Hello World and fans of long weekends everywhere. July 4 is not a Thai holiday but July 10 is. You get a Long Weekend and You get a Long Weekend and we all get Long Weekends. And news.
Limping into Washington in Last place, the Poor Man of ASEAN begged for a trade-and tariff deal. Summary (in Thai)
SIDELIGHT Prime Minister Paetongtarn and the entire Shinawatra extended family weren't invited.
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
The heat wave in Germany is expected to peak on Wednesday.-- A two-day 'heat wave' has caused temperatures almost as high as Nong Bon.
THAILAND POLITICS Another day, another government cabinet Prime Minister Paethongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra submitted her list of cabinet appointments to the "Ing 2" government. His Majesty the King quickly signed. Fifteen (15) percent of the unelected, military appointed Thai senate took her to the Constitutional Court.
Only courts can deal with Thaksin by Veera Prateepchaikul. former editor, Bangkok Post Protest leaders are from the same group who spearheaded the protests against Yingluck over a decade ago and her brother, former prime minister Thaksin, about two decades ago. Plus the 'blessings in disguise' of Khmer Rouge loyalist and Cambodian strongman Hun Sen. Street protests will never force a stubborn leader to step down. Any suggestion of a coup to force a regime change is suicidal for the plotters and harmful to the country.
This daily has been opposed to Thaksin for 25 years. It still is. Headline: The mob unites the power of the land with great excitement, showing the power of unity and stretching the Thai flag around the Victory Monument. Excellent photos of Saturday's street demonstration.
Exclusively but credibly, Fishwrap is informed that mob participants got 500 baht -- around 20 loonies The few who pushed to the front and screamed for TV news received a brown note -- U.S. $15.
Progressives 'completely opposed' to street demos and military coup threats.
The People's Party were actual winners of the 2023 election but failed to form a government. Their leader Pita Limjaroenrat was nearly prime minister, but has gone on a 10-year sabbatical to Harvard Uni.
In a post to their Facebook page, PP emphasised: The way out of the political crisis is to dissolve parliament and open new elections Going against democracy again will repeat the crises, both political and economic. Matichon News has details (in Thai) Much more at Thai Post. "They have the right to demonstrate but not to call for another military coup.
Bringing in support for the ruling Pheu Thai (For Thais) Party.
Jiraporn and her sister Chayapa "Beer" Sinhuprai of Roi Et province in the Northeast They were among the first to oppose both street demonstrations and any possible military coup d'etat. The sisters are politically active and influential in their province and surrounding Isan areas.
CAMBODIA THAILAND RAINSY
Perpetual Cambodian oppositionist Sam Rainsy (photo, with Hun Sen) claimed that the hysterical outburst by strongman Hun Sen is a cover-up. His anti-Thailand rhetoric is meant to mask his fears that his 'illicit revenue" will be exposed. He called himself as 'leader of the Cambodian opposition.
In full Hun Sen's current fury toward Thailand stems not from national pride, but from the growing threat to the illicit revenue streams. They are the criminal syndicates controlled by the Chinese mafia that operate along Cambodia's borders. These networks are currently facing an unprecedented crackdown by the Thai authorities. Read it all
Tuesday Morning Punny Story [h/t TL] There was an old man who lived by a forest. As he grew older and older, he started losing his hair, until one day, on his deathbed, he was completely bald. That day, he called his children to a meeting. He said, "Look at my hair. It used to be so magnificent, but it's completely gone now. My hair can't be saved. But look outside at the forest. It's such a lovely forest with so many trees, but sooner or later they'll all be cut down and this forest will look as bald as my hair." "What I want you to do," the man continued, "is, every time a tree is cut down or dies, plant a new one in my memory. Tell your descendants to do the same. It shall be our family's duty to keep this forest strong." So they did. Each time the forest lost a tree, the children replanted one, and so did their children, and their children after them. And for centuries, the forest remained as lush and pretty as it once was, all because of one man and his re-seeding heirline.
Educational Interlude Follow The Science. Follow The Fishwrap. Global Elites already hate us. What if you threw a baseball at nearly the speed of light -- let's say 90 percent of. That's 269,813,212.2 miles per second or, in the Canadian language, 434222274.2 "kilometres" per.
From someone who was there (myself and friends from Din Daeng /Huay Khwang), we saw no passing of 500 baht notes. However, the event was a pre-advertised and staged event, nonetheless - and not a spontaneous gathering of thousands. Heavily sponsored by several individuals and corporations (not to be named here) - who provided and distributed the myriad Thai flags, the free food and water, and sound equipment, etc. These support individuals were paid by sponsors - no confirmation as to amount. Most of the crowd, to include those from the provinces, were there for the spectacle. And the food - dis' Thailan' you know, suh..
From someone who was there (myself and friends from Din Daeng /Huay Khwang), we saw no passing of 500 baht notes. However, the event was a pre-advertised and staged event, nonetheless - and not a spontaneous gathering of thousands. Heavily sponsored by several individuals and corporations (not to be named here) - who provided and distributed the myriad Thai flags, the free food and water, and sound equipment, etc. These support individuals were paid by sponsors - no confirmation as to amount. Most of the crowd, to include those from the provinces, were there for the spectacle. And the food - dis' Thailan' you know, suh..