Thaksin's Son Offers 20M Baht For Info Leading To Arrests Of Central World Arsonists

[Nickymaster]

I do hope there's another coup and the reds come out to protest again. You should be there with them and when the bullets start flying, I'd sooner it be you getting hit then some poor downtrodden and uneducated idiot.

Once it comes out in the wash that the previous (bogus) administration were responsible for both the MiB & CW arson, AV & ST will be strung up in Ratchaprasong. I'll be there cheering.

I was down there last time and certainly felt in no danger whatsoever from the red shirts. Very welcoming & hospitable lot. Shame the army attacked them at night, against all international conventions, and effectively turned the protest into a civil war.

I live in the area and I haven't witnessed what you describe. It was total anarchy and the Reds where in control of downtown Bangkok for over a month. They were shooting/looting and burning down buildings all the time. Millions of hard working normal people were living in fear.

Don't you feel sorry for them?

[Nickymaster]

I do hope there's another coup and the reds come out to protest again. You should be there with them and when the bullets start flying, I'd sooner it be you getting hit then some poor downtrodden and uneducated idiot.

Once it comes out in the wash that the previous (bogus) administration were responsible for both the MiB & CW arson, AV & ST will be strung up in Ratchaprasong. I'll be there cheering.

I was down there last time and certainly felt in no danger whatsoever from the red shirts. Very welcoming & hospitable lot. Shame the army attacked them at night, against all international conventions, and effectively turned the protest into a civil war.

Maybe you are one of them. That could explain why you felt comfortable.

Edited June 11, 2013 by Nickymaster

[petedk]

They were not so peaceful as you think. My friend has a condo in that area and he was being asked for 100 - 500 baht every day just to return home. He eventually packed up and moved away until the problems were over.

The army actually went in during the day and a curfew was imposed at night.

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[Card]

It was him - can I have the money now?

Edited June 11, 2013 by Card

[SSSlongtime]

it was me ,can i get the 20 million ,then ask for bail,give them 10 million ,is that how it works

Edited June 11, 2013 by SSSlongtime

[gl555]

Well how unfortunate you didn't get hit the last time. Well no worries, I'm pretty sure you'll be there at the next one.

And everyone is warm and hospitable here. That doesn't mean they're not armed.

I do hope there's another coup and the reds come out to protest again. You should be there with them and when the bullets start flying, I'd sooner it be you getting hit then some poor downtrodden and uneducated idiot.

Once it comes out in the wash that the previous (bogus) administration were responsible for both the MiB & CW arson, AV & ST will be strung up in Ratchaprasong. I'll be there cheering.

I was down there last time and certainly felt in no danger whatsoever from the red shirts. Very welcoming & hospitable lot. Shame the army attacked them at night, against all international conventions, and effectively turned the protest into a civil war.

[fxe1200]

Jatuporn and Nuttawut, where do i collect?

Thai people only can win, farangs are excluded from winning the prize, as they have enough money already.

[PREM-R]

So many TV forum members talk of the "burning down" of the Central World building but look at the facts, fire took place 19th May 2010, building reopened 28th September 2010, just 4 months, really nothing more than a referbishment done at the insurers expense. There was much talk of "terrorists" being responsible until the Amart owners of the complex found out that their insurance would not pay out for such an event and terrorism was suddenly dropped from all statements concerning Central World. Maybe the 20 million reward will flush out the real culprits.

Edited June 11, 2013 by PREM-R

[Jack Mountain]

WoW, 20 million Baht, the man must have a very good job ...

[steveromagnino]

Dear Oak Panthongtae

Some people believe that your dad by video and website pretty much authorised and approved the burning down of Bangkok and the riots in both 2009 and 2010. He has never shown any remorse for his actions nor has he or any of his appointed red shirt leaders apologised for the various deeds conducted by the 'fake reds' that was the phony defense used.

Therefore please send all those who agree with this summation 20m baht, or give shares in any of the dodgy construction company consortiums set up to defraud the Thai tax payer in the flood schemes.

Also....you are not a talented photographer. You are a proven caught cheat at Ramkamhaeng University, and suspected on cheating in USA also. You are not a entrepreneurial business man building a business with Voice TV and monopoly advertising licenses secured from the state. Some say you are an inept, hopeless twit.

Of course I don't agree with any of that.

[gl555]

Yes I'm glad you called it an 'uprising' because that's what it was. The army was therefore justified in their use of deadly force when these rebels started getting violent. It was NOT a 'peaceful protest' as all the red idiots like to say.

