snoop1130 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 In what has become one of Thailand’s most-scrutinised photos of late, ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sat near a pool apparently reminiscing about something. How he was dressed, how soft medical aids were applied and how “healthy” or how “sick” he looked have been widely studied. What is left to discuss? It’s the fact that the water in the pool had no ripples. Don’t underestimate it, because if there are no big protests in the next few days and if the social media’s attention turns to something else, the political metaphor generated by that fact can be hugely significant. Yingluck Shinawatra is counting on the absence of a genuine uproar. There have been expected sarcasm and heated debates in some corners following the release of the Ban Chan Song La photo, but what has followed Thaksin’s resumption of life as a virtually-free man is nowhere near volcanic. Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-23 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retarius Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 Please come home soon Yingluck, Thailand needs you to sort out the mess here. 2 3 3 1 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kidneyw Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 She looks too good to claim "being very sick" is she returns. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, kidneyw said: She looks too good to claim "being very sick" is she returns. Looks pretty fit to me, better than her Dad brother, sorry. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Martin71 Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 I would... 2 1 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 9 minutes ago, Martin71 said: I would... Form a queue!!! 1 1 1 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Her returning might not be so easy , regards worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 She should come back, and then she should obviously go to prison. And then let's see if she is the next most sick criminal in Thailand. The problem is obviously that she is too young to be freed because she is old and sick. So what next? She didn't mean it? She just followed orders? She is a Shinawatra? Or what will be the reason to free her as well? 4 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Her returning might not be so easy , regards worgeordie Returning is easy, there are lots of flights available. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 This has all curiously evolved over the last couple of years....the seemingly regrouping of the Shinawatra circle. If not Thaksin and Yingluck themselves, who will more than likely act as influential figureheads, but more to pointing and promoting Thakky's offspring as future leaders in one capacity or another. Expecting a new political party to be formed and brandishing something along those lines....disassociating with the relations of the old Shinawatra-centric political attachments. The odd irony being of the almost witch hunt atmosphere and forced disbanding, over the years, of the Future Forward and now the Move Forward folks [and all associations] and the reprieve/rise of the once shamed Shinawatras - as the ever patient military sides wait in the shadows. Such speculative theories and scenarios could easily be debated and call out, but wouldn't surprise some if their associated rise from the ashes has great impact on future Thai political discourse. Just an observation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: How he was dressed, how soft medical aids were applied and how “healthy” or how “sick” he looked have been widely studied. The only thing sick is the whole charade. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post newbee2022 Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: what will be the reason to free her because she's innocent 🙏 5 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Seems easy to me if she is a clone of the latest Prime Minister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 The people might be pissed off, but the army will let her return scot free. It was likely part of the deal with PT, when they surrendered all ethics and let that toxic organization back in. Ten lousy years of horrible leadership. It continues unabated, and the economy continues to flounder. Only 20 million people in the streets might stop them. And that is not going to happen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: She should come back, and then she should obviously go to prison. And then let's see if she is the next most sick criminal in Thailand. The problem is obviously that she is too young to be freed because she is old and sick. So what next? She didn't mean it? She just followed orders? She is a Shinawatra? Or what will be the reason to free her as well? Always fascinating to read the comments of the haters, unable to understand basic Western judicial concepts like 'Innocent until proven guilty' or to differentiate criminal behaviour from political missteps. (Yawn) 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bamnutsak Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 12 hours ago, zzaa09 said: This has all curiously evolved over the last couple of years....the seemingly regrouping of the Shinawatra circle. They've been recruited to fight the progress that MFP has emboldened. Quid Pro Quo. Allowed to return to Thailand but PTP must help take out MFP, and its successor, support regression back to pre-1932 levels, and help manage the next succession. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: The people might be pissed off, but the army will let her return scot free. It was likely part of the deal with PT, when they surrendered all ethics and let that toxic organization back in. Ten lousy years of horrible leadership. It continues unabated, and the economy continues to flounder. Only 20 million people in the streets might stop them. And that is not going to happen. Do you think the present PM is doing a good job? Some actions seem to be right moving Thailand much faster into the future than ever before. