Thai Premier Yingluck reassures Al Jazeera amnesty bill off the table

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Thai Premier reassures Al Jazeera amnesty bill off the table

BANGKOK, 4 December (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has reassured Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera that the controversial amnesty bill is now off the table.

The Thai Premier, during her interview with Al Jazeera, said the Thai government was no longer attempting to pass the amnesty bill that ignited conflict in the country. The amnesty bill, if passed, would pardon many people involved in corruption including former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Miss Yingluck also told the reporter that the government was in control of the situation. Despite seizures of state offices, the government would carry on its operation as usual, adding that it is a “must” for the government to serve its people.

She went on to say that the government respected the right to freedom of expression as long as it is under the law and democracy, while suggesting that the government would be open to talks and negotiations to find a solution to the prolonged political gridlock.

Lastly, She said the 2010 crackdown had hurt the country enough already and she did not want to see any more deaths or injuries. She also asserted that, as the Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the country, the military should obey her command.


-- NNT 2013-12-04

[siampolee]

So the bill is off the table, no doubt it has been sent back to the head waiter to be re-tallied so as to mean the same but in more creative artistic fashion to cloud the true facts and its puppet government sponsors aims but in essence remaining the same.

And the band played '' ' Believe It If You Might.''

Thaksinspeak at its best from the lead female puppet star.

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Edited December 4, 2013 by siampolee

[bigbamboo]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

[rubl]

"the military should obey her command." ?

Is there any sign that the Military don't?

[JetsetBkk]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

She was asked that exact point - that it could be brought back after 180 days, or something like that. She said it wouldn't.

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

I just found the video. Watch it if you have the mental fortitude. The amnesty bill is discussed is at about 11:30:

[Bluespunk]

"Thai Premier reassures Al Jazeera amnesty bill off the table"

No sh1t Sherlock.

[johnthompson]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

She was asked that exact point - that it could be brought back after 180 days, or something like that. She said it wouldn't.

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

I just found the video. Watch it if you have the mental fortitude. The amnesty bill is discussed is at about 11:30:

Wow this is just horrible. Out of all the decent and qualified people in this nation they picked Yingluck to represent and lead the country. Just unbelievable

[pedro01]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

She was asked that exact point - that it could be brought back after 180 days, or something like that. She said it wouldn't.

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

I just found the video. Watch it if you have the mental fortitude. The amnesty bill is discussed is at about 11:30:

Wow this is just horrible. Out of all the decent and qualified people in this nation they picked Yingluck to represent and lead the country. Just unbelievable

I struggled to hold on after "My Pressure"

[Nickymaster]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

She was asked that exact point - that it could be brought back after 180 days, or something like that. She said it wouldn't.

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

I just found the video. Watch it if you have the mental fortitude. The amnesty bill is discussed is at about 11:30:

Wow this is just horrible. Out of all the decent and qualified people in this nation they picked Yingluck to represent and lead the country. Just unbelievable

It is even horrible without sound. Those facial expressions....

It is really very sad indeed that this incompetent liar is the leader of Thailand.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Nickymaster

[JRSoul]

Those shares belong to me, not my brother

I run this country

I don't listen to my brother

I have nothing to do with the rice pledging scheme

This amnesty bill has nothing to do with my brother

I have done nothing wrong

The amnesty bill will not be re-tabled

Given that sequence of statements, why would you give the last any more credibility than the others?

[macgver]

Listen to the interview. Thai Premier Yingluck unable to answer the questions related to the political situation, however she able to answers quite well about the economy situation.

[Rob8891]

I managed 4:25 of total confusion. I'll try more when I recover.

I know English is not her first language, but I admire her talent as a random word generator..... ...

[JUDAS]

That video was painful to watch. If the PM is not comfortable using English in an interview why not just use a translator? It almost sounded like she ran her answer in Thai through google translate....

