Red bowls seized from Pheu Thai's former MP in Nakhon Sawan

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Red bowls seized from Pheu Thai's former MP in Nakhon Sawan

NAKHON SAWAN: -- A combined force of 300 soldiers and police yesterday searched several suspected targets in Nakhon Sawan province, but found nothing illegal other than a large number of red plastic bowls.

The targets searched included the residents of former Nakhon Sawan MPs of the Pheu Thai party Veerakorn Khamprakob, and Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn.

At the residence of Mr Veerakorn, they found a large number of red plastic bowls.

At the home of Pol Lt Col Banyin, they found several guns, but all are licensed.

Early this month, authorities also searched several Pheu Thai politicians in Nan province and found more than 8,000 red bowls screened with Thaksin’s message that reads “Happy Songkran Holidays.”

He said a lthough the situation was hot, “I hope you find coolness from the water passing through this bowl.”

The bowl was also screened with Thaksin’s signature.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/161425


-- Thai PBS 2016-04-28

[lujanit]

Megalomania knows no bounds. Whose megalomania? Up to you.

[tracker1]

Luckily I am color blind but I do believe the Chinese are very inspired by the color red

[Eric Loh]

Combined force of 300 police and military men in a major shakedown and found only red bowls. I call that harassment and intimidation. How long more before the proverbial straw breaks.

[candide]

What a pest these subversive red bowls, calendars, and marmelade jars are!

[yellowboat]

Red bowls ? Wonder what educated people are thinking in the military ?

[canopus1969]

I hope the 300 brave soldiers brought up the heavy artillery in case the red bowels fought back

[SOTIRIOS]

....'cancer' by any other name....

[joebrown]

Red bowls ? Wonder what educated people are thinking in the military ?

Educated? Edited April 28, 2016 by joebrown

[Holy Cinema]

....'cancer' by any other name....

a bit like "troll" ..

These people have more rights than you do for starters.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

sounds like they had a tip about something bigger at that location but perhaps someone alerted them ahead of the raid in time to get rid of whatever they were after.

Never tell the BIB what your planned raid is, can't be trusted especially if you are going after the reds.

[simon43]

''' in case the red bowels fought back

I hope you mean 'bowls'

[Eric Loh]

''' in case the red bowels fought back

I hope you mean 'bowls'

Bowel is a deserving word and fitting to the occasion. That's what the military deserved.

[wabothai]

Luckily I am color blind but I do believe the Chinese are very inspired by the color red

So do bulls !!

[bobmac10]

sounds like they had a tip about something bigger at that location but perhaps someone alerted them ahead of the raid in time to get rid of whatever they were after.

Never tell the BIB what your planned raid is, can't be trusted especially if you are going after the reds.

The brilliant EYE sees all, can take a small story with no details and gives us the lowdown every time.

With his crystal ball and his ESP he will decipher the vaguest clues and tell us what really happened.

[gandalf12]

Luckily I am color blind but I do believe the Chinese are very inspired by the color red

So do bulls !!

They say bulls do but now they think it is movement and nothing to do with the colour

[Kiwiken]

How subversive to have red bowls in your home. What if they had red spoons as well ; they might be making a rebellious soup

[Ricardo]

Perhaps the military thought they had a red-hot tip ?

Which turned out to be a red-herring !

[Emster23]

maybe those in "that group" should adopt Man U, Liverpool, Bayern Munich shirts as symbol of resistence. Considering how Man U has been playing, perhaps taking their games off the tube for being subversive might be doing us a favor.... oh yeah, Arsenal too....

[ratcatcher]

Combined force of 300 police and military men in a major shakedown and found only red bowls. I call that harassment and intimidation. How long more before the proverbial straw breaks.

"How long more before the proverbial straw breaks.?"

That would largely depend upon the proverbial camel, wouldn't it?

[laolover88]

Should have a different coloured bowl for every day.

[ballpoint]

This red bowl movement should be flushed immediately.

[Acharn]

Luckily I am color blind but I do believe the Chinese are very inspired by the color red

Red is the color of good luck. Common on Chinese New Year's objects. The only red shirts I own have the Chinese astrological animals on them (I would not wear them any day other than Drood Jin, and then probably only at home). Chinese children love getting red envelopes of money from their grandparents. Yes, red is something special for anybody who wants to celebrate New Years in a Chinese way. By the way, on Chinese New Year's, every Thai says he/she is Chinese to get the day off. Most of them probably do have at least a little Chinese ancestry.

[ableguy]

Combined force of 300 police and military men in a major shakedown and found only red bowls. I call that harassment and intimidation. How long more before the proverbial straw breaks.

The bib must be pissed off having to give up revenue gathering for a few plastic bowls, and I thought an army was basically trained to fight or maybe here they just leave the fighting to the 1,600 plus generals they have.

[ableguy]

This red bowl movement should be flushed immediately.

Crappy job.

[ikke]

''' in case the red bowels fought back

I hope you mean 'bowls'

another language doctor ..... hope you feel good ! pfff....

[torpedo1970]

north Korea and China springs to mind.........

[jerojero]

Oh no! Evil evil bowls! Must be eradicated before these bowls bring havoc to the country! Evil bowls! (Is there no end to this government's stupidity?)

Edited April 28, 2016 by jerojero

[Ricardo]

So how did the former-MP come to acquire his "large number of red plastic bowls", was he distributing or collecting them, or playing 'pass-the-red-parcel' ?

[jamesbrock]

''' in case the red bowels fought back

I hope you mean 'bowls'

Bowel is a deserving word and fitting to the occasion. That's what the military deserved.

Have you ever eaten a large serving of red Dragonfruit? I have, and my red bowels could've certainly given the military what it deserves...

Seriously though, is there no bigger threat to the country warranting a combined force of 300 soldiers and police than red bowls?