Thailand May Seek To Extradite Thaksin: Pm

[animatic]

The land of lost dreams.

Either send Thaksin there or cut the cord and leave him drifting.

Let him and his acolytes suffer in muted silence anywhere but here.

Blinded by hagiography, never to see clear blues sky again,

a pick axe in hand, returns the neophyte to retro-troglodyte.

For Abhisit, I think this was mission accomplished.

They denied Thaksin the bully pulpit during the ASEAN meetings,

limited his press to ; how he had to skulk off, and now no redundant,

long winded articles of his verbiage will be forthcoming.

A win for the Dems for sure. They don't want him back,

just more and more neutered and kept in places he, and A list reporters, don't like much.

The port of call known as China will now be a BIG question mark for Thaksin.

'Can they pick me up whisk me to Bejing and then drop ship to Bangkok?'

He will DEFINITELY think twice about visiting youngest child's mansion on a hill.

Journalist sorry about not getting that press pass.

Edited March 1, 2009 by animatic

[Koo82]

If Khun Thaksin were still here, next life late in the afternoon, Abhisit will still dream of the PM chair. Accept it. You did not win an election, Abhisit.

They had to kick Khun Thaksin out by a coup in 2006. I can't understand those who support coups and say they are fighting for democracy.

[animatic]

SMS tells my phone that Thaksin now wants to do a 'live video broacast'.

HA!

He seems so pathetically obsessed with inserting himself in the ASEAN show

it really boggles the mind. Can't let the big meeting go by with out HIS presence.

Except only himself and a dwindling few acolytes care what he has to say.

Sorry dude, we're too busy, got important issues at hand.

Not one ASEAN head of stated has said word one about him,

except Abhisit saying 'Extradite mai?'

which so effectively ended his big press speech.

[brahmburgers]

I rather doubt Abhisit and his people want Thaksin in Thailand - jail or not. He'd be a bigger headache here than if he keeps grinding his weakening gramaphone from abroad. I think even Thai heavies know that if they really want to catch and extradite the scoundrel, they should entrap and/or catch him clandestinely. Give me 20 disciplined well-trained cops and five million baht expense account, and I could catch him in a week.

If Khun Thaksin were still here, next life late in the afternoon, Abhisit will still dream of the PM chair. Accept it. You did not win an election, Abhisit. They had to kick Khun Thaksin out by a coup in 2006. I can't understand those who support coups and say they are fighting for democracy.

Abhisit did win an election according to the parliamentary-style format used in Thailand. Granted, he won an election of MP's not a general election.

I can understand that you, Koo82, are confused by someone like me, who supports democracy and also supported the coup that booted Thaksin out of office. I'm like an organic gardener who abhors using pesticides, yet when his house is infested with termites, he grudgingly accepts that fumigation is the only way to save the house.

I am soooooooooo relieved that Thaksin is not still in power. Judging from his patterns during his first 5 years in office, if he were currently still head honcho, he would have turned Thailand in to his personal fiefdom - and probably be dictator-for-life (like Chavez in Venezuela) and crush any peons who dare speak out against him (as he was already doing during his time at the top). He would have thoroughly Mugabe'd Thailand by now.

Edited March 1, 2009 by brahmburgers

[animatic]

If Khun Thaksin were still here, next life late in the afternoon, Abhisit will still dream of the PM chair. Accept it. You did not win an election, Abhisit.

They had to kick Khun Thaksin out by a coup in 2006. I can't understand those who support coups and say they are fighting for democracy.

Thaksin didn't leave voluntarily,

I am not supporting the method of his exit, but it's done.

There was an election for the legislature after Thaksin left.

His side won, and Samk was elected by the legislature as PM.

During this time Thalksin was convicted of a crime and fled the country.

Samak fell to his own arrogance and the same legislature elected Somchai as PM.

Somchai fell due to the global arogance of PPP durning the last election.

They lost enough seats and power to lose their coalition.

As in most parlimentary systems the 2nd place party is given a chance to form a coalition

before disolving the legislature is legally deemed necassary.

The Democrats did that. and elected Abhisit PM.

He is legally the PM and your argument is a false premise.

Thaksin is now a criminal on the run and not a valid candidate for PM regardless of

how he exited office before. And that's a current fact. Unless he gets a royal pardon.

[Journalist]

SMS tells my phone that Thaksin now wants to do a 'live video broacast'.