No I feel far more sorry for the rural North-easterners who are looked down upon and have been disenfranchised by the establishment. The red uprising was well overdue and it sent an unmistakable signal to the establishment & army that enough was enough. After 80 years of coups to support the rich, the power is now firmly with the voter and the army won't dare to use their heavy-handed tactics again.

[MaxLee]

He never has to work a lick in his life, thanks to all the Pheu Thai populist policies courtesy of Thaksin Shinawatra...

[473geo]

I'm actually surprised they are offering such a large figure! I remember during/after the Tsunami in 2004, reading that Thaksin was donating a whopping 4 million baht, to Tsunami relief, or some such thing. At the time, that would have been $100,000 from a guy who was the PM, and a multi-billionaire (in $), and this was his home country.

I also remember seeing people, like Americans, who have nowhere near that amount of wealth, who might never have even been in Thailand, donating amounts of 1 million dollars ...so 10 times as much!

At the time I didn't have much of any opinion about Thaksin, but thought he was being a super cheapskate, and just relying on the fact that most Thais consider that a huge amount so it would be impressive to them. I also wondered, IF he would really donate that money, or where it went, as if anyone would follow up on that. Maybe just some news reports would be enough and no action would even be taken.

(If I have my facts wrong, or my memory of this is mistaken, then I apologize in advance, but it made an impression on me, not a good one.)

Well when you have evaluated the donations of every Thai above Thaksin on the Forbes rich list, and any other similarly financed Thai person......then you can return and explain why you select one person who actually did donate a considerable sum.........but not enough for you

[whybother]

So many TV forum members talk of the "burning down" of the Central World building but look at the facts, fire took place 19th May 2010, building reopened 28th September 2010, just 4 months, really nothing more than a referbishment done at the insurers expense. There was much talk of "terrorists" being responsible until the Amart owners of the complex found out that their insurance would not pay out for such an event and terrorism was suddenly dropped from all statements concerning Central World. Maybe the 20 million reward will flush out the real culprits.

You obviously didn't see the ruins of half the building.

CentralWorld was temporarily closed on 19 May 2010 due to severe arson damage, which occurred as troops dislodged protesters from the area during the 2010 Thailand political protests. The adjoining 'Zen' section suffered massive damage from the rioters.

The Isetan portion was reopened soon after. Following repairs, a large part of CentralWorld was reopened on 28 Sep 2010. The 'Zen' section reopened on 6 Jan 2012.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentralWorld#Fire_damage

So, the part that was burnt worst took nearly 2 years to reopen.

[amykat]

I'm actually surprised they are offering such a large figure! I remember during/after the Tsunami in 2004, reading that Thaksin was donating a whopping 4 million baht, to Tsunami relief, or some such thing. At the time, that would have been $100,000 from a guy who was the PM, and a multi-billionaire (in $), and this was his home country.

I also remember seeing people, like Americans, who have nowhere near that amount of wealth, who might never have even been in Thailand, donating amounts of 1 million dollars ...so 10 times as much!

At the time I didn't have much of any opinion about Thaksin, but thought he was being a super cheapskate, and just relying on the fact that most Thais consider that a huge amount so it would be impressive to them. I also wondered, IF he would really donate that money, or where it went, as if anyone would follow up on that. Maybe just some news reports would be enough and no action would even be taken.

(If I have my facts wrong, or my memory of this is mistaken, then I apologize in advance, but it made an impression on me, not a good one.)

Well when you have evaluated the donations of every Thai above Thaksin on the Forbes rich list, and any other similarly financed Thai person......then you can return and explain why you select one person who actually did donate a considerable sum.........but not enough for you

I'm not really sure what your point is here. I don't have this info about other super-rich Thais, nor do I intend to look for it. If you have it, why don't you tell us, in order to support whatever your argument is? Thaksin is more generous than all other Thais? Is that your point, and something you see as positive?

Have you ever considered how much this man makes in a day? Try to figure out if you had just 1 billion USD, earning just 5%, divide by 365 days, and then tell me if you think that $100,000 is a generous donation to this incredible disaster. I believe I have donated more than a day's income, to some really pretty stupid charities, in comparision, each and every year of my life, and can you believe, I didn't get a national newspaper to report about it ...did not get to be on Oprah, or anything at all!! If you have ever given $1 to a beggar you have probably donated more of your wealth, than Thaksin did, in this case!

Edited June 11, 2013 by amykat

[EyesWideOpen]

Sometimes I feel like I live in an insane asylum....The red shirts burn down Central World, and the son of the de-facto leader of the red shirts now offers a reward to find the arsonists? You simply could not make this stuff up.

Look, EyesWideOpen, I have as much contempt for this nasally damaged giggle-fart boy-child gas you do.

