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Thai Talk
Analysis and comments on political and current affairs
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Saturday , October 31 , 2009
How sick is Rakesh Saxena really?
Posted by Yoon , Reader : 870 , 11:29:35  
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Rakesh Saxena's lawyer claims he is so sick he should be granted bail. But doctors at the Police Hospital who gave him a physical checkup after he landed in Bangkok at 10.45 last night said he was physically sound and should proceed with the legal proceedings.Rakesh claims he recently had a stroke and needed some rest before he could be put on trial here after having fled Thailand for 13 years to Can....


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Thursday , October 29 , 2009
What does Najib Razak mean by 'autonomy' for the South?
Posted by Yoon , Reader : 749 , 05:16:21  
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In what context did Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speak when he mentioned "autonomy" for Thailand's southern Muslim population? That question was asked me by Thai Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva the day after his Malaysian counterpart raised the issue with me during an exclusive interview in Hua Hin on Saturday night, on the sidelines of the Asean Summit.PM Najib isn't the first Malaysian ....


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Tuesday , October 27 , 2009
Thaksin is like Suu Kyi? A terrible joke
Posted by Yoon , Reader : 980 , 22:17:38  
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Nobody should be surprised that many Burmese are unhappy with Cambodian PM Hun Sen’s recent comment comparing Thaksin Shinawatra to detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Hun Sen made the remark during a meeting of the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Cha-am, Thailand, suggesting that the billionaire businessman who became one of Thailand’s most popular politicians b....


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Sunday , October 25 , 2009
Thaksin and Suu Kyi: How can you compare hell with heaven?
Posted by Yoon , Reader : 4265 , 20:26:57  
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Cambodian PM Hun Sen says Thaksin Shinawatr should get the kind of world attention that Aung San Suu Kyi gets. That statement has inevitably become immediately controversial, for obvious reasons and the "uncomparable comparison" has drawn reactions from various quarters.The most striking perhaps has come from former diplomat Surapong Jayanam who was once Thai ambassador to Burma.Surapong us....


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Friday , October 23 , 2009
So, whos lying?
Posted by Yoon , Reader : 826 , 08:55:41  
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One day after Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh quoted Cambodian PM Hun Sen as saying he was offering a home for Thaksin Shinawatr, Khmer Information Minister Khieu Kanharith was quoted by a foreign news agency as denying that flatly.DPA quoted Khieu as saying: "He (Hun Sen) didn't say that. Some people have said we would allow Thaksin to have a permanent home in Cambodia. It's not true." The Cambo....


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