HA!

He seems so pathetically obsessed with inserting himself in the ASEAN show

it really boggles the mind. Can't let the big meeting go by with out HIS presence.

Except only himself and a dwindling few acolytes care what he has to say.

Sorry dude, we're too busy, got important issues at hand.

Afraid I don't agree with this. The event in Hong Kong was a sell out. There were plenty of people interested in what he had to say for himself.

There must be some mighty insecure people in Government House to undertake all that arm twisting merely to spike an FCC event. God only knows what incendiary bombshell they thought he was going to tell us all !

I'm not sure who these people are who are 'too busy' to listen. Do you mean Asean Premiers or Thavisa members? Asean premiers yes, probably, but Thaivisa members always have oodles of time!

ps The FCC phoned me last friday to say that the Press were only allowed a video link anyway - even if he was there in person..i.e we weren't going to be in the auditorium.

Edited March 1, 2009 by Journalist

[animatic]

SMS tells my phone that Thaksin now wants to do a 'live video broacast'.

HA!

He seems so pathetically obsessed with inserting himself in the ASEAN show

it really boggles the mind. Can't let the big meeting go by with out HIS presence.

Except only himself and a dwindling few acolytes care what he has to say.

Sorry dude, we're too busy, got important issues at hand.

Afraid I don't agree with this. The event in Hong Kong was a sell out. There were plenty of people interested in what he had to say for himself.

There must be some mighty insecure people in Government House to undertake all that arm twisting merely to spike an FCC event. God only knows what incendiary bombshell they thought he was going to tell us all !

I'm not sure who these people are who are 'too busy' to listen. Do you mean Asean Premiers or Thavisa members? Asean premiers yes, probably, but Thaivisa members always have oodles of time!

ps The FCC phoned me last friday to say that the Press were only allowed a video link anyway - even if he was there in person..i.e we weren't going to be in the auditorium.

As to numbers of the press I will gladly defer to the man on site.

I was speaking of ASEAN premiers and their staffs etc.

I think Gov House just wanted a clean ASEAN meeting and no extra BS inserted.

And no doubt Thaksin would have gone for the gold if possible; truth or not.

It may not have been that much arm twisting really. We heard little or nothing from China.

Just sowing enough doubt in Thaksin's mind about whether landing there is a good idea or not...

THAT may be an ongoing thing too.

I think much of the press hoped for a bombshell partly from the timing,

he seems obsesssssssed with grand standing the ASEAN meeting,

so maybe a bombshell was hoped for to make up for not getting posted in Hua Hin.

Oh it's clear Thaivisa members want all the dirt fit to be printed....

and a lot NOT fit.

I can see them jerking off the press via video feed, I've set up the same press feeds myself,

god knows there must be some hostile press against Thaksin, they may even wear SHOES!

Danger Danger Will Robinson; IN COMING!!!

Edited March 1, 2009 by animatic

[Insight]

SMS tells my phone that Thaksin now wants to do a 'live video broacast'.

HA!

He seems so pathetically obsessed with inserting himself in the ASEAN show

it really boggles the mind. Can't let the big meeting go by with out HIS presence.

Except only himself and a dwindling few acolytes care what he has to say.

Sorry dude, we're too busy, got important issues at hand.

Afraid I don't agree with this. The event in Hong Kong was a sell out. There were plenty of people interested in what he had to say for himself.

There must be some mighty insecure people in Government House to undertake all that arm twisting merely to spike an FCC event. God only knows what incendiary bombshell they thought he was going to tell us all !

I'm not sure who these people are who are 'too busy' to listen. Do you mean Asean Premiers or Thavisa members? Asean premiers yes, probably, but Thaivisa members always have oodles of time!

ps The FCC phoned me last friday to say that the Press were only allowed a video link anyway - even if he was there in person..i.e we weren't going to be in the auditorium.

In which case I hope the video-link up goes to plan. My money is on it not.

(or being one-way communication only)

[Journalist]

Yes, I agree the Asean premiers aren't interested in Thaksin at all.

Its a pity this event has been canned. There would have been some hardball, undodgeable questions i'm sure ! It wouldn't have been a pliant audience in any sense.

[ballpoint]

Yes, I agree the Asean premiers aren't interested in Thaksin at all.

Its a pity this event has been canned. There would have been some hardball, undodgeable questions i'm sure ! It wouldn't have been a pliant audience in any sense.

