Sunai, Free Thai movement member, estimate that Prayuth monthly take home salary is abour 2.34 million baht or about US$ 80K a month. Sunai made the statement to a TV station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sunai estimate Prayuth as board head/member of about 10 to 15 Thai units, makes about 2 million. As head…
The Harvard Crimson, the USA’s oldest continuously published daily college newspaper, founded in 1873 and incorporated in 1967, had pulled a report critical of the Thai junta. The report is about the Thai junta raising funds for a Thai Study Center at Harvard University, called by the junta, a beach-head. (Up-Dated) Harvard Crimson re-posted the report…
Thailand’s army chief, Prayuth, reports several press, has given a meeting of all sides in the Thai political divide “Homework.” The homework is to decide on a solution for Thailand, centering on: “elections, reform and a neutral Prime Minister.” But there is a “Catch” in that Prayuth’s homework, to many, is just a “Re-Hash” of…
As a “Democratic Activist” I became an ally of the Shinawatra Family and its political machine and also the Red Shirts, a mostly anti-dictatorship and pro-democracy force in Thailand. Un-like most Thai political observer, who brush-off the Red Shirts movement, as a puppet of the Shinawatra Family and as being a part of the Shinawatra…
Perhaps “Spinning A Presentable Face” Thailand’s Central Bank governor, Prasarn, told the Bangkok Post yesterday, quote: “The Thai economy can withstand the prolonged domestic political uncertainties in the short run thanks to the country’s strong fundamentals.” That political crisis, says Gwynne Dyer, a syndicated columnist in some 50 countries, on May 08, 2014, is about,…
Yingluck made an incredible brave move, going to the anti corruption unit, to defend herself, against corruption charges, most say is politically motivated, that most global press, for months, have been saying, the charges are not legitimate. (Up-Dated) Apart from going to the anti-corruption unit, Yinglucvk have also gone to the Constitutional Court to defend…
There is political danger ahead, as Bangkok Post says the anti corruption units is to wrap up investigations, on its charge of corruption against Yinglucks, in about 10 days after this coming Monday. Meanwhile, Fascist Suthep’s supporters, went to the anti corruption HQ, where the Red Shirts were protesting the anti corruption unit. A confrontation…
Thailand’s most popular and respected weekly magazine, Matichon Weekly, cover for this week, is a picture of Thai army chief Prayuth, imposed on a back-ground of split in the middle Red Color and Yellow Color, where of course, in Thailand, Red means democracy, liberty and justice and Yellow means traditional elite. On the cover of…
Today, Thailand’s Constitutional Court threw-out the February 2nd election. There is a great deal of comments on the court’s action, but perhaps the best is from Chuvit, a former opposition MP, local politician known to speak bluntly and from the heart, and Chuvit said, quote: “Today, Thailand’s Democracy Died.” Meanwhile Robert Amsterdam, an well known…
Several local news, reports former labor union leader of Triumph company, an apparel firm, a women, Jittra Kachadej, have went on social media, asking why has Thai army chief Prayuth, remain silent on news that Fascist Suthep is training about 2,000 guards, when Prayuth often warns the Red Shirts movement against violent. Several pictures on…
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