But "Can't make this stuff up ?"

Really?

You just did.

BTW, the propagandic device you just engaged this board in is called neuro-linguistic conditioning.

"....propagandic device...." Hmmm felt more like a stating of the obvious. Let say you live in a western country, and your Dad is master jewel thief. Suddenly there is a huge jewel robbery, and every piece of evidence points to your Dad. Would you as the son offer a huge reward to catch the thief? Anyone who read that story would fall down laughing. Regarding NLC, do not get me started on Tony Robbins..... :-) Edited June 11, 2013 by EyesWideOpen

[oldsailor35]

Try the RTA barracks.

[oldsailor35]

He never has to work a lick in his life, thanks to all the Pheu Thai populist policies courtesy of Thaksin Shinawatra...

Jealous hey mate !

[whybother]

Try the RTA barracks.

But Chalerm said it was the police.

[oldsailor35]

Sometimes I feel like I live in an insane asylum....The red shirts burn down Central World, and the son of the de-facto leader of the red shirts now offers a reward to find the arsonists? You simply could not make this stuff up.

Redshirt's dressed in Black all wearing army boots ?

Edited June 11, 2013 by oldsailor35

[Nickymaster]

Yes I'm glad you called it an 'uprising' because that's what it was. The army was therefore justified in their use of deadly force when these rebels started getting violent. It was NOT a 'peaceful protest' as all the red idiots like to say.

No I feel far more sorry for the rural North-easterners who are looked down upon and have been disenfranchised by the establishment. The red uprising was well overdue and it sent an unmistakable signal to the establishment & army that enough was enough. After 80 years of coups to support the rich, the power is now firmly with the voter and the army won't dare to use their heavy-handed tactics again.

Rich Teacher:

Ok so you don't feel sorry for all the people who's lives was terrorized by the Red thugs. Neither do the Reds and their leader including master leader Thaksin. . I am not surprised

The Red uprising has put the most corrupt and one of the richest person in Thai history in control of Thailand. Fact that Thaksin has

sponsored this uprising is not relevant I guess .

Soon Thaksin will have achieved his goals. The creation of a bankrupt failed state. Maldives comes to mind if I think about a place the Shin clan is going to retire.

The poor setup against the rich to help the super rich.

Edited June 11, 2013 by Nickymaster

[yoshiwara]

One wonders whether the $20m originates from the monies his father Thaksin tried to hide/launder in his and his sibling's bank accounts and 'er not forgetting the family chauffeur as well.

[Nickymaster]

He never has to work a lick in his life, thanks to all the Pheu Thai populist policies courtesy of Thaksin Shinawatra...

Jealous hey mate !

Would you be jealous at people who have money because of corruption?

[yoshiwara]

Sometimes I feel like I live in an insane asylum....The red shirts burn down Central World, and the son of the de-facto leader of the red shirts now offers a reward to find the arsonists? You simply could not make this stuff up.

Redshirt's dressed in Black all wearing army boots ?

I can tell you exactly who you should claim did it in order to stand even the faintest chance of collecting the lovely reward: It was Abhisit and his lovely assistant General Photoshop.

[Arjay]

Even though 20 million baht is nothing for Thaksin I am sure it will never be paid. The assailants are either dead or long gone already.

[yoshiwara]

Even though 20 million baht is nothing for Thaksin I am sure it will never be paid. The assailants are either dead or long gone already.

Let the interviews commence. And first in line would be Mr Arisman who urged the reds to burn down Bangkok. The police (who went AWOL that day) might confiscate Arisman's phone records for that period and take it from there.....

[rogerdee123]

Sometimes I feel like I live in an insane asylum....The red shirts burn down Central World, and the son of the de-facto leader of the red shirts now offers a reward to find the arsonists? You simply could not make this stuff up.

Maybe they don't want to find the arsonists .... they just want to find (flush out) who will sell out the arsonists to the enforcers ... ooops I mean the police.

[sonar6ca]

"Goodie two shoes"

[mikemac]

"I was down there last time and certainly felt in no danger whatsoever from the red shirts. Very welcoming & hospitable lot.".....

OMG ! This thread has really flushed the snakes out of the long grass ! I suppose if you were dressed like little red riding hood and you were slithering around the bunkers like a filthy rat you would have no sense of danger regarding these evil red devils.

I have spent more than 5 years in total in Thailand and have seen and heard some unbelievable stuff, but the one I just cannot get my head around is the fact that there are supposedly educated foreigners out there supporting this evil ogre and his red thugs. Almost feel sorry for the simple sympathisers.

[metisdead]

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