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So Shinawatra is going to be forced from office? http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/06/us-thailand-protest-idUSBREA4502E20140506 I guess it's Red Shirt time.
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# ¿ May 6, 2014 12:00 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 15:34 |
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Are there celebrations in Bangkok yet? It'll take awhile for the reds to bus in.
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# ¿ May 7, 2014 08:42 |
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Well gently caress
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# ¿ May 20, 2014 00:36 |
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Isn't there supposed to be a lot of red sympathy among the lower ranks of the military?
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# ¿ May 27, 2014 08:23 |
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Bloodnose posted:Is that really from Barney Frank? Did he really confuse Cesar Chavez and Hugo Chavez? Haha what the gently caress
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# ¿ Jun 4, 2014 12:00 |
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My Imaginary GF posted:That...that is democracy, I thought? Only thing that could be different is to elect a king to serve a fixed term in office and make sure that power is peacefully transferred? Well, none of those guys are elected so I'm not sure whats democratic about it at all.
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# ¿ Sep 11, 2014 05:45 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TT81o4hL4c
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# ¿ Sep 13, 2014 20:25 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpr3W-x9TUU
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# ¿ Sep 16, 2014 19:03 |
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/17/thailand-murders-two-british-brothers-questioned-koh-tao On Wednesday Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who is also army chief, appeared to suggest that only tourists who were unattractive would be safe while wearing bikinis in Thailand. In a televised speech addressing tourist safety, he said: "There are always problems with tourist safety. They think our country is beautiful and safe so they can do whatever they want, they can wear bikinis and walk everywhere." He added: "Can they be safe in bikinis … unless they are not beautiful?" Prayut's comments echoed remarks he made on Tuesday in which he said the behaviour of the victims should be looked into and warned that "it is not always safe everywhere".
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# ¿ Sep 18, 2014 00:46 |
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whatever7 posted:So the two Shinawatras are visiting Beijing. What's Reindeer's spin on it?
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# ¿ Oct 25, 2014 01:46 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-xtWCJT3oQ Prayuth is the next Bobby Dylan
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# ¿ Nov 14, 2014 12:01 |
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So the Bangkok Police are saying guy is the bomber...
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# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 17:34 |
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Well the yellow shirts are basically in power so it could be a red shirt trying to be ironic/bad attempt at false flag or, uh, unrelated? He seems to also be wearing yellow wristbands(?) which is sorta weird.
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# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 18:37 |
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So they "caught" the dude. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/29/us-thailand-blast-idUSKCN0QY07O20150829
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# ¿ Aug 29, 2015 22:16 |
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quote:Thailand has overwhelmingly voted to accept a new military-backed constitution, despite fears among critics that it will undermine the power of the next elected government. The Election Commission of Thailand released its “unofficial” results just hours after the polls closed on Sunday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/07/thailand-votes-in-favour-of-military-backed-constitution Welp
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# ¿ Aug 7, 2016 19:51 |
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So it looks like things are picking up in thailand. https://www.facebook.com/notes/andrew-macgregor-marshall/time-to-face-the-truth-in-thailand-king-bhumibols-reign-is-over/1248056648547005 http://www.asiasentinel.com/politic...campaign=buffer http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/finance/1081289/set-tumbles-31-82-to-1-455-38 Sheng-Ji Yang fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Sep 8, 2016 |
# ¿ Sep 8, 2016 11:46 |
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https://twitter.com/JeromeTaylor/status/786581822129909761
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# ¿ Oct 13, 2016 16:05 |
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:The Thai monarchy is almost entirely powerless, right? So why does this matter? it is not almost entirely powerless, it is the most important part of thai politics. almost everything revolves around it.
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# ¿ Oct 13, 2016 17:07 |
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They actually amended the constitution all the way back in 74 to allow female succession. Legally though it goes to the first born, the much beloved HRH Crown Prince.
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# ¿ Oct 13, 2016 17:57 |
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http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2016/10/14/note-readers-removal-article-royal-succession/quote:Khaosod English has removed an October 14 article about a procedure at the royal succession following King Bhumibol’s death per instruction from Khaosod’s editorial management, who feared that content in the article might lead to possible legal action. all articles that mentioned Prem becoming royal regent im surprised some people arent leaving the country
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# ¿ Oct 14, 2016 15:54 |
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itstime4lunch posted:What's the implication here? Foul play? Are you really expecting a power struggle at the upper echelons (if there is one) to have great immediate effects on the day-to-day life of ordinary people? In my experience, most Thais' understanding of the fraught politics and dark history of the country is extremely cursory at best. I was talking about certain elites who have largely worked against the heir taking over booking it, not normal people. That said, it seems they have restored the articles about Prem being regent, so who knows whats going on. I agree that nothing public will probably happen for a couple of months at least, though there might be echoes of the behind the scenes power struggle. Markets seem to believe this as well.
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# ¿ Oct 15, 2016 12:29 |
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The Saddest Rhino posted:My fav thing is looking at comments on international news sites reporting on the King's death and the potential issues, it's just full of locals and even white people going full duterte supporter mode and yelling at the BBC or CNN for daring to say bad things during a time of mourning (for a year). There was even a BBC article stating "the death of the King has left a hole in..." and people were going ballistic saying "no the King did not leave how dare you he will always be alive in our hearts how far the BBC has fallen" On a BBC article advising tourists to wear muted colors: quote:Government cannot tell people to wear black. Shame on BBC News to post this propaganda against Thailand and it's people in mourning of their great leader. Shame on you. How dare the BBC advise people to be respectful, have they no respect??
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# ¿ Oct 15, 2016 13:22 |
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# ¿ Oct 16, 2016 05:57 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 15:34 |
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very excited for thai democracy http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1154081/partys-over-for-those-who-dont-conform quote:Political parties failing to solve the country's problems through peaceful means and allowing themselves to be dominated by non-members will be disbanded, if the draft organic law on political parties comes into force. I wonder who this "prohibited person" could be
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# ¿ Dec 9, 2016 11:28 |