You can say that again. Oh, you already did.

[sriracha john]

Thai officials in HK seeking extradition of Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin

BANGKOK, March 1 (TNA) - Three Thai officials traveled to Hong Kong in recent days to seek the extradition of Thailand’s world-traveling former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is believed to be staying on the island, according to Thepthai Senpong, spokesman for the leader of the ruling Democrat Party leader and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Mr. Abhisit said Sunday that the extradition of the fugitive ex-premier to Thailand has been stalled, as the Thai authorities have not be able to determine his actual location.

Ousted by coup d’etat and convicted for corruption and misuse of his office, ex-premier Thaksin chose self-determined exile, Mr. Thepthai said, rather than face the courts in his homeland.

Three officials from Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs traveled to Hong Kong to request the authorities in the Chinese special administrative region to extradite Thaksin to Thailand to stand trial on graft charges, Mr. Thepthai said.

Ousted in a bloodless coup in September 2006, Thaksin cancelled a planned speech in China’s Hong Kong special administrative region on Monday.

He was scheduled to speak at the Foreign Correspondents Club there, but decided to cancel the event, he explained, to refrain from jeopardising relations with China. The organisers of the event said Sunday Thaksin will speak by video-link in the next few days.

Mr. Thepthai said he believed that Thaksin remains in Hong Kong because a group of opposition Puea Thai Party members plan to meet him there.

Thailand’s world-traveling former prime minister was sentenced in absentia to two years in prison last October after the Thai Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders found him guilty of breaching the National Counter Corruption Act by aiding his then-wife Pojaman Shinawatra win a purchase bid for a tract of state-owned land on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok in 2003.

The ex-premier also faces other corruption charges and the cases are proceeding in the courts.

Meanwhile, Satit Pituthecha, an administrative committee member of Thailand’s ruling Democrat Party, said he would present a letter to Thailand’s national police chief on Tuesday asking the police to interrogate Puea Thai Party members who had recently met Thaksin in Hong Kong for information on his whereabouts.

Democrat Party member of parliament Sirichoke Sopa said although Thailand has no extradition treaty with Hong Kong, it has such a procedure in place with China and Thai officials may need to request the Chinese authorities to help in the extradition process.

The government is not singling out Thaksin for specialised attention, Mr. Sirichoke said, but only wants to enforce the rule of Thai law over with every lawbreaker.

[jdinasia]

The Press? Hardball with Thaksin? LOL

[dee123]

At least he was elected twice (or is three times) by the people (legally) and not put up by puppet Generals.

Fobuff

Could not agree more -elected by the people for the people - must have been doing something right I expect !!! - the generals and the so called Bkk elite (those who have the money) are still playing puppet master and will do so for the time being -

Thaksin stood in his electorate and got voted into parliament. Abhisit stood in his electorate and got voted into parliament. Parliament appointed Thaksin as PM. Thaksin's party was found to be acting illegally, Thaksin was banned from politics. Thaksin formed a proxy party. Parliament nominated Samak as PM. Samak was found to be acting illegally and was banned from politics. Parliament nominated Somchai as PM. Somchai's party was found to be acting illegally and he was banned from politics. Parliament nominated Abhisit as PM, which is where we are now. Abhisit has so far not be found to be acting illegally, and is the legal PM of Thailand. You can rant and rave about generals and puppets all you like, but it doesn't change the facts. There is no difference between how Thaksin came to power and how Abhisit did. Both were voted into parliament by the people, both were nominated by parliament for the post of PM. There is however a huge difference in their legal status. Thaksin is a convicted criminal, Abhisit is not.

To the point! Accurate,Well written. by Ballpoint. Except you have forgotten The Illegal Millitary Coup. So I will have to give you only 9/10 for this essay(comment;(Ballpoint tries hard but could do better.)

[henryalleman]

Because this is a forum about Thailand I will only give a short comment. I do share your opinion about belgium, you where again 10 0000 % correct.

We have a different opinion about the Franco era , I think its because its your native country, and you have emotional ties with it. As a Fleming maybe my opinion about Franco is colored, because we endure the same brutal oppression by another Spanish ruler and his cronie Alva.

And I think that you could agree that Spain is not an homogeneous country, and that the Catalonians and Euskostarrak and some other ethnic have some rather ill feelings towards Castillian Spain. Maybe thats why the Spanish National anthem is the only one in the world who don't have a lyric. Of course I despise any kind of terrorist attacks.

