PM Yingluck: Political uncertainty holding Thailand back

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PM: Political uncertainty holding Thailand back

BANGKOK, 6 March 2014 (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says the current political deadlock is hurting the country, putting Free Trade Area (FTA) talks between Thailand and European Union on hold.

Prime Minister Yingluck posted a message on her Facebook page, saying the suspension of FTA talks could cause Thailand to lose the right to Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the system that provides developing countries preferential access to the EU market through reduced tariffs. Without it, Thai products exported to the EU would be less competitive compared to those existing in the EU market.

According to her, the EU will lift GSP from products imported from upper middle-income countries, one among the countries on the list is Thailand. As a result, a number of Thai products will no longer be entitled to the GSP system. These products include pineapple and pineapple juice, dog food, and shrimps.

Without the GSP, the FTA would be Thailand’s best option to penetrate the EU market.


-- NNT 2014-03-06

[uty6543]

It is Yingluck desperately clinging on to power that is holding Thailand back so do the country a favour and resign and then everything can slowly get back to normal service.

Edited March 6, 2014 by uty6543

[thesetat2013]

If YL cared what happened to thailand she would have herself and her family from politics and then hold elections. She likes to spout her concern but as they say! "Actions speak louder than words" and her actions have shown nothing is more important than her keeping power.

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[LuckyLew]

No ... Yingluck and Thaksin are holding Thailand back

[gemini81]

She isn't, obviously, the one posting on facebook, nor does a leader even lead by social media, nor are there any more excuses or others to blame. Running out of time & excuses. Lets get on with it General Prayuth! Get to the point before the country and economy slip even further..

[chainarong]

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She isn't, obviously, the one posting on facebook, nor does a leader even lead by social media, nor are there any more excuses or others to blame. Running out of time & excuses. Lets get on with it General Prayuth! Get to the point before the country and economy slip even further..

General Prayuth is watching.

[Luk Mhee]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

[MrJohnson]

Only absolute calamity will precipitate a coup. The men in green are under strict instructions to resist the temptation to intervene. They have only ever done so in the past when under instruction from above. That is unlikely to occur this time. Some kind of compromise will have to be found. The Dems (PRDC) will have to find a way to win at the ballot box. If TS was able to do it I'm sure the brains trust within the Democrats can also do it. Another coup would be a very retrograde step for Thailand.

[Goat Roper]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

Did you just get off the boat yesterday? Dig a little deeper into who she is and what her and her brother have done to damage this country. She will never ever be PM material imho.

[PatOngo]

PM Yingluck: Political uncertainty holding Thailand back

No sweetheart....greed,nepotism,outdated culture,cronyism....to name but a few things are holding back the country.

[Dogmatix]

I wonder what kid of dog food they export. Most of the foreign brands seem to sell stuff made in Malaysia here. Even that is not recommended by Thonglor Pet Hospital because the the US manufacturers get away with low standards compared to what they are forced to abide by in the US. The Thai made stuff must be rock bottom. I think the EU's dogs will be better off without it.

[Melyn]

Corruption and cheating has done much more harm

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[tomacht8]

Corruption, nepotism, unfair distribution and greedy dishonest people holding Thailand back.
Nothing else.

[Brevity]

Sounds to me like it is a matter of Thailand's economy improving over time to the point where it may no longer qualifies for special treatment by the EU countries.

Who suspended the talks? This is the typical vague language with no accountability that Thaksin tells her say all the time. So what if it is officially only a caretaker government. What stops them from meeting EU officials to present their case to be allowed special concessions? Just more Shinawatra bullsh*t to stir the masses. We can smell it a mile away and it has been strewn all over this country.

[Costas2008]

Luk Mhee, on 06 Mar 2014 - 10:30, said:

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

You must be joking.

More mature and responsible?

Never, in a million years.

[MGP]

Luk Mhee, on 06 Mar 2014 - 10:30, said:

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

You must be joking.

More mature and responsible?

Never, in a million years.

I disagree with you Costas. Her skills in acting performance and interpreting big brother's scripts are maturing day by day

[whybother]

PM: Political uncertainty holding Thailand back

And a half trillion baht rice scheme debt isn't?

