webfact Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 BURNING ISSUEWill Yaowapa steal limelight from Yingluck?Avudh PananandaThe NationBANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Pheu Thai faction leader Yaowapa Wongsawat are siblings poised to share the spotlight, but the question is whether the political stage is big enough to accommodate both at the same time.Under the existing arrangement, Yingluck takes centre stage while Yaowapa, their brother Thaksin and his ex-wife Khunying Pojaman na Pombejra remain on the sidelines.Yaowapa is, however, slated to contest the Chiang Mai by-election in the next few months. She looks like a shoo-in to win the House seat.Actually, Chiang Mai Constituency 3 has always been her stronghold. Due to political turbulence, she faced a five-year ban and was forced to designate her daughter Chinnicha as successor in the previous two general elections.But Chinnicha had to vacate her House seat following her conviction for asset concealment.Kasem Nimmolrat, Chinnicha's aide and "chauffeur" for Yaowapa, won the by-election last year.Early this month, Kasem abruptly tendered his resignation, effective March 13. He cited health reasons for his departure.Although Pheu Thai whips said he wanted to switch track and serve in the Chiang Mai provincial administration, rumours have persisted about various behind-the-scenes scenarios.Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit commented on the matter on Sunday and gave a clue on Yaowapa's pending return to the legislature.Prompong said Kasem made his own decision to work in the provincial government.He hinted at Yaowapa as the logical choice to contest the by-election, although he did not confirm nor deny her candidacy.He went on to dismiss a number of allegations involving PM Yingluck, which in turn, gave a startling insight into why Pheu Thai is pushing Yaowapa into the limelight.In one of the allegations, the National Anti-Corruption Commission has targeted Yingluck for a probe on alleged asset concealment.The gist of the case is Yingluck had failed to disclose her Bt30-million loan given to a company run by her husband Anusorn Amornchat.The party spokesman played down the case as frivolous even though the NACC ruling, if unfavourable, could lead to the job suspension of the prime minister, pending a judicial review.The attempt to shield the prime minister has backfired and exposed Pheu Thai's worry about her losing the job.Yaowapa's rush to grab a House seat after the expiry of her ban suddenly makes sense.The party spokesman might be right that his ruling party is not grooming a replacement for Yingluck. But the Shinawatra clan is bracing for all possible contingencies.The arrival of Yaowapa means the clan is determined to keep control of the government's helm.The clan's interest comes, obviously, before that of the country's. To ensure the continuity of Shinawatra control, taxpayers will have to dole out at least Bt10 million for organising the by-election.If the NACC rules to drop the case and Yingluck's job is safe, then Bt10 million would have gone down the drain.With Yingluck and Yaowapa sharing the limelight, the clan would be obliged to devise a new power-sharing arrangement to keep the two siblings happy.The pressing issue is whether the public is witnessing the birth of a political dynasty.-- The Nation 2013-03-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchholz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 But Chinnicha had to vacate her House seat following her conviction for asset concealment. the National Anti-Corruption Commission has targeted Yingluck for a probe on alleged asset concealment. . The Shinawatra Klan sure do like to hide their money. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I wonder if Yingluck will catch Kasem's retirement bug soon and quit to spend more time with her family? Thinking on, if she quit politics she'd actually end up spending less time with her family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moruya Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yaowapa certainly casts a large enough shadow to put Yingluck in the umbra and you'd certainly have to agree that there can be fewer political families on this earth that have more shadowy dealing than this bunch. I guess what the article is saying is that Yaowapa is an insurance policy. If Yingluck gets convicted then there's one on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huanga Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Judging from Yaowapa's look, she might steal more than limelight from Yingluck. Kids, hide the cookies...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Same strings attached....just a different puppet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The pressing issue is whether the public is witnessing the birth of a political dynasty. Errrr I think that question is 2 years too late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post waza Posted March 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2013 Will Yaowapa steal limelight from Yingluck? If she stands too close she will certainly block out her sunlight 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laobali Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thailand is now officially a 'demockeracy'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Judging from Yaowapa's look, she might steal more than limelight from Yingluck. Kids, hide the cookies...... Rather than steal the limelight I was thinking on the lines of her blotting out the sun. Can you imagine her popping up centre stage through the trap door? Yes, I'm being unkind. I don't need anybody to tell me so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunken Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The other paper is reporting that Yaowapa has indeed been chosen to stand in the Chiang Mai by-election that the aide was told to stand down from. It's getting easier & easier to forecast the manipulations of the Shinawatra clan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 She clearly stole all the pies...so why not the limelight as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paymaster Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yaowapa certainly casts a large enough shadow to put Yingluck in the umbra and you'd certainly have to agree that there can be fewer political families on this earth that have more shadowy dealing than this bunch. I guess what the article is saying is that Yaowapa is an insurance policy. If Yingluck gets convicted then there's one on the bench. Papa Doc Duvalier springs to mind but the Ton Ton Macout would have to become Red Shirts to draw a more complete analogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moruya Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yaowapa certainly casts a large enough shadow to put Yingluck in the umbra and you'd certainly have to agree that there can be fewer political families on this earth that have more shadowy dealing than this bunch. I guess what the article is saying is that Yaowapa is an insurance policy. If Yingluck gets convicted then there's one on the bench. Papa Doc Duvalier springs to mind but the Ton Ton Macout would have to become Red Shirts to draw a more complete analogy. Or the BiB I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 There isn't any Thai I know that doesn't think Thaksin and Yaowaya/Pojaman haven't been running things already. Nobody I know that thinks Yingluck has anything at all to do with governing Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Will Yaowapa Steal the Limelight From Yingluck? Just cannot imagine Yaowapa, once back in parliament, sitting there quietly. Just not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 More like will Thaksin shine the light on Yaowapa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradavarius37 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yaowapa certainly casts a large enough shadow to put Yingluck in the umbra and you'd certainly have to agree that there can be fewer political families on this earth that have more shadowy dealing than this bunch. I guess what the article is saying is that Yaowapa is an insurance policy. If Yingluck gets convicted then there's one on the bench. Of course her shadow is big - girl is ginormous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchholz Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The pressing issue is whether the public is witnessing the birth of a political dynasty. Errrr I think that question is 2 years too late. . It's not unreasonable to go back even further to his brother-in-law PM in 2008. Perhaps in 2013, he'll switch over to being First Gentleman as husband of Yaowapa. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchholz Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) The other paper is reporting that Yaowapa has indeed been chosen to stand in the Chiang Mai by-election that the aide was told to stand down from. It's getting easier & easier to forecast the manipulations of the Shinawatra clan . It's an amazing history for Chiang Mai constituency district 3. Goes from Yaowapa is MP there (gets tossed for electoral fraud), her daughter Chincchia is MP there (gets tossed for lying about assets), her aide Kasem is MP there (quits due to vague health issues).... now re-enter Yaowapa. , Edited March 20, 2013 by Buchholz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waza Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The other paper is reporting that Yaowapa has indeed been chosen to stand in the Chiang Mai by-election that the aide was told to stand down from. It's getting easier & easier to forecast the manipulations of the Shinawatra clan . It's an amazing history for Chiang Mai constituency district 3. Goes from Yaowapa is MP there (gets tossed for electoral fraud), her daughter Chincchia is MP there (gets tossed for lying about assets), her aide Kasem is MP there (quits due to vague health issues).... now re-enter Yaowapa. , Musical chairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Fat chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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