Suthep cancels fundraising dinners after Prayuth order
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, announced on Friday night that his second fund-raising dinner and all future fund-raising events would be cancelled.

Earlier, the PDRC announced that a second "Dinner with Uncle Kamnan" would be held yesterday at the Pacific Club. The first dinner was held earlier this month.

But Suthep cancelled the event after General Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the National Council for Peace and Order, said on TV on Friday night that politically motivated fund-raising events could not be held.

"I would like to apologise to all of you who want to dine with me tomorrow [saturday]. I would like to cancel the entire plan to organise dinner events every Saturday. Please accept my utmost apology," Suthep wrote on his Facebook page.

The dinners, which participants had to pay at least Bt10,000 to attend, became an issue because Suthep had been insisting for a while that he would not hold any political events or give media interviews.

However, it was reported that he claimed at the initial dinner he had been advising coup-maker General Prayuth Chan-ocha on how to deal with the regime of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra - a claim that the general strongly denied.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Suthep-cancels-fundraising-dinners-after-Prayuth-o-30237343.html

-- The Nation 2014-06-29

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

Exactly chooka this bloke is either telling the truth about conspiring with the general to seize power or is a bald face liar and should be arrested!

It's just shows you rules for one person and rules for another!

The bloke sitting in a park reading a book and eating a sandwich and gets arrested because they don't like the book yet this bloke thumbs his nose at the regime he brought about with immunity.

It stinks!

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

Not for Suthep, he's part of the coup leaders !

This cretin deserves every ounce of hurt that is coming his way. His post coup behaviour has been sickening. Nobody likes a bad winner, least of all me.

Definitely an association been going on for at least a year or more.

He has been untouchable all the time and remains so even after a slap on the wrist for opening his large orifice too often.

Suthep cancels fundraising dinners after Prayuth order

Just shows how far he'll go to promote peace and harmony. Give the guy a honorary doctorate or something.

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

As you're so much concerned about the obeying to martial law, I hope you refrain from visiting bars and/or other events that are attended by more than 5 people.

By the way, wasn't it announced 3 weeks ago already that the fund raising was canceled and those that had participated would be refunded ?

Edit : I just read that this was another event, to raise money for the victims killed or wounded by the red shirts, as the one canceled earlier .

Edited June 29, 201412 yr by JesseFrank

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

As you're so much concerned about the obeying to martial law, I hope you refrain from visiting bars and/or other events that are attended by more than 5 people.

By the way, wasn't it announced 3 weeks ago already that the fund raising was canceled and those that had participated would be refunded ?

I don't attend bars anyway and spend all my time with my family.

do you think he need to hold dinner to raise funds? seriously?

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

As you're so much concerned about the obeying to martial law, I hope you refrain from visiting bars and/or other events that are attended by more than 5 people.

By the way, wasn't it announced 3 weeks ago already that the fund raising was canceled and those that had participated would be refunded ?

Edit : I just read that this was another event, to raise money for the victims killed or wounded by the red shirts, as the one canceled earlier .

I guess the good general did not believe what Mr Suthep said and whispered in his ear?

this bloke thumbs his nose at the regime he brought about with immunity.

It stinks!

Did you bother to read the OP before blurting out the above?

Suthep cancelled the event after General Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the National Council for Peace and Order, said on TV on Friday night that politically motivated fund-raising events could not be held.

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

As you're so much concerned about the obeying to martial law, I hope you refrain from visiting bars and/or other events that are attended by more than 5 people.

By the way, wasn't it announced 3 weeks ago already that the fund raising was canceled and those that had participated would be refunded ?

Edit : I just read that this was another event, to raise money for the victims killed or wounded by the red shirts, as the one canceled earlier .

I guess the good general did not believe what Mr Suthep said and whispered in his ear?

Why is a person that restricts peoples freedom always called as being good on this forum ?

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Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

Not for Suthep, he's part of the coup leaders !

He is one reason there is another reason( Not saying here ) for the coup, best staged managed coup in the history of the world, very well planned.

do you think he need to hold dinner to raise funds? seriously?

He collected millions from the people during his 6 months of chaos surely he didn't spend it all on restaurants, massages and the presidential suites at top hotels.

do you think he need to hold dinner to raise funds? seriously?

He collected millions from the people during his 6 months of chaos surely he didn't spend it all on restaurants, massages and the presidential suites at top hotels.

He spend those collected moneys, together with a lot more fundings, on the organizing of the protests.

Lucky he had the funding, otherwise he maybe would have had to resort to looting Central world, like that other organization.

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

Really? You mean this whole game (and the one before by PTP) is unbiased?

do you think he need to hold dinner to raise funds? seriously?

He collected millions from the people during his 6 months of chaos surely he didn't spend it all on restaurants, massages and the presidential suites at top hotels.

hey Chooka just realized that your next message will the 8000th... What about to celebrate this, an expensive dinner ?? Someone some to be in the needs...

The fund raiser was to raise funds to help those injured during the demonstrations who are still in hospital.

Elite business class establishment Thais don't do any charity giving or helping the poor so they look forward to having a channel to spread it around at these downtown hotel dinners. Eating Thai shrimp from the hands of slave labor.

Suthep needs to be returned to the kennel - where all good attack dogs go.

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Deal or no deal, discussions or no discussions this is a typical of Thai politics where no one can keep their mouth shut especially a headline seeking, attention grabbing loudmouth.

Suthep wanted a coup and it happened but not satisfied he has to get in on the act and be seen as one of the ' masterminds '.

Pass Magnus.

Can you imagine the type of person attending these dinners?

Makes my skin crawl

do you think he need to hold dinner to raise funds? seriously?

He does if he wants the spotlight back on him. He is an opportunist of the worst kind and a glory-hound to boot. I would be happy to read that the NCPO gives him six months of 'quiet time' to meditate on his behavior.

The fund raiser was to raise funds to help those injured during the demonstrations who are still in hospital.

He could have raised the money by emails, facebook, etc. He desperately misses all the attention he had when he was leader of the PDRC.

Did anyone think Suthep would actually go home and shut it ?

Elite business class establishment Thais don't do any charity giving or helping the poor so they look forward to having a channel to spread it around at these downtown hotel dinners. Eating Thai shrimp from the hands of slave labor.

You mean that 'no hands' place is still operating?

Should have arrested him for trying to organise a gathering of more than 5. Martial law is for everyone.

My dear chap, this was not a 'gathering', but a classy fundraiser dinner at an appropriate place

Did anyone think Suthep would actually go home and shut it ?

One is allowed to hope isn't one?

Maybe a 12 day detention would be in order to make sure Suthep understand who is in power?