesick throughout his exile, adding that she believes Thaksin must have thought for a long time before making the decision to return today.

 

She said she hopes the exiled former prime minister’s return will be smooth and safe and reminded him to look after his health.  She also asked Thaksin not to worry about her, saying that she is strong enough to take care of herself after spending six years abroad.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ex-pm-yingluck-says-she-respects-thaksins-decision-to-return-to-thailand/

 

-- Thai PBS 2023-08-22

 

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Good looking family!

 

Chok dee khap

Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 7:22 AM, findlay13 said:

Yes not bad from deputy head of  Royal Thai Police to selling a satellite  to sing tel for $2 billion.I heard his daughter [working at McDonalds at the time] before his exile was the richest woman in Thailand 

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Never head that before...  apparently true!
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/31/content_319484.htm

Of course they were already massively wealthy and it looks to me like a publicity stunt.

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  On 8/22/2023 at 7:37 AM, KannikaP said:

He/she could actually see the make and model of his watch from the TV pictures?

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Look a few posts up from here and you can see the pics for yourself. Pretty hilarious and typical of a politician. Not much to be skeptical of IMO....

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Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 7:04 AM, Heng said:

As a Thai Chinese I can confirm this.   It's not xenophobia though, it's just preference.   Kind of like not wanting mustard on one's burger.   We don't hate or fear the mustard.   ????

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Having a dislike of mustard would be completely different though, right? Hmmm. I perceive and the perception is given off as Xenophobia.

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Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 7:23 AM, mfd101 said:

No, it's a Shakespearean tragedy dressed out (typically) with comic interludes. There has to be 5 acts.

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The hidden lead character is truly Orwellian from my perspective.

Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 3:56 AM, bob smith said:

Do you include Pitha in your broad stroke of the brush?

 

He also has chinese ancestry.

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There are some people who exemplify their Chineseness with the control obsession, Xi Jin Ping being the exemplar. Thaksin at the end of his time in power was displaying this unfortunate tendency.

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  On 8/22/2023 at 6:36 AM, Artisi said:

In his own cell due to his ill health, just been assessed with lung problems from 2 bouts of CV19, low bone density, blood pressure, heart problem other than that he's ok. 

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You missed:

Low morals, low ethics and low respect for the rule of law. 

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  On 8/22/2023 at 7:40 AM, KannikaP said:

Keen-eyed netizens noticed the watch Thaksin is wearing in one of the photos. X (Twitter) user and political analyst M.L. Nattakorn Devakula wrote “If I am not wrong, the watch Thaksin is wearing is Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime”.

Patek Philippe watches are renowned some of the most expensive in the world. If M.L. Nattakorn is correct, prices of the series he mentioned start at about Bt110 million.

When Thaksin landed at a Don Muang VIP airport, however, online detectives went to work again, noticing that the watch Thaksin was now wearing, when he briefly greeted his supporters, was not the same one as in the photo taken on the aircraft.

Instead, it was identified as an Omega X Swatch, the price of which is about Bt8,700.

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Man with exquisite taste 

old dinosaur Prawit can’t match 

Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 5:52 AM, Sig said:

Yep, that's pretty typical of what wealthy corruption can buy.

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As for Thaksin's well-preserved appearance, maybe he dyes his hair, like the Chinese bosses do.

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  On 8/22/2023 at 6:36 AM, Artisi said:

In his own cell due to his ill health, just been assessed with lung problems from 2 bouts of CV19, low bone density, blood pressure, heart problem other than that he's ok. 

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Forgot to add, eye problems. 

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Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 8:10 AM, Ironmike said:

And by about 20 minutes after landing he is sitting in one of his penthouses in Bangkok what a joke these people are

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Please show on Google Maps where this Penthouse is, because, from what I saw on TV, the cavalcade was going towards the Monkey House, as reported on most News channels.

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If that was me as a UK citizen I would never feel homesick for the UK in order to face prison especially considering that he's not skint, I would gladly appreciate my sunsets with a wonderful smile in my own freedom sort of way and be quite happy etc etc.

Posted
  On 8/22/2023 at 6:30 AM, george said:

UPDATE:

8 years jail sentence for Thaksin

 

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I doubt he'll spend 8 hours in a prison cell,   let alone 8 years ... TIT .. where money talks and losers walk.

 

he'll be put up in some luxurious cosy condo somewhere .... to serve out his time.

 

 

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I thought he was an international fugitive.  He was escorted out of the jet and all smiles.  Does he get booked, face a judge or have to post bail?  From what I saw it looked rather low key and anticlimactic?  Is he really going to jail/prison?  

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