Report Thai PM Jets To UK & Monaco To Push 'Soft Power' Agenda

[Frankie baby]

Can't be an official visit, no red carpet, and no thrashing out import & export tariffs or the usual bilateral communications exercise.  So, it's just the shopping then.  

[LittleBear57]

Any chance of her signing the legislation that the UK government hides behind to stop pensioners here receiving their cost of living increases.

Thought not.

Not interested then.

[Snackbar]

Smart lady

[off road pat]

8 hours ago, Jim Blue said:

Any chance of her popping into the Red Bull tent at the Monaco F1 race ?

Ooh, man, this is a good one !!

[TheFishman1]

Sounds like a few day holiday trip for her at the government expense maybe she’ll pop in and give the latest news to the Red Bull kid when he can come back without having to go to the suite in the hospital Thailand government TIT

[crazykopite]

She is going to see her aunty Yinlook wonder what the discussion will be about no doubt getting her back to Thailand she will be taking messages from daddy she might even meet up with the RedBull absconder 

[Presnock]

21 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Sounds like a few day holiday trip for her at the government expense maybe she’ll pop in and give the latest news to the Red Bull kid when he can come back without having to go to the suite in the hospital Thailand government TIT

2027 is statute of limitations on the final one!

[GreasyFingers]

3 hours ago, jippytum said:

She will be able tp stay with her sister Yingluck avoiding justice in the luxury house owned by Thasksin. No nominees required for his purchase. 

And be out of the country if the impossible happens with Yingluck found guilty of the rice scheme on may 22 and has to cough up 35 billion.

[sambum]

7 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

My bad, I missed an  E.

 

Thankyou Sir Spelling Nazi, how can I ever repay you?

Maybe thought that you were implying that he was gay?

[818Pilot]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

coveted recognition to 115 Thai restaurants

So someone googled "Thai Restaurants near me" and now she's going to had over 5 Bhat stickers to put in their windows even though she's never tasted the food to certify them them as authentic...lol

[Upnotover]

Why do the media still say things like "Thai PM jets to...."  It's like they are stuck in the 1960's or something.  Everyone here came on a plane but nobody ever said they "jetted" here.  Weird.

[MarkBR]

11 hours ago, thesetat said:

This trip sounds more like the PM is becoming a tourist rather than going there to promote Thai tourism. 

I am curious her choices as to why she feels she can do a better job at promoting tourism when there is a whole ministry in the government to do this. I also question her choices of locations. Monaco? really? It is the smallest country in the world with only 38,000 people living there. She could get the whole country to come visit Thailand and it would not make a dent in tourism income.. 

Casinos

[hotandsticky]

Just now, Upnotover said:

Why do the media still say things like "Thai PM jets to...."  It's like they are stuck in the 1960's or something.  Everyone here came on a plane but nobody ever said they "jetted" here.  Weird.

 

 

You can't have sensationalism without being sensationalist.

 

That's the Media for you.

[impulse]

Good for her.  

 

In the UK, she'll aim for the lower end.  And in Monaco, she'll go for the upper end of the tourist spending spectrum.

 

One private jet with 3 or 4 pax probably has the same spending knock-on as an A320 full of normal tourists.  And I'm sure she'll be hobnobbing with a lot of the private jet crowd at F1.  She's probably got good seats and a pit pass.

 

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, sambum said:

Maybe thought that you were implying that he was gay?

Maybe you should read the thread.

[soalbundy]

A Jolly.

[AustinRacing]

It’s easy to fool the populace with such comments and plans. Yeah right meet F1 management at the most expensive and prestigious round. She could’ve met them in Singapore or other close to home events. There are more pressing issues facing her people than hosting an F1 event which will cost them more than they’ll earn from it not to mention it’s way out of reach for even middle class Thais let alone the average Thai. 

[trainman34014]

This is a trip to meet Auntie Yingluck in London, bit of shopping and then both off to Monaco to meet Boss.   All at the Thai Taxpayers expense.   All in the best possible taste of course !

[jesimps]

She'll be promoting Thailand's soft power to the UK's soft in the head PM.

[Maybole]

Is it a prime opportunity for the Army?

[spidermike007]

A chance to sample the 1996 Leroy Echezeaux, and the 1982 Château Lafite. How could she pass that up? 

[still kicking]

So, she is checking out the casino in Monaco?

[proton]

15 hours ago, KannikaP said:

So she will go to many Thai restaurants in UK to tell them all about Thai cooking and Hom rice.

Will those restaurant owners than tell their customers to travel to Thailand to get some more grub, at a cheaper price but lower quality.

 

Hope she does not, a lot of them serve up very inferior food. New one in Melton Mowbray, went last month, could only eat a bit of it. Worst Thai food I had in over 30 years, disgusting.

[proton]

20 hours ago, jesimps said:

She'll be promoting Thailand's soft power to the UK's soft in the head PM.

 

What the <deleted> is this soft power?

[fondue zoo]

Please stop using the term "soft power", we're not entirely certain you know what it means.

[Luuk Chaai]

20 hours ago, cmsally said:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2057035/residents-fury-280ft-eyesore

 

You can't miss it!

an.. it's not a Thai store,  it's chinese

[hotchilli]

On 5/20/2025 at 5:44 AM, Geoffggi said:

 

Ohh it's a shopping trip then ..................LOL

I wonder if she will be buying a new Hermes bag ?

[ujayujay]

As usual: Thai industry is at rock bottom and the government can't think of anything cheaper than promoting tourism.....what could possibly go wrong?

[Sydebolle]

Yet another populistic school excursion by the primi-inter-pares. Might result in another study trip of 300 - 400 government experts back to Monaco to study casino operations and yeah, it remains questionable, if the Brits will settle for Somtam, Turian and Fishsauce of the smellier kind 😉

[Geoff914]

On 5/19/2025 at 11:44 PM, Geoffggi said:

 

Ohh it's a shopping trip then ..................LOL

I didn't notice Bicester Village on the itinary. Mind you if you are the PM I guess you aren't after discount stuff.