Yingluck condemns violence in Trat, Ratchaprasong

[Local Drunk]

RT @tukky_nt: Caretaker PM Yingluck visits OTOP complex in Saraburi province via @veen_NT TR @reporter_Itsarahttp://t.co/52SdE7TZw3

Would have been a good opportunity to visit the families of the children or some such compassionate action today, or perhaps demonstrate some action following her facebook condemnation I reckon. Nevertheless, up to her and what she deems best

Do you mean shopping?

[ginjag]

RT @tukky_nt: Caretaker PM Yingluck visits OTOP complex in Saraburi province via @veen_NT TR @reporter_Itsarahttp://t.co/52SdE7TZw3

Would have been a good opportunity to visit the families of the children or some such compassionate action today, or perhaps demonstrate some action following her facebook condemnation I reckon. Nevertheless, up to her and what she deems best

Do you mean shopping?

All seen in new yellows blues,pinks, but the one in FAWN colour whose belly is larger than his chest,, does he have a belt on ???

Is the PM stocking up on water to take back ??

[metisdead]

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[Fat Haggis]

It's her "advisors" both near and far that dictate to her where, when and what she says, she's a politician, she may well be the caretaker PM, but that's a position of responsibility, the decision making gets done at lower levels, you think that David Cameron, Obama and Co all write their own speaches, or decide where and what they should do the next day? ..hardly!! They have advisors to outline their week for them, right down to the clothes they should be seen in.

Under the current climate, given that the situation is at best volatile, not being seen in the public, where a situation can get out of control very quickly, then the smart move from her personal security detail is to Avoid such risks and locations, this is standard security procedures, it's called risk assement and threat mitigation.

Perhaps Suthep himself would feel able to walk freely in Chiang Mai without his PSD team ? After all if he wants to reach out to the remainder of Thailand, that's exactly what he should be doing, except he's being smart and staying in the area where he knows he's got protection and feels safe and comfortable. Yingluck is doing the same on advise from her advisors, staying clear of potential flashpoints.

[NeilSA1]

At least a statement condemning this sickening, violent act has supposedly been forthcoming from YL. Well done, if sincere.

[binjalin]

she did not "hide away" she attended a funeral of a serving Police Officer so i think you should apologise for misinformation

She hadn't been seen in public for at least 4 days, I believe, until she posted on Facebook that she had been at the funeral. I call that hiding away.

utter nonsense - I have not seen Abhisit but I don't accuse him of "hiding away" she is the PM and does not have to show you where she is everyday! for a start it was the weekend

she had the courage to go to that Officers funeral and for security reasons she does not "announce" it until afterwards - wise I'd call it

just stop bullying her - she's doing a great job under extreme stress and she deserves credit for that no matter what your political leanings

Edited February 24, 2014 by binjalin

[Trembly]

And the newspaper should cease constantly referring to her as "caretaker." It only serves to further antagonize, fracture, and engender conflict. It also detracts from the issue of violence and killing and maintaining peace.

It's her official position at the moment, they are obliged to call her that.

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[rubl]

 

It's her "advisors" both near and far that dictate to her where, when and what she says, she's a politician, she may well be the caretaker PM, but that's a position of responsibility, the decision making gets done at lower levels, you think that David Cameron, Obama and Co all write their own speaches, or decide where and what they should do the next day? ..hardly!! They have advisors to outline their week for them, right down to the clothes they should be seen in.

Under the current climate, given that the situation is at best volatile, not being seen in the public, where a situation can get out of control very quickly, then the smart move from her personal security detail is to Avoid such risks and locations, this is standard security procedures, it's called risk assement and threat mitigation.

Perhaps Suthep himself would feel able to walk freely in Chiang Mai without his PSD team ? After all if he wants to reach out to the remainder of Thailand, that's exactly what he should be doing, except he's being smart and staying in the area where he knows he's got protection and feels safe and comfortable. Yingluck is doing the same on advise from her advisors, staying clear of potential flashpoints.

 

Well, Ms. Yingluck is only a caretaker PM who doesn't have that much at hand, so showing her face in 'campaign' style seems a bit strange with these anti-government protests going on. With failed elections. With failed rice scheme.

