webfact Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 THAI-JAPANESE RELATIONSPrayut tells Japan general election to be held in one yearTOKYO: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chanocha on Monday assured the Japanese authorities during his official visit to Tokyo that the next general election would be held in one year.On the second day of his visit to Japan at the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Gen Prayut met Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Japanese health and labou minister and chair of the ThailandJapan Parliamentary Friendship League at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.At the meeting, Gen Prayut confirmed that the next general election would be held in one year, that laws would be enforced fairly, that authority would not be abused, but that his government had to exercise control actions in some cases to ensure national progress.Gen Prayut asked the Thailand-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League to help communicate what his government is doing to the international community, reported Thai News Agency."The Thai government will do whatever it takes to organise an election that is internationally recognised. Thailand is developing strong democracy to have an election in one year. The second phase of the national reform roadmap is on its way but takes time. I assure you that I will do my best to develop bilateral and regional relations," the prime minister said.He promised to take good care of Japanese tourists and business operators in Thailand and said that his government fairly enforced laws and did not violate human rights or abuse its authority."I just do not want to see a conflict during the reform process. There are groups of people who do not understand, so understanding must be quickly created with groups having different opinions," the prime minister said.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Prayut-tells-Japan-general-election-to-be-held-in--30253699.html-- The Nation 2015-02-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I wonder what the full text of what he said reads like ? Hard to imagine he was so definitive without an escape clause starting with words like ' providing, but only if ' and so on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Possibly it was an error in translation and should have said that the junta are not planning free elections in 1 year or the foreseeable future until "Thai happiness " is assured. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) He meant the general would be reelected! And what are the chances of him not standing as a candidate if there is a real election? Edited February 9, 2015 by Thailand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dominique355 Posted February 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2015 He promised to take good care of Japanese tourists and business operators in Thailand and said that his government fairly enforced laws and did not violate human rights or abuse its authority. ... except the freedom of speech, the freedom to move and travel, the freedom to assemble, freedom of press, fair trial, rule of law, etc. etc. etc. not to mention the democratic right to elect the own representatives to a parliament and the government. Does he think the Japanese are such simpletons that they don't know that? They also know that their (Japanese) constitution has been drafted within a few weeks and still stands today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpoo Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Mr BEAN HAS SPOKEN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 He promised to take good care of Japanese tourists and business operators in Thailand and said that his government fairly enforced laws and did not violate human rights or abuse its authority. ... except the freedom of speech, the freedom to move and travel, the freedom to assemble, freedom of press, fair trial, rule of law, etc. etc. etc. not to mention the democratic right to elect the own representatives to a parliament and the government. Does he think the Japanese are such simpletons that they don't know that? They also know that their (Japanese) constitution has been drafted within a few weeks and still stands today. Maybe he also knows that Japan was under a (foreign) military regime for over 6 years following WWII in order to "reform" that society... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 ... of course, this is all in the event that there are no more mysterious bombings by unnamed persons, etc. If they decide that there has not yet been sufficient attitude adjustment among the general population, all bets are off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laocowboy2 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Very good. Perhaps so good that it needs to be repeated in Thai - and to the Thai people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Maybe he knows something that we don't ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davehowden Posted February 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2015 Well of course there is going to be an election in one year (he did not say in one years time), just don't know if that year will be 2016, 2017, 2018 or what..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Something sushi going on here..... why would he tell Japanese about elections first? Or did he pronounce it "erections"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildragon Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 We just need to consolidate our power through a new charter before we have elections that we will lose again and have another coup a few years after Mr Abe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucec64 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 He promised to take good care of Japanese tourists and business operators in Thailand and said that his government fairly enforced laws and did not violate human rights or abuse its authority. ... except the freedom of speech, the freedom to move and travel, the freedom to assemble, freedom of press, fair trial, rule of law, etc. etc. etc. not to mention the democratic right to elect the own representatives to a parliament and the government. Does he think the Japanese are such simpletons that they don't know that? They also know that their (Japanese) constitution has been drafted within a few weeks and still stands today. Evidently the Human Rights Watch does not agree with this statement: http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/11/24/thailand-unending-repression-6-months-post-coup New York) – Thailand’s military government is severely repressing fundamental rights and freedoms six months after its May 22, 2014 coup. The ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has shown no genuine signs of restoring democratic civilian rule. Amnesty International also seems to disagree with this statement: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA39/017/2014/en/bdd3a325-b16a-4773-a688-cec9f43a587a/asa390172014en.html As authorities in Thailand state that they have no immediate plans to lift martial law six months after the military took power in a coup, Amnesty International calls for the lifting of restrictions and an end to the repression that has deepened in the country under martial law. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 We believe when we see mr general.. Predictions have a tendency to not become reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 It really is something when the General has to ask another country to 'communicate' with the rest of the world through some obscure parliamentary 'friendship' society, in order to make other countries aware of how things are. What are all those embassies in Bangkok for then?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commerce Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 "He promised to take good care of Japanese tourists" What about elderly Japanese men married to Thai wives who kill them for money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry001 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Guess he has spoken Time will tell.Lets give him a chance. He has done some good thing, put a few high officials in jail etc. Time will tell. He has openly established his deadline now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitforusalso Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Did he have his fingers crossed behind his back? Liar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fatty123 Posted February 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2015 The army is neutral There will be no coup. I have no interest in politics. I do not want to be PM. I will hold 'internationally recognised' elections. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucec64 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Did he have his fingers crossed behind his back? Liar! No need. He has section 44 of the interim constitution that states that everything he does is legal and everything he says is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty123 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Elections are pointless if the electorate can't vote for whoever the hell they want to. Be that Thaksin. Yingluck or Doreamon. Anything else is pure BS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 So they will have a better constitution by then? that will exclude certain people from being elected. Will the new constitution exclude some sectors of the community from voting? Anyone who owns a water buffalo? They can't do anything until they have a new constitution. Wasn't the 2006/7 constitution the bee’s knees of all constitutions? Well at least the same guys are drafting the new one, should make one sleep a bit better? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 "He promised to take good care of Japanese tourists" What about elderly Japanese men married to Thai wives who kill them for money? Never heard of one, the Japanese have far higher standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitforusalso Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Did he tell these people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 He meant the general would be reelected! And what are the chances of him not standing as a candidate if there is a real election? Nada, zero, zilch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 The latest poll says 99.999% of the people would vote for Prayut if elections were held, so they don't actually need to be held, just assume they would vote for him and stay in power. Polls don't lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I wonder what the full text of what he said reads like ? Hard to imagine he was so definitive without an escape clause starting with words like ' providing, but only if ' and so on. Thais always have buts, ands, becauses, ifs, and providing thats. If they are not explicit in the documents or transcriptions , they are always "implicit." Thais always look at a contract as something to be "interpreted" based on what the Thais were intending/thinking. The foreigner relies on the written English contract law, but the Thai "interprets" the written document to suit their needs later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 General election, yes. But running with candidates approved by "them". Sorta like China backing HK candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldiablo Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Another fine example of saying something you know is far from the truth but wanting to appease Japan for the sake of $$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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