“State within a state” sounds so much more sinister than ‘the old boy network’, but essentially they connote the same concept – certainly not a meritocracy. As the saying goes,
“It ain’t what you know, it’s who you know.”
“Ah! There lies the rub!” WS
So who wants to support a pointless (?) radical reform party, or do you consider that Abhisit is doing pretty much all a reasonable person could expect him to – given his circumstances?
Personally, I think he’s ok – except for his liking for Barry Manilow (I mean, really! ) – but, I digress.
Glad to see I’ve been proved wrong about last Sunday’s PAD rally : no boodbath, only a bombing, bad enough as that is.
Congratulations Thais – for keeping your composure and cool.
[…] On Monday April 13, my wife woke me up at 4 am in the morning, at the same time a friend rang me. It had begun, they said, in Din Daeng. I arrived at Samliem Din Daeng, the corner of DinDaeng Rd. and Ratchaprarop Rd., shortly before 5 am. It was dark, and in the close distance single shots were being fired, and there were brief bursts of automatic gunfire. There were ambulances, angry Red Shirt protesters, and a few Thai photo journalists. As I walked carefully towards the fighting, Red Shirts were running towards me, away from the sound of bursts of automatic rifles. They shouted that the Army was coming. I ran with them, my bullet proof vest, the heat and plain fear slowed me down. But it calmed down again. Agitated Red Shirts told me of people having been killed, and dragged by soldiers into lorries. I have no way of verifying this. This was obviously not a situation where I could cross the lines and make polite inquiries. I waited. Black smoke wafted from burning tires. Young Red Shirts prepared for the assault with petrol bombs in their hands. One of them tried to incinerate a few tires with a petrol bomb, but the fuel splashed over his legs, and he was briefly on fire until his friends could put it out. Source and photos: Here […]
The Thai-Cambodia split gets weirder all the time but the latest comment of the Cambodian government show the limits they are willing to go to. Tea Banh said there was no tape and that Jatuporn was lying and speculated Jatuporn wanted to either start a war with Cambodia or was fooling around.
Lets hope this action which the Thai goevrnment have praised the Cambodian Minister over leads to some lessening of tensions.
That does however, leave Jatuporn with some explaining to do and undermines the multitude of other claims that emanate from him. The UDD leadership may want to consider putting someone more responsible in position as its mouthpiece and muzzle the discredited Jatuporn to ensure their message gets across but without lies.
I agree with your perspective on economic development issue, however, an alternative Prime Minister, in my opinion, would be decided on the foreign policy stance though. I would like to explain my point by giving few examples. In the case of Japan, LDP Party was in power for over 50 years and lost the power because of its offensive foreign policy ambition. Or the opposite example, in the case of Aung San Suu Kyi, even Obama couldn’t help her. Foreign policy is directly correlated with the country’s national security, which made it hard to rock the boat when others have issue with the Malaysian alternative Prime Minister foreign policy alliance. Unless something on that issue be clear out, I think the case will be like Aung San Suu Kyi, meaning no possibility.
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The Thai engineer case will probably end up like the car bomb case. Thaksin supporters will insist it’s real, while detractors will say it’s staged, unless some concrete evidence emerges.
The ICT is still blocking some websites. Yesterday, a Thai female doctor was arrested for posting her comment on Prachatai webboard, accusing her of causing the stock market crashed a couple weeks ago.
Well, as a Thai, we can’t do any thing much because they seem to look for “Enemy of States” on public websites.
For Abhisit, his sister once said he doesn’t know how to use ATM card. What kind of man is this? His maid stole his credit card, and withdrew a bunch of cash out from his account. He found out later.
He tried to impress the Thai people by summoning the mobile phone providers, and sent out to anyone for a SMS message. That intruded privacy.
Ralp – “in a sensible argument” one CAN INDEED have it BOTH ways !
As the great German philosopher Hegel argued – History is propelled by Thesis, Anti-Thesis, then Synthesis.
One the one hand – Thesis – the Thai Military is a lot more “professional” post May’92, than prior, eg. only one coup in 15 years.
On the other hand – Anti-Thesis – they are not yet as “professional” as Western militaries which stage no overt coups against their elected governments.
It needs to be said in contrast to this that in Isaarn – heart of the current political struggle as much as Bangkok, especially re. Newin Chidchob – that particularly Thai versions of Buddhism
are THE religious dimension to this crisis. Although Neils Mulder argues that Thai Buddhism – especially Isaarn Buddhism -is essentially animism overlaid with Buddhism. Plenty of activist Buddhist Isaarn monks – huge numbers of them leaning towards Thaksin.
First of, an executive branch making a law to benefit whoever, as long as it is conforms with certain unwritten, universal principles of fairness, morality, and justice that transcend human legal systems, it does not considering as influence “rule of law”, the extreme example of this should be “legal to kill” or “retrospective act”.
