For the next election, wil there be any parties left to vote for?
For the next election, wil there be any parties left to vote for?
^Know? Lots, Care? None that I know of.
I do know one that cares. But I can say that the Robinyas (sp) did it for me.
I have no belief in the authorities whatsoever
^Thats what I can't understand, if the Burmese do it there is world outrage and condemnation, the Thais do it and the world takes a Mai Pen rai attitude, I mean they are just as dead whoever does it but the world seems to think it's ok if Thailand does all the killing.
Oeh. I do not have a Thai passport.
Are pulling my leg, Mr Lars ?
I know that if did not have a family in Thailand, I would not be coming back, as the place is rotten to the core. Being from Denmark I know.Originally Posted by dirtydog
But if I didn't have my family there, I wouldn't have taken an interest in the country's wrong doings, and then I might have gone there for short hollidays.
I need some sleep
But yes, Thailand are having an easy ride. Don't know why ?
Even the Local Human Rights Watch gave them an excuse, as far as I remember.
No worries, JudasOriginally Posted by larvidchr
Could you imagine if you went down Battersea dogs home, got 10 of the ugliest oldest mongerals they had, stuck erm in a small boat and then towed them out to sea and left them to die, that would be front page headlines in the UK, and if you were caught you would be charged, yet here, kill a hundred humans here and there and nobody cares, yet if the enemies of the world, ie China, burma etc do it there is public outrage, why does Thailand get this special dispensastion to kill.Originally Posted by helge
because taiwan is only an exotic holiday destination which allows you to interject statements about elephants and temples while discussing last nights episode of sex in the city or david beckhams new tutuOriginally Posted by dirtydog
I'm convinced. Thai politics are pretty much unfathomable even with scuba gear.
I do not know.
I just searched Al Jazeera. Its not lacking coverage from them. Heaps of stories about Human Rights abuse in Thailand.
The Tourist Buissness, or strategies. I do not know.
I know tourists don't give a shit. They went and had a good time with Franco aswell.
And to their defence, they probaly know nothing about the place.
A flood in Bangladesh with 100000 wictims won't get 1/10 of the coverage that a potensial Rooney injury.
Maybe the west is taking the "dialog" approach.
Sadly, I have to say that you are right.
There is not much hope for this lot and future prospects are bleak.
I think the army will have their vengeance, Sae Daeng and many reds will not live very long and turmoil will grow.
A super Royalist coup is a real possibility very soon, followed by 3-4 years of martial law that will put us a long way back.
It's very premature for the reds to think they have won and it's probably going to get a lot worse.
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If Abhisit can stall things until October after the big Army chiefs reshuffle takes place, he can put his military allies in control of the military. That would be a very big ace up his sleeve on the political front in Thailand.
The other thing of interest is that back a couple of years ago when the courts were doing everything they could to dissolve the TRT and PPP, Abhisit reduced the Democrats executive membership to a bare minimum so that in case of their own dissolution they would have a minimal number of key members banned for 5 years. The idea of course would be to form another party immediately and keep going with the loss of the least number of key people.
So if Abhisit is left to have his way and stall elections until after the military reshuffle, this political chaos could continue for years with the threat of more military and judicial coups to come after he loses the next election.
Just picked this up from the Washington Post, and echoes many of the comments made on this thread:
Thai commission urges that ruling party be dissolved
By Tim Johnston
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
BANGKOK -- Thailand's electoral commission recommended Monday the dissolution of the country's ruling party for allegedly misusing campaign donations, as protesters paraded through the streets of the capital bearing the coffins of comrades killed in violence over the weekend.
Pressure has mounted on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign since the army's failed attempt Saturday to clear the "Red Shirt" protesters from a site in central Bangkok. The clashes left 21 people dead, including four soldiers, and more than 800 injured.
The electoral commission has passed its recommendations to the attorney general's office, which will either reject them or refer them to the constitutional court. Under normal circumstances, the process could take up to six months, but lawyers say it could be accelerated.
The court would have the power to dissolve Abhisit's Democrat Party and ban the prime minister from politics, a maneuver with a precedent in Thai politics. In 2008, the constitutional court ejected Somchai Wongsawat, Abhisit's Red Shirt predecessor, citing electoral irregularities.
People close to Abhisit said Monday that the move could present a way to break the deadlock between the prime minister and the protesters.
So, too, did some opposition figures. Chaturon Chaiseng, who many say could be a future prime minister, echoed the sentiment. "This is a very good opportunity for this country to rearrange the system, to return to the rule of law," he said.
If the courts intervene to dissolve the Democrat Party, Abhisit would no longer be in office. But he would avoid being seen as having given in to the protesters' demands.
Meanwhile, the political turmoil is starting to take its toll on tourism, the lifeblood of the Thai economy. More than 40 countries have issued travel warnings amid reports of thousands of tourists canceling trips.
The Ministry of Finance that growth in gross domestic product, once estimated at between 3.5 and 4.5 percent for 2010, will decline by 0.2 to 0.5 percent because of the unrest. Eknitti Nitithanprapar, executive director of the Macro-Economic Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Finance, said tourism and consumption-related industries will be hit hardest.
Tourism draws visitors to the temples of Bangkok, the beaches of Andaman Sea and the mountains of northern Thailand. It accounts for almost 7 percent of Thailand's GDP and is a key source of employment.
Tomas Oyarzun, 19, a Chilean who arrived with his family Saturday to stay in Bangkok's Khao San Road, a budget tourist hub on the fringe of the fighting. He said the family is cutting short its holiday and is going to Bali.
"It feels strange here," he said, echoing the feelings of many other visitors interviewed Monday.
The demonstrators who took on troops Saturday have been campaigning for a month for Abhisit's resignation. The street battles erupted when soldiers moved in to clear one of the main protest sites near the Khao San Road.
Originally Posted by PAGContradicting himself thereOriginally Posted by PAG
TPI Polene Public Company Limited (SET:TPIPL) is Thailand's third largest cement manufacturer.
It also manufactures petrochemicals, including low-density polyethyleneethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA).
Published reports indicate that the company had filed for protection from its creditors, but that it anticipates emerging from creditor protection soon.
This page was last modified on 12 April 2010 at 13:17.
TPI Polene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TPI Polene Public Company Limited is Thailand-based company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of cement and plastic products.
The Company operates in four segments, including cement, plastic, concrete, ammonium nitrate and nitric acids, as well as fuel oil, gas and electricity.
It has 10 distribution terminals around Thailand and operates its cement industry at Kang-Khoi, Saraburi.
The Company has six plants, which consists of cement manufacturing plants and three dry mortar manufacturing plants.
Its plastic industry is operated at Amphur Muang, Rayong and has two low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) plastic manufacturing plants.
As of December 31, 2009, the Company has six subsidiaries, namely Prosper Delta Ltd., TPI Concrete Co., Ltd., TPI Polene Power Co., Ltd., TPI All Seasons Co., Ltd., Thai Proproxide Co., Ltd. and Polene Plastic Co., Ltd.
TPI Polene Public Company Limited - Google Finance
EC deputy secretary-general Thanit Sriprathet revealed that the evidence suggests the Democratic Party, during the 2005 election campaign, received an amount totalling Bt258 million from the petrochemical firm TPI Polene.
This donation is far in excess of the legal amount and is therefore a breach of the constitution.
Consequently, the TPI Polene founder Prachai Leophairatana was also former leader of the Neutral Democratic Party, the Matchimatipatai Party.
The Democrat Party is also accused of misusing a Bt29 million allocation from the EC’s political party development fund.
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