rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Former Khon Kaen MP Premsak holds hands with Sam Mitr leader By The Nation A pro-regime group continues to recruit MPs from other parties, with Premsak Piayura, the former Pheu Thai MP for Khon Kaen, the latest to apparently feel their embrace. Premsak on Saturday joined with Somsak Thepsutin, a leader of the Sam Mitr (Three Friends) group to meet some 200 representatives from Khon Kaen’s Ban Phai district and nearby districts at the Ban Phai municipal meeting hall. Sam Mitr is so-named for its three leaders – Somsak, Suriya Juangroongruangkit and Deputy Prime Minster Somkid Jatusripitak. Political observers have dubbed the group a powerful political vacuum cleaner with sucking power sufficient to recruit former MPs from various parties to join the right-wing Palang Pracharat Party. Observers say the party is being created to support junta Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha as he vies for another term after the next election. Prayut has so far played coy about his post-election ambitions. At the Ban Phai gathering, Premsak and Somsak listened to problems of local people and promised to take care of their issues, said Pirom Polwiset, secretary of Sam Mitr. After meeting the people in Ban Phai, the group moved on to visit people in Mahasarakham’s Kosum Pisai district in the afternoon. The group was received by Kosol Kadphanno, vice president of the Mahasarakham Provincial Administrative Organisation. Earlier on Saturday, Somsak and Pirom met with some 1,000 people from Bua Yai and nearby districts in Nakhon Ratchasima to hear their problems and proposals. The representatives of residents of Bua Yai and seven surrounding districts called on the Prayut government to upgrade the eight districts into a new province called Bua Yai. They said Nakon Ratchasima province is too bloated with 32 districts, leaving the provincial administration ineffective in taking care of the people. Seree Nampibul, chief of Tambon None Phet in Pathai district, said tambon chiefs and village heads had also called on Prayut to give them a pay increase. Somsak is said to have promised them that he would raise the proposal for creating Bua Yai province with the Interior Ministry and with Prayut. Pirom said the group would comply with the people’s wishes and proposal, and would report to the prime minister to seek measures to tackle the issues Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30351962 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I have no problem with trying to recruit people to join a party; it is a time-honored tradition in politics. However, isn't there a political ban on at the moment? Why does it not apply to pro-Junta people? "...Observers say the party is being created to support junta Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha as he vies for another term after the next election. Prayut has so far played coy about his post-election ambitions..." Is there anyone (literally, anyone?) who DOESN'T believe that this is the work of a pro-Junta party and that Prayut DOES want to continue in power? As always, the Greens and Yellows are cheating cheaters who cheat. La plus ca change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said: However, isn't there a political ban on at the moment? Why does it not apply to pro-Junta people? Because that would level the playing field, silly billy.... And if that ever happened, it would be a threat to access to the trough national security and therefore postpone the next election, again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said: I have no problem with trying to recruit people to join a party; it is a time-honored tradition in politics. However, isn't there a political ban on at the moment? Why does it not apply to pro-Junta people? "...Observers say the party is being created to support junta Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha as he vies for another term after the next election. Prayut has so far played coy about his post-election ambitions..." Is there anyone (literally, anyone?) who DOESN'T believe that this is the work of a pro-Junta party and that Prayut DOES want to continue in power? As always, the Greens and Yellows are cheating cheaters who cheat. La plus ca change... You are a hard nut Samui.? I am very sure that they will all declare themselves squeaky clean prior to,during and after the putative election campaign. On the other hand we might just wake up some sunny morning to discover that they have "won" the election without any external signs of a public poll ever being held. Anything is possible in Shangri-La... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Premsak, the man who is alleged to have married a high school girl and then ordered a reporter stripped to his underwear for revealing the story. He got a 2 month jail term for that which puts paid to any hope he has of being an MP. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30348312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said: I have no problem with trying to recruit people to join a party; it is a time-honored tradition in politics. However, isn't there a political ban on at the moment? Why does it not apply to pro-Junta people? "...Observers say the party is being created to support junta Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha as he vies for another term after the next election. Prayut has so far played coy about his post-election ambitions..." Is there anyone (literally, anyone?) who DOESN'T believe that this is the work of a pro-Junta party and that Prayut DOES want to continue in power? As always, the Greens and Yellows are cheating cheaters who cheat. La plus ca change... Greens and Yellows are cheaters who cheat.. seems that the side you like so much is build up from mercenaries who switch sides whenever they get paid better. Some would call that cheating too. Anyway good point about the breaking of the ban on political meetings. Seems that the pro junta parties have more leeway then the PTP. Bad thing indeed. As Bannork has said, Premsak if that is the same guy shows a lot how bad Thai politicians are. Not that we needed much proof after having seen Charlem. But it really looks as if there are no morals in Thai politics. Guys like him.. and that maffia boss his sons. Bad choice of the junta for sure but they don't seem to care. PTP did not care about it either so it shows the total moral bankrupcy of Thai politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 To many pea's in this political party pod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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