webfact Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Suthep Welcomes Five More Years for PM PrayuthBy Khaosod EnglishSuthep Thaugsuban speaking on a stage during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on 3 Jan 2014.SURAT THANI — The leader of the street protests that paved the way for the May 2014 coup has praised Thailand’s military leader and welcomed him to stay in power for up to five more years.Speaking to reporters today, Suthep Thaugsuban described junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha as an ideal Prime Minister because he solves problems "without seeking personal gain.""If Gen. Prayuth can stay and keep solving problems and making this country and the livelihood of the people better, he can stay for three years or five years," Suthep said. "We should not only try to have what looks cool."Gen. Prayuth stepped in and seized power from an elected government on 22 May 2014 after mass anti-government protests led by Suthep had paralyzed parts of Bangkok for six months.Suthep, a veteran Democrat Party politician and former deputy Prime Minister, maintained a high profile as the leader of the movement, which aimed to oust then-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and suspend democracy in Thailand to undergo a national reform effort. The junta has largely adopted the protesters' platform by postponing national elections and appointing various committees to pen a new constitution and enact a wide range of reforms.After the coup, Suthep joined the monkhood and has largely stayed out of the spotlight. Speaking to reporters today, he said he had no plans to return to politics.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1430910868&typecate=06§ion= -- Khaosod English 2015-05-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 5 Years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Suthep stay out of politics...Oh please he is the epitome of a Thai politician; cunning, devious, duplicitous, calculating, forgive me for a moment of suspended disbelief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 If the general has acquired any political savvy, he will realise a ringing endorsement from this character is Not A Good Thing At All. Let us see where this leads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Scoop you heard it here first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Now there's a surprise, who would have thought ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I thought monks were not allowed a political opinion or to discuss politics..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 5 more years? Welcomed? That goes without saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 and what major issue has Mr P really solved? Airlines .. nope Fishing ... nope Human trafficking ... nope drugs ... nope Thai economy ... nope drunk driving ... nope human rights ... nope Has he actually done anything? it is same same in LOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praematura Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 He's staying out of politics unless he needs to make a political announcement. Look that pic in the OP, yea he's a monk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx22cb Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 "<<Suthep>> said he had no plans to return to politics". I see - eerily similar to Prayuth having said in the past "I will not stage a coup", and "I will not become the Prime Minister". The words "salt" and "grain" come to mind ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurboy Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Cue: Agreement from Prayuth. Suthep leaves monkhood. Prayuth gives Suthep government portfolio. Sorted. Happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 He's staying out of politics unless he needs to make a political announcement. Look that pic in the OP, yea he's a monk... "Suthep Thaugsuban speaking on a stage during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on 3 Jan 2014." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Suthep is a pompous idiot. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 and what major issue has Mr P really solved? Airlines .. nope Fishing ... nope Human trafficking ... nope drugs ... nope Thai economy ... nope drunk driving ... nope human rights ... nope Has he actually done anything? it is same same in LOS At least no more red shirt/ yellow shirt protests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 and what major issue has Mr P really solved? Airlines .. nope Fishing ... nope Human trafficking ... nope drugs ... nope Thai economy ... nope drunk driving ... nope human rights ... nope Has he actually done anything? it is same same in LOS yes what you talking about! there are line painted on footpaths/sidewalks around the country that mark out what you cannot use for commercial use, never mind the huge holes low signs and overhanging powerlines. parallel parking in place of angle parking, just making everyone double park its a world of difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thai people welcome 50 more years of Phra Suthep in the monkhood OBSERVING the precepts and being SILENT on secular affairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Prayut 5 more years Best PM I have seen so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Suthep, king of the palm oil. Scam, latter day monk. Thainess, personified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Prayut 5 more years Best PM I have seen so far Maybe, surely french Prime Minister , khun Valls is the first one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Clearly Phra Suthep has yet to read the book "Omnipetence in Bananaland; dreams of a president for life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms22 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 corrupt to the core Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 We all know and have seen politicians only serve their own interests, not the nation's. We therefore need no politics nor politicians. A dictator with a conscience and getting things corrected and done, is better for our society. Singapore had shown the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Might be a good move for PM to bring the mad monk out of the wat. Then Suthep and his big mouth can act as a lightning rod, draw attention away from the general and some of his pronouncements. Along the lines of Spiro Agnew made Nixon look like a reasonable, moderate man by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Prayut 5 more years Best PM I have seen so far I, for one, welcome 5 more years of Prayut, nothing could make the Baht fall faster than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Prayut 5 more years Best PM I have seen so far I, for one, welcome 5 more years of Prayut, nothing could make the Baht fall faster than that. Better than the use of QE by democratic countries to force a devaluation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 5 more years? Welcomed? That goes without saying! . It's not me, it's the Foreign Govts that will object , creating problems for expats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 a prime minister who "solves problems without thinking of personal gain." so the polar opposite of himself then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Prayut 5 more years Best PM I have seen so far ehhh...... could be the last you see if china completes its purchase , you see thailand will become another hong kong, a personal piggy bank for china. no dissent will be allowed, not far from that now. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovekorat Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yep , good bit of the licking of the posterior never goes amiss. Fancy a well paid, do nothing job in any new non-elected government does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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