Plus of course during the last censure debate Ms. Yingluck clearly stated she's in charge. No 'advisors' to 'dictate' what she should do. Apart from the golf caddy that is

[billd766]

And the newspaper should cease constantly referring to her as "caretaker." It only serves to further antagonize, fracture, and engender conflict. It also detracts from the issue of violence and killing and maintaining peace.

Do you mean that she is NOT the caretaker PM?

AFAIR the election has NOT been completed.

PTP is NOT the elected government. It is a CARETAKER government.

Yingluck is NOT the elected PM. She is the CARETAKER PM.

If that is what she is then why are you objecting to the TRUTH?

As the CARETAKER PM she is just as effective as she was when she was the elected PM except the country is saving money as she cannot jet off around the world doing the Foreign Ministers job.

As for attempting to run the country through her Facebook account I have no wrods to adequately describe it other than pathetic.

[Fat Haggis]

She is still in charge until she's voted out as per the constitution, if the dems and the alleged swing in the rural communities is true, then for a coalition and beat her in a vote, vote her out and let the PEOPLE remove her from officer through the electoral procedures.

Enough nonesense about vote buying, that has been going on in Thailand well before Thaksin came on the scene! So it's a lame excuse for being beaten by the other guy getting more votes than you did!!

[Dogmatix]

And the newspaper should cease constantly referring to her as "caretaker." It only serves to further antagonize, fracture, and engender conflict. It also detracts from the issue of violence and killing and maintaining peace.

She is caretaker prime minister of a caretaker government. Why should the press not refer to her position accurately?

[whybother]

she did not "hide away" she attended a funeral of a serving Police Officer so i think you should apologise for misinformation

She hadn't been seen in public for at least 4 days, I believe, until she posted on Facebook that she had been at the funeral. I call that hiding away.

utter nonsense - I have not seen Abhisit but I don't accuse him of "hiding away" she is the PM and does not have to show you where she is everyday! for a start it was the weekend

she had the courage to go to that Officers funeral and for security reasons she does not "announce" it until afterwards - wise I'd call it

just stop bullying her - she's doing a great job under extreme stress and she deserves credit for that no matter what your political leanings

I'm not sure what the weekend has to do with anything. She was hiding for most of last week.

She isn't doing a great job. She is doing nothing.

[binjalin]

she did not "hide away" she attended a funeral of a serving Police Officer so i think you should apologise for misinformation

She hadn't been seen in public for at least 4 days, I believe, until she posted on Facebook that she had been at the funeral. I call that hiding away.

utter nonsense - I have not seen Abhisit but I don't accuse him of "hiding away" she is the PM and does not have to show you where she is everyday! for a start it was the weekend

she had the courage to go to that Officers funeral and for security reasons she does not "announce" it until afterwards - wise I'd call it

just stop bullying her - she's doing a great job under extreme stress and she deserves credit for that no matter what your political leanings

I'm not sure what the weekend has to do with anything. She was hiding for most of last week.

She isn't doing a great job. She is doing nothing.

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

[billd766]

What a shameless attempt to divert the argument.

It's not diverting the argument. Shannon suggested he supports murder? Where is Suthep supporting murder?

One could argue that he was doing that when he signed the orders authorising the use of live ammunition, the ROE and authorized the use of snipers in 2010, but I wouldn't want to divert the post like you......

Of course you wouldn't want to divert the post like that.

I notice that you didn't condemn Chalerm and the police for using live ammunition too or comment on the picture of the sniper walking casually among the police several days ago.

[ramrod711]

"I strongly condemn the use of violence in recent days that has caused many deaths both at Trat Province and especially at Rachaprasong today, which is particularly saddening and disturbing since the lives of children were lost," Yingluck said

"my family doesn't want power, only peace" We shall unleash the red shirts, send them to bomb, shoot and intimidate, so that peace can be achieved. The police will continue their stellar performance, no one will bother to question Jatuporn, the out on bail terrorist, we will concentrate on crowd control so that snipers have a clear shot. I wonder if she was laughing when she got on the elevator, maybe things aren't quite so humorous now that the murder charges are adding up.