[Nickymaster]

Whether it's Thaksin or Yingluck, they both have the same strategy when talking to the foreign press. Regardless of the questions being asked, they will always give the same self promoting answers.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Nickymaster

[bigbamboo]

Note to Jonathan Head, BBC correspondent and fellow Old Alleynian :

Mate, watch this and learn.

Edited December 4, 2013 by bigbamboo

[Rob8891]

The interviewer has the makings of a good primary school teacher, given the way she spoke to YL

[rixalex]

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

Quite.

And you have to keep reminding yourself, this is a person who successfully completed a Master's Degree completely in English!

Just how exactly did that happen, when her spoken English suggests she would severely struggle doing a GCSE in English, let alone a Master's? I mean, how?!

[Dogmatix]

When do you know that a politician is lying? When you see their lips move.

[Dogmatix]

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

Quite.

And you have to keep reminding yourself, this is a person who successfully completed a Master's Degree completely in English!

Just how exactly did that happen, when her spoken English suggests she would severely struggle doing a GCSE in English, let alone a Master's? I mean, how?!

She majored in English for her bachelors degree at Chiang Mai U and did an MBA at the Uni of Kentucky but still a very poor show. Thaksin was already wealthy then and took care of her education. So all could have been bought and paid for at CMU and Kentucky is one of those state colleges that needs foreign MBA students to subsidise the in-state bachelors degree students.

It would be unfair to say she sounds like a bar girl but there are a lot of mamasans who sounds at least as good as that, if not better.

[Dogmatix]

That video was painful to watch. If the PM is not comfortable using English in an interview why not just use a translator? It almost sounded like she ran her answer in Thai through google translate....

I think you are being rather unfair to Google Translate.

Previously the kept the foreign media away from her, except a few carefully scripted interviews with jouranlists who agreed to submit questions in advance. Now that her back is up against the wall there is no choice but to put her in spotlight. The effects are painful, probably for her too.

[plachon]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

She was asked that exact point - that it could be brought back after 180 days, or something like that. She said it wouldn't.

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

I just found the video. Watch it if you have the mental fortitude. The amnesty bill is discussed is at about 11:30:

Yes, it was a particularly cringeworthy interview and I suspect, in retrospect her advisors would have rather she had not done it, as it will weaken her international standing still further as a premier not in control of herself, let alone the country. She seemed unable to grasp the meaning of the questions, perhaps just one or two words within them, and then went off on a meaningless babble that had to involve mention of "democracy", "election", "the people" in each (non-)answer. That the interviewer mentioned Yingluk's speech in Mongolia caught her out big-time, as it showed she really has no idea of the content of speeches scripted for her and if she wasn't the PM of a country who claims to have a masters degree from a US university, you'd have to feel sorry for the woman. As it was, one is left thinking, "surely Thailand can do better than this for a premier"? Then again, how many times did we think the same when Dubya opened his mouth and spoke?

[ggold]

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

Quite.

And you have to keep reminding yourself, this is a person who successfully completed a Master's Degree completely in English!

Just how exactly did that happen, when her spoken English suggests she would severely struggle doing a GCSE in English, let alone a Master's? I mean, how?!

Did she buy her masters Degree in Bangkok?

[ggold]

It may be off the table for now but it hasn't been torn up yet.

It's just been hidden away to be produced at a later date.

She was asked that exact point - that it could be brought back after 180 days, or something like that. She said it wouldn't.

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

I just found the video. Watch it if you have the mental fortitude. The amnesty bill is discussed is at about 11:30:

Yes, it was a particularly cringeworthy interview and I suspect, in retrospect her advisors would have rather she had not done it, as it will weaken her international standing still further as a premier not in control of herself, let alone the country. She seemed unable to grasp the meaning of the questions, perhaps just one or two words within them, and then went off on a meaningless babble that had to involve mention of "democracy", "election", "the people" in each (non-)answer. That the interviewer mentioned Yingluk's speech in Mongolia caught her out big-time, as it showed she really has no idea of the content of speeches scripted for her and if she wasn't the PM of a country who claims to have a masters degree from a US university, you'd have to feel sorry for the woman. As it was, one is left thinking, "surely Thailand can do better than this for a premier"? Then again, how many times did we think the same when Dubya opened his mouth and spoke?

