snoop1130 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Thaksin talks economy, jobs, avoids politics in podcast launch By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer A screencap of Thaksin Shinawatra taken from his Facebook video in July 2016. BANGKOK — Ousted and fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra plays the role of a business, life and development coach in a new podcast that debuted today. Thaksin, mostly based in Dubai since he was ousted in the 2007 coup, said the program called “Good Money” will seek to be a weekly or bimonthly chat. Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2019/01/14/thaksin-talks-economy-jobs-avoids-politics-in-podcast-launch/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2019-1-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Prayuth will be having another temper tantrum at the mere mention or the "T" word. Unless of course the word is trough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Muang Nok obviously suits him, he's looking well fed and still not a white hair on his head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, PatOngo said: Muang Nok obviously suits him, he's looking well fed and still not a white hair on his head! Excellent observation. My bet is he uses the same hair rinse as Prawit. But I think the Toad is a bit more debonair and uses a bit of gel to keep the wisps in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Thaksin returns to limelight with launch weekly podcast By KAS CHANWANPEN THE NATION POLITICAL SCIENTISTS yesterday said the latest move by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to show his vision through a weekly podcast “Good Monday”, could invite comparisons between the Shinawatra and the pro-junta camps ahead of the upcoming election. The first podcast in the series was launched yesterday and it could also be viewed on Thaksin’s official website thaksinofficial.com. Thaksin wrote on his Facebook that through the podcast “Good Monday”, he would share with Thai people every Monday morning how to handle changes in the world. The content will be distilled from his experience of living abroad for 12 years, travelling to many countries both advanced and underdeveloped, as well as meeting numerous political and business leaders, according to the Facebook post. “Every Monday, when we wake up, we want to know if our way of making a living is still relevant and if we need to change because the world is changing so fast now,” Thaksin wrote. “If the sharing of my experiences can be an inspiration to change how you make a living or raise your kids, I will be very happy.” In the first episode yesterday, the former PM talked about economic trends this year and the next year that would affect smaller businesses as well as Thai peoples’ quality of life. The Facebook post garnered nearly 50,000 likes as of press time with over 2,000 comments welcoming the podcast. His official website, displayed in a minimalist style, features four main pages – Personal, Business, National Policy, and Good Monday. The website presents photo galleries as well as articles showing his personal life and views on different issues. Following the launch of the podcast, political scientist Sirote Klampaiboon pointed out that Thaksin remained one of the few living Thai ex-PMs who remained popular among a section of Thai people. “Though some might see him as politically calculating, Thaksin has earned acceptance from the people since he led the now defunct Thai Rak Thai Party in 2001 as a visionary leader,” Sirote wrote on Facebook. “To demonstrate this again in 2019, Thaksin is showing the people the difference between a visionary leader and a short-tempered, narcissistic leader.” Another political scientist from Rangsit University, Wanwichit Boonprong, also said that Thaksin was showing his superiority via the podcast, and it would lead to people make comparisons between him and the ruling junta and the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party. This move will force the pro-junta camp to come out and criticise the former PM, he said. But at the same time, all eyes would also be on Thaksin and his move via his website and the podcast, he added. Aside from direct competition with the ruling junta, Wanwichit also viewed the launching of the podcast now, with the elections fast approaching, as proof that Thaksin was ready to fight. If some parties or political groups get involved, Wanwichit said they might risk getting dissolved because the charter prohibits outside influence. However, another way to look at it is that Thaksin may want the dissolution to happen to add fuel to the fire. He may expect his supporters to take to the streets and fight the ruling junta, Wanwichit observed. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30362241 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: “To demonstrate this again in 2019, Thaksin is showing the people the difference between a visionary leader and a short-tempered, narcissistic leader.” pity the former is also a bent corrupter but seems better than present, lesser of two evils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheungWan Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 When is the podcast on money laundering scheduled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 38 minutes ago, YetAnother said: pity the former is also a bent corrupter but seems better than present, lesser of two evils I just hope the Thai populace chooses for a third option, the future forward party. Anyway with choices like they have who would be interested in politics if only means you select the next leech and the benefits to your own life are minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sweatalot Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 46 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Thaksin talks economy, jobs, avoids politics ... he starts this just before the elections ... of course nothing to do with politics ... not intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 44 minutes ago, SheungWan said: When is the podcast on money laundering scheduled? The stock manipulation lecture should take up a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Exiled and popular. Can he return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Wait for it lads...the junta will be complaining to FaceBook again and demanding a shutdown of...well I don't know but you know what I mean.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 The rumor is, he is also writing songs which Yingluck will be performing. That really will put the hurt on the PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Looking forward to an intelligent discourse on economics between Thaksin and Prayut. Prayut did started well with an intelligent rebuttal slamming the oppositions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheungWan Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Oziex1 said: Exiled and popular. Can he return? He can return on the next plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Oziex1 said: Exiled and popular. Can he return? He can return anytime he likes,but will head straight to prison. