Posts Tagged ‘Chavalit Yongchaiyudh’

More Red-Shirt Infighting: Jatuporn vs Panlop

8, Feb 2010

Peua Thai MP and red-shirt key man Jatuporn Promphan (photo credit: Thai-blogs.com)
With only less than three weeks to go until the potentially earth-shattering assets ruling, the last thing ex-PM Thaksin needs now is infighting within ‘his’ army of red shirts. Yet, after a meeting in Dubai attended by some of the most unsavoury individuals in [...]

Old Soldiers Should Just Fade Away

24, Nov 2009

Bangkok Post’s Atiya Achakulwisut is on form again. Below are key excerpts of her op-ed in response to Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the 2006 coup leader, assuming the leadership of the Matubhum Party:
I am sure Gen Sonthi has his reasons for coming out of retirement and making a U-turn to join the process of democracy he [...]

Meet The ‘Traitors’

23, Oct 2009

As veteran actor Sombat Methanee and actress Siriam Pakdeedamrongrit (pictured above) are reported to have joined or be on the verge of joining the Peua Thai Party (see ASTV-Manager and Thai Rath - both links are in Thai), I wonder whether they are aware of the potential consequence of doing so.
According to Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda, [...]