' Crony' Of African Strongman Among Thai Names In Secret Offshore Files

[Buchholz]

I thought a first lady was the wife of a president not a prime minister?

.

It's a phrase used here for the Prime Minister's family also.

.

lol@appleman's clarification... as if anyone really thought seriously that they were military uniforms and that Yingluck and Yingluck's son were somehow actually in the Army.

gee... thanks for your learned observation, appleman

As for the First Family reference, it's not entirely unknown in Thailand to actually use that phraseology.

eg.

New First Lady Yaowapa Wongsawat

http://www.nationmul...cs_30083873.php

======================================================================

Potjaman

Honorary titles: First Lady of Thailand

http://en.wikipedia....man_Na_Pombejra

==========================================================================

We'll have to wait and see if First Husband of Thailand is utilized for the pictured Anusorn.

That would be the non-discriminatory and non-double standard thing to do.

Perhaps the press are waiting for them to be legally married before doing so.

.

So for now we'll have to stick with First Boyfriend of Thailand.

I wonder what that makes Sretta Thavisin though?

[Ricardo]

I thought a first lady was the wife of a president not a prime minister?

Why wouldn't it be for either?

Because a PM isn't the first man, or Head-of-State, like a president ?

[metisdead]

Off topic post removed.

[slapout]

Some people seem to have a fixation with lamblasting as well as comparing/slaging two situations/individuals, when the only similarity would be, the individuals breath from the same atmosphere and the situation took place on this planet.

[metisdead]

A nonsense trolling post has been removed.

[Buchholz]

Explosive ICIJ report describes Singapore’s role in illegal financial activity

Much of ICIJ’s reporting focused on the work of two offshore firms, which have helped tens of thousands of people set up offshore companies and trusts and hard-to-trace bank accounts. One of these two firms is Singapore-based Portcullis TrustNet (Portcullis).

ICIJ’s review of documents from Portcullis has helped a Thai government official with links to an infamous African dictator to set up a secret company for herself in the BVI, the records show. The Thai official, Nalinee Taveesin, is currently Thailand’s International Trade Representative. She served as a Cabinet minister for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra before stepping down last year.

Taveesin acquired her BVI company in August 2008, 7 months after she had been appointed an Advisor to Thailand’s Commerce Minister — and 3 months before the U.S. Department of Treasury blacklisted her as a “crony” of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe. The Treasury Department froze her U.S. assets, accusing her of “secretly supporting the kleptocratic practices of one of Africa’s most corrupt regimes” through gem trafficking and other deals made on behalf of Mugabe’s wife, Grace, and other powerful Zimbabweans. Through her secretary, Taveesin flatly denied that she owns the BVI company. ICIJ verified her ownership using Portcullis records.

Continued:

http://www.tremeritus.com/2013/04/08/explosive-icij-report-describes-singapores-role-in-illegal-financial-activity/

The Temasek Review - April 8, 2013

.

[Pimay1]

Explosive ICIJ report describes Singapore’s role in illegal financial activity

Much of ICIJ’s reporting focused on the work of two offshore firms, which have helped tens of thousands of people set up offshore companies and trusts and hard-to-trace bank accounts. One of these two firms is Singapore-based Portcullis TrustNet (Portcullis).

ICIJ’s review of documents from Portcullis has helped a Thai government official with links to an infamous African dictator to set up a secret company for herself in the BVI, the records show. The Thai official, Nalinee Taveesin, is currently Thailand’s International Trade Representative. She served as a Cabinet minister for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra before stepping down last year.

Taveesin acquired her BVI company in August 2008, 7 months after she had been appointed an Advisor to Thailand’s Commerce Minister — and 3 months before the U.S. Department of Treasury blacklisted her as a “crony” of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe. The Treasury Department froze her U.S. assets, accusing her of “secretly supporting the kleptocratic practices of one of Africa’s most corrupt regimes” through gem trafficking and other deals made on behalf of Mugabe’s wife, Grace, and other powerful Zimbabweans. Through her secretary, Taveesin flatly denied that she owns the BVI company. ICIJ verified her ownership using Portcullis records.

Continued:

http://www.tremeritus.com/2013/04/08/explosive-icij-report-describes-singapores-role-in-illegal-financial-activity/

The Temasek Review - April 8, 2013

.

