Posts Tagged ‘Thaksin

The following is an excellent round-up and analysis of the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on the Bt7.6 bn Thaksin assets seizure case. It was written by one of my online friends who wishes to be known only as “Patiwat”. I have asked for and obtained permission from him to re-publish his essay here in full, with only minor spelling/grammatical corrections. While the author’s main purpose is to provide a quick and accessible summary of the verdict for those who may not have the time on their hands to go through the original texts, he has included enough details to ensure that readers will thoroughly understand what is going on. Click “read more” below for what definitely promises to be a good read.

(Photo credit: wikipedia)
At least that is what the government seems to think. In fact, it is fair to say that many anti-Thaksin people share this assumption that the reds are nothing but mindless, greed-driven mercenaries who are in it only for the ex-PM’s money. The best way to suppress the reds, according to this theory, [...]

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 [...]

The Hardliners

3, Feb 2010

(photo credit: Thaienews)
This photo, purportedly taken in Dubai on 3 February, shows Thaksin Shinnawatra being surrounded by some of his most trusted henchmen. Clockwise from top left: Gen Panlop Pinmanee, Thaksin, Major Gen Kattiya Sawasdiphol, Suporn Attawong, and Arisman Pongruangrong.
Each of these Thaksin loyalists is known to be inclined, albeit to varying degrees, to use [...]

Former Democrat leader Bhichai Rattakul. The caption reads: “Achievements after one year of Democrat rule. Many things should not have been done. A view from former party leader Bhichai Rattakul.”
On the 24th December episode of Intelligence (a news talk show on Voice TV, which is an internet and cable channel run by Thaksin’s children), former leader of the [...]