France Bans Thaksin From Talking Politics

[Ricardo]

As a terrorist, he can't fly so he is stuck in France till Thai Government is working on the extradition process. But knowing him he already flee and in hiding again

He's got his own plane, he can fly anywhere.

Perhaps Air-Traffic-Control might care to direct his aircraft towards Iceland ?

[shrekroma]

This thread is so funny.

For how long have Gov been hunting Thaksin ?

It appears he can fly almost everywhere.

On the table every country deny him to make a political move. But beyond the cover, it doesn't seem likely.

The more this Gov doing things stupid, the more Thaksin will have more space in international community.

As for a terrorism charges, only low IQ stupids consider it a hope to bring down Thaksin.

There will be no concrete evidence to point out he managed all the chaos except his phone call.

His network is just about everywhere. He doesnt need to do any of this himself.

Do you think Reds entirely depend on him ? Think carefully.

For the weapon show by the Gov this evening, what a joke. only idiot will believe them.

IF the Reds has so much weapons like it was show on TV, they would have fired back right then.

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Seige airport - you'r going to be a miniter. Burn down city - you going to take a nice trip at Hua hin beach.

Thailand is a completely mess. No country should take Thailand seriously.

Not until it holds enough credibility, legitimacy, human rights and democracy.

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[Richard W]

IF the Reds has so much weapons like it was show on TV, they would have fired back right then.

You are quite correct in that point. They did.

[Arkady]

France has a long history of Basque ETA using their territory as a safe house

and staging area to attack Spanish territory, they are NOT amused with this.

Thaksin if charged will face a tough slog, as long as he isn't charged with a chance

of capital punishment France will ship him out. But if he gets a capital charge they

might not easily allow him out. But his life waiting it out there will be miserable

in a tough french gaol too. So charge him with some thing tough then the capital charge,

if applicable, when he's on Thai soil, etc.

He can get in a car and drive into most Schengen countries without issue

once issued a Schengen area visa for a member country. From there a quiet

border crossing to a non-Schengen country might not be so hard.

Depends where they are looking for him, and how strong the charge is.

At least France shut him up over this Monday speech he planned.

Thaksin fraudulently obtained a one year German residence visa in Bonn, according to the German ambassador to Thailand, and is persona non grata in Germany. That makes him ineligible for a Schengen visa. However, he now has a Montenegrin passport, presumably under an assumed name, which entitles him to visa free travel to the Schengen countries. He could easily travel from France to Germany, since there are no immigration controls, yet but he would be deported, if he were caught there. His lawyer said he was going to London from France which I think was a lie intended to impress the faithful in Thailand. The UK thankfully has not joined the Schengen scheme and Montenegrins and Nicaraguans need visas to go there. He may be able to slip into the UK on his Nicaraguan passport, if he still has it, as that doesn't need a visa for the UK, and he might also have purchased Belizean, Panamanian or Bahamanian passports which also don't need visas for short visits but he still has to get past immigration officers and his mug shot is well known in the UK due to his stint as a football boss there. The UK is also more likely to hold him for extradition proceedings than France. I doubt he will go back to France soon, since the presentation organized by his revolting Canadian lawyer has been cancelled by the French government. If the court issues a terrorism warrant against him, he can kiss goodbye to travel to any civilized country due to fear of extradition.

Edited May 23, 2010 by Arkady

[Loaded]

I was just reading in The Bangkok Post how Thaksin's new lawyer - Bob Amsterdam - claims that Thaksin has no link at all to the red shirt movement. Amsterdam spent 3 days with the red shirts before the army moved in and has now moved his base for lies and distortions to Hong Kong. You should watch this Amsterdam:

[asiawatcher]

yesterday on twitter, Thaksin's daughter posted (in thai) that central world wont be a loss since most thai are too poor to shop there.

another idiot

shame on her !

Marie Antoinette lives!!

the locals got their rebuttals...they said they're too poor to shop their because her parents are major cheaters that stole their country's money.

