Public approval of draft charter prompts world community to have confidence in Thailand: Deputy premier

[webfact]

Public approval of draft charter prompts world community to have confidence in Thailand: Deputy premier

 

BANGKOK, 9 August 2016 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Thanasak Patimapakorn assured that a public approval of the draft constitution in Sunday's referendum will prompt the world community to have confidence in Thailand. 

He said he believed the approval of the charter will prompt the world community to have confidence in this country while the government is pursuing its road map while many parties agreed to provide cooperation. 

He expressed admiration for anti-charter activists who accepted the decision of the majority voters and would not put pressure on the government to follow the road map. 

He said that possibilities of the next general election being postponed would depend on the Constitution Drafting Committee but, he said, such delays would make no serious impact.

 

-- nnt 2016-08-09

[taichiplanet]

Sorry Dep PM, most of the world doesn't give Thailand a second thought. He talks about the world now having confidence in Thailand and then mentions there is a possibility of the general election being postponed. That doesn't inspire confidence at all!

[NongKhaiKid]

Didn't take long to start beating the drum and on behalf of the world too  !

Personally I haven't seen any comments,  favourable or otherwise,   from outside LoS but that's not to say there haven't been.

All's well,   as ever,  in the junta's own little world and the truth of the international community's reaction is most likely found in the cables being sent from the various diplomatic missions back to their respective Foreign Ministries.

 

Edited August 8, 2016 by NongKhaiKid

[DrTuner]

All it prompts in my head is the former glory of oppressed Myanmar. The headline editorial from the largest newspaper in Finland before the elections was along the same lines, too: http://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitukset/a1470372016940

 

The world has not been fooled.

[candide]

Well it's not what I read in BBC News, Le Monde, La Stampa,  El Pays, AFP, Reuters.....(I usually don't look at U.S. press but I guess it's similar).

[JAG]

Sorry Dep PM, most of the world doesn't give Thailand a second thought. He talks about the world now having confidence in Thailand and then mentions there is a possibility of the general election being postponed. That doesn't inspire confidence at all!

Ah, it didn't take long for hints about postponing an election to start!

And why not I say. We've had a vote. It proves that the public trust, are happy with and have confidence in the government. There are after all far more important things to be getting on with, now that the world has confidence in Thailand....

[Thailand]

Sorry Thailand, irrespective of what  you think were voting for you have now got military rule in one way shape or form for years to come unless something unexpected occurs.

 

The rest of the world knows that but they really don't care unless the guns come out.

[LannaGuy]

yup the world has confidence that whatever the next "government" the 250 army appointed senators will have control and do 'what's best' for the people 

[kannot]

wonder when the <deleted> hits the  fan how  long  before  johnny foreigner starts to get the blame for everything

[waldroj]

No sooner has Patimapakorn declared that the world will now have confidence in the junta's roadmap, but it also appears that he is flagging the possibility of the election being postponed.

[DM07]

Oh puuuuuuleeeaaaazzzeeeeee!

[digibum]

I feel more confident.  More confident that Thailand is on its way to third-world status.  

 

 

[gk10002000]

He is free to believe what he wants, but that hardly makes it a fact

[gk10002000]

He is free to believe what he wants, but that hardly makes it a fact

[Thailand]

It is quite possible that Thai's in the tourism industry here will be looking towards the blossoming Myanmar tourist industry for work in the not too distant future as the former Burma revels in the continued dismantling of years of military oppression and a new found democracy.

[Lupatria]

Now I wait for the announcement: Several countries waiting in line to apply for a licensed copy of the new Thai constitution.

[Eric Loh]

"Speaking at a press briefing, State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau also raised concern about the drafting process of the proposed constitution, saying it was "not inclusive" and lacked "open debate" before it was adopted".

 

She certainly don't sound confident.

[klauskunkel]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

have confidence in this country while the government is pursuing its road map

nobody tear up the road map yet? Maybe it's indestructible, like the ballot boxes...

[lvr181]

A drowning man clutching at a straw comes to mind...................

 

Self-justification on a meagre pretense 

 

Millions of decent people let down by a few egomaniacs and "control freaks".