Thailand’s PM Tells Reporters “I Won’t Leave, Despite How Much You Hate Me”

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Thailand’s PM Tells Reporters “I Won’t Leave, Despite How Much You Hate Me”

BANGKOK – Thailand’s junta leader Gen. Prayut Chan-O-Cha swatted away his critics Wednesday vowing to remain in power “despite how much you hate me”, as political tensions simmer ahead of a referendum the military says will pave the way for elections.

Gen. Prayut Chan-O-Cha seized power two years ago from a democratically elected government, promising to heal the country’s bitter decade-long political divide.

But critics say his regime has curbed free speech, outlawed political activities and has penned a new charter to entrench its role in government.

Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/thailands-pm-tells-reporters-i-wont-leave-despite-how-much-you-hate-me.html


-- Chiang Rai Times 2016-06-02

[colinneil]

I wont leave i am on to too much of a good thing.

[shirtless]

Now where hearing the truth , he wont leave 555 maybe at gunpoint like the previous government

[NongKhaiKid]

Ohh Diddums, people hate you. Paranoia getting deeper so danger levels for the nation increasing.

[stoneyboy]

Tick tock,tick tock,tick tock.

Sadly I'm not talking about my two ex sister in laws.

[ezzra]

I think our esteemed PM is take a leaf out of Trump behavior now and his habits of being dis respectful

and belligerent towards people who asks too many irritating questions..... why? because he can.....

[The stuttering parrot]

He won't leave because there are still politicians expressing their opinions !

Well that quote just about sums up his agenda.

[NongKhaiKid]

" Renowned for his irate outbursts. "

Should it not read IRRATIONAL outbursts ?

[rkidlad]

At least he knows how people feel.

Scary thing for me is how will he react if there is an uprising. Look at the corrupt monk in his UFO temple. Authorities are scared to arrest him. They're showing all the traits of a bully.

[jamesbrock]

Scary thing for me is how will he react if there is an uprising.

Live fire on unarmed civilians has been their modus operandi in the past, on several occasions, I have no reason to believe that will change.

[deckape]

Shades of Dick Nixon.

[Gsxrnz]

Wonder if he was stamping his widdle feet while he was throwing the toys out of the cot?

[Ricardo]

Oh dear, he seems to be morphing into a typical Thai politician, very few leave until pushed ...

[kmj]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

[thai3]

He did- the lottery price

[rkidlad]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

Ehm? Hello! Deckchairs and lottery at 80 Baht? And he said he'd have the corrupt monk arrested in his lifetime, so there.

[Valentine]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

A high ranking cop & his cronies sent to jail, finally sorted out the lottery price, some people in Phuket just been jailed over land issues, cleaned up Surin beach, army guy & others arrested for human trafficking, many other cases pending. He may not be perfect but has done more than previous governments.

[DrTuner]

Feet first, I suppose.

[Thechook]

So no election next year then.

[NongKhaiKid]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

A high ranking cop & his cronies sent to jail, finally sorted out the lottery price, some people in Phuket just been jailed over land issues, cleaned up Surin beach, army guy & others arrested for human trafficking, many other cases pending. He may not be perfect but has done more than previous governments.

I don't think the top cop issue can be claimed as a govt success because had it not been for an issue we can't talk about it's more than possible he might still be in post and still raking it in. Look how long he lasted without any action being taken and his activities must have been known, then something well beyond his control happens and it's all over.

[waldroj]

"...critics say his regime has curbed free speech, outlawed political activities and has penned a new charter to entrench its role in government".

The critics should be the least of his worries if this article's headline is true.

[jamesbrock]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

A high ranking cop & his cronies sent to jail, finally sorted out the lottery price, some people in Phuket just been jailed over land issues, cleaned up Surin beach, army guy & others arrested for human trafficking, many other cases pending. He may not be perfect but has done more than previous governments.

I don't think the top cop issue can be claimed as a govt success because had it not been for an issue we can't talk about it's more than possible he might still be in post and still raking it in. Look how long he lasted without any action being taken and his activities must have been known, then something well beyond his control happens and it's all over.

Yep, just goes to show how selectively enforcing some laws in some cases some of the time is enough to keep some people happy....

[chainarong]

Rather an undiplomatic outburst from a leader of a nation, quite clearly Prime Minister if we hated you , you would never know , may I remind you Sir of section 44, this hate could be construed as a breach of, Hmm I'll think of something , Hate is a very strong word , a more appropriate and much kinder word would be dislike, however as they say in those John Wayne movies, Ya make ya bed, ya lie in it partner............................................. .

[halloween]

Scary thing for me is how will he react if there is an uprising.

Live fire on unarmed civilians has been their modus operandi in the past, on several occasions, I have no reason to believe that will change.

So why aren't they storming the wat?

[NongKhaiKid]

Scary thing for me is how will he react if there is an uprising.

Live fire on unarmed civilians has been their modus operandi in the past, on several occasions, I have no reason to believe that will change.

A senior Buddhist monk and followers openly defying the law and in fact making a fool of the govt and relevant agencies but let's not rush into a decision.

Protesters on the streets who are nobodies by Thai standards, an easy decision.

[chainarong]

Oh dear, he seems to be morphing into a typical Thai politician, very few leave until pushed ...

And if that doesn't work maybe a shove

[Orac]

Oh dear, he seems to be morphing into a typical Thai politician, very few leave until pushed ...

And if that doesn't work maybe a shove

Or, perish the thought, an election.

[jamesbrock]

Scary thing for me is how will he react if there is an uprising.

Live fire on unarmed civilians has been their modus operandi in the past, on several occasions, I have no reason to believe that will change.

So why aren't they storming the wat?

...yet?

I think NongKhaiKid pretty much answered the question for me.

Why did they wait for months before declaring downtown Bangkok a "live fire zone"? Probably to (erroneously) ensure that they had just cause to do what they did.

Just give it time...

[Caveat Emptor]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

A high ranking cop & his cronies sent to jail, finally sorted out the lottery price, some people in Phuket just been jailed over land issues, cleaned up Surin beach, army guy & others arrested for human trafficking, many other cases pending. He may not be perfect but has done more than previous governments.

I don't think the top cop issue can be claimed as a govt success because had it not been for an issue we can't talk about it's more than possible he might still be in post and still raking it in. Look how long he lasted without any action being taken and his activities must have been known, then something well beyond his control happens and it's all over.

It really is a major stretch to claim the conviction of the senior BIB officer as a success as given the background to the issue there's no way the govt could avoid taking action no matter how much they may not have wanted to.

[Seizetheday]

For all his bravado and shouting he has not fixed one problem in this country...

Give him credit for fixing the debacle with the rice.