I have never seen anyone draw so much negative attention to themselves as Thaksin's family. they could live the easy, quiet life with a silver spoon in their mouth, instead they just keep ranting and raving!!

Yep - they keep opening their mouths to change feet! This is always the problem with liars - they have to keep telling other lies to cover the last - look at Takky on his speech about paying the reds - funny as hel_l. ooops... But the comment of Marie Antionette - I say give Takky and his whole family the guillotine!

[rucus7]

Wow, France always the first in line to surrender. Takes a stand, wonders never cease !

[elliss]

Asked whether it would be easier to gain foreign cooperation to deport Mr Thaksin back to Thailand if court had issued warrant of arrest, Mr Panitan said the process would be conducted in a serious and systematic way. Sufficient backup information have been gathered to allege Mr Thaksin, while the global community also abides by the UN's Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Time to get him now.

withdraw his passport ,,

before he can do a runner, to his war HQ, in cambodia .

[elliss]

Wow, France always the first in line to surrender. Takes a stand, wonders never cease !

italy , has first prize ....

[LaoPo]

Asked whether it would be easier to gain foreign cooperation to deport Mr Thaksin back to Thailand if court had issued warrant of arrest, Mr Panitan said the process would be conducted in a serious and systematic way. Sufficient backup information have been gathered to allege Mr Thaksin, while the global community also abides by the UN's Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Time to get him now.

withdraw his passport ,,

before he can do a runner, to his war HQ, in cambodia .

How long have you been sleeping for ?

LaoPo

[animatic]

gemini81' post= yesterday on twitter, Thaksin's daughter posted (in thai) that central world wont be a loss since most thai are too poor to shop there.

another idiot

shame on her !

Marie Antoinette lives!!

the locals got their rebuttals...they said they're too poor to shop their because her parents are major cheaters that stole their country's money.

I have never seen anyone draw so much negative attention to themselves as Thaksin's family. they could live the easy, quiet life with a silver spoon in their mouth, instead they just keep ranting and raving!!

Yep - they keep opening their mouths to change feet! This is always the problem with liars - they have to keep telling other lies to cover the last - look at Takky on his speech about paying the reds - funny as hel_l. ooops... But the comment of Marie Antionette - I say give Takky and his whole family the guillotine!

Antoinette Jr. Let them eat Som Tam.

Interestingly enough, I know where a

working guillotine on wheels with a trailer hitch is stored.

Perfect operational order, except maybe some oiling is needed.

Last used in early 60's France and stored in a museum open to the public.

Blade sharp, good tread on the tires.

Always wondered how for how long and what types of messages the brain gives out, after the slice.

Never thought they would ever wire someone up in this day and age, and find out diffinitively.

But a scientifically interesting question, answerable with todays technologies.

Ah but I digress...

extra long incarceration is a misery much longer savored.

And so much more appropriate.

[roykeanz]

Yes......most Thais cant afford to shop there because Thaksin family and there cronies own everything......a list below

SHINAWATRA'S BUSINESS NETWORK

AIS Advanced Info Service (AIS) and affliated businesses such as

Advance Mobile Broadband Co., Ltd.

Mobile Life

Mobile from Advance

Datanet

GSM Advance

GSM 1800

One-2-Call

BB (Blackberry) mobile phone

Vertu

Faxlite Co., Ltd.

iZone Co., Ltd.

Telewiz

Alpine Golf Course and Housing Estate Thaksin bought the 500 rai Bt747million property at very low price amid allegations that the site was bequeathed to the Thammikaram Temple in Prachuap Khiri Khan by a devout Buddhist.

CS Loxinfo Internet service provider.

Praram 9 Hospital Partially owned by the Shinawatra family.

PTT Pcl Thaksin's nestegg. Supplies PTT, Caltex, Bangchak and Shell. When state-owned PTT went public in November 2001, the Thaksin administration sold a 30 percent stake, which was quickly taken up by Shinawatra nominees cronies and their associates, primarily the Jungrungreangkit and Mahagitsiri clans.

