Politics in play: Golf outing sparks denials of secret deals by Thai parties

[webfact]

 

 

Pheu Thai Party and coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party have refuted claims of any secret agreements after former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul were seen playing golf together at a resort in Nakhon Ratchasima over the weekend.

 

Anutin, who holds the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, clarified that Thaksin and his family stayed at a different hotel. He asserted that no political discussions took place with Thaksin, who is widely considered to be Pheu Thai’s unofficial leader.

Anutin also dismissed allegations that he sought Thaksin’s help to resolve the ongoing conflict between Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai regarding the government’s plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic.

 

“It has nothing to do with Thaksin. The Narcotics Control Board (NCB) will make a decision on the matter.”

Observers have noted a growing dispute between Bhumjaithai, which has championed the decriminalisation of cannabis, and Pheu Thai, which aims to reverse this policy. A health committee responsible for controlling illegal drugs voted on July 5 to reclassify cannabis and hemp as narcotics, effective from January 1, 2025. This committee will present its findings to the NCB for review this month.

 

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai also denied any secret deals between Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai.

“They went to play golf, sang songs and had dinner together.”

 

However, sources indicated that the golf outing between Anutin and Thaksin at the Khao Yai resort was intended to address the cannabis dispute between the two parties.

 

These sources suggested that a potential resolution could involve the NCB returning the relisting proposal to the health committee for further review and the government advocating for a cannabis law with stricter controls on its use. In exchange, Bhumjaithai is anticipated to fully support Pheu Thai’s digital wallet scheme, according to the sources.

 

Deputy PM Anutin Charnvirakul joins Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, in a sing-along. Picture courtesy of Maynatchira Instagram

 

by Bob Scott

TOP Picture courtesy of Maynatchira Instagram account

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-07-25

 

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[stoner]

anyone who says business gets done on a golf course is obviously lying. 

[Geoffggi]

None of them would qualify as a secondhand car salesman ............LOL

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Pheu Thai Party and coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party have refuted claims of any secret agreements after former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul were seen playing golf together at a resort in Nakhon Ratchasima over the weekend.

Thai politics is just one long game, why rule-out golf.

[Andycoops]

Fail to see the problem, I concluded many deals on the golf course or at the 19th hole, it was a normal way to do business.

[2baht]

Given the choice, I would carry Anutin's bag, you never know what you might find in it!

[fondue zoo]

Anutin has his collar is up, he must of been performing an Elvis number earlier.

I can just imagine him performing the King's signature moves, I don't want to, but I can...

 

 

[nobodysfriend]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“They went to play golf, sang songs and had dinner together.”

 

 

 

Is that Tiger Woods at the left ?

[lordgrinz]

2 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

None of them would qualify as a secondhand car salesman ............LOL

 

Especially the nepotism baby second from left.

[Gottfrid]

It´s nice to see the bone tissue degeneration has stopped, and he now is fit as a fiddle on the golf course.

[Bert got kinky]

 

Nice picture in the O.P.

Where is the drug fueled assassin with a GPMG and a full belt of 7.62 when you need him?

 

 

[thesetat2013]

5 hours ago, stoner said:

anyone who says business gets done on a golf course is obviously lying. 

amazing recovery by Thaksin... Out playing golf after near death experience that got him out of prison. 

No business is done at golf courses. Only deals for future plans and business later. 

[Bert got kinky]

2 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

 

 

 

Is that Tiger Woods at the left ?

 

Looking at the pattern on his shirt, I would guess that he has sympathies for the fugitive Red Bull heir.

 

 

 

[nahkit]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Deputy PM Anutin Charnvirakul joins Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, in a sing-along

As in politics, he just gets a back-up part.