Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the Pheu Thai party on Tuesday, to provide an opportunity for the party’s MPs to meet with him, but he will not attend a party meeting.

 

An informed party source said today that it will be more convenient for the MPs than visiting Thaksin’s private residence in Bangkok and it will be an opportunity for the MPs to offer him their moral support, while maintaining his and his family’s privacy.

 

The source said that not all MPs will see him at the same time, but arrangements have been made for them to meet with him one at a time.

 

The source also said that Thaksin’s visit to the party head office is causing some excitement among the MPs and most, if not all MPs will show up on Tuesday for the “special occasion”.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-03-25

 

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He looks like he's miraculously cured of his ailments!?

Miracles do happen.....if you have enough $$$!

So rather than making it an official meeting of the Phue Thai party leaders. He meets them one on one to tell them what to do. I guess Thais will believe he is not really officiating anything by meeting them one by one. So he is not really still leading them. haha.. Just meeting old friends at an official Phue Thai party leader meeting. He sure looks like he can walk and talk normally. I still fail to see why others do not protest his treatment when he was supposedly in prison so sick that he could not sit in a jail cell. 

Slowly slowly catchy  monkey!

I just went over the photo with a magnifying glass....Guess What!....Not 1 grey hair, not ONE! 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the Pheu Thai party on Tuesday, to provide an opportunity for the party’s MPs to meet with him, but he will not attend a party meeting.

A convict on parole... meeting with politicians like this should be illegal... or at least any politician having a meeting with him should be kicked out of the party... but this is Thailand and it seems politicians and criminals have a strong bond.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The source also said that Thaksin’s visit to the party head office is causing some excitement among the MPs and most, if not all MPs will show up on Tuesday for the “special occasion”.

I hope the worlds leaders are watching this... and wondering if it's worth doing anything in Thailand.

Just now, hotchilli said:

it seems politicians and criminals have a strong bond.

Honor Among Thieves! 

10 minutes ago, 2baht said:

I just went over the photo with a magnifying glass....Guess What!....Not 1 grey hair, not ONE! 

No surgery scars either... 

2 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Honor Among Thieves! 

Indeed.

More red meat for the haters.

2 hours ago, thesetat said:

So rather than making it an official meeting of the Phue Thai party leaders. He meets them one on one to tell them what to do. I guess Thais will believe he is not really officiating anything by meeting them one by one. So he is not really still leading them. haha.. Just meeting old friends at an official Phue Thai party leader meeting. He sure looks like he can walk and talk normally. I still fail to see why others do not protest his treatment when he was supposedly in prison so sick that he could not sit in a jail cell. 

You "fail to see why others do not protest his treatment".

Answer: Only the frothing haters on A.N. are getting their knickers in a twist about Mr T.

Thais don't give a flying fig.

The man is a genius, I'll give him that,  in manipulating every one and pulling the wool over everybody eyes,

including the highest office in the land, and soon we're going to hear more and more of him going back into politics...

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

I just went over the photo with a magnifying glass....Guess What!....Not 1 grey hair, not ONE! 

It is wonderful to have a hobby isn't it?

I build model trains!

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I hope the worlds leaders are watching this... and wondering if it's worth doing anything in Thailand.

Oh I expect they have been bearing it in mind since the coup which deposed him, (well put a stop to his re-election) and the subsequent pearl clutching, swooning, "prosecutions".

 

Everyone outside the "AN Thaksin haters bubble" knows that he and his sister are the only democratically elected leaders Thailand has had in the last 25 years.

MP's will meet him in private one at a time . Reminds me of a scene from the godfather .

Poor Toni, he's got his work cut out.

His daughter is only mustering 6% in the latest Nida poll as a potential PM compared to 42% for Pita.

But, hey! Didn't he say he wanted to come back to play with his grandchildren?

 

looking hella good for a sick ailing man. way to go big t full recovery. 

Interesting how the Thaksin-haters on AN never rabbit on about the assorted generals & their political acolytes who overthrew Thaksin & his sister.

 

I understand that one series of crimes doesn't negate another series of crimes but it would be nice to think that people might take an even-handed approach to ALL the assorted criminals who run this fine land. Prayut & Prawit never get a mention here for instance ...

33 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Oh I expect they have been bearing it in mind since the coup which deposed him, (well put a stop to his re-election) and the subsequent pearl clutching, swooning, "prosecutions".

 

Everyone outside the "AN Thaksin haters bubble" knows that he and his sister are the only democratically elected leaders Thailand has had in the last 25 years.

I don't hate Thaksin..  neither the PTP really... nor Anutin with Bhumthaijai party

but they have all proved they are useless.

Thailand deserves so much more than these people can deliver.

The one hope in Pita and MFP was squashed so the old guard can rule again.

Has anyone seen the conditions of his parole? Surely they exclude all political activity?

9 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the Pheu Thai party on Tuesday, to provide an opportunity for the party’s MPs to meet with him, but he will not attend a party meeting.

 

An informed party source said today that it will be more convenient for the MPs than visiting Thaksin’s private residence in Bangkok and it will be an opportunity for the MPs to offer him their moral support, while maintaining his and his family’s privacy.

 

The source said that not all MPs will see him at the same time, but arrangements have been made for them to meet with him one at a time.

 

The source also said that Thaksin’s visit to the party head office is causing some excitement among the MPs and most, if not all MPs will show up on Tuesday for the “special occasion”.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-03-25

 

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back to bizz as usual...

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A convict on parole... meeting with politicians like this should be illegal... or at least any politician having a meeting with him should be kicked out of the party... but this is Thailand and it seems politicians and criminals have a strong bond.

Why should they be kicked out of the political party?

4 hours ago, mfd101 said:

Interesting how the Thaksin-haters on AN never rabbit on about the assorted generals & their political acolytes who overthrew Thaksin & his sister.

Rubbish! Everyone is fair game here! We rabbited on for 14 years about the generals and their hangers on, where were you???

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

Rubbish! Everyone is fair game here! We rabbited on for 14 years about the generals and their hangers on, where were you???

Great. But if you weren't paying attention you might imagine that P&P and co. have gotten off scot-free ... No exile for them! No criminal record for them!

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

Why should they be kicked out of the political party?

What actual, or alleged crime have they committed?

4 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Great. But if you weren't paying attention you might imagine that P&P and co. have gotten off scot-free ... No exile for them! No criminal record for them!

In fact Prayuth even got a promotion to the Privy Council.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-30/thai-king-appoints-former-pm-prayuth-to-his-elite-privy-council?embedded-checkout=true

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailands-ex-pm-prayut-appointed-privy-council-member

 

https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/gen-prayut-officially-joins-privy-council-446932

 

Also in the Straits Times and the Bangkok Post.

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, billd766 said:

In fact Prayuth even got a promotion to the Privy Council.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-30/thai-king-appoints-former-pm-prayuth-to-his-elite-privy-council?embedded-checkout=true

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailands-ex-pm-prayut-appointed-privy-council-member

 

https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/gen-prayut-officially-joins-privy-council-446932

 

Also in the Straits Times and the Bangkok Post.

 

 

 

 

Quite. I'm guessing that Thaksin's & Yingluck's appointments to the Privy Council are still in the (Thai) mail.

9 hours ago, Red Forever said:

You "fail to see why others do not protest his treatment".

Answer: Only the frothing haters on A.N. are getting their knickers in a twist about Mr T.

Thais don't give a flying fig.

Some do.

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I hope the worlds leaders are watching this... and wondering if it's worth doing anything in Thailand.

Yes, TIME.