5 minutes ago, RobKray said:

This might be if interest. I keep old newspapers.

Different opinions 

6 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Thaskin was at the heart of many fraudulent crisis the guy is a con man steals billions from the people without a care  

I totally agree, he did nothing for Isarn, he bought them phones and made them use his expensive communications network, fooling them into thinking he was helping them. Oh, and paying the all to vote is his first ever democratic government 555.

Good riddance, and I’m he has been deleted from school history books by Prayud 555

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

 

Can you take a big step back and literally .............

 

If you read the Thai Enquirer News Summary 11 September you will see what I am talking about.

25 minutes ago, RobKray said:

I know but many foreigners say it like Taksin, for example Saphan Taksin BTS station.

Different pronunciation too.

 The first letter 't' in King Thaksin's name is the Thai letter ต, pronounced like a cross between 't' and 'd' whilst Thaksin's ' t' ท is soft like our 't'.  

Plus the 'a' in King Taksin's name is long, the Thai vowel า whilst in Thaksin's the vowel is  short  ั and sounds ( to my ears) like a cross between a and u, like the vowel in 'done' but shorter!

Interestingly, despite driving the Burmese out of Thailand, King Taksin was executed, some say because of his increasingly tyrannical and paranoid rule.

Whilst no one would argue Thaksin is paranoid, many have accused him of behaving in an authoritarian manner at the height of his powers in the early 2000s!

43 minutes ago, RobKray said:

If my memory serves me right, Taksin made billions by causing the Tom Yam Gung crisis in 97. Not sure if he was deputy PM to Barnhart or Big Jiu. Or maybe Finance Minister.

Bad memory.....

 

Thaksin was nominated Vice-PM on August 15th, 1997. The crisis started on July 2nd,1997, when the Thai government was forced to float the baht.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis

38 minutes ago, RobKray said:

This might be if interest. I keep old newspapers.

Too bad the investigation into it has been buried by the army and the Dems. Guess why?

14 minutes ago, candide said:

Bad memory.....

 

Thaksin was nominated Vice-PM on August 15th, 1997. The crisis started on July 2nd,1997, when the Thai government was forced to float the baht.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis

Haha these Thaksin haters would love to blame everything bad on Khun Thaksin if they can. 
 

19 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

google the Full  articles  the UN and other international human rights organizations where involved  thaskin is a corrupt vile evil man and he deserves everything he gets   the thai people are only waking up to the damage he has done to thailand 

 

UN and these other organisations aren’t always right. The condemnation of Israel now is the best example. 

1 hour ago, MikeandDow said:

Thaskin was at the heart of many fraudulent crisis the guy is a con man steals billions from the people without a care  

let get one thing clear Thaskin is NOT a good man he is evil cares about no one 

Pray tell which PM before or after him did better?

36 minutes ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

Pray tell which PM before or after him did better?

any 

On 9/9/2025 at 12:05 PM, Will B Good said:

No—Thaksin cannot appeal the Supreme Court’s ruling. The decision handed down on September 9, 2025, by Thailand’s Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions is final and unappealable

 

Have they confiscated his passport(s)?

1 hour ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

Pray tell which PM before or after him did better?

Chuan Leekpai was not corrupt.

1 hour ago, candide said:

Bad memory.....

 

Thaksin was nominated Vice-PM on August 15th, 1997. The crisis started on July 2nd,1997, when the Thai government was forced to float the baht.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand under Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (from 23 May 1996 to 14 November 1997)

1 hour ago, candide said:

Bad memory.....

 

Thaksin was nominated Vice-PM on August 15th, 1997. The crisis started on July 2nd,1997, when the Thai government was forced to float the baht.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand under Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (from 23 May 1996 to 14 November 1997)

12 minutes ago, RobKray said:

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand under Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (from 23 May 1996 to 14 November 1997)

No. You are making stuff up.

https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164373

5 minutes ago, candide said:

No. You are making stuff up.

https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164373

Who care anybody was better than the conman 

5 minutes ago, candide said:

No. You are making stuff up.

https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164373

lol, you missed out 1996 to 1997.