Moreover, you said “self-interest” and corrupting are linked, although it can be temp to be use on the same ground, but in reality it is base totally on a different level, for example, a government can reduce VAT from 7% to 1%, this will surely a benefit to the whole of Thailand, and of cause, to those that propose it, but that is also can be considered as “self interest” as well.
You said you will respect the vote outcome, I hope you didnt agree with the coup we had in 2006.
Here at last is a form of answer to what we were all wondering about. It is in the interest of both China and Burma to open a new border trading post as well as to have a railway line….. it makes sense that the Kokang group (that happens to be the weakest as well as ridden with internal factions) were cleared………..
Susie. So can we then conclude the Cambodian authorities were spying on the Thai embassy if they seem to have a tape of them chatting. Although I do remember last time Jatuporn claimed to have a tape of something, and he does make that claim reasonably often, there were a few problems when the background noise was examined, and the whole issue seems long forgotten now.
I think the matter is much more serious than girls.
Bangkok Post:
Published: 18/11/2009 at 05:20 PM
Cambodia has a taped conversation of Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya ordering the first secretary of the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh to get former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s flight plan for the Thai government, Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan said on Wednesday.
Mr Jatuporn said Cambodian authorities also had a tape of a conversation about the flight plan between the first secretary, Kamrob Palawatwichai, and Siwarak Chutiphong, the Thai engineer employed by Cambodia Air Traffic Services accused of spying for Thailand.
Mr Siwarak was arrested on Wednesday and accused of stealing Thaksin’s flight plan. Mr Kamrob was expelled the following day.
The clip breaks my heart. There are so many hungry souls out there wanting to learn. This kind of students makes teachers’ lives worth living.
I agree with Luecha that one only succeed on his/her own effort. I learned to speak by myself at age 24 as what I learned from schools didn’t help me to speak at all. However, the more resources for these hungry learners the better.
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Jakrapob on the state within the state
“What’s in a name?” WS
“State within a state” sounds so much more sinister than ‘the old boy network’, but essentially they connote the same concept – certainly not a meritocracy. As the saying goes,
“It ain’t what you know, it’s who you know.”
“Ah! There lies the rub!” WS
So who wants to support a pointless (?) radical reform party, or do you consider that Abhisit is doing pretty much all a reasonable person could expect him to – given his circumstances?
Personally, I think he’s ok – except for his liking for Barry Manilow (I mean, really! ) – but, I digress.
Frank Lee / Bangers.
The core pillar
Glad to see I’ve been proved wrong about last Sunday’s PAD rally : no boodbath, only a bombing, bad enough as that is.
Congratulations Thais – for keeping your composure and cool.
The crushing of the Red Shirts
[…] On Monday April 13, my wife woke me up at 4 am in the morning, at the same time a friend rang me. It had begun, they said, in Din Daeng. I arrived at Samliem Din Daeng, the corner of DinDaeng Rd. and Ratchaprarop Rd., shortly before 5 am. It was dark, and in the close distance single shots were being fired, and there were brief bursts of automatic gunfire. There were ambulances, angry Red Shirt protesters, and a few Thai photo journalists. As I walked carefully towards the fighting, Red Shirts were running towards me, away from the sound of bursts of automatic rifles. They shouted that the Army was coming. I ran with them, my bullet proof vest, the heat and plain fear slowed me down. But it calmed down again. Agitated Red Shirts told me of people having been killed, and dragged by soldiers into lorries. I have no way of verifying this. This was obviously not a situation where I could cross the lines and make polite inquiries. I waited. Black smoke wafted from burning tires. Young Red Shirts prepared for the assault with petrol bombs in their hands. One of them tried to incinerate a few tires with a petrol bomb, but the fuel splashed over his legs, and he was briefly on fire until his friends could put it out. Source and photos: Here […]
Games controversies
The Thai-Cambodia split gets weirder all the time but the latest comment of the Cambodian government show the limits they are willing to go to. Tea Banh said there was no tape and that Jatuporn was lying and speculated Jatuporn wanted to either start a war with Cambodia or was fooling around.
Lets hope this action which the Thai goevrnment have praised the Cambodian Minister over leads to some lessening of tensions.
That does however, leave Jatuporn with some explaining to do and undermines the multitude of other claims that emanate from him. The UDD leadership may want to consider putting someone more responsible in position as its mouthpiece and muzzle the discredited Jatuporn to ensure their message gets across but without lies.
Malaysia’s economic future
I agree with your perspective on economic development issue, however, an alternative Prime Minister, in my opinion, would be decided on the foreign policy stance though. I would like to explain my point by giving few examples. In the case of Japan, LDP Party was in power for over 50 years and lost the power because of its offensive foreign policy ambition. Or the opposite example, in the case of Aung San Suu Kyi, even Obama couldn’t help her. Foreign policy is directly correlated with the country’s national security, which made it hard to rock the boat when others have issue with the Malaysian alternative Prime Minister foreign policy alliance. Unless something on that issue be clear out, I think the case will be like Aung San Suu Kyi, meaning no possibility.
