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• Guard the Prime Minister's House! ( GGrass )
• Picture Story : The Hit ( GGrass )
• Thaksin Shinnawatra is a Foreigner Now! ( Piset )
• Thaksin Gave the Wrong Name to His "On Call Democracy". ( Piset )
• A Parliamentary coup that goes wrong ( Thanong )
• I went to see a shrink ( GGrass )
• How to do it! ( noonin )
• What is Thaksins next move? ( Thanong )

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Thai Talk

Analysis and comments on political and current affairs
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Posted by Yoon , Reader : 3328 , 09:42:16  
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PM Abhisit Vejjajiva was asked by one news anchor on his weekly television programme yesterday: "Are you concerned about the possibility of your Democrat Party being dissolved over the Bt258m donation?"Almost without hesitation, the PM said: "Naturally, I am concerned. It's up to the National Election Commission to decide."But on the same day, his arch-rival, former Premier Thaksi....

Posted by Yoon , Reader : 1176 , 05:28:31  
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THE HOOPLA over whether former PM Surayud Chulanont was offering to be an "honest broker" between Thaksin Shinawatra and the present government ended with his denial on Tuesday. When he told a group of reporters last week that he was ready to talk to Thaksin if the fugitive former prime minister gave him a call, I thought I was supposed to be excited about a possible breakthrough in the cou....

Posted by Yoon , Reader : 3007 , 12:15:34  
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Don't read too much into the ongoing "ping-pong" stories about possible "negotiations" between Thaksin and Abhisit.First, a reporter asked Gen  Surayud, ex-premier and current privy counsellor, whether he would talk to Thaksin if he calls. Surayud said: Yes.Thaksin then tweeted to express  his skepticism. His  former lawyer, Noppadol, then said 3 conditions  must first be met, and....

Posted by Yoon , Reader : 1211 , 05:14:32  
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SIVARAK CHUTIPONG was right. The Thai engineer was victim of a bizarre "spy" scam. If there was a conspiracy behind his arrest, he had nothing to do with it. He put it aptly when he asked: "Who would want to stage an incident to spend 32 days in jail?"After all, Thaksin Shinawatra, the former premier whose previous visit to Cambodia ended with Sivarak being put behind bars, is afr....

Posted by Yoon , Reader : 1197 , 09:24:07  
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What does "autonomy" mean? Is it the same as "decentralization?" And how would it help calm things down in the Deep South? Can Malaysia serve as an "honest broker?" Why is Abhisit reluctant to negotiate with the PULO and BRN? These questions and more will be fielded in tonight's "Cheepajonloke with Suthichai" at 11.00 pm on Channel 9.....

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