What is it with Thailand?
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Its almost like clockwork, every 18 months they have some sort of Civil War / Coup, the get some nice people to take over who 18 months later, they decide are corrupt and want rid of again ... i may have oversimplified / mis-understood some of this
I hope that no PH'ers are stuck in BKK.
Seems that some flights are getting into Phuket as the "Kings Cup" is still under way, all be it 2 days late!
To the credit of the Thais, even when in full civil war mode, they are (generally) very peacefull about it! (give or take the odd RPG)
I hope that no PH'ers are stuck in BKK.
Seems that some flights are getting into Phuket as the "Kings Cup" is still under way, all be it 2 days late!
To the credit of the Thais, even when in full civil war mode, they are (generally) very peacefull about it! (give or take the odd RPG)
XJSJohn said:
To the credit of the Thais, even when in full civil war mode, they are (generally) very peacefull about it! (give or take the odd RPG)
Maybe theyre getting too used to it now, but i think its piss poor that the government there are doing very little to get things moving again. It will only work against them, the Thai people will lose in the end as they have a huge tourist income, which is just waiting to be snapped up by neighboring countries.phumy said:
XJSJohn said:
To the credit of the Thais, even when in full civil war mode, they are (generally) very peacefull about it! (give or take the odd RPG)
Maybe theyre getting too used to it now, but i think its piss poor that the government there are doing very little to get things moving again. It will only work against them, the Thai people will lose in the end as they have a huge tourist income, which is just waiting to be snapped up by neighboring countries.Seems that the King is the only one holding everything together and civilised, Its his birthday at the end of the week, so the protests will probably end then!!
Mind you, what happens when he pops his clogs? His son is a muppet.
I agree - I don't think his son will be the same unifying force that the current king is. I can't help feeling that we are seeing the beginning of the end of the country: middle classes and cities pulling in one direction and the rural areas going in another. Unfortunately more chaos will be the result.
XJSJohn said:
Wont take long for Taksin to get back in control either i recon, 5 years maximim. Still trying to figure out if thats bad or not ...
Of course its bad, hes one of the most corrupt persons on this planet, at the moment. He keeps the minorities, out in the sticks, happy so that he can stay in power by gaining their vote and make his billions, however its not the minorities who are running industries businesses and trade in the capital. The people in the capital see the corruption of the government but have their hands tied to do anything.I think what we have just witnessed is a big brown envelope pass under the table to get this guy Somchai out, why would he have accepted to go so quickly?
Its all wrong.
phumy said:
nottyash said:
Ive heard they are at it again. Barrackading the current government in their buildings! Oh dear
Apparently they are taking today off as its a public holiday, according to The Bangkok Post 
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