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singaporegal
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21-Sep-2006 13:38
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Poor Thaksin... from a respected Billionaire to a asylum seeker in another country. |
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teeth53
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21-Sep-2006 13:38
Yells: "don't learn through life, learn to grow with life " |
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Pls lahh..... what possible civil war are u taking about ?? like those in Iraq isit ??. Don talk like that and like this. They all are Thai bro and sis u know, don talk like that. It oni the army bro feeling for each other been bro together, that is why no, no possible civil war. Ex-PM is still wecome back to Thai to face his own music that his make for himself. |
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ten4one
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21-Sep-2006 13:09
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King Bhumibol has a group of very knowledgeable and wise Advisers who're also very poweful & experienced people in Thailand. If you've spoken to residents of Bangkok, you'll realise that not many people like Mr ThakSIN and wanted him out! And they realised that there is no way that they could rid the Thaksin's regime by 'democratic' way (due to his popular supports from the north) and they can foresee troubles coming b4 or after the Gen Election. For the good of Thailand, a coup now is better than a marshal law later when the country goes into possible civil war. I think the Markets realised that and the downtrends were short-lived. Cheers! PS. The Thai People love their King - pro or anti Thaksin alike. |
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teeth53
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21-Sep-2006 11:29
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EX-PM (Thailand) once mentioned that he had king wishes him to do this and do that, sort of very un-happy man when he is sooo.. powerful and now even more unhappy... feel so lost like that.......... |
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billywows
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21-Sep-2006 07:13
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Quite an in depth look into the coup .... positive coup! --------------------------- Thailand's Thaksin had clashed with king By JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 20, 2:53 PM ET BANGKOK, Thailand - For many in Thailand, it was a clash between two images: an arrogant prime minister who hates to lose, and a humble king who always wins. Simply by endorsing the general who has seized power, revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has essentially given his blessing to the bloodless Tuesday night coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The 78-year-old monarch has shown that despite age, frailty and constitutional powerlessness, he remains the most powerful man in Thailand.
The coup is also a response to the Islamic insurgency raging in southern Thailand, and public displeasure with Thaksin's strong-arm tactics. Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, the army commander who led the coup, had advocated a peaceful solution. As a Muslim, he was long seen as a force for healing whose hands were tied by Thaksin's policies. It remains unclear what role, if any, the king played in removing Thaksin. What is clear, however, is the chain of events that led to Thaksin's ouster ? a series of missteps that prompted accusations he was challenging the king's authority, an unpardonable act by Thai standards. Thaksin had taken a defiant stance under mounting pressure from street protests and demands for him to resign amid allegations of corruption, election violations and mishandling the southern insurgency. In April, the king made a rare TV appearance, prodding the courts to intervene to resolve a political deadlock that had left the kingdom with a caretaker government and no working legislature. The judges duly ruled, paving the way for new elections. But Thaksin angered many by refusing to bow out. "The anti-Thaksin forces in the top levels of government ? and perhaps in the palace ? realized that Thaksin could still be prime minister after the new election and there was no way out, and they were fed up," said Paul Handley, author of "The King Never Smiles," a biography that portrays Bhumibol as a major player in Thai political developments over the decades. Many say the palace was infuriated by Thaksin's apparent attempt to steal the spotlight during the lavish June celebrations of Bhumibol's 60 years on the throne. By greeting visiting royals before they got to meet the Thai royal family, 57-year-old Thaksin was seen as having committed a crowning and highly public act of insolence. Then there was the insurgency, which has killed more than 1,700 people in the past two years. Thaksin flooded the south, the only Muslim-dominated area of the Buddhist country, with 20,000 troops and imposed a state of emergency that empowered authorities to detain suspects without charge, tap telephones, ban public gatherings and suppress publications deemed inflammatory. Thaksin was also accused of stifling Thai media, once regarded as among the freest in Asia, and of allowing his cronies to reap enormous gains from corrupt policies. Chief among Thaksin's flaws, in the eyes of the palace and many Thais, was his personality. Critics called him self-centered and arrogant. The tycoon-turned-politician proved to be ambitious, conservative and strong-willed, refusing to correct himself when his policies backfired ? particularly regarding the insurgency. Sondhi, who is thought to be close to the king, said the coup he led was needed to end the political crisis and restore "harmony among the people." He put Thailand under martial law and installed a provisional authority loyal to the king. He pledged elections would be held by October next year. The coup was denounced by the Bush administration and the European Union as a setback for the thriving democracy that has taken root in a country once prone to violent coups. But the royal statement read on television said the king had appointed Sondhi as head of the provisional council "in order to create peace in the country." While the palace insists it was not involved in the coup, many political and monarchy experts see another example of the monarch's behind-the-scenes power, which he has exercised sparingly but effectively over six decades. "If the king didn't give a nod, this never would have been possible," said Sulak Siwalak, an author of books on the Thai monarchy. The king is venerated for his Buddhist principles and his common touch, manifested in decades of tireless face-to-face work among the rural poor. He rarely enters the political arena, but when he does, everyone listens and obeys ? something Thaksin was seen as reluctant to do. "Thaksin failed to realize that the king has been on the throne for 60 years and he's no fool," said Sulak. "The man is old and Thaksin thought he could play around with him ? and it was a dangerous game." |
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