Maybe she thought that it will be a very short Premiership, as big brother would return to take over! Not that I feel sorry for her. I would go so far as to say that MP's in her own party are glad he is not back. You have to wonder the reasons of such a failure by PTP with a majority to have their own way. If Thaksin was really in control or if others in the party were just happy to feed from the trough?

[plachon]

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

Quite.

And you have to keep reminding yourself, this is a person who successfully completed a Master's Degree completely in English!

Just how exactly did that happen, when her spoken English suggests she would severely struggle doing a GCSE in English, let alone a Master's? I mean, how?!

Did she buy her masters Degree in Bangkok?

University of Kentucky as a matter of fact.

[Digitalbanana]

Note to Jonathan Head, BBC correspondent and fellow Old Alleynian :

Mate, watch this and learn.

LOL, JH must have spent all of 2 minutes preparing for his farcical Beeb interview on tax payers money?

[Rob8891]

Note to Jonathan Head, BBC correspondent and fellow Old Alleynian :

Mate, watch this and learn.

LOL, JH must have spent all of 2 minutes preparing for his farcical Beeb interview on tax payers money?

He probably thought any more than that was a total was of time, knowing he's be speaking English whilst she would reply in gibberish.

[Baerboxer]

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

Quite.

And you have to keep reminding yourself, this is a person who successfully completed a Master's Degree completely in English!

Just how exactly did that happen, when her spoken English suggests she would severely struggle doing a GCSE in English, let alone a Master's? I mean, how?!

How long ago did she complete her Master's? To be fair, language skills deteriorate very quickly if not in continual use. I have several Thai friends who completed degrees in English speaking countries. Once back in Thailand they never bothered to keep their English ability up.

I was fluent in German, when I lived and worked in Germany. I was fluent in French when I lived and worked in Paris. Now after many years of rarely using I'd probably sound like Yingluck's English to them!

I doubt she'd answer the questions differently in Thai. Superficial, denials. and repeating what she's been told to say.

[paully]

However, the main reason I came to this thread was to comment about how badly she conveyed her answers to the interviewer. A lot of the time the interviewer had a deep frown on her face as if she was trying to understand what YS was saying.

YS was just babbling, almost panicking, and saying the usual words without forming many coherent sentences. It really was a poor performance. Even worse than her brother.

She speaks like a bargirl. No wonder the interviewer struggled, despite asking her questions really S-L-O-W-L-Y.

[Paagai]

At 16:25 Veronica Pedroza sets up the killer question...... Just watch the reaction

[Baerboxer]

So the PM/DM speaks almost daily to her brother, but doesn't listen to him. She makes the decisions and runs the country.

And her brother, who happens to be a convicted criminal fugitive currently avoiding a jail sentence and other more serious outstanding criminal charges, with open non democratic views, just supports her and encourages her to fight for the rule of law and democracy.

Does that mean he is planning on returning to serve his sentence, and face the other charges? No, I thought not.

The Amnesty bill, not the work of government but parliament (what planet is she on) is not about whitewashing her brother - cause not. Just happens it includes that after last minute alterations by a committee, the majority of which happen to be MPs from her political party. Ah, but not members of the government. Clearly all just coincidences. Still, she has now very publicly confirmed she will not re-introduce this bill after 180 days. I'm sure Veronica will remember! But it will probably be re-introduced by those pesky PTP MPs who are not members of government but simply responding to the will of their constituents.

By the look on Veronica's face she finds all this incredulous. Mr. Head - please see this interview and learn,

More good news for the PM as Thailand slips lower on the corruption scale. Her government are really getting down seriously to this corruption thing now !