"...nominating Thailand’s embattled (caretaker) prime minister for a Nobel Prize of her own was the highlight of a speech made this afternoon by a Puea Thai Party election candidate..."

I have to apologize to all those to whom I stated that I didn't think Thais had a sense of humor. This has to be the funniest thing I have heard in years. Either that, or they hired some top comedy writer from the west. Either way, thanks for the laugh .

The second best part is that it will only happen if Pheu Thai wins the election and Yingluck is elected Prime Minister again. Incentive for everyone to vote Pheu Thai so their Prime Minister can be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Brilliant Strategy:)

I think they thought it was the Noodle Piece Price

Why not? They have given it to those wonderful peacemakers like Kissinger, Arafat, etc.

I lost all faith in international bodies when the IOC made synchronised swimming an olympic sport.

And it's the Nobel prize for what ?? The friendliest PM in the world due to her 50 trips abroad in over 2 years. ridiculous.

maybe N prize of disingenuous ?

I question whether this article is actually newsworthy. I guess another route to increasing post rates.

Great idea! Yingluck wins the Nobel Prize for peace.

In the official document from Oslo one can read that she won the Peace Nobel Prize, because she has certainly not invented gunpowder, guaranteed!

Sorry but, gunpowder was the Chinese.

Nobel invented dynamite.

Sure Thaddeus, but my somewhat failed attempt to be funny was refering to the expression that when someone is perhaps not the sharpest knife in the drawer, he has not invented (gun)powder.

But thanks anyway for the info.

Oh, would I love to see her get it. All the haters would choke on their own bile.

Go Yingluck!

Based on the criteria that seems to exist I would like to start a petition to nominate

webfact for a nobel peace prize

Webfact has shown true Journalist ability in being able to calm the savage beasts on here and keep people informed in an almost impartial state.

Therefore I feel that he is more than deserving of this nomination.

Well I'll just say this...

Let her have it, she can share it with Bashar Al Assad och Kim Jong Un.

Stupidity has no limits.

Nobel prize for what?!?!?!,!?!

For beauty over brain?

For all the corruption and chaos ?!?

Random overseas trips?

I want one!

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Nobody can be nominated for Nobel Price, the decision is made by a panel of "experts" that do the nominations within the panel.

Oh but she is special she is a Thai

She has contributed so much to shopping malls around the world.

Surely they will let the Thai's nominate her.

What is one little exception to the rest of the people who deserve the prize.

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Reconciliation is a two way street. Her opponents are not interested in reconciliation. As a matter of fact, in spite of what may be said about Thai culture, it is not very concilatory. Someone up the food chain decides what should be done and everyone keeps their mouth shut and gets on with life. Those days are gone.

She has steadfastly held to not using force against her opponents, something that her opponents didn't adhere to in the Temple in Bangkok.

The cause of the problems in Thailand are not of her making and her absence will not make them go away.

She has been an ambassador for the Thai people and is worthy of the nomination.

Nothing she has done has aided reconciliation one bit. If anything, what she has done has been a detriment to reconciliation.

The cause the problems are not of her making. That was mostly due to her brother. But her absence would be a big step in the direction of making them go away.

Hi there, I'm astonished by the negative, and I would say even strange, reactions of my fellow expats to the notion of a nobel for the PM. If you know some history, or even follow current news, then you must know that in other countries demonstrations which explicity attempt to overthrow an elected or non-elected government are generally met with extreme force. This is a PM who allowed demonstrators to enter government buildings, has instructed police and military *not* to use force on those who seek to overthrow her government, and has done her best to avert a military coup, which might well result in futher bloodshed (remember the last times the military ruled this country when unarmed workers and farmers were shot down in cold blood in the capital). Enough, Eric

The last time the military ruled this country, I don't believe anyone was shot down in cold blood. It was a peaceful coup. People were giving the army flowers.

My wife used to be a Thaksin/Yingluck fan, but not any more.

Her family in Surin are struggling because they have not been paid for their rice. We help them out and make sure they have enough money to get by, but what about the poor families who don't have someone to look after them ? Deeper, and deeper in debt ?

PTP is treating these people with contempt.

A non-story of ever I heard one. Anybody can be nominated by anyone for anything. Generations that come long after we are dust will judge the accomplishments of the dead.

Edited January 8, 201412 yr by Benmart

A Thai with a sense of humour, best gut buster I've heard in a long time

Great idea! Yingluck wins the Nobel Prize for peace.

In the official document from Oslo one can read that she won the Peace Nobel Prize, because she has certainly not invented gunpowder, guaranteed!

Sorry but, gunpowder was the Chinese.

Nobel invented dynamite.