PTT's Petrochemicals and Refining wing consolidates the company's shareholdings in such companies as Thai Oil, Rayong, Star Oil, and Bangchak. Shell has since sold all of its shares to PTT Exploration and Production Public Co., Ltd.

Siam Gas and Picnic PTT maintains its monopoly of the Thai natural gas and liquified petroleum gas markets through Siam Gas and Picnic with a network of 1,015 LPG retail outlets supported by 113 LPG bottling plants.

SC Asset Corp Pcl Chaired by Yingluck Shinawatra. Projects include:

Grand Bangkok Boulevard, Ramindra-Navamin (Under a Thaksin Cabinet resolution in 2003, a new road was cut from Ratchadapisek to Ramintra Km 4.5, to increase the plot's value).

Life Bangkok Boulevard Ratchavipha

Life Bangkok Boulevard Petchkasem 81

Bangkok Boulevard Rajapruek-Rama V

Work Place Ratchada-Ramindra

Vista Avenue Petchkasem 81

Vista Park Changwattna

Vista Park, Prachachuen

Centric Scene Condominium, Aree 2

Centric Scene Sukhumvit 64

SC Park Hotel Used as a base for meetings by the UDD. Also housed the UDD leaders.

SC Matchbox Co A full service advertising agency - handled public relations for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Thai Rak Thai Party since the founding of the party three years ago. Also handled government contracts through then PM Thaksin.

Shinawatra Thai Silk Co

Shinawatra Tower (for lease)

Shinawatra University

Thai Air Asia The Shinawatra family is said to hold a majority shareholder by nominee in Thai Air Asia, through Asia Aviation which is 51 percent owned by Sittichai Veerathummnoon, following the sale of Shin Corp. Note: The Thaksin government allowed Air Asia to open new domestic and international routes that overlap the routes of Thai Airways International. As a result, THAI was forced to reduce its domestic and international flights and cancelled profitable routes, amid allegations that it was forced by the government to make way for Air Asia.

Thaicom Satellite Plc formerly Shin Satellite. Airs red-shirts' People's Channel (PTV) which provides free satellite dishes to the provincial areas, giving rural folks access to just one station, opening them to communist-style brainwashing propaganda tactics.

PHANTHONGTAE SHINAWATRA'S BUSINESSES

Voice TV Co., Ltd. an around-the-clock online and satellite television channel founded in November 2009 by Panthongtae Shinawatra and Pinthongtae Shinawatra. Programmes include an English-language news analyses by ML Nattakorn Devakula and in-depth talks by Jom Phetpradap and Tuangporn Asawawilai, former staff members of iTV.

JJ Mall airconditioned mall behind Chatuchak Weekend Market

How Come Entertainment Co An entertainment firm which was awarded an exclusive advertising contract for the Bangkok Metro and many other government contracts when his father was prime minister, irregardless that the advertising concession for the subway had previously been awarded to the long established Triad Networks Company

Panthongtae is chief executive and president of How Come. Other executives include Aiyakup Kritboonyaleai (daughter of Darunee), Hana Tassanavalai and Nantasit Jamsomboon.

YAOWAPHA WONGSUWAT'S BUSINESSES (concealed ownership)

Ascon Construction Plc held jointly with the Wilailak family, owner of Samart

Beverly Hills Housing Project

Capital OK

Chinnicha Ville

M Link Asia Corporation Plc

Portal Net Company

Riverside Privacy in partnership with the Mahagitsiri Family

Srangsin Property Co Ltd

Traffic Corner Holdings Plc won advertising concession from the Tourism Authority as well as cable TV concessions from the Public Relations Department

WinCoast Industrial Park Plc in partnership with the Mahagitsiri Family

SUPPORTERS OF THAKSIN AND UDD

Scanner Electric International Co Ltd produces Misushita appliances. Owned by Somwang Asarasee , a UDD core leader and owner of the Truth Today trademark. Somwang also owns Krung Siam Beverage, producer of Commando Bear energy drink.

