Suspected illegal logging leads to timber confiscation from the home of a Thaksin sister

[Lee4Life]

It's interesting that they confiscated the lumber and logs before completing the investigation...I would guess they were worried they might just "disappear" during the investigation.

By the way, I think you guys must be awful board to be making so many punny jokes

[Luger2]

The same family party anyway :

CHIANG MAI, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated a huge lot of 41 teak logs and 2,000 - 3,000 processed teak planks kept on a piece of land belonging to a former Chiang Mai MP, at the Chiang Mai Green Valley housing estate in Mae Rim District

And yesterday

RT @tulsathit: Illegal logs seized in Mae Hong Son and allegedly linked to ex-Pheu Thai head Jarupong. ASTV photohttp://t.co/Wcz5x53tYH

RT @tulsathit: MT @teamkorn: TR @NationTV22: illegal wood confiscated near Yaowapa's house (Thaksin's sister) in Chiang Maihttp://t.co/3AQ7zaJMW1

I'd never heard of Monthathip Kowitcharoenkulso I did a quick search which brought up a story about a house warming. As is often the case with internet searches you find something else. This time some deal to buy Russian jet fighters in return for chickens from what I could tell. I decided I'd found out enough then.

Illegal logging recipient and Thaksin's manly sister Monthathip Shinawatra and her husband were just done in last week for illegal insider stock trading.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sec-fines-thaksins-sister-insider-trading/

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Edited May 30, 2014 by Luger2

[Chris Lawrence]

The same family party anyway :

CHIANG MAI, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated a huge lot of 41 teak logs and 2,000 - 3,000 processed teak planks kept on a piece of land belonging to a former Chiang Mai MP, at the Chiang Mai Green Valley housing estate in Mae Rim District

And yesterday

RT @tulsathit: Illegal logs seized in Mae Hong Son and allegedly linked to ex-Pheu Thai head Jarupong. ASTV photohttp://t.co/Wcz5x53tYH

RT @tulsathit: MT @teamkorn: TR @NationTV22: illegal wood confiscated near Yaowapa's house (Thaksin's sister) in Chiang Maihttp://t.co/3AQ7zaJMW1

I'd never heard of Monthathip Kowitcharoenkulso I did a quick search which brought up a story about a house warming. As is often the case with internet searches you find something else. This time some deal to buy Russian jet fighters in return for chickens from what I could tell. I decided I'd found out enough then.

Illegal logging recipient Monthathip and her husband were just done in last week for illegal insider stock trading.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sec-fines-thaksins-sister-insider-trading/

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They are having a run of bad luck under the spotlight. Petty they don't own a Ferrari? and then they could go to Singapore for treatment?

[ikke]

it was the maid or the gardener...

Edit correction

It was Suthep he planted the logs...he is a fascist you know...

No, it was not Suthep, and No, I don't agree with any wrongdoing and/or corruption of the Thaksins, but Suthep stays a Fascist.

[overherebc]

Send in The Special Branch.

The real guilty characters

[robblok]

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No red supporters here to say it was a plant by Suthep

They can not respond, no freedom of speech anymore, they are living in your world now, enjoy it while it last!

We have lived in your world filled with lies in the media from the PTP for a long time. Now its your turn, funny though that not many Democrats were caught of corruption during the PTP time. Maybe they are cleaner (probably) but I doubt they are corrupt free too. I really don't care about the side of a corrupt official as long as they get caught.

Now that the PTP protection is gone its open season on them and I think most people will agree its not a bad thing when corrupt officials are punished and caught even if they are on their side. I know I would not shed a tear for any corrupt official on my side.

[edwardandtubs]

Probably these allegations of illegal logging are true, but if the army is acting it's only to protect their own monopoly of the illegal logging trade.

[marko kok prong]

The Shins really are something else. All that money and it's still not enough.

Yes,it's got so they can't see the wood for the trees.

[Luger2]

RT @tulsathit: Illegal logs seized in Mae Hong Son and allegedly linked to ex-Pheu Thai head Jarupong. ASTV photohttp://t.co/Wcz5x53tYH

the processed illegal teak logs belong to former Pheu Thai Party boss and Interior Minister Jarupong's son, Jaruwong, who has an arrest warrant out for him.

He is the owner of the Pai River Rock Resort where the lumber was discovered.

[mikemac]

it was the maid or the gardener...

Edit correction

It was Suthep he planted the logs...he is a fascist you know...

And an elitist, hi-so, yellow bellied amart fascist at that !

[Dogmatix]

I hope if they were cut in Thailand she get's 30 years like the old couple who got done for picking mushrooms.

And the Karen activist "Billy" who was executed for possession of wild honey.