Thaksin Shinawatra played a huge role in the 1997 collapse. As Deputy Prime Minister he was right there when the economy started to wobble, and instead of protecting the country he looked after himself. Billions were shifted abroad, including his own money, under his watch, and when the baht finally broke he came out of it unscathed while ordinary Thais saw their savings, jobs, and futures vanish overnight.

For years afterwards, everyday people struggled with IMF austerity, collapsing banks, and sky-high unemployment, while Thaksin only grew more powerful and richer. He personally benefitted from the disaster and then had the audacity to reinvent himself as the “savior” of the poor. The truth is that the baht collapse wasn’t just bad luck, it was enabled by selfish decisions at the very top, with Thaksin right in the middle of it all.

53 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

Have they confiscated his passport(s)?

 

It is looking like he might be out soon.....his daughter passed/sanctioned a rule/law related to allowing prisoners over 70 to be released early........oddly enough only about a month ago!!!!

11 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

It is looking like he might be out soon.....his daughter passed/sanctioned a rule/law related to allowing prisoners over 70 to be released early........oddly enough only about a month ago!!!!

 

The games they play to their own rules! "Forewarned is forearmed"

7 minutes ago, RobKray said:

lol, you missed out 1996 to 1997.

Thaksin Shinawatra played a huge role in the 1997 collapse. As Deputy Prime Minister he was right there when the economy started to wobble, and instead of protecting the country he looked after himself. Billions were shifted abroad, including his own money, under his watch, and when the baht finally broke he came out of it unscathed while ordinary Thais saw their savings, jobs, and futures vanish overnight.

For years afterwards, everyday people struggled with IMF austerity, collapsing banks, and sky-high unemployment, while Thaksin only grew more powerful and richer. He personally benefitted from the disaster and then had the audacity to reinvent himself as the “savior” of the poor. The truth is that the baht collapse wasn’t just bad luck, it was enabled by selfish decisions at the very top, with Thaksin right in the middle of it all.

I have not missed out anything and provided a source in which you can check this information. He left the Banharn government in August 1996, and joined the Chavalit government only on 15 August 1997

 

You are definetely making stuff up.

21 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Who care anybody was better than the conman 

Most of them are conmen, In particular those who ousted him and his sister.

25 minutes ago, candide said:

I have not missed out anything and provided a source in which you can check this information. He left the Banharn government in August 1996, and joined the Chavalit government only on 15 August 1997

 

You are definetely making stuff up.

Why are you omitting vital information?

 

https://www.thaigov.go.th/aboutus/history/primeminister/11

 

 

 พ.ศ. 2539 - 2540 ดำรงตำแหน่งรองนายกรัฐมนตรี (ฯพณฯ นายกรัฐมนตรี พล.อ.ชวลิต ยงใจยุทธ)

 

If you can’t read Thai, the above says:-

 

1996 - 1997, held the position of Deputy Prime Minister (Prime Minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh)

 

 

 

55 minutes ago, candide said:

No. You are making stuff up.

https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164373

Hmmmm, 0 references, anyone can write thing on Wikipedia.

On 9/9/2025 at 5:18 AM, webfact said:

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanitchakorn)
 

BANGKOK - The Thai Supreme Court has sentenced Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister, to one year in prison for an unlawful medical leave process.

 

The decision was announced on 9th September at the Criminal Division for Political Office Holders in a high-profile case known publicly as the "Police Hospital Floor 14 Case." The court summoned Thaksin and the Bangkok Remand Prison Chief to deliver the decision.

 

The ruling requires Thaksin to serve his sentence without counting the period he spent receiving treatment at the Police General Hospital. This marks the start of a fresh prison term for Thaksin, who must now return to jail.

 

During the hearing, Thaksin appeared tense and was seen clutching his forehead. His daughters, Paetongtarn and Pintongta, present for support, also shared a similar look of concern.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Siam Rath 2025-09-09

 

 

1 year is not enough. Crime syndicate, shinawatra mafia all need kicked out of politics, have their assets frozen. 