Darunee Kritboonyalai known for her extremely extravagant spending habits and shocking dress style aimed at catching media attention. Shareholder of Oishi Restaurants, producers of Oishi Green Tea. Family owns troubled company that produces Senator brand air conditioning.

Grand Waroros Palace Hotel UDD Base in Chiang Mai

Imperial World Department Store Hosts of UDD meetings.

Imperial Lardprao houses UDD's People Channel

Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Controlled by the Watannavekin Family, led by Khunying Natthika Angubolkul. Sister Panida is the wife of Peua Thai Party Deputy Pornthep Thepkanchana. Family owns Amarin Plaza, Amarin Tower, Erawan Bangkok, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Regency Hua Hin and Barai Spa Hotel.

FAMILIES THAT BENEFITTED FROM THAKSIN'S POLICY CORRUPTION

Jungrungruengkit Family of the Thai Summit Group of Companies. Includes

Summit Footwear

Windwill Golf Club and Housing Project

Picnic

Siam Gas

Prayudh Mahagitsiri and Family, own Thai Copper Industry, Thai Film Industry and Thainox Co Ltd as well as the following:

Riverside Privacy Condominium

Mountain Creek Golf Course, Khao Yai

Lakewood Golf Course, Bangna

411 Entertainment (TV soap film production)

Quality Coffee, producers of Nescafe

Maleenond Family Channel 3

BEC World

Asavabhokin Family of Land and House Co Ltd

Raksiaksorn Family King Power Duty Free Shops

SYMPATHISERS BY ASSOCIATION

Real Estate Pinehurst Golf Course

Bonanza Resort and Golf Course

Amata Industrial Estate

Hospitals Paolo Hospital

Vibhavadee Hospital

Media Thai Rath Newspaper

Khao Sod Newspaper

Matichon Newspaper

Daily News Newspaper

Prachathai website

Religious Dhammakaya Temple

Services Black Canyon Restaurants

GMM Grammy

RS Entertainment

Cherdchai Tour

Ratchasima Tour

Ran Ya Nueng (Nueng Pharmaceutical store)

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Even if you have a fair idea, it's still quite staggering to see the entire (evil) empire laid out in black and white (thanks Phuket Stan)!

However though, based on the, erm ... 'miraculous' escape from the, erm ... 'random arson/sabotage' near the Red infested base last Wednesday, you have to add Siam Paragon/World somewhere onto this list!

Just the simple, commendable facilitator of a so-called 'peasant' revolt against a so-called 'Elite' - and but essentially a 'peasant' himself?? .... WTFFFF!!!  ..... Unless you're dumber than Palin AND have imbibed most of the output of the 'Golden Triangle', you're not going to believe that!!! 

Edited May 24, 2010 by roykeanz

[Bagwan]

Wow, France always the first in line to surrender. Takes a stand, wonders never cease !

italy , has first prize ....

So where is Thailand rated? Never even got off their stool when the bell sounded for round one in 1941.

[raro]

Yes......most Thais cant afford to shop there because Thaksin family and there cronies own everything......a list below

...an impressive list indeed! One question, you mention Amata being a supporter of Thaksin. I can assure you that Vikrom Kromadit is 100% NOT a Thaksin supporter.

[Siam Simon]

Thaksin is to blame for giving poor Thais a taste of political empowerment. Thaksin set the wheels in motion, but now the genie's out of the bottle. There's no turning back. He could drop dead of a heart attack tomorrow and it would have little impact on the strength of the grassroots movement he inspired. Ordinary Thais learned a lesson they'll never forget: the ballot box is a powerful weapon for change.

Good.

Now let's hope they understand the responsibilities that come with using that tool. The first one is that nobody is above the law, and you can not elect criminals to positions of authority, no matter how many spoils of their crimes they offer you. Adherence to the law comes first. Don't be surprised when coups are launched to set things right if you break that covenant with society.