Sun, sand and SIGINT?
Actually, Andrew Selth debunked the claims that the Chinese had intelligence bases on Coco Island (see http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AKfKUVnWjPPcJ%3Awww6.cityu.edu.hk%2Fsearc%2FData%2FFileUpload%2F294%2FWP101_08_ASelth.pdf+andrew+selth+cocos+islands&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbT4CWuJ1dCIUh6P7Ivgcw0CXM_cwg&pli=1)
On another note, it does sound like a great place to visit. I might try it out soon.
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Saturday red, Sunday yellow: the temperature rises again
The Thai engineer case will probably end up like the car bomb case. Thaksin supporters will insist it’s real, while detractors will say it’s staged, unless some concrete evidence emerges.
Thaksin, twitter and Thai turbulence online
The ICT is still blocking some websites. Yesterday, a Thai female doctor was arrested for posting her comment on Prachatai webboard, accusing her of causing the stock market crashed a couple weeks ago.
Well, as a Thai, we can’t do any thing much because they seem to look for “Enemy of States” on public websites.
For Abhisit, his sister once said he doesn’t know how to use ATM card. What kind of man is this? His maid stole his credit card, and withdrew a bunch of cash out from his account. He found out later.
He tried to impress the Thai people by summoning the mobile phone providers, and sent out to anyone for a SMS message. That intruded privacy.
Jakrapob on the state within the state
Ralp – “in a sensible argument” one CAN INDEED have it BOTH ways !
As the great German philosopher Hegel argued – History is propelled by Thesis, Anti-Thesis, then Synthesis.
One the one hand – Thesis – the Thai Military is a lot more “professional” post May’92, than prior, eg. only one coup in 15 years.
On the other hand – Anti-Thesis – they are not yet as “professional” as Western militaries which stage no overt coups against their elected governments.
Another taboo broken!
[…] http://www.newmandala.org/2009/11/10/another-taboo-broken-2/ […]
Religion is the opiate of the masses
It needs to be said in contrast to this that in Isaarn – heart of the current political struggle as much as Bangkok, especially re. Newin Chidchob – that particularly Thai versions of Buddhism
are THE religious dimension to this crisis. Although Neils Mulder argues that Thai Buddhism – especially Isaarn Buddhism -is essentially animism overlaid with Buddhism. Plenty of activist Buddhist Isaarn monks – huge numbers of them leaning towards Thaksin.
The core pillar
Response to rirkrit
First of, an executive branch making a law to benefit whoever, as long as it is conforms with certain unwritten, universal principles of fairness, morality, and justice that transcend human legal systems, it does not considering as influence “rule of law”, the extreme example of this should be “legal to kill” or “retrospective act”.
Moreover, you said “self-interest” and corrupting are linked, although it can be temp to be use on the same ground, but in reality it is base totally on a different level, for example, a government can reduce VAT from 7% to 1%, this will surely a benefit to the whole of Thailand, and of cause, to those that propose it, but that is also can be considered as “self interest” as well.
You said you will respect the vote outcome, I hope you didnt agree with the coup we had in 2006.
Saturday red, Sunday yellow: the temperature rises again
If Jatuporn represents the alternative government, then the situation truly is hopeless !
No FEER
I noticed this Asia Sentinel article on FEER being sued again in Singapore, they settled for US$175,000.
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2148&Itemid=164
A Sino-Burmese border dance
Myanmar mulls railway link with China
Saturday red, Sunday yellow: the temperature rises again
Susie. So can we then conclude the Cambodian authorities were spying on the Thai embassy if they seem to have a tape of them chatting. Although I do remember last time Jatuporn claimed to have a tape of something, and he does make that claim reasonably often, there were a few problems when the background noise was examined, and the whole issue seems long forgotten now.
Saturday red, Sunday yellow: the temperature rises again
If she is concerned about the photos, better not visit the Mall in Korat where I took some even racier at a car show!
Saturday red, Sunday yellow: the temperature rises again
I think the matter is much more serious than girls.
Bangkok Post:
Published: 18/11/2009 at 05:20 PM
Cambodia has a taped conversation of Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya ordering the first secretary of the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh to get former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s flight plan for the Thai government, Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan said on Wednesday.
Mr Jatuporn said Cambodian authorities also had a tape of a conversation about the flight plan between the first secretary, Kamrob Palawatwichai, and Siwarak Chutiphong, the Thai engineer employed by Cambodia Air Traffic Services accused of spying for Thailand.
Mr Siwarak was arrested on Wednesday and accused of stealing Thaksin’s flight plan. Mr Kamrob was expelled the following day.
Massive teaching
The clip breaks my heart. There are so many hungry souls out there wanting to learn. This kind of students makes teachers’ lives worth living.
I agree with Luecha that one only succeed on his/her own effort. I learned to speak by myself at age 24 as what I learned from schools didn’t help me to speak at all. However, the more resources for these hungry learners the better.