[whybother]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

One CAN only hope that she is now more mature and responsible. There isn't much evidence of it though.

[marcusd]

What is holding Thailand back,is inherent corruption, too many restrictions on foreign businesses and too many stupid regulations just to,keep lazy people employed.

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[Scamper]

Now that she is a private citizen, Ms. Yingluck can devote more time to her facebook page. Her latest excuse to the NACC is that she has a lot of paper work to do. But really,her facebook page ( for any who read it, or ever did read it ) does demand a lot of time. One hopes that if ever Ms. Yingluck addresses her defense in detail to the NACC it will not be through facebook.

[mrtoad]

Yingluck and her circus are the ones holding Thailand back.

[Crushdepth]

So do what the leader of any decent country would do - fall on your sword and make room for someone else.

[Lupatria]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

Do you sell some of the stuff you smoke?

[PepperMe]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

You think she will still be a PM in the future? You are joking mate.

You statement.

'and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies,'

Should read

'and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her, her brother and his cronies,

With PTP getting only about 15% of the popular vote, which also equates to 85% of the electorate don't want them. Then that is actually what the masses think about these people.

You think she can retain any power with that sad excuse of a mandate? The courts will void those results as unacceptable for a mandate and run new elections, and will probably change the makeup of the constituencies as well beforehand.

No Thaksin government will ever gain power every again.

[steveyinasia]

No ... Yingluck and Thaksin are holding Thailand back

Could not agree with you more on that,.

[steveyinasia]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

Are you on crack? She never was a PM at the start and will never be a PM after any amount of term, she is useless and does not have a clue about how to run a country. If you voted for these thieves then you deserve to lose all your assets to these corrupt bandits.

[jcsmith]

If YL cared what happened to thailand she would have herself and her family from politics and then hold elections. She likes to spout her concern but as they say! "Actions speak louder than words" and her actions have shown nothing is more important than her keeping power.

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That wouldn't accomplish anything. The democrats won't allow another election that they would lose (and they almost certainly would lose). So asking her to step down just repeats the cycle of the democrats losing an election and then trying to force their way into power. The other alternative is the unelected people's council and does anyone seriously think that is a good idea? To put some unelected people in charge? That would be Abhisit all over again, but worse.

[whybother]

If YL cared what happened to thailand she would have herself and her family from politics and then hold elections. She likes to spout her concern but as they say! "Actions speak louder than words" and her actions have shown nothing is more important than her keeping power.

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That wouldn't accomplish anything. The democrats won't allow another election that they would lose (and they almost certainly would lose). So asking her to step down just repeats the cycle of the democrats losing an election and then trying to force their way into power. The other alternative is the unelected people's council and does anyone seriously think that is a good idea? To put some unelected people in charge? That would be Abhisit all over again, but worse.

Having Yingluck resign would take a lot of the steam out of the protests, seeing as that's their major demand.

[looping]

One can only hope that she is now a more mature and responsible PM, after the bitter experience of the past few months, and she now knows full well, how the people feel about her brother and his cronies, as well as the wrath of the Thai people should they not be treated fairly. I think that we all hope that in the future she will be a wise and intelligent Pm and listen to the voice of the people and the ones that care about the country and not their pockets.

One CAN only hope that she is now more mature and responsible. There isn't much evidence of it though.

At least now she has some political experience. That's to say that she has plenty of experience of failing miserably at being a politician. Due to her political experience she is able to deny such failings and blame someone else for the result of her mess.

She should be very proud of herself, and due to her political experience, I'm sure she is.

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[bigbamboo]

If YL cared what happened to thailand she would have herself and her family from politics and then hold elections. She likes to spout her concern but as they say! "Actions speak louder than words" and her actions have shown nothing is more important than her keeping power.

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That wouldn't accomplish anything. The democrats won't allow another election that they would lose (and they almost certainly would lose). So asking her to step down just repeats the cycle of the democrats losing an election and then trying to force their way into power. The other alternative is the unelected people's council and does anyone seriously think that is a good idea? To put some unelected people in charge? That would be Abhisit all over again, but worse.

Having Yingluck resign would take a lot of the steam out of the protests, seeing as that's their major demand.

Fair point, depending of course on who Thaksin replaced her with.