Thaksin Supports Reconciliation Talks: Sanan

[jalansanitwong]

No discussion on amnesty????HUH ??What? Of course they talked about Thaksin's possible return to LOS.What else is there to talk about. A temple in Norway? Come on!! I wouldnt be surprised at all to see Thaksin back as PM or in an advisory role before end of next year..The poor love him here. Business confidence is so low at the moment .Thailand desperately wants him back. Its ok for overpaid and grossly over rated farang in sukhumvit rd to huff and puff and go on holildays with their bar-beer companions. Most thais arent that fortunate.

[Insight]

Business confidence is so low at the moment .

It is?

[hammered]

No discussion on amnesty????HUH ??What? Of course they talked about Thaksin's possible return to LOS.What else is there to talk about. A temple in Norway? Come on!! I wouldnt be surprised at all to see Thaksin back as PM or in an advisory role before end of next year..The poor love him here. Business confidence is so low at the moment .Thailand desperately wants him back. Its ok for overpaid and grossly over rated farang in sukhumvit rd to huff and puff and go on holildays with their bar-beer companions. Most thais arent that fortunate.

He is too divisive to come back to power (soon?). Exports are surging by the way and economically things are looking up for Thailand. The floods though temper things for a lot of people right now.

Thailand is very divided over whether they want him back

[MikeyIdea]

No discussion on amnesty????HUH ??What? Of course they talked about Thaksin's possible return to LOS.What else is there to talk about. A temple in Norway? Come on!! I wouldnt be surprised at all to see Thaksin back as PM or in an advisory role before end of next year..The poor love him here. Business confidence is so low at the moment .Thailand desperately wants him back. Its ok for overpaid and grossly over rated farang in sukhumvit rd to huff and puff and go on holildays with their bar-beer companions. Most thais arent that fortunate.

Of course Thaksin talked about returning to Thailand, while the one he talked to wanted to discuss reconciliation and more important things...

I challenge you to comment on the correctness of the following: Business confidence is not low and the economical figures show that the economy is doing surprisingly well actually. The majority of the Thai people didn't want Thaksin as prime minister in the last election he "won" even, wasn't it 37% he got?, and the last election a few months ago showed that support for the reds had declined

You write: Thailand desperately wants him back. Which Thailand are you talking about? The minority or the majority?

[SomTumTiger]

Sanan and Thaksin - the Laurel and Hardy of Thai politics

[Siripon]

A brief encounter in Norway.

Sanan:' If Thai Chart Pattana support an amnesty bill for you, will you ensure Pheua Thai vote for me as the PM after the next election?'

Thaksin:' It's a deal".

[Buchholz]

A brief encounter in Norway.

Sanan:' If Thai Chart Pattana support an amnesty bill for you, will you ensure Pheua Thai vote for me as the PM after the next election?'

Thaksin:' It's a deal".

a very plausible conversation...

[waza]

A brief encounter in Norway.

Sanan:' If Thai Chart Pattana support an amnesty bill for you, will you ensure Pheua Thai vote for me as the PM after the next election?'

Thaksin:' It's a deal".

a very plausible conversation...

Hmm, and maybe a return of his confiscated funds

[Valentine]

Business confidence is so low at the moment .

It is?

It is so low the SET has risen to heights it has not seen for many years.

[Buchholz]

A brief encounter in Norway.

Sanan:' If Thai Chart Pattana support an amnesty bill for you, will you ensure Pheua Thai vote for me as the PM after the next election?'

Thaksin:' It's a deal".

a very plausible conversation...

Hmm, and maybe a return of his confiscated funds

Honest Jatuporn says otherwise. That it's not important. That things have moved beyond that:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

If we win, Thaksin will benefit the same as any other Thai citizen: Jatuporn

BANGKOK: --Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan tells The Nation's Somroutai Sapsomboon about the movement's future and its relations with the de-facto leader, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Q: How would Thaksin benefit from a red-shirt victory?

A: Well, he would benefit the same as any other Thai citizen, nothing more than that. What we will get is justice in the eyes of the law.

Whether or not Thaksin gets his money back is not the point. We've gone beyond that. He realises he is like any other citizen and that his status, as a former PM, has nothing to do with the red shirts. I think he's cautious about his role in the red-shirt protest.

Q: Will the Pheu Thai Party, if it wins the next election, seek an amnesty for Thaksin?

A: What happened in the past is unfair, and we say it's a case of double standards. We want to correct that - not for Thaksin alone, but rather for everyone.

The Nation / 2010-03-26

[jdinasia]

A brief encounter in Norway.

Sanan:' If Thai Chart Pattana support an amnesty bill for you, will you ensure Pheua Thai vote for me as the PM after the next election?'