I would like to emphazise that I have no ill feelings towards Spanisg people. I only have a deep natural aversity against authority's and rulers who like to control my life, thoughts and freedom of speech.

I did limit my comments about the scum in belgium, because I don't like to brake the forum rules.

Vaya con dios

henry

[sriracha john]

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin's HK speech delayed

HONG KONG - Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will not make a controversial public appearance in Hong Kong on Monday, but will speak by video-link in the next few days, organizers of the event said Sunday.

Thaksin was due to speak at Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC), but decided against the appearance to avoid upsetting the "good and friendly relationship" between Thailand and China, his spokesman said Saturday.

His withdrawal came after current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who came to power in December after the pro-Thaksin ruling party was dissolved by a court, said he would ask China to extradite Thaksin back to Thailand.

Despite the spat, it was hoped Thaksin would still appear by video-link, but FCC President Ernst Herb said Sunday the speech would be delayed until the club had installed the necessary technology.

"This delay is completely for technical reasons. We are not caving in to some outside pressure," Herb told AFP.

Herb said the club had been given assurances that Thaksin was happy to address the audience by video-link and would do so "in the next few days".

The ousted premier was originally scheduled to speak on the topic of "Financial Crisis, Political Uncertainty: Lessons from Thailand."

- AFP / 2009-03-01

[bungy007]

At least he was elected twice (or is three times) by the people (legally) and not put up by puppet Generals.

Fobuff

through bribery/vote buying/corruption//media control/cencorship/bullying of opponents/state and police violence etc.

not exactly democratic. just because someone gets the most votes doesnt mean they were elected in a democratic way.

the pre requisites for democracy - rule of law, human rights, freedom of speech, fear from intimidation and political violence, accountability - just dont exist in thailand at present.

i hate the yellowshirts too. thailand needs real change not just one bunch of rich power mad brutes fighting another.

It's a long, long road. With many a winding turn... The fact is getting him kicked out of government was the best thing Thailand could have done for their long term future - a psuedo dictator is not a good thing in one's life (don't tell the Mrs).

Next, justice needs to be seen to be done - bang him up with the postman on the same sentence and tell him he got a big discounts - Thais like to get discounts

[sriracha john]

Spokesman:Thaksin will meet press

The schedule for Thaksin Shinawatra's discussion with the foreign press in Hong Kong has not changed, the former prime minister's Personal Spokesman Pongthep Thepkanchana said on Saturday, amidst rumours he may not turn up for fear of arrest.

...the seemingly inevitable Pongthep contradiction...

Thaksin to cancel Hong Kong speech: Spokesman

HONG KONG - Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has decided to cancel a speech in Hong Kong planned for next week after Thailand threatened to extradite and jail him, his Spokesman said Saturday.

Phongthep Thepkanjana said Thaksin decided on the last-minute cancellation of his speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong because he was worried his visit might affect the "good and friendly relationship" between Thailand and China.

"He was looking forward to the event. He was almost leaving for Hong Kong today. But he finally had to change his mind," Phongthep, speaking in Hong Kong, told AFP.

The spokesman said he had arranged to fly from Bangkok to Hong Kong on Saturday to meet with Thaksin. But instead, he was told only after arriving in the southern Chinese city that Thaksin would not be coming.

Former Thaksin Shinawatra Cabinet Minister and Banned Thai Rak Thai Party Executive and current Spokesman to Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Pongthep Thepkanjana

He's made a U-turn already, so it's yet a another different turning opportunity for Phongthep...

Thaksin: Delayed Phone-In Not Related to Rumors of Possible Arrest

The Spokesman for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra assures that the delay in his phone-in is not the result of rumors that Hong Kong police are set to arrest him.

He also denied a meeting between any Pheu Thai Party MPs and the former prime minister.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s Spokesman Pongthep Thepkanjana said that Thaksin’s decision to delay his phone-in under the topic “Economic Crisis and Political Stability: A Lesson From Thailand” via video-link is not related to the pressure that the Thai government has recently put on Hong Kong police to arrest him.

Pongthep said that the former Prime Minister delayed the phone-in because of technical difficulties. Pongthep also said that he does not know how long the phone-in will be delayed or whether the phone-in will be live, as it is up to others, not Thaksin.