[PoorSucker]

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[Piichai]

Military officers from the 7th Infantry Division and Forestry Officials from the Forest Protection and Fire Prevention Unit inspected house number 39/99 of Wiang Pink Villa housing estate, in Doi Saket's Talad Kwan subdistrict, belonging to Monthathip Kowitcharoenkul, a sister of self-exiled ex-premier Thaksin, after being tipped off.

And didn't they also find logs at Yaowapha's just yesterday?

Sounds like a family affair.

Thai news reports logs found on the property of a prominent Red leader (initial J), but can't recall it being posted on TVF yet.

Edited May 30, 2014 by Piichai

[Dogmatix]

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No red supporters here to say it was a plant by Suthep

They can not respond, no freedom of speech anymore, they are living in your world now, enjoy it while it last!

We have lived in your world filled with lies in the media from the PTP for a long time. Now its your turn, funny though that not many Democrats were caught of corruption during the PTP time. Maybe they are cleaner (probably) but I doubt they are corrupt free too. I really don't care about the side of a corrupt official as long as they get caught.

Now that the PTP protection is gone its open season on them and I think most people will agree its not a bad thing when corrupt officials are punished and caught even if they are on their side. I know I would not shed a tear for any corrupt official on my side.

Suthep was certainly a rascal before he turned saintly activist but most of the corruption during the Abhisit government, which was admittedly out of control, was from Bhum Jai Thai and Chart Thai Pattana ministers in the Democrat led coalition. Abhisit was forced to give them the most lucrative ministries like Interior, Transport and Agriculture to get enough votes to form a government. After that they were allowed to do as they pleased in their ministries which was disgusting. Chart Thai Pattana was in the Yingluck coalition too and Bhum Jai Thai was trying to get into it too and often voted alongside. So there wasn't anyone to go after most of the corrupt politicians in the Abhisit government.

[appleman_thai]

No red supporters here to say it was a plant by Suthep

Reds are not allowed to say anything anymore.

Don't take the one sided views on here to have any real reflection of real views on the ground.

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[Dogmatix]

None of the logs in the photographs look as if taken from old teak houses as claimed. They all look freshly cut. Let's hope the dirtbags who are destroying the environment for personal gain get banged up for many years.

[appleman_thai]

None of the logs in the photographs look as if taken from old teak houses as claimed. They all look freshly cut. Let's hope the dirtbags who are destroying the environment for personal gain get banged up for many years.

In fact if you read the article it confirms that all paperwork was in order and it was reclaimed wood.

I'm no Thaksin lover but this one sided approach and entrenched views is what caused all this in the first place

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[kimamey]

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No red supporters here to say it was a plant by Suthep

They can not respond, no freedom of speech anymore, they are living in your world now, enjoy it while it last!

We have lived in your world filled with lies in the media from the PTP for a long time. Now its your turn, funny though that not many Democrats were caught of corruption during the PTP time. Maybe they are cleaner (probably) but I doubt they are corrupt free too. I really don't care about the side of a corrupt official as long as they get caught.

Now that the PTP protection is gone its open season on them and I think most people will agree its not a bad thing when corrupt officials are punished and caught even if they are on their side. I know I would not shed a tear for any corrupt official on my side.

Suthep was certainly a rascal before he turned saintly activist but most of the corruption during the Abhisit government, which was admittedly out of control, was from Bhum Jai Thai and Chart Thai Pattana ministers in the Democrat led coalition. Abhisit was forced to give them the most lucrative ministries like Interior, Transport and Agriculture to get enough votes to form a government. After that they were allowed to do as they pleased in their ministries which was disgusting. Chart Thai Pattana was in the Yingluck coalition too and Bhum Jai Thai was trying to get into it too and often voted alongside. So there wasn't anyone to go after most of the corrupt politicians in the Abhisit government.

It does seem like some of the smaller parties just join whoever is in power to get jobs.

[kimamey]

The same family party anyway :

CHIANG MAI, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated a huge lot of 41 teak logs and 2,000 - 3,000 processed teak planks kept on a piece of land belonging to a former Chiang Mai MP, at the Chiang Mai Green Valley housing estate in Mae Rim District

And yesterday

RT @tulsathit: Illegal logs seized in Mae Hong Son and allegedly linked to ex-Pheu Thai head Jarupong. ASTV photohttp://t.co/Wcz5x53tYH

RT @tulsathit: MT @teamkorn: TR @NationTV22: illegal wood confiscated near Yaowapa's house (Thaksin's sister) in Chiang Maihttp://t.co/3AQ7zaJMW1

I'd never heard of Monthathip Kowitcharoenkulso I did a quick search which brought up a story about a house warming. As is often the case with internet searches you find something else. This time some deal to buy Russian jet fighters in return for chickens from what I could tell. I decided I'd found out enough then.