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 hours ago, robblok said: I just hope the Thai populace chooses for a third option, the future forward party. Anyway with choices like they have who would be interested in politics if only means you select the next leech and the benefits to your own life are minimal. Future Forward is not gong to be a third option. It will be another vote for Thaksin. There will only two camps: pro-junta and pro-Thaksin. The Dems have no choice other than the pro-junta camp and FF has no choice other than go with Pheua Thai and Thai Raksa. Anyway Thanakorn is already starting to display dictatorial tendencies within the party. Thaksin has already proved that the concept of an ethnic Chinese billionaire going into politics solely to help the Thai poor is a confidence trick. The poor need a genuine Labour Party led by their own people to achieve anything of substance. Nothing worth voting for for them in this line up. Better to invalidate their ballots or stay home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 3 hours ago, YetAnother said: pity the former is also a bent corrupter but seems better than present, lesser of two evils Indeed. Wonder if his vision is for himself to be a dictator for life whilst his extended family are in all key roles? Just like his eternal friend in Cambodia has achieved. But at least you get a vote in a kleptocracy, even if the dictator dissolves the opposition and locks their leaders up. A little trick Hun Sen learnt from Mugabe and Maduro. Anyone who believes this wannabee dictator is remotely interested in real democracy, a just and fair society, and the people are naive at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, Dogmatix said: Future Forward is not gong to be a third option. It will be another vote for Thaksin. There will only two camps: pro-junta and pro-Thaksin. The Dems have no choice other than the pro-junta camp and FF has no choice other than go with Pheua Thai and Thai Raksa. Anyway Thanakorn is already starting to display dictatorial tendencies within the party. Thaksin has already proved that the concept of an ethnic Chinese billionaire going into politics solely to help the Thai poor is a confidence trick. The poor need a genuine Labour Party led by their own people to achieve anything of substance. Nothing worth voting for for them in this line up. Better to invalidate their ballots or stay home. A sad but realistic sum up of the situation. Thaksin still believes he can con people just like he used to and Yingluck tried to. Same as the Junta try now. Has Robblok says, the only choice is which leeches do you want next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Father Fintan Stack said: Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Seriously hope not. The last thing Thailand needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cme Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 4 hours ago, YetAnother said: pity the former is also a bent corrupter but seems better than present, lesser of two evils Why do you say that? I think there have been huge improvements here post Thaksin, certainly in the Tourist areas. The beaches and walking areas are cleaner, trees planted etc. A crackdown on drunken driving and driving licences etc. Of course the corruption continues and it may take decades to clean up, but at least a start as been made. As a Farang, the politics are way above my head but what I see around me, and that is what counts, is a great improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Baerboxer said: Indeed. Wonder if his vision is for himself to be a dictator for life whilst his extended family are in all key roles? Just like his eternal friend in Cambodia has achieved. But at least you get a vote in a kleptocracy, even if the dictator dissolves the opposition and locks their leaders up. A little trick Hun Sen learnt from Mugabe and Maduro. Anyone who believes this wannabee dictator is remotely interested in real democracy, a just and fair society, and the people are naive at best. Do you believe that the current government are any better. Thaksin apparently stole money. The current government went one better and stole the country which gave them the opportunity to steal anything they want with impunity. They have no fear of punishment while they are in power, as they granted themselves immunity for ALL past, present and future actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Baerboxer said: Indeed. Wonder if his vision is for himself to be a dictator for life whilst his extended family are in all key roles? Just like his eternal friend in Cambodia has achieved. But at least you get a vote in a kleptocracy, even if the dictator dissolves the opposition and locks their leaders up. A little trick Hun Sen learnt from Mugabe and Maduro. Anyone who believes this wannabee dictator is remotely interested in real democracy, a just and fair society, and the people are naive at best. You imagine too much BB. Thailand is only good for one powerful personality and a fully armed institution that will stop any Hun Sen wannabe. Thaksin dictator ambition is as unreal as seeing Elvis alive and kicking. You only using this as a boggie man excuse just like the junta. Ok he is corrupted but dictatorship is foolhardy thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'll assume we (netzens) have an Agency that inspects the knives used to slice fruit sold on the streets and vendors are taxed accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatPrao Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Oziex1 said: Exiled and popular. Can he return? One can hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marqus12 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I saw Thaksin rally on YT... a great showman with charisma . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 5 hours ago, NCC1701A said: Honeymooners.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisswe Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 6 hours ago, YetAnother said: pity the former is also a bent corrupter but seems better than present, lesser of two evils Dont forget he has aprox. 38 miljon supporters in Thailand !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisswe Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 6 hours ago, YetAnother said: pity the former is also a bent corrupter but seems better than present, lesser of two evils If this "government" ? Was smart they should take him TS home and put him as an Economic Senior Adviser fo safe the sinking country !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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