As for the reported meeting between Pheu Thai Party MPs and Thaksin, Pongthep said that it is unlikely that they will meet, as Thaksin is not in Hong Kong.

The Spokesman said he himself still hasn’t met with Thaksin.

- TOC / 2009-03-02

===========================

not in HK, in HK, meets with PTP, doesn't meet with PTP, not in HK, meets with PTP, in HK... hops around more than a rabbit under siege by Elmer Fudd...

Pheu Thai Party MPs in Hong Kong to meet Thaksin

A group of Pheu Thai Party MPs led by Chaowarin Latthasaksiri yesterday went to Hong Kong to visit former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Chaowarin said the MPs would consult Thaksin on the plan to hold a no-confidence debate against the government.

He said Thaksin had just arrived at Hong Kong

Edited March 2, 2009 by sriracha john

[hammered]

It does seem to be becoming a farce rather than serious politics, which will suit Abhisit and Newin fine.

[Insight]

What will happen in order of likeliness: (IMHO of course)

1. Delayed indefinitely

2. Delayed, not live (will it still be a "sell out" ?)

3. Delayed, live but with one-way communication.

.....

4,000,001 - Thaksin turns up in person and offers to answer every journalists question one by one.

[samgrowth]

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin's HK speech delayed

Despite the spat, it was hoped Thaksin would still appear by video-link, but FCC President Ernst Herb said Sunday the speech would be delayed until the club had installed the necessary technology.

"This delay is completely for technical reasons. We are not caving in to some outside pressure," Herb told AFP.

Didn't he once own the biggest comunication company in Thailand (if not SE Asia)?

Didn't he once own 4 sattelites with his name on it?

And cannot even get a video-link to work in time. lol

[Plus]

Its a pity this event has been canned. There would have been some hardball, undodgeable questions i'm sure !

I wouldn't hold my breath. He would have stuck to his storyline - evil elites hijacked the country and they couldn't stand a popular, democratically elected leader like him.

Questions would be allowed only if they meant to clarify his narration.

Never in his six years in office he answered any hardball, undodgeable questions, would be naive to expect him to start now.

[jdinasia]

Its a pity this event has been canned. There would have been some hardball, undodgeable questions i'm sure !

I wouldn't hold my breath. He would have stuck to his storyline - evil elites hijacked the country and they couldn't stand a popular, democratically elected leader like him.

Questions would be allowed only if they meant to clarify his narration.

Never in his six years in office he answered any hardball, undodgeable questions, would be naive to expect him to start now.

exactly!

[jdinasia]

Coalminer

Help us out here. What are the PAD bosses charged with? Are their cases proceeding? Are they taking more or less time to be brought to trial than the cases against Thaksin?

(You just don't seem to get the fact that your hero is a CONVICTED man on the run from justice, as opposed to anyone else that may or may not be proven guilty of something else in the future!)

[hammered]

Coalminer

Help us out here. What are the PAD bosses charged with? Are their cases proceeding? Are they taking more or less time to be brought to trial than the cases against Thaksin?

(You just don't seem to get the fact that your hero is a CONVICTED man on the run from justice, as opposed to anyone else that may or may not be proven guilty of something else in the future!)

Back in the day when it took ages to bring charges against Thaksin his supporters claimed it was because cases were weak and their was no evidence of anything beyond angelic bahviour. Now the cases against the PAD take time it is assumed buy his Thaksin's supporters that they are guilty before trial (not surprised as most Thaksin supporters didnt mind extra-judicial massacres all over the place) and the cases are being dispappeared. Interesting to note the cases against Jakrapob and Yuth have moved even slower than those against any PAD leader to date and the red shirts arent up in arms that it is all part of a plot to let them off.

The law takes time and shouldnt be rushed. See how this all looks in a year. Right now it is all political games on the claims front. Or maybe they should all do a Giles or Thaksin and we can then spend aeons debating the whole thing to amuse ourselves as hardly any of the cases would be able to move forward.

[jdinasia]

Coalminer ---

You are still missing that Thaksin has been CONVICTED. The people you are crying about have not. It has taken a long time to even complete the first conviction (of many to come) against Thaksin.

The people that you are making all the noise about have been convicted of nothing. They may have not committed ANY crimes. Particularly not your claims of "destroying vital material from the airport or kidnapping people and denigrating them for days in front of TV cameras, etc..."

as for your "big moment" ... what are you talking about?

