Thai PM Yingluck Denies Misconduct Allegation

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PM Denies Misconduct Allegation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has denied the accusation of improper conduct with an executive of Sansiri, a major land developer. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung is challenging the opposition Democrat Party to produce evidence to back the charge.

Before leaving for an official trip to Malaysia, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told reporters that her meeting with real estate businessmen at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bangkok should not become a political issue.

Settha Taweesin, an executive of Sansiri, a major land developing firm, has come out to admit that he took part in the meeting with the PM but it was with a few other businesspeople as well.

Yingluck also repudiated an accusation made against her by Akeyuth Anchanbutr, a prominent businessman and political whistleblower, of having committed improper conduct at the hotel, as simply groundless.

The premier reiterated that she is not involved in any type of conflict of interest and that there are more pressing issues which need to be addressed by the government.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung has asked the Opposition to stop resorting to political mudslinging about the incident and to produce evidence to back the accusation.

Chalerm claimed it is normal for the prime minister to meet real estate businesspeople as she was once a land developer herself.

The deputy prime minister is also challenging the Opposition to seek a motion for a censure debate if it is sure that a wrongdoing has been committed. He added that Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva also had many such meetings with businesspeople when he was premier.

-- Tan Network 2012-02-20

[sparebox2]

Perhaps the juicy webcam clip should be uploaded into youtube.

What is she doing with a married man in a hotel?

Edited February 20, 2012 by sparebox2

[whybother]

produce evidence to back the charge [of improper conduct].

Settha Taweesin, an executive of Sansiri, a major land developing firm, has come out to admit that he took part in the meeting with the PM but it was with a few other businesspeople as well.

...

Chalerm claimed it is normal for the prime minister to meet real estate businesspeople as she was once a land developer herself.

Plenty of evidence of conflict of interest.

[whybother]

Perhaps the juicy webcam clip should be uploaded into youtube.

What is she doing with a married man in a hotel?

Having a personal business meeting ... or a government related business meeting ... or no meeting at all ... depending on when she's speaking.

Edited February 20, 2012 by whybother

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Real Estate Firm Denies Meeting PM

BANGKOK: -- The chief executive officer of Pruksa Real Estate says he did not take part in the meeting between the prime minister and real estate businesspeople at the Four Seasons Hotel. He believes the meeting could have discussed state help for the real estate sector.

Thongma Vijitpongpan, Chief Executive Officer of Pruksa Real Estate, said he does not know about the details of the meeting between Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and other real estate businesspeople, including Settha Thaweesin, Chairman of Sansiri, at the Four Seasons Hotel on February 8 as he did not take part.

He believes that the discussion centered on the government's support for the real estate sector.

Settha has confirmed that he joined the meeting and there were a few other real estate businesspeople there as well. He said many topics were discussed such as the current situation, the economy, and financial issues.

Other real estate businesspeople, who were speculated to have taken part in the meeting, from firms like Land and Houses and SC Asset, which belongs to the Shinawatra family, have not confirmed or denied that the meeting took place.

-- Tan Network 2012-02-20

[Reasonableman]

The ruling Pheu Thai Party is to file a defamation suit against three Democrat Party MPs for allegedly discrediting and defaming Prime Minister Yingluck over the Four Seasons Hotel controversy. The three Democrats are party list MP Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, Nakhon Si Thammarat MP Thepthai Senpong and Songkhla MP Sirichok Sopa.

Please feel free to express your opinions openly and without any constraint.

[whybother]

He believes that the discussion centered on the government's support for the real estate sector.

Now, why would the PM want to hide a meeting discussing that?

[blows]

Was there any MRconduct?

[thaicbr]

The ruling Pheu Thai Party is to file a defamation suit against three Democrat Party MPs for allegedly discrediting and defaming Prime Minister Yingluck over the Four Seasons Hotel controversy. The three Democrats are party list MP Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, Nakhon Si Thammarat MP Thepthai Senpong and Songkhla MP Sirichok Sopa.