Once all ordinary Thais figure that out, we may actually be heading somewhere good for a change. I wonder how many generations it will take to get there, and how much bloodshed there will be in the meantime?

One thing is for sure. Based on the rhetoric I still see coming from the red camp, we're a long way away from that goal. All we have to look forward to right now is more violent red mobs filled with frustration because their new found sense of empowerment doesn't immediately give them the easy life they want.

Say what you want, but Thaksin's irresponsible terrorist attacks have not been good for Thailand or the Thai people.

Unfortunately for your POV, Greg, the coup didn't set anything much right at all. And some of the major players in the coup are also involved in such stellar pieces of political quality as the useless zeppelin and all those expensive empty boxes that Pornthip was recently rolled out to champion as 'bomb detectors'. Add to them the debacle of Bangkok's new bus fleet and we can only scratch our heads about the incidents of corruption that aren't so bizarre as to make such big news as the ones I've flagged up. Not trying to justify the odious Thaksin's behaviour here, but anybody thinking that the current alternatives are in any way better needs to take their head out of tweeting bird land.

[scorecard]

Thaksin is to blame for giving poor Thais a taste of political empowerment. Thaksin set the wheels in motion, but now the genie's out of the bottle. There's no turning back. He could drop dead of a heart attack tomorrow and it would have little impact on the strength of the grassroots movement he inspired. Ordinary Thais learned a lesson they'll never forget: the ballot box is a powerful weapon for change.

then they haven't learned a d_mn thing. thats the wrong mindset for a new beginning and a modernization. I see a lot of it is their refusal and resistance to change and assimilate with all Thais, rather than divide people.

Unfortunately many people have bought into the clever spin of 'empowerment at the ballot box', 'taste of political power' etc.

The bottom line is quite different.

Thaksin and his PT leeches and their predessors (who all benefitted in terms of obtaining and maintaining their local mansions, triple expensive cars in the drive way in Buri Ram and Ubon etc etc) in fact added just one more factor to the occasional hand outs in return for putting the X on the right spot at the ballot box.

That additional factor was PR - thaksins face seen regularly in person and in clever 'marketing', along with a lot more clever PR basically saying 'I am your saviour'. In reality their immediate in-hand benefits were very little and longer-term the benefits were close to zero, in fact many got into further debt, got addicted to mobile phones etc. To put it in other words, by promises he tricked them into false hope.

And there is still plenty of evidence that a large proportion of Essan people (and other areas too) have very little real understanding of what happens when they put their X on the ballot paper and their is still plenty of evidence of large numbers of people being bused to the polling booth under pressure from local village heads / local canvassers etc.

Years back I can recall one of my Bkk based students saying "but they can actually put their X anywhere on the ballot paper, nobody would know". His comment sparked intense laughter across the class, then another student explained that the unaware locals believe that the papers are marked and that there could be cameras, and other processed to monitor how people actually voted, etc etc., and until very recently there was in fact no privacy whatever in the actual voting room. That's of course the start of another story in recent Thai political history.

[scorecard]

Yes......most Thais cant afford to shop there because Thaksin family and there cronies own everything......a list below

...an impressive list indeed! One question, you mention Amata being a supporter of Thaksin. I can assure you that Vikrom Kromadit is 100% NOT a Thaksin supporter.

I can slso confirm that K. Vikrom is NOT a thaksin supporter.

But there's another point - with all this wealth why did he just give false hope to the Essan people?

If he really was genuine he would have donated new schools with state of the art equipment, plus modern technical schools to prepare people for high value added technical employment etc.

In other words building the foundation for long-term sustainable growth and wealth creation.

He didn't! He bought their votes and tricked them into false hope!