Sure Thaddeus, but my somewhat failed attempt to be funny was refering to the expression that when someone is perhaps not the sharpest knife in the drawer, he has not invented (gun)powder.

But thanks anyway for the info.

yea and if brains were dynamite a lot of posters on here wouldn't have enough to blow their hat off.

...there was this story about Thailand being the No.1 -alcoholic country in Asean....

Do we Farangs really drink that much? 55555

Besides encouraging citizens to go to the elections on Feb. 2, Sunai Jullapongsathorn announced on stage that if Yingluck Shinawatra is elected the prime minister of Thailand once again, the party will nominate her for the Nobel Peace Prize since she has tried her best to compromise and settle the disagreements between Thais, Post Today reported.

This is truly brilliant stuff. You could not make this stuff up. Yes, the rules have changed. Their party can nominate her, and send their nomination to Sweden. The committee there will rubber stamp it, and she will get the award. Great stuff. It is fascinating how some people here distort the real world. Yes, and Tony Jaa's film Tom Yung Goong will win an academy award, for best foreign film this year. And the writers for the Nation will finally win that long sought after Pulitzer prize. And some other documentary filmmakers will win the Peabody for excellence in their field. And Thailand will be considered the most progressive nation on earth for its green energy policies. And the universe will change its axis, and spin with Thailand as the center of the universe, from now on, as it is the most important nation on earth now.

I will nominate Yingluck to the Nobel Price for the best looking PM ever.

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About as much sense in this as Obama being nominated before he was elected president.

Definitely CocoNUTS!!!!!

Today I saw loads of Election Campaign banners around bangkok central districts,, (chidlom etc).

I am quite sure that chidlom has a VERY low vote-rate for the shinawarta family.

it almost seems like the shinawarta family are doing just about anything they can to make people as peed-off and angry as possible.

it kind of looks as if they WANT to start violence or a Coup.

now,, stepping back from this,,, if there was violence or a coup, then Thai Markets will plummet.

could this all be a semi-cunning plan ??

if they are a mega greedy family (which they have proven to be), then why not crash the market a bit, and buy up tonnes of low-priced stock,, and then wait half a year for thailand to stabalise and stock recovery ... and sell their stock!!

this simple plan could rake in billions for the family !!

does anyone else think that this is a possibility?

why else do the shinawartas seem to be doing as MUCH as they can to provoke people ?

i mean,, seriously... a nobel prize is just ridiculous!!! and continuous trying to get back thaksin.. when you see all the things the shinawartas are doing, it looks like they are doing it on purpose.

I think that their goal is money, not politics.

anyone agree ?

If it were possible to debase the prize then this would be it...

Edited January 8, 201412 yr by jackinbkk

And it's the Nobel prize for what ?? The friendliest PM in the world due to her 50 trips abroad in over 2 years. ridiculous.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

Yes they devalued their brand by giving the prize to Obama before he actually did anything, and it turns out he won't be earning it either.

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Definitely CocoNUTS!!!!!

Today I saw loads of Election Campaign banners around bangkok central districts,, (chidlom etc).

I am quite sure that chidlom has a VERY low vote-rate for the shinawarta family.

it almost seems like the shinawarta family are doing just about anything they can to make people as peed-off and angry as possible.

it kind of looks as if they WANT to start violence or a Coup.

now,, stepping back from this,,, if there was violence or a coup, then Thai Markets will plummet.

could this all be a semi-cunning plan ??

if they are a mega greedy family (which they have proven to be), then why not crash the market a bit, and buy up tonnes of low-priced stock,, and then wait half a year for thailand to stabalise and stock recovery ... and sell their stock!!

this simple plan could rake in billions for the family !!

does anyone else think that this is a possibility?

why else do the shinawartas seem to be doing as MUCH as they can to provoke people ?

i mean,, seriously... a nobel prize is just ridiculous!!! and continuous trying to get back thaksin.. when you see all the things the shinawartas are doing, it looks like they are doing it on purpose.

I think that their goal is money, not politics.

anyone agree ?

I will nominate Yingluck to the Nobel Price for the best looking PM ever.

I will nominate Yingluck to the Nobel Price for the best looking PM ever.

Our Yingluck knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Only on TVF, 6 pages of vitriol and bile in response to what was a passing remark reported in an idiot publication

Amazing.

If the political crisis is resolved without any further deaths, she would be fully deserving of the award. How many other leaders would tolerate a mad man like Suthep making crazy demands, threatening her family, destroying the economy etc. She has shown tremendous restraint throughout the crisis and has tackled the problem with intelligently without inflaming the situation, much to Sutheps annoyance. In my mind she would be fully deserving of the Prize.