Please feel free to express your opinions openly and without any constraint.

any idea what was the defamation?? e

[Reasonableman]

The ruling Pheu Thai Party is to file a defamation suit against three Democrat Party MPs for allegedly discrediting and defaming Prime Minister Yingluck over the Four Seasons Hotel controversy. The three Democrats are party list MP Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, Nakhon Si Thammarat MP Thepthai Senpong and Songkhla MP Sirichok Sopa.

Please feel free to express your opinions openly and without any constraint.

any idea what was the defamation?? e

If I did, would I be repeating it here? Come on, my friend...

[Orac]

He believes that the discussion centered on the government's support for the real estate sector.

Now, why would the PM want to hide a meeting discussing that?

It might not be the PM that wants to keep this under wraps -I am wondering who else was at that meeting as normally that sort of info would have leaked out by now. With the defamation suits and Chalerms challenge to Abhisit to seek a censure debate they seem overly confident.

[blows]

The ruling Pheu Thai Party is to file a defamation suit against three Democrat Party MPs for allegedly discrediting and defaming Prime Minister Yingluck over the Four Seasons Hotel controversy. The three Democrats are party list MP Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, Nakhon Si Thammarat MP Thepthai Senpong and Songkhla MP Sirichok Sopa.

Please feel free to express your opinions openly and without any constraint.

Seems the PM might have discredited and defamed herself?

[whybother]

He believes that the discussion centered on the government's support for the real estate sector.

Now, why would the PM want to hide a meeting discussing that?

It might not be the PM that wants to keep this under wraps -I am wondering who else was at that meeting as normally that sort of info would have leaked out by now. With the defamation suits and Chalerms challenge to Abhisit to seek a censure debate they seem overly confident.

The defamation suits are about suggestions of sexual misconduct. Nothing to do with the conflict of interest issues.

Of course Chalerm would be happy with a censure debate.

[volk666]

I don't know what's worse - PM having a private meeting with a man in a room, as was the rumor from the start, or PM having a private business meeting with real estate developers just as the government prepares to invest untold billions into flood prevention in Bangkok and the rest of the country and divide the land into "monkey cheeks" and "protected".

Apparently they decided that government helping selected developers away from the public eye is the lesser of the two rumors.

This "explanation" is obviously meant only for her voters and will get absolutely no traction with the opposition and rest of the country.

[Ricardo]

If it was a meeting with property-developers, wonder who else was there, from the government side ? To take notes or carry her briefcase or help her answer points of minor-detail.

She wouldn't go to a meeting like that on her own, would she ?

And why all of the 'I'm a woman too' guff, if it was just a harmless business-meeting, with fellow rich businesspeople ?

[Orac]

If it was a meeting with property-developers, wonder who else was there, from the government side ? To take notes or carry her briefcase or help her answer points of minor-detail.

She wouldn't go to a meeting like that on her own, would she ?

And why all of the 'I'm a woman too' guff, if it was just a harmless business-meeting, with fellow rich businesspeople ?

They seem to be going a long way to stress it was not official government business along with saying it shouldn't become a political matter.

As you say, it doesn't add up if it was just a business meeting with some rich business people which makes me more curious about who these other real estate types were and suspicious about why all the names haven't come out already.

[MEL1]

Gang BJ meeting to get family business on track? Say no more, she's capable of anything judging by the way she conducts governmental business, when it is purely that, of course!

She gets lower and lower. Next week the chihauhua gags will cum, if she didn't gag already!

-mel.

[Bakseedaa]

Gang BJ meeting to get family business on track? Say no more, she's capable of anything judging by the way she conducts governmental business, when it is purely that, of course!

She gets lower and lower. Next week the chihauhua gags will cum, if she didn't gag already!

-mel.

Yes, and why does she not answer questions in Parliment about this affair..?

[whybother]

The other paper is saying that DPM Kittirat was at this meeting.

So it's gone from, "There was no meeting", to, "It was a Personal Business meeting", to, "It was a government meeting to discuss Real Estate Issues", and suddenly (after how many days), Kittirat pipes up and says, "Oh, yes, that's right. I was at this non-meeting personal-business meeting - government meeting".

[Reasonableman]

Musta fergot

The other paper is saying that DPM Kittirat was at this meeting.