[Plus]

Those PAD guards who attacked NBT were arrested and spent about a month in jail before being released on bail. More than can be said about reds.

[Journalist]

Its a pity this event has been canned. There would have been some hardball, undodgeable questions i'm sure !

I wouldn't hold my breath. He would have stuck to his storyline - evil elites hijacked the country and they couldn't stand a popular, democratically elected leader like him.

Questions would be allowed only if they meant to clarify his narration.

Never in his six years in office he answered any hardball, undodgeable questions, would be naive to expect him to start now.

Yes, on second thoughts you're right. He would have a slick rehearsed answer for all the obvious questions, and in a press conference there is very little chance to ask follow-ups or make additional points from the floor..

[sriracha john]

Thaksin cancels speech from exile

- By Jonathan Head, BBC News, Bangkok / 2009-03-02

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has cancelled a planned speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong.

The move came after apparent diplomatic pressure from the Thai government, which announced it would seek his extradition.

Thaksin is still an influential figure in Thailand.

But he is finding it increasingly difficult to find countries that will allow him work from their territory.

Thaksin has been living in exile for most of the two and half years since he was deposed by a coup.

He was widely expected to use the speech to criticize the current government, which replaced one run by his allies last December.

Hong Kong has no extradition treaty with Thailand, and has been a favourite destination for the former prime minister since his ouster by a coup in 2006.

So there was no apparent risk for Thaksin in giving his planned address today to the FCC in Hong Kong.

He has given speeches from the territory before via video-link to his supporters here in Thailand.

But he has now cancelled the address, says his spokesman, to avoid creating any awkwardness for the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities.

This follows a statement by the government here that it would ask for China's help in getting Thaksin sent back to Thailand - he was convicted last year in absentia of abusing his power and given a two-year prison sentence.

Thaksin needs to be careful not to offend potential places of sanctuary; he lost his preferred home abroad four months ago when the British authorities cancelled his visa.

His Thai diplomatic passport, a privilege offered to all former prime ministers, was revoked in December.

Last month he was spotted in Nicaragua in talks with President Daniel Ortega over possible investments there; a mark of desperation perhaps.

Even some of his closest allies here acknowledge that his influence in the party he once ran, now the main opposition, is waning.

They still depend on him for most of their funding, but they say they are beginning to look to a future without Thaksin as their leader.

Edited March 2, 2009 by sriracha john

[sriracha john]

Last month he was spotted in Nicaragua in talks with President Daniel Ortega over possible investments there; a mark of desperation perhaps.

Coordinator of the Council of Communication and Citizenship for the Development and the Social Welfare Murillo Rosary, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega Saavedra, and Thaksin Shinawatra.

Daniel meets with Thailander investor

The President of Nicaragua, commander Daniel Ortega Saavedra and the Coordinator of the Council of Communication and Citizenship for the Development and the Social Welfare Murillo Rosary met Monday night with the Thailander investor, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Shinawatra, is ex- Prime minister of Thailand and is interested in investing in our country, especially in the areas of energy and telecommunications.

“He comes very positive to interchange with Daniel with his experience, his vision of the world crisis, and to find similarities with the experience that he has had in Thailand before this world-wide situation”, the Executive Secretary of the Corporation of Zonas Francas expressed (CZF), Alvaro Baltodano.

Also he assured that in the morning he met with the Executive Director of Pro Nicaragua, Javier Chamorro, who did an exhibition to him of our country, explaining the options to invest to him.

On the other hand, Minister of Energy and Mines Emilio Rapacciolli assured that one of the main areas where he showed a major interest is in energy, mainly in the hydroelectric area.

“We made emphasis in the great projects, some already are being developed by other foreign companies, but there are projects with which there is no commitment and that is available as Copalar and the Carmen in the account of the Rio Grande of Matagalpa, others in the Escondido River”, he assured.

Founder of the Shin Corporation, owner of the biggest mobile telephone operator of Thailand, Shinawatra is also the leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party (Thailander They Love The Thailander).

In July of the 2007, he bought 75 percent of the Manchester City Football Club, a club of English professional soccer. At present it plays in the FA Premier English League.

- El Pueblo Presidente (Nicaragua) / 2009-02-10

[sriracha john]

One gets the feeling that Nicaragua isn't exactly up-to-date with knowledge about Thakky.