Thaksin:' It's a deal".

a very plausible conversation...

Hmm, and maybe a return of his confiscated funds

Honest Jatuporn says otherwise. That it's not important. That things have moved beyond that:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

If we win, Thaksin will benefit the same as any other Thai citizen: Jatuporn

BANGKOK: --Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan tells The Nation's Somroutai Sapsomboon about the movement's future and its relations with the de-facto leader, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Q: How would Thaksin benefit from a red-shirt victory?

A: Well, he would benefit the same as any other Thai citizen, nothing more than that. What we will get is justice in the eyes of the law.

Whether or not Thaksin gets his money back is not the point. We've gone beyond that. He realises he is like any other citizen and that his status, as a former PM, has nothing to do with the red shirts. I think he's cautious about his role in the red-shirt protest.

Q: Will the Pheu Thai Party, if it wins the next election, seek an amnesty for Thaksin?

A: What happened in the past is unfair, and we say it's a case of double standards. We want to correct that - not for Thaksin alone, but rather for everyone.

The Nation / 2010-03-26

In the final question, was Jatuporn discussing the maid and chauffeur?

[rubl]

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Q: Will the Pheu Thai Party, if it wins the next election, seek an amnesty for Thaksin?

A: What happened in the past is unfair, and we say it's a case of double standards. We want to correct that - not for Thaksin alone, but rather for everyone.

The Nation / 2010-03-26

We want to correct that! Can be anything, can mean anyone; can go years, decades back. I'd like a bit of an explanation there from k. Jatuporn.

PS k. Jatuporn still walking around freely is also a wee bit unfair. As he is a UDD leader can we swap him for 100 minor league red-shirts still in prison ?

[Ricardo]

Sanan said he talked to Thaksin for about 15 minutes at an temple event in Norway.

Very reminiscent of Thaksin trying to get the most mileage from his brief greeting and hand shake that he got with his 5 minutes of Nelson Mandela's time.

You would have thought they were in locked in meetings for hours having deep and substantive talks on a myriad of intricate issues by the tone of his lawyer cum spokesman Noppadon's pronouncements.

Now, some pivotal and monumental reconciliation conference devolves into a 15 minute chit-chat.

I am avidly looking forward to seeing the photos, of their extensive conference in Norway, as I wonder whether Dr T's hand/fingers have now returned to their normal colour, since the Mandela pictures.

[hammered]

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Q: Will the Pheu Thai Party, if it wins the next election, seek an amnesty for Thaksin?

A: What happened in the past is unfair, and we say it's a case of double standards. We want to correct that - not for Thaksin alone, but rather for everyone.

The Nation / 2010-03-26

We want to correct that! Can be anything, can mean anyone; can go years, decades back. I'd like a bit of an explanation there from k. Jatuporn.

PS k. Jatuporn still walking around freely is also a wee bit unfair. As he is a UDD leader can we swap him for 100 minor league red-shirts still in prison ?

The government has been bailing out minor red shirts with government funds actually after the UDD didnt come up with the money preferrign to martyr them. Interesting game that sees the UDD and PAD equally upset with the practice.

[Robby nz]

his status, as a former PM, has nothing to do with the red shirts. I think he's cautious about his role in the red-shirt protest.

So he has nothing to do with the red shirts yet he is cautious about his role in the red shirt protests.

Foot in mouth again I think Khun J

Q: Will the Pheu Thai Party, if it wins the next election, seek an amnesty for Thaksin?

A: What happened in the past is unfair, and we say it's a case of double standards. We want to correct that - not for Thaksin alone, but rather for everyone.

Short translation of answer:

YES

[animatic]

A brief encounter in Norway.

Sanan:' If Thai Chart Pattana support an amnesty bill for you, will you ensure Pheua Thai vote for me as the PM after the next election?'

Thaksin:' It's a deal".

a very plausible conversation...

ditto

[Buchholz]

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Q: Will the Pheu Thai Party, if it wins the next election, seek an amnesty for Thaksin?

A: What happened in the past is unfair, and we say it's a case of double standards. We want to correct that - not for Thaksin alone, but rather for everyone.

The Nation / 2010-03-26

We want to correct that! Can be anything, can mean anyone; can go years, decades back. I'd like a bit of an explanation there from k. Jatuporn.

PS k. Jatuporn still walking around freely is also a wee bit unfair. As he is a UDD leader can we swap him for 100 minor league red-shirts still in prison ?

The government has been bailing out minor red shirts with government funds actually after the UDD didnt come up with the money preferrign to martyr them. Interesting game that sees the UDD and PAD equally upset with the practice.

It is a bit irksome that the funds designed to help those that are victims of crime is instead being used to pay bail for perpetrators of crime.