Lawfare is a coup by independent agencies, like the courts. It is the favourable option by the old guard. Yet, there is a chance that both Thaksin and Paetongtarn may survive this lawfare assault.
THAILAND TARIFF
Thai delegation flies to Washington for trade talks with Trump regime. Pichai Chunhavajira, minister of finance is the leader of the Thai delegation. He is holding strategy and tactics tightly -- even what day the talks will start. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan reckons Thailand can work a deal for mutual 10 percent trade tariffs.
Prime Minister Paethongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra literally cannot lead the Thai team. She's not sure whether she can get into America. Read More
Some days it's hard to get it together. (Anon)
It's clear that Chinese communist dictators can't predict Trump. They're genuinely afraid of him.-- Cai Shenkun, overseas Chinese commentator.
THAILAND FLOODS
Prime Minister "Ung Ing" Paethongtarn waded through the floods in northernmost Chiang Rai province. She shmoozed with local weather victims, and handed out aid packets.
"I want to express my condolences that you-all had to change your daily lives so quickly."
She pledged immediate support, including money for evacuation and home repairs.
Don't Cry For Me, Mister Sondhi... While the Anti-Government held their Saturday rent-a-mob street demonstration with a couple of thousand people, The Thailand Healthcare 2025 group held a free clinic. Thirty (30) hospitals set up more than 60 health check-up booths for the public. One of those events was bigger than the other.
After the terrifyingly tiny anti-government street demonstration in Bangkok...
First step to becoming ex-prime minister of Thailand. The Constitutional Court will decide tomorrow whether to take up the case of Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra, aka Ung-Ing. The nine military-appointed judges-for-life will scan a proposal from 30 of Thailand's unelected senators -- 1.5 percent. It says Ms. Paetongtarn breached the constitution, lacks integrity and hasn't ethics. If that pleases the Court, it can • strip her title of 'prime minister' with immediate effect; • ban her Pheu Thai (For Thais) Party and thus collapse the entire elected parliament qnd government; • place a ban from all politics of between 5 years and her lifetime. There is no appeal. She will not be called as a witness or defendant.
Tomorrow will mark the sixth time that the Constitutional Court has considered whether to overthrow the Thai government. It has trashed all five, including that of her Dad, Thaksin, and Auntie Yingluck. It overthrew one prime minister because he appeared on a TV cooking show., so once the Court starts...
After the Constitutional Court dismisses Prime Minister Paetongtarn, Thailand's future is unpredictable. The Court could leave everything except her, untouched, which would bring an elderly cabinet minister to be PM, probably briefly. At the other extreme, it could cancel parliament, which would probably cause a quite military coup d'etat.
In case the Royal Thai Army declines the opportunity, this is the likely prime minister when Ing 2 is dissolved: COUP-COUP TALK
No one supports a coup. Our modern soldiers do not act outside the law.-- Phumtham Wechayachai (photo), minister of defence, deputy prime minister.
POPULARITY MEASURE The new NIDA Poll result out yesterday headlined the plunge in approval for Prime Minister Paethongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra. It came out the same day that she officially submitted the 'Ing 2 cabinet' list to His Majesty.
The poll said her 'approval rating' now is 9.2 percent, compared with 31 percemt in the first quarter.
Yesterday, that took a reversal. Council members voted to 're-investigate' to see if even more doctors were involved in the Thaksin cover-up. PHOTO: The '14' in the composite refers to the VIP floor where Thaksin spent his "prison time" at the Police Hospital.
GLOBAL WARMING
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THREAT or COPYCAT? Last Monday, a police checkpoint stopped two young men on a motorcycle -- with a full bomb in their bag. They said they were riding to Phuket. Police called EOD who blew up the bag, and the bike. But now,
But now, out of the blue Bomb squads destroy more devices in Phuket and Krabi PHUKET/KRABI THAILAND
Percentage of Americans aged 18 to 29 who practiced photography in 2023: 22 Percentage of photos taken by smartphones in 2024: 94 Cameras in the world's largest camera collection: 4,425 Cat photos on the internet: 6.5 billion
ILLICIT DRUGS Thai Prime Minister declares drug prevention as a new national priority. Premier Paetongtarn (alias Ung Ing) nationwide support for rehabilitation, education, and community action. She spoke the day after the biggest bust of crystal meth in Thai history, just hours before the Golden Triangle production was shipped to Australia.
Chinese triads call the fraud 'butchering the pigs'. By whatever name, the fraudsters are taking millions from innocent, mostly unwitting victims. PHOTO: Sihanoukville, Cambodia: Scam Gang Central.
Some readers may find this disturbing. Two related points: Yes, it was Street Food. No, it was not Thailand or a neighbour of Thailand.
These planes are an inspired example of beautiful modern engineering and technology or just plain ugly. They certainly look a bit sinister. In the early 1970s I stood on a Rayong roadside watching the B-52s taking off from U-Tapao to Vietnam or Cambodia. It was both an awesome and scary experience. The noise was deafening and they were an intimidating sight.
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This lovely 4-kilometre beach is in... well, you can't go there.
Wonson Kalma is six years late and still needs restaurants, hotels, parking lots, a shopping centre... like that. It's on the Pacific Ocean side of North Korea. Soon, it might allow selected some of the most faithful regime servants to have R-and-R but none of your type.
Sentry: "Halt, who goes there?" Voice : "American." Sentry: "Advance and recite the second verse of The Star Spangled Banner." Voice : "I don't know it." Sentry: "Proceed, American."