[whybother]

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

She deserves credit for condemning the bombings and attending the funeral.

She doesn't deserve credit for being the first female PM considering she wasn't even involved in politics until about a month before the election. PTP's famed electricity pole would have got elected. She shouldn't be there. She's got no idea. She's a puppet.

[Mackie]

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

You forgot to mention rice scheme scam, tablet per school child scam, water management scam etc...etc...Above all she deserves the credit for being the first PM in history of the world who allowed that her entire government is run via social media networks, Skype mainly. The first PM in the world who allowed her country to be run by a criminal, mass murderer and fugitive from justice. I give her full credit for it. Don't you? Very well done.

[MaxLee]

Dear PM, your child is safe from all hazards for now, but many other children die in what you call, "call for justice in the name of democracy..."

Edited February 24, 2014 by MaxLee

[Dogmatix]

Many Thais have suggested that Yingluck's dog like squat in front of the coffin without bothering to remove her shoes was disrespectful to the dead policeman who died trying to save her past its sell by date regime in a foolhardy action undertaken on the whim of madcap Chalerm.

Edited February 24, 2014 by Dogmatix

[than]

It's not like sincere...

If she want we believe her regret about terrorist act, she must distance herself from UDD

[Scamper]

A wholly inadequate statement from Yingluck, and one that should have been done as a televised public address. She has used television recently and frequently to push her agenda. While must these tragedies be relegated to the world of facebook ? Any other head of state in the world would have flown to the sites where she would mingle with the victims and families of victims. The Thai people need to see her. Is this only worth a response through facebook ?

" I strongly condemn the use of violence in recent days that has caused many deaths both at Trat Province and especially at Rachaprasong today, which is particularly saddening and disturbing since the lives of children were lost," Yingluck said. "

Why equivocate between the two ? Children's lives were lost at both attacks.These were terrorist attacks. They were crimes against humanity. And as prime minister you have failed to do what was expected into attending to the personal response of it. You have let your country and your people down.

Edited February 24, 2014 by Scamper

[binjalin]

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

She deserves credit for condemning the bombings and attending the funeral.

She doesn't deserve credit for being the first female PM considering she wasn't even involved in politics until about a month before the election. PTP's famed electricity pole would have got elected. She shouldn't be there. She's got no idea. She's a puppet.

She has dam_n more right to be there than any fascist unelected council that's for sure!

Edited February 24, 2014 by binjalin

[whybother]

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

She deserves credit for condemning the bombings and attending the funeral.

She doesn't deserve credit for being the first female PM considering she wasn't even involved in politics until about a month before the election. PTP's famed electricity pole would have got elected. She shouldn't be there. She's got no idea. She's a puppet.

She has dam_n more right to be there than any fascist unelected council that's for sure!

She may have more right to be there, but she doesn't deserve any credit for it.

[outsider]

Condemed the attacks... on Face-f***ing-book??? A Prime Minister? You're not even qualified to be prime poo! You know what... why don't you just get the hell out of wherever you are? Join your brother in the Middle East, whatever. One kid has died, another one is brain-dead. And all you could do is go on FB. Apart from some snide or sarcastic remarks, I have refrained from outrightly condemning you all this while, but it seems with the latest rounds of actions from you, particularly this one, you've done so yourself. Brilliantly. You're nickname shouldn't be 'crab'. It should end instead with a 'P'.

I know YL has no time to read this forum, so if any of her supporters here can pass the message along, that would be swell.

I doubt very much that YL cares about your opinion. As an outsider however, you should reconsider your call to a Thai citizen to leave their own country. Don't forget that you have way, way, waayyyyyy less rights to be in Thailand than her.

I completely agree with you. YL doesn't care about my opinion. Or anyone else' opinion here, for that matter, for if she did, you wouldn't have a field day here posting drivel. Now why did I respond as such?

You see... apart from your first point, which I already agreed with, everything else you said points to the fact that you're just being childish. It's your view, or no view. You draw unfounded conclusions, just because I don't believe in kissing YL's feet.