So it's gone from, "There was no meeting", to, "It was a Personal Business meeting", to, "It was a government meeting to discuss Real Estate Issues", and suddenly (after how many days), Kittirat pipes up and says, "Oh, yes, that's right. I was at this non-meeting personal-business meeting - government meeting".

[connda]

Well, yeah! What politician is going to cop to misconduct -- Bill Clinton?

[blows]

The other paper is saying that DPM Kittirat was at this meeting.

So it's gone from, "There was no meeting", to, "It was a Personal Business meeting", to, "It was a government meeting to discuss Real Estate Issues", and suddenly (after how many days), Kittirat pipes up and says, "Oh, yes, that's right. I was at this non-meeting personal-business meeting - government meeting".

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!" Sir Walter Scott

Now, tell me again how this saves face?

[ttelise]

Perhaps the juicy webcam clip should be uploaded into youtube.

What is she doing with a married man in a hotel?

Having a personal business meeting ... or a government related business meeting ... or no meeting at all ... depending on when she's speaking.

Women gotta get some too.

Edited February 20, 2012 by ttelise

[rubl]

It is difficult to imagine, and therefor must be wrong to assume this topic has a relation with another one which says:

"The Housing Business Association president has conceded that the government's first-time home buyer's incentives have received a lukewarm feedback."

http://www.thaivisa....ewarm-response/

Edited February 20, 2012 by rubl

[TheGhostWithin]

I really do hope NO videos come out of what went on in the room, she is very unattractive.. does nobody else see the broad upper jaw, heavy brow, bad skin on the cheeks covered by makeup and crooked lower center-two teeth? Reminds me of our own Helen Clark in her younger days... but seriously... take her seriously, she is a Shinawatra! In all honesty, fair enough, come up with proof or shut up. But b y filing a defamation suit, she is only incriminating herself more by making it look like she is trying to bury what went on there by using the suit as closure after it is appointed to some pro-PTP judge to handle.

[OzMick]

He believes that the discussion centered on the government's support for the real estate sector.

Now, why would the PM want to hide a meeting discussing that?

It might not be the PM that wants to keep this under wraps -I am wondering who else was at that meeting as normally that sort of info would have leaked out by now. With the defamation suits and Chalerms challenge to Abhisit to seek a censure debate they seem overly confident.

The Opposition can't win a censure debate while the government gas a majority unless PT members "cross the floor." PT members can't cross the floor while Thaksin holds signed and undated resignations. Complete confidence is not "overly."

[Buchholz]

It is difficult to imagine, and therefor must be wrong to assume this topic has a relation with another one which says:

"The Housing Business Association president has conceded that the government's first-time home buyer's incentives have received a lukewarm feedback."

http://www.thaivisa....ewarm-response/

There are billions at stake for the Shinawatra Real Estate company.

from the Tax Deductions For Up To Bt500.000: First Time Home Buyers thread:

Interesting development on the home buyer scheme with the increase in the limit for mortgages to 5 million baht from 2 million earlier.

SC Asset (the Shinawatra company that Yingluck just left and now run by Thaksin's daughter other sister) has 1,700 houses that are now eligible for the scheme.

The potential increase to their real estate business comes to 5.1 Billion Baht.

Score another for the rural poor.

They'll get a tax break when they buy a 5 million baht villa.

rah rah rah

Edited February 20, 2012 by Buchholz

[Ricardo]

The other paper is saying that DPM Kittirat was at this meeting.

So it's gone from, "There was no meeting", to, "It was a Personal Business meeting", to, "It was a government meeting to discuss Real Estate Issues", and suddenly (after how many days), Kittirat pipes up and says, "Oh, yes, that's right. I was at this non-meeting personal-business meeting - government meeting".

So then a meeting between representatives of the property-development industry, and the government, represented by the Prime-Minister and also a Deputy-PM.

Why can it not be revealed, when questions are asked in Parliament, what this meeting was about ?

This continued apparent cover-up suggests that it was something discreditable, PM-Yingluck should dispel this false-notion, by coming to Parliament and telling the country what's going-on, not by trying to brush things under-the-carpet.

[blows]

Transparency and FACE cannot coexist.

[birdpooguava]

She should really have learnt from the last opposition that secret meetings with influential people should take place at the army barracks.