My my another little white lie but this one is not so little and so white.

[Moruya]

I thought a first lady was the wife of a president not a prime minister?

Why wouldn't it be for either?

Some should learn the meaning of "delusions of grandeur"

[Sing_Sling]

I thought a first lady was the wife of a president not a prime minister?

Why wouldn't it be for either?

Some should learn the meaning of "delusions of grandeur"

You'll have to explain that one . . .

[PoodMaiDai]

This is stolen data.

Apparently hackers penetrated a lot of email servers and syphoned data out from there.

The first "list" published only contains one name per country and only persons without any power, i.e. no-risk targets for the journalists.

Many leftist comments of the journalists are consternating, such as "the rich use secrecy tools unavailable to the general public to own and manage their mansions, yachts, etc.".

That's rubbish, a BVI company only costs around 2000 to 3000 USD per year including a nominee director, so that's very accessible.

What's inaccessible is the wealth required to buy the yachts and mansions, and that's what makes the "general public" jealous and out for revenge.

In countries like France, where a majority of people are against the rich, where people can just vote to grant themselves money, where companies cannot lay off employees, where the government STEALS over 50% of one's earnings... leaving the country is what people who can derive income from abroads do. Those who must stay because their business is in France and cannot leave because nobody wants to buy their business only have offshore companies as a solution for their retirement plan.

But maybe the revelation of all offshore wealth owners is a two-edged sword. I very much hope this will wake up the poewerful and rich who previously just let the idiot politicians do what they wanted in their country, knowing that they have stashed their wealth away safely.

If the rich and powerful are forced to come back they will also be forced to exert again more influence over politics and make sure the looneys such as the French socialists or the German greens/SPD have no more say in managing the country.

Atlas Shrugged... a very contemporary tale.

You mean someone stole and revealed the truth? What's wrong wit that?

Dunno. Ask Julian Assange (Wikileaks). They sure want his head on a platter for revealing the truth.

[justathought]

Bombshell: Nalinee, Potjaman, named in secret offshore files

-former government minister Nalinee Taveesin; whose assets in the US are frozen for doing business with Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe

-Potjaman Na Pombejra, the ex-wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

.

Nalinee's ownership papers of Hall Kingston International Ltd. here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/661032-21f9b7ae2ae97c16872d69f70049f350-312980-hall.html

Potjaman's ownership papers of Premium Select Inc. here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/670378-b3b0ce16a5cbbce4666fd72ec1764162-402915-premium.html

.

These Chinese looking Thai ladies really do not look quite smart

[EyesWideOpen]

Bombshell: Nalinee, Potjaman, named in secret offshore files

-former government minister Nalinee Taveesin; whose assets in the US are frozen for doing business with Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe

-Potjaman Na Pombejra, the ex-wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

.

Nalinee's ownership papers of Hall Kingston International Ltd. here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/661032-21f9b7ae2ae97c16872d69f70049f350-312980-hall.html

Potjaman's ownership papers of Premium Select Inc. here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/670378-b3b0ce16a5cbbce4666fd72ec1764162-402915-premium.html

.

These Chinese looking Thai ladies really do not look quite smart

Oh...my....god.... Zhouzhou is coming after you for sure now by implying there is link between looking like a Chinese-Thai and having off shore accounts... LOL...

[Sing_Sling]

Bombshell: Nalinee, Potjaman, named in secret offshore files

-former government minister Nalinee Taveesin; whose assets in the US are frozen for doing business with Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe

-Potjaman Na Pombejra, the ex-wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

.

Nalinee's ownership papers of Hall Kingston International Ltd. here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/661032-21f9b7ae2ae97c16872d69f70049f350-312980-hall.html

Potjaman's ownership papers of Premium Select Inc. here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/670378-b3b0ce16a5cbbce4666fd72ec1764162-402915-premium.html

.

These Chinese looking Thai ladies really do not look quite smart

Oh...my....god.... Zhouzhou is coming after you for sure now by implying there is link between looking like a Chinese-Thai and having off shore accounts... LOL...

Well, it is not only childish but also dumb and disingenuous to constantly harp on about 'Chinese' Thais and how 'they' corrupt the system.

In case there is still any doubt . . . the vast majority of Thais have ethnic Chinese roots. If that s a surprise to anyone then they should be living back in their homeland and talk about how everyone here 'looks the same'.