Lesson no. 1 - Just because my nick is 'outsider' doesn't mean I am exactly one. Secondly, without knowing any further detail, how would you know I have... to quote your eloquence "way, way, waayyyyyy less rights to be in Thailand than her (YL)"? Seriously, how do you know that? Or is that your opinion that all TV members have less rights to be in Thailand than a Thai? Including Thai TV members? Thirdly, did I even ask YL to 'leave the country'? Joining her brother in the Middle East does not constitute 'leaving the country'. It could mean 'going away until things cool down'... or something to that effect. Doesn't make her any less a Thai citizen, does it? I did not call for her citizenship to be revoked, nor did I call for her to be banished. "Get the hell out of wherever you are" could also mean she should just leave the scene... how she should do it is her prerogative. My post is open to interpretation, as is almost everything in this world, but to interpret it and then believing it to be nothing but the truth is just being completely immature. Ask, question or even engage in a debate - diplomatically. Anything else belongs to a realm inhabited only by kids.

As for my personal attack on her (re her nickname), I will not apologise for that. A kid has died (since my post, another four year old was killed, if I'm not mistaken?), and another one is brain-dead... I think I have the right to be a bit emotional that such young innocent lives are lost. Get on the TV, news... put on record your (YL's) condemnation of the despicable act. Put affirmative action in place. Get the perpetrators with the speed you nailed Kwanchai's shooters. Or faster. Like immediately. Not hide behind an FB post. And don't get me started on her going to a funeral of a policeman (Heaven bless his soul by the way).

I suggest between the 'read-then-respond' process, you'd want to insert 'thought' and 'digest' somewhere in the middle.

Edited February 24, 2014 by outsider

[Dogmatix]

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

She deserves credit for condemning the bombings and attending the funeral.

She doesn't deserve credit for being the first female PM considering she wasn't even involved in politics until about a month before the election. PTP's famed electricity pole would have got elected. She shouldn't be there. She's got no idea. She's a puppet.

Now an electricity pole is going to be charged with corruption.

[Baerboxer]

I admire her, she has branded these killers as terrorists.

Unlike Suthep who glorifies his killers as "his popcorn vendors".

Easy to write words on facebook.

An invisible caretaker PM/DM when the country needs highly visible firm but inspirational leadership. She hides and runs the country by repeating skyped instructions on social media. A lot to admired, really?

Let's see if these evil murdering criminals are actually captured, tried, convicted and punished. Whatever side they support and who ever they are.

[Dogmatix]

Happier times for Yingluck. Inspecting flood damage with Prayuth in 2011.

[binjalin]

she deserves credit for utterly condemning the bombings, going to the funeral and being the first female PM in this country's history! give her a break

She deserves credit for condemning the bombings and attending the funeral.

She doesn't deserve credit for being the first female PM considering she wasn't even involved in politics until about a month before the election. PTP's famed electricity pole would have got elected. She shouldn't be there. She's got no idea. She's a puppet.

She has dam_n more right to be there than any fascist unelected council that's for sure!

She may have more right to be there, but she doesn't deserve any credit for it.

well we agree to differ... she has branded the bombers (absolutely rightly) as terrorists, and stood tall in that condemnation, and THAT, is a sign of leadership

I do not pretend she is a great leader, or a great politician, but she does not deserve this continual baiting and sniping and she has kept her composure through great stress - she deserves some credit

[Soutpeel]

yingluck-and-prayuth-together-inspecting-flood-damage.jpg

Happier times for Yingluck. Inspecting flood damage with Prayuth in 2011.

And the caption...?

"Are these what the peasants look like ?....they look so much like us !...only smellier"

[zakk9]

At least a statement condemning this sickening, violent act has supposedly been forthcoming from YL. Well done, if sincere.

If she had any compassion at all, she would have visited the victims on the next day. That's what any prime minister would have done. But she isn't a prime minister and never was. She's a proxy for her brother who sits comfortably in Dubai or wherever his private jet takes him because he doesn't have the guts to go back to Thailand and stand up in court to defend himself against the acquisitions against him. Some family...