Illegal logging recipient and Thaksin's manly sister Monthathip Shinawatra and her husband were just done in last week for illegal insider stock trading.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sec-fines-thaksins-sister-insider-trading/

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I remember that story now. There's so much going on I'd forgotten. Strange it didn't come up in my search.

[ginjag]

i'm stumped

Sorry you lost your legs.

[Luger2]

CHIANG MAI, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated a huge lot of 41 teak logs and 2,000 - 3,000 processed teak planks kept on a piece of land belonging to a former Chiang Mai MP, at the Chiang Mai Green Valley housing estate in Mae Rim District

And yesterday

The illegal teak in this Chiang Mai case belongs to Thaksin's nephew (former PM Somchai/Thaksin's sister Yaowapa's son), former Chiang Mai MP Yossanan Wongsawat (middle below)

[Piichai]

Don't need to say Suthep planted it. Just say it is fake wood, or pretend it didn't happen. Maybe doubt the source or demand written unattainable proof in the form of police reports on TVF until they believe it. Maybe ignore this and google something Suthep or Ahbisit did to defend these actions. Maybe.

Oh, they have a plethitude of excuses.

When people say the thaksins are criminals there is a "grain" of truth in that.

I am glad all of these Shin's crimes are coming out of the wood work though!

They should arrests Thaksins sister for Treezun.

I wonder if thaksins son, "Oak", needs to be investigated too?

Fake wood grown by the fake farmers?

[Piichai]

The same family party anyway :

CHIANG MAI, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated a huge lot of 41 teak logs and 2,000 - 3,000 processed teak planks kept on a piece of land belonging to a former Chiang Mai MP, at the Chiang Mai Green Valley housing estate in Mae Rim District

And yesterday

RT @tulsathit: Illegal logs seized in Mae Hong Son and allegedly linked to ex-Pheu Thai head Jarupong. ASTV photohttp://t.co/Wcz5x53tYH

RT @tulsathit: MT @teamkorn: TR @NationTV22: illegal wood confiscated near Yaowapa's house (Thaksin's sister) in Chiang Maihttp://t.co/3AQ7zaJMW1

I'd never heard of Monthathip Kowitcharoenkulso I did a quick search which brought up a story about a house warming. As is often the case with internet searches you find something else. This time some deal to buy Russian jet fighters in return for chickens from what I could tell. I decided I'd found out enough then.

Wasn't she just convicted the other day for some securities irregularities?

[ginjag]

Send in The Special Branch.

Branch - is that a pun?

A pun is not a branch, You maybe -TWIGGED on by now--or made a TRUNK call, to your BUDdy.

[Piichai]

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No red supporters here to say it was a plant by Suthep

They can not respond, no freedom of speech anymore, they are living in your world now, enjoy it while it last!

Well reasoned arguments are always welcome.

It's all that name calling the forum can do without.

[newcomer71]

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No red supporters here to say it was a plant by Suthep

They can not respond, no freedom of speech anymore, they are living in your world now, enjoy it while it last!

We have lived in your world filled with lies in the media from the PTP for a long time. Now its your turn, funny though that not many Democrats were caught of corruption during the PTP time. Maybe they are cleaner (probably) but I doubt they are corrupt free too. I really don't care about the side of a corrupt official as long as they get caught.

Now that the PTP protection is gone its open season on them and I think most people will agree its not a bad thing when corrupt officials are punished and caught even if they are on their side. I know I would not shed a tear for any corrupt official on my side.

You have always been free to write whatever you like and think what you like, now some idea is clearly prohibited to be written on the forum and expressed freely...

And rabid posters are around ready to attack anyone who has an idea slightly different from them....

Happy times indeed! Yeah!

[Prbkk]

I'm not going out on a limb to say she's innocent but the usual wooden-headed suspects here all assume guilt before facts are known

[Bakseeda]

it was the maid or the gardener...

Edit correction

It was Suthep he planted the logs...he is a fascist you know...

And an elitist, hi-so, yellow bellied amart fascist at that !

All of that aside, Suthep will go down in history as the man who saved Thailand.. Personally , I hope he gets a medal..

[enuff said]

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I guess they are really out on a limb this time.

'nuff said

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[T_Dog]

When a tree falls in the woods, I guess no one hears it unless politics is involved. I run into logging all the time mountain biking in the forests. The crews are normally not very friendly for some reason so I don't hang around. They normally have portable sawmills and mill the timber as soon as it is cut.