Thaksin Thanks Junta For Saving His Money

[george]

Thaksin thanks junta for saving his money

BANGKOK: -- Coup-ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra Thursday thanked the military for freezing his fortune in Thai banks, thus saving it from unwise investments in stocks.

"I don't know whether I should condemn or thank the military junta when they froze my assets in Thailand, otherwise I probably would have invested a lot in the stock exchange and lost it," Thaksin said, in a live televised speech to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong that was relayed on to Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.

-- DPA 2009-03-12

[Briggsy]

I think he should wait for the final outcome before making a final decision on whether to thank the junta or not. My suspicion is that he will eventually have no reason to thank the top brass but stranger things have happened.

[bangkokrick]

I think he should wait for the final outcome before making a final decision on whether to thank the junta or not. My suspicion is that he will eventually have no reason to thank the top brass but stranger things have happened.

Agreed Briggsy. It may soon be the 'night of the long knives'. I hope it's sooner rather than later.

Cheers, Rick

[jamesjdaly]

This animal stirs the shit any chance he can get. There will be anarchy if it is let back in.

[steelepulse]

All he's doing by saying this is causing more trouble for himself and his assets. Better to lie low.

[PeaceBlondie]

Thaksin never lies low, unless he's a very busy rat in the gutter.

[sriracha john]

Thaksin thanks junta for saving his money

BANGKOK: -- Coup-ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra Thursday thanked the military for freezing his fortune in Thai banks, thus saving it from unwise investments in stocks.

"I don't know whether I should condemn or thank the military junta when they froze my assets in Thailand, otherwise I probably would have invested a lot in the stock exchange and lost it," Thaksin said, in a live televised speech to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong that was relayed on to Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.

-- DPA 2009-03-12

Just to show how benevolent the "military junta" is, I hear they have further plans of investing it into a special U.S. Treasury bond with a maturity of 50 years.... which they will return it then after his prison sentence is up and he's 109.

[mhatami]

I think he should wait for the final outcome before making a final decision on whether to thank the junta or not. My suspicion is that he will eventually have no reason to thank the top brass but stranger things have happened.

Who thought he was smart guy anyways

[h90]

Thaksin thanks junta for saving his money

BANGKOK: -- Coup-ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra Thursday thanked the military for freezing his fortune in Thai banks, thus saving it from unwise investments in stocks.

"I don't know whether I should condemn or thank the military junta when they froze my assets in Thailand, otherwise I probably would have invested a lot in the stock exchange and lost it," Thaksin said, in a live televised speech to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong that was relayed on to Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.

-- DPA 2009-03-12

Just to show how benevolent the "military junta" is, I hear they have further plans of investing it into a special U.S. Treasury bond with a maturity of 50 years.... which they will return it then after his prison sentence is up and he's 109.

And if his grandchildren are the same as he is?

[londonthai]

as I believe his money were frozen till the beginning of January 2009 and than confiscated. So he is smiling for no reason.

today he said as well that he asked for a royal pardon and (so far), it wasn't granted - so there is no chance for him for returning shortly

Edited March 12, 2009 by londonthai

[Artisi]

The tone of his continual ramblings certainly indicates the stupidity of his ongoing diatribes.

[sriracha john]

More ramblings to follow for you, Artisi...

[sriracha john]

Thai premier thanks junta for saving his money

Bangkok - Coup-ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra Thursday thanked the military for freezing his fortune in Thai banks, thus saving it from unwise investments in stocks.

'I don't know whether I should condemn or thank the military junta when they froze my assets in Thailand, otherwise I probably would have invested a lot in the stock exchange and lost it,' Thaksin said, in a live televised speech to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong that was relayed on to Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.

'I hope I can get it back too because it's my family's money,' Thaksin said.

Thaksin was originally scheduled to appear in person at the Hong Kong club on March 2 but he cancelled the press conference after the Thai government expressed an interest in having him extradited from the former British colony to face a jail sentence at home.

His televised speech to the Hong Kong club focused on the global financial crisis, which he blamed on 'financial wizards' and 'slumbering regulators.'

The question and answer session, however, focused on Thaksin's personal circumstances rather than his views on the global crisis.

Thaksin has lived largely in self-exile since the coup, most recently fleeing the country in August, 2008, after his ex-wife Pojaman was sentenced to three years in jail for tax evasion.

Thaksin was sentenced to two years in jail by Thailand's Supreme Court for Political Offenders in October, last year, on an abuse-of-power charge.

From exile he has consistently belittled the sentence, claiming it was politically motivated.

'The whole world is laughing,' Thaksin said of the verdict.

'I have said before that I will fight it in heaven or hel_l. I am a fighter.'