[scorecard]

yesterday on twitter, Thaksin's daughter posted (in thai) that central world wont be a loss since most thai are too poor to shop there.

another idiot

shame on her !

there is no more Central World. What a disgrace .Shame on you people, only think about your shopping tour, your money to buy anything it thailand, even love.

never mind if hundred POOR people died protesting for they right to participate in the country's decisions, to be PART of this country.

never mind if 90% of the country is suffering working as slave for few money, can't have access to good medical care and school. never mind.

never mind

also we, "rich" farangs like thialand in this way. that's why we're here. here we look handsome and rich. We even can buy love everyday for few money.

PS: don't try to say i'm pro-thaksin. i don't people like Thaksin! I don't want he comes back. hope he stays far dorm thailand.

I'm just for the democracy and a better distributed wellness and i'm against the classism. if u live in thailand u know very well for rich people

the poor is not just poor, is a monkey. that's what i hate.

Instead of all this bleeding heart BS, why don't you tell us what policies you would like a government to implement?

You think getting rid of inequality is easy?

Why don't you acknowledge the great things Abhisit has achieved including:

Free education

Guaranteed income for farmers

transfer of loan shark loans to government banks at affordable interest rates

I could go on

Agree totally. Abhisit and Korn have been developing and implementing policy and actions ever since they took over aimed at gaining sustained change.

[leeno]

Thaksin was banned from speaking with French journalists at a dinner-debate on 31 May at the Center of Political and Foreign Affairs. The French authorities are now seeking his appearance in order to make sure he does not make any public statements in the country.

AFP

31/05/2010

Thailand's Thaksin cancels Paris appearance: organisers

Thailand's ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra cancelled an appearance in Paris for security reasons, organisers said Monday, after France's government said it asked him not to speak publicly.

"We strongly regret that (Thaksin) has decided today not to come to France for strict security reasons," said a spokeswoman for the Centre of Political and Foreign Affairs, the Paris think-tank that had invited him to speak.

The French foreign ministry said last week it had persuaded Thaksin to abandon the planned speech because of the tense situation in Thailand, where political instability has boiled over into deadly street violence.

Thailand's government accuses Thaksin of backing and financing the "Red Shirt" protestors involved in the street protests. It last week issued a warrant to arrest him on terrorism charges.

http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-new...sers_72289.html

Funny that Thaksin cancelled his speech because the French banned him from making political speeches, but now is saying he cancelled because of "security reasons."

Edited June 1, 2010 by leeno

[SomTumTiger]

I know - conspiracy theories abound - but I have not seen a video of Thaksin in quite a while. I wonder if he really does has cancer.

[Rucharee]

I know - conspiracy theories abound - but I have not seen a video of Thaksin in quite a while. I wonder if he really does has cancer.

He was dead for quite sometime already.

Why don't you just Google about Thaksin death, plenty of links.

[Tony Clifton]

I know - conspiracy theories abound - but I have not seen a video of Thaksin in quite a while. I wonder if he really does has cancer.

He IS a cancer himself and spreads crime in a metastatic way throughout Thailand.

[ratcatcher]

yesterday on twitter, Thaksin's daughter posted (in thai) that central world wont be a loss since most thai are too poor to shop there.

another idiot

shame on her !

Marie Antoinette lives!!

the locals got their rebuttals...they said they're too poor to shop their because her parents are major cheaters that stole their country's money.

I have never seen anyone draw so much negative attention to themselves as Thaksin's family. they could live the easy, quiet life with a silver spoon in their mouth, instead they just keep ranting and raving!!

Where do you think the soap opera producers get their ideas. Brainless air heads the lot of 'em.

Next week we will learn if the Thai version of the Corleone family will be running the country.

[FOODLOVER]

I know - conspiracy theories abound - but I have not seen a video of Thaksin in quite a while. I wonder if he really does has cancer.

He IS a cancer himself and spreads crime in a metastatic way throughout Thailand.

Hemorrhoid i believe would be a bit more appropriate. Still hanging in there, with many people trying to wipe him out. Maybe if he cleaned up his act he would not be such a pain in the rectal area for this lovely country that we call Thailand. Land of smiles