Kamnan Poh Is Damned, But Then So Is The Rest Of Thailand: Editorial

So the Cultural Minister of Thailand is the son of a gangster? Classic.

Quite appropriate. Criminality, at the least acceptance of it, is part of the culture. IMHO there are very few adult Thais that don't know that Thaksin and family are criminals of monumental proportions, though relatively few understand the extent, but a slim majority are willing to accept them as their leaders.