Thaksin has been the central player in Thai politics since 2001 when he and his Thai Rak Thai Party came to power on a platform of populist policies.

Having secured the support of the majority, Thaksin went on to consolidate a monopoly over Thailand's political system by undermining independent bodies, intimidating critics and pushing through economic policies that benefited his family and political cronies.

'I just have enough to finance my travelling and my living standards, which is more than 1 dollar a day,' Thaksin said of his current fortune.

Thaksin's frequent appearances and interviews abroad have been faulted for adding to Thailand's political instability. 'I wish to see my country back to normal but if you want to (have) clapping hands you need both hands, not just one,' said. 'Both sides need to reach an agreement.'

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has urged Thaksin to return to face his jail term, which never was appealed.

- DPA / 2009-03-12

[Plus]

Same old, same old.

Did they charge the audience for this rare opportunity to see his mug on TV?

[unforgiven]

I think he should wait for the final outcome before making a final decision on whether to thank the junta or not. My suspicion is that he will eventually have no reason to thank the top brass but stranger things have happened.

wouldn't it be bizzare if they saved him large???

[Journalist]

Same old, same old.

Did they charge the audience for this rare opportunity to see his mug on TV?

Yes. And apparently it was a sell-out.

I didn't go. I played truant from work and went hiking in the New Territories where I got bitten by a dog. I took your observations onboard about how daft it is to shove the reporters in the cellar. Additionally, it was only a television broadcast, and his views seem to just be repetitive and 'mailed in' in the last flurry of Q&A interviews.

[Pierrot]

Thaksin never lies low, unless he's a very busy rat in the gutter.

It's better to die standing than to live on you knees

Attributed to a number revolutionaries. The oldest form is the latin "Honesta Mors Turpi Vita Potior"

"A honorable death is better than a life of shame"

[Pierrot]

Double Post

Edited March 13, 2009 by Pierrot

[PeaceBlondie]

Thaksin never lies low, unless he's a very busy rat in the gutter.

It's better to die standing than to live on you knees

Attributed to a number revolutionaries. The oldest form is the latin "Honesta Mors Turpi Vita Potior"

"A honorable death is better than a life of shame"

Often attributed, in Spanish, to Emiliano Zapata. I bought the t-shirt, in Mexico.

[sriracha john]

Same old, same old.

Did they charge the audience for this rare opportunity to see his mug on TV?

Yes. And apparently it was a sell-out.

I didn't go. I played truant from work and went hiking in the New Territories where I got bitten by a dog. I took your observations onboard about how daft it is to shove the reporters in the cellar. Additionally, it was only a television broadcast, and his views seem to just be repetitive and 'mailed in' in the last flurry of Q&A interviews.

"sell-out" equates to what?.... 50 tickets?

But anyway, hope the roast beef was good...

Former prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to a luncheon gathering via a live video link at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong. Thaksin made a rare, if virtual, appearance in Hong Kong Thursday, and the telecom billionaire said his exile had left him strapped for cash.

AFP

[animatic]

Same old, same old.

Did they charge the audience for this rare opportunity to see his mug on TV?

Yes. And apparently it was a sell-out.

I didn't go. I played truant from work and went hiking in the New Territories where I got bitten by a dog. I took your observations onboard about how daft it is to shove the reporters in the cellar. Additionally, it was only a television broadcast, and his views seem to just be repetitive and 'mailed in' in the last flurry of Q&A interviews.

"sell-out" equates to what?.... 50 tickets?

But anyway, hope the roast beef was good...

Former prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to a luncheon gathering via a live video link at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong. Thaksin made a rare, if virtual, appearance in Hong Kong Thursday, and the telecom billionaire said his exile had left him strapped for cash.

AFP

Thaksin's to the right of me, Thaksin's to the left of me.

Stuck in the middle with himself! bo escape!

So thoughtfull; no one need even turn their heads from the rubber chickien

to see his genuine, heart felt, need to get his money back and rule Thailand.

It's enough to make a grown man, forgo his ticket and prefer being bitten by a wild dog.

[bungy007]

Thaksin never lies low, unless he's a very busy rat in the gutter.

It's better to die standing than to live on you knees

Attributed to a number revolutionaries. The oldest form is the latin "Honesta Mors Turpi Vita Potior"

"A honorable death is better than a life of shame"

Now's that's one televised event featuring the square faced one that would be worth paying to see. The head shot. As for his cash - I hear rumblings that it has been 'earmarked'!

[Loaded]

Strangely ironic that he now attempts to save himself by obtaining the sympathy of the foreign press he bullied when in power. I hope the FCC of Hong Kong are aware of his treatment of the journalists at the Far Eastern Economic Review a few years back who dared to suggest he was up to no good.

[Maestro]

Nonsensical posts about toxins have been deleted.