THAI-US RELATIONS
'Obama keen to visit Thailand again'
Tanatpong Kongsai
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Revealing that US President Barack Obama was keen to visit Thailand again, Thai ambassador to the United States Chaiyong Satjipanon vowed to promote Thai tourism after Bangkok won the World's Best City Award for the fourth year in a row.

Bangkok received 90.40 per cent votes for Best City from Travel+Leisure Magazine readers worldwide this year.

Chaiyong hosted a dinner party yesterday (Bangkok time) for Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra and his team who had gone to New York to receive the award. He urged Bangkok to defend the title for the fifth time next year too. Saying that a large number of American people visited Thailand each year and could adjust well to Bangkok, Chaiyong urged the city to solve the notorious issue of traffic jams.

He said the Thai embassy would host an event to promote tourism to Bangkok and revealed that even US President Obama had told him during a recent function that he would like to visit Thailand again.

Sukhumbhand said this award was a great honour and a great responsibility to maintain and develop Thai tourism further and said he would try to solve the problem of traffic jams in the city.

-- The Nation 2013-07-21

Mrs. O, not so much.

If you saw Obama strolling down Walking Street, would you buy him a beer?

In other words, "Don't call us, we'll call you."

He could team up with Bill Clinton for a "boy's away" trip without the wives.

The Weekly World News reported Prime Minister Shinawatra is lovesick and wants to return with President Obama to live with him at The White House.

”The Prime Minister doesn’t care if she is the second wife to Michelle, she just wants to be with Barack Obama and will do anything for him,” said a source in the Thai government.

”She’s madly in love.”

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/52772/thai-prime-minister-falls-in-love-with-obama/

Edited July 21, 201313 yr by DiNiro

When I read the headline, I knew EXACTLY what was coming!

Guys...grow up!

The Weekly World News reported Prime Minister Shinawatra is lovesick and wants to return with President Obama to live with him at The White House.

”The Prime Minister doesn’t care if she is the second wife to Michelle, she just wants to be with Barack Obama and will do anything for him,” said a source in the Thai government.

”She’s madly in love.”

thaipm_love.jpg

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/52772/thai-prime-minister-falls-in-love-with-obama/

After a few early years at KSU ("The student body consists of a large number of African-American students.") perhaps she feels an urge to get back to her "Roots".

The Weekly World News reported Prime Minister Shinawatra is lovesick and wants to return with President Obama to live with him at The White House.

”The Prime Minister doesn’t care if she is the second wife to Michelle, she just wants to be with Barack Obama and will do anything for him,” said a source in the Thai government.

”She’s madly in love.”

thaipm_love.jpg

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/52772/thai-prime-minister-falls-in-love-with-obama/

After a few early years at KSU ("The student body consists of a large number of African-American students.") perhaps she feels an urge to get back to her "Roots".

An odd mixture of racism and stupidity here.

Maybe he would like to come and have some of the fine Thai rice, which has been sitting in a warehouse for a few days months years, and served personally by Yingluck.

'Obama keen to visit Thailand again'

Dear Barry,

Buffalo sick, lots of unsold rice. Economic not velly goose. Thailan hot too mutt now. No need to visit, just send money.

Love,

YS

said he would try to solve the problem of traffic jams in the city.

See.....I told you the Thais would start to believe that BKK was the Worlds best city.

We're doomed.

See.....I told you the Thais would start to believe that BKK was the Worlds best city.

We're doomed.

You're confused, the Thai American black guy is actually Tiger Woods.

See.....I told you the Thais would start to believe that BKK was the Worlds best city.

We're doomed.

You're confused, the Thai American black guy is actually Tiger Woods.

I forgot.......he's the one that was actually good at his job for a while. How could I have confused them. Sorry.

Best City in the world 4 years running? I find that hard to believe.

If you saw Obama strolling down Walking Street, would you buy him a beer?

Gladly.

Best City in the world 4 years running? I find that hard to believe.

Does seem a bit odd to win it 4 times in a row. Who's behind the award?

Maybe its an award from T.A.T......... Saying that though, I wouldn't even vote it the best city in Thailand.

Edited July 21, 201313 yr by JeremyBowskill

After reading the beginning comments of this post, why do the "sex-expat residents" always have to connect everything with their association with Thailand? Yes, maybe Obama would like to return to Thailand and see its historical sites, enjoy its famous cuisine, and beaches.

Edited July 21, 201313 yr by toenail

And exactly why would he want to come and spend another few hours in Thailand?

Well President Obama can retire here after 2016 but even he can't neglect his 90 day address reports!

After reading the beginning comments of this post, why do the "sex-expat residents" always have to connect everything with their association with Thailand? Yes, maybe Obama would like to return to Thailand and see its historical sites, enjoy its famous cuisine, and beaches.

Firstly - are you drawing your conclusions based on your own sense of elitism that raises you above the thinking level of those that you call "sex-expats"?

Secondly - where's your sense of humour? Some relatively non inflammatory comments taking the mickey out of a couple of politicians shouldn't really upset anybody that much, unless you're overly sensitive about your own position in society here - refer to my first point.

I'm what many on this forum would call a Thai apologist and am usually very guarded in my critique of the country or its people, but come on, do we have to be so PC that we can't have a laugh at the expense of the Thai and US Leaders?

Best City in the world 4 years running? I find that hard to believe.

Does seem a bit odd to win it 4 times in a row. Who's behind the award?

A lot of kids on in Bangkok paid to vote on the online voting.

"I would like to visit your lovely country again", I guess Mr Obama would say the same to be amsassadors of Somalia, Congo and Pakistan. Part of being diplomatically correct! And everyone (?) understand that.

Except the Thais, just another confirmation of their selfinflated opion about themselves! "We are the center of the universe"

Best City in the World?? Give me a break. Who was in the running? Kabul, Mogadishu and Bagdad?

As for solving the trafficjams in Bkk

"I would like to visit your lovely country again", I guess Mr Obama would say the same to be amsassadors of Somalia, Congo and Pakistan. Part of being diplomatically correct! And everyone (?) understand that.

Except the Thais, just another confirmation of their selfinflated opion about themselves! "We are the center of the universe"

Best City in the World?? Give me a break. Who was in the running? Kabul, Mogadishu and Bagdad?

As for solving the trafficjams in Bkk

It's actually run by MasterCard and is based on the number of foreign international overnight visitors. London was pipped at the post by Bangkok. Don't think Kabul will ever be in the running.

Here's a Forbes article about it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/06/10/the-20-most-popular-cities-in-the-world-to-visit-in-2013/

As for solving the traffic situation in BKK, yeah, good luck with that.

This has a TAT feel about it, " American presidents are flocking to Thailand ".

This has a TAT feel about it, " American presidents are flocking to Thailand ".

"The hub of American presidential visits".

This has a TAT feel about it, " American presidents are flocking to Thailand ".

American presidents flocking to Thailand to see the birds?

This story is preposterous in its writing and dubious as to its veracity. The lame duck US president has more on his plate than he can handle so as not to go out as a failure. Visiting Thailand would go over as a flatulence in church with the American people at this time.