3 hours ago, RobKray said:

Why are you omitting vital information?

 

https://www.thaigov.go.th/aboutus/history/primeminister/11

 

 

 พ.ศ. 2539 - 2540 ดำรงตำแหน่งรองนายกรัฐมนตรี (ฯพณฯ นายกรัฐมนตรี พล.อ.ชวลิต ยงใจยุทธ)

 

If you can’t read Thai, the above says:-

 

1996 - 1997, held the position of Deputy Prime Minister (Prime Minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh)

 

 

 

Your source is unprecise and doesn't indicate dates. It also doesn't seem to mention his presence in the Barnhan government.

 

The dates indicated in the Wikipedia articles are confirmed by other reliable sources. For example:

 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thaksin-Shinawatra

 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/thaksin-shinawatra

 

There are few digitalised sources from this period, but Thaksin is not mentioned in the first Chavalit cabinet in November 1996.

https://www.afr.com/politics/thai-pm-caves-in-on-key-posts-in-cabinet-19961128-k77fh

 

But he is mentioned in the 15 August 1997 reshuffle.

https://www.scmp.com/article/207727/chavalit-gambles-all-reshuffle

 

So different sources confirm the dates indicated the Wikipedia articles.

 

 

 

 

9 hours ago, RobKray said:

If my memory serves me right, Taksin made billions by causing the Tom Yam Gung crisis in 97. Not sure if he was deputy PM to Barnhart or Big Jiu. Or maybe Finance Minister.

There were many accusations at the time of Square head and Big Jiew benefitting from Tom Yam Kong, and in fact deliberately starting it by not defending the baht.

Thaksin was surely involved, whatever position he held.

 

5 hours ago, RickyJB said:

1 year is not enough. Crime syndicate, shinawatra mafia all need kicked out of politics, have their assets frozen. 

Yep, and pay back all taxes due.

19 hours ago, RobKray said:

Chuan Leekpai was not corrupt.

From wiki 

 

Although generally regarded as relatively clean and honest when compared to other Thai administrations, Chuan's government found itself plagued with corruption scandals and rumours. Key cases of corruption included:

• Rakkiat Sukhthana, Health Minister, was charged with taking a five million baht (US$125,000) bribe from a drug firm and forcing state hospitals to buy medicine at exorbitant prices. After being found guilty, he jumped bail and went into hiding.
• Suthep Thaugsuban, Minister of Transport and Communications, whose brokering of illegal land deals caused the fall of the Chuan 1 government, was linked to abuse of funds in setting up a co-operative Surat Thani Province.^[17]
• The "edible fence" seed scandal, in which massive overpricing of seeds distributed to rural areas happened. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture was forced to resign.^[18]
• The Salween logging scandal, where up to 20,000 trees were felled illegally in the Salween forest in Mae Hong Son. Some of them turned up in the compound of the Democrat party's office in Phichit Province.^[18]
• Sanan Kajornprasart, Interior Minister, as well as eight other cabinet ministers were found to have understated their declared assets. Sanan was later barred by the Constitutional Court from politics for five years.^[19]
• Chuan himself was found by the National Counter-Corruption Commission to have undeclared shareholdings in a rural cooperative

same same but different 🤣

19 hours ago, RobKray said:

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand under Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (from 23 May 1996 to 14 November 1997)

Haha now you are the one fudging the dates. 
He quit his cabinet post (DPM in charge of Bkk traffic)  in May 96 but retained MP seat. There was a cabinet reshuffle after that. 
So he was only an MP from May 1996 till Aug same year where he and. His party (PDP) quit the government altogether. Parliament was dissolved in Sept 96. 

He was not in government not even as an MP until August 97 which was AFTER the Thai baht was floated AFTER the financial crisis which was in July 97

 

fyi Big Jiew government only came to being in Nov 97. Before that it was the Banharn government which Thaksin was DPM briefly as coalition partner 

On 9/10/2025 at 6:38 PM, newbee2022 said:

Probably @Liverpool Lou will know it better, as everything.

I appreciate your recognition of my personal experience as opposed to daft, uninformed speculation.