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Forever Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 At last an OP speaking common sense. The AN hate mob have wished for 6 months that violent protest against the 2 democratically elected P.M.s would erupt. This has manifestly failed to occur. The OP said that what little protest there has been has hardly been volcanic. Come back soon Yingluk. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 54 minutes ago, newbee2022 said: Some actions seem to be right moving Thailand much faster into the future than ever before. Examples? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 59 minutes ago, newbee2022 said: Do you think the present PM is doing a good job? Some actions seem to be right moving Thailand much faster into the future than ever before. What do you think? I think the gangsters are still in control at the trough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herfiehandbag Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 (edited) 15 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: She should come back, and then she should obviously go to prison. And then let's see if she is the next most sick criminal in Thailand. The problem is obviously that she is too young to be freed because she is old and sick. So what next? She didn't mean it? She just followed orders? She is a Shinawatra? Or what will be the reason to free her as well? Absolutely she should come back, then whilst on bail awaiting acquittal on appeal she could be required to live in the same condo building as @OneMoreFarang. When they meet in the lift she could give him that smouldering smile which was so devastating on President Obama! Should keep him frothing at the mouth for weeks! Edited February 24 by herfiehandbag 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, newbee2022 said: Do you think the present PM is doing a good job? Some actions seem to be right moving Thailand much faster into the future than ever before. What do you think? He seems well-intentioned & has certainly set a range of long-overdue items in some kind of motion ... Whether they come to fruition depends on a whole lot of 'things' (eg corruption & power deals) that are largely outside of his control (or just about anyone's). In any case there's not much point in people dismissing each new Tryer who comes along as if they are all just criminals. That's both childish & self-defeating. The attitudes of many people on AN - even Usofans! - are astonishingly arrogant and naive. As though their own countries were paragons of virtue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross163103 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 16 hours ago, worgeordie said: Her returning might not be so easy , More brown envelopes makes most things easy here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said: The people might be pissed off, but the army will let her return scot free. It was likely part of the deal with PT, when they surrendered all ethics and let that toxic organization back in. Ten lousy years of horrible leadership. It continues unabated, and the economy continues to flounder. Only 20 million people in the streets might stop them. And that is not going to happen. The challenge, though, is that she is the ONLY chess piece that the military/elite have. With everything that they said and did about the Shin dynasty, it will be very hard to convince a large part of their backers and voters that they are the tough pro monarchy for elite government. It also takes away their last bit of control over the PTP. Once YL is back and the charges against Thaksin are resolved, there is little to stop the Shin's from starting up again with everything that either was wrong or perceived wrong by the military elite. It is hard to say that they are a menace to the country after you have pardoned the family. Also, it becomes harder to try the people that have spoken out as they now have precedence, if not in court, at least in the media, as to why people should not be jailed for being against the military. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, bamnutsak said: Examples? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 5 hours ago, spidermike007 said: The people might be pissed off I think a very LARGE proportion of The People might be delighted to see her return, and not in manacles, even if they think she wasn't a great PM. (But of course I was forgetting: Isaan people don't count.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) Her neck has been measured for a suitable neck brace, the police hospital suite is empty, and has been fitted with a dressing table for her feminine needs. She got luck in her name. Let's welcome back the only and most successful ,female PM the land of the free has ever had. Edited February 24 by thecyclist Error 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 The person truly in charge is still in charge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I am not surprised at all, only surprised by how long it took for the media to start covering it, Thaksin and her return were agreed while negotiating the "choice" of the new PM..., Shreta fitted the perfect candidate profile for that to happen (their return) then he was placed, (not elected) as PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) 4 hours ago, newbee2022 said: Do you think the present PM is doing a good job? Some actions seem to be right moving Thailand much faster into the future than ever before. What do you think? NO. Not at all. He yaks, yaks, and yaks. He puts on a good show, but please show me some evidence his yakking is resulting in anything that benefits the people, or the economy he is supposedly directing, in his twin job as finance minister. I have not seen any progress at all. On any level. Granted, he is less embarrassing than Prayuth. But that little guy was pathetic leader on every level imaginable. Edited February 24 by spidermike007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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