Parlour games
Re: "Ex-PM urges BoT to up money supply", (BP, Aug 24) and "BoT says it's ready to collaborate", (Business, Aug 25).
So, ex-convict daddy has given his opinion (spiritual guidance) to the Bank of Thailand and Finance Ministry and they are ready to act. Now it is the turn of the fugitive sister/auntie to have her say in how things should be done. When the flood/drought situation arose years ago, her plan was ignored. So be it.
Now that the dynasty is apparently on the rise again, it is time for her to get her two baht's worth in. I am talking about the new (and double the price) flood/drought plan being resurrected by the cult party.
Of course this party will deny any connection. Too bad that the majority of the country believes the dynasty is rising like the Phoenix. Why else is daddy wearing an official government uniform when he is apparently not a government official and why did he have to lead his daughter to certain recent events?
And, according to today's paper, some believe that he should be entitled to tell his daughter what to do -- errr, give spiritual guidance. Methinks the genie is trying to get out of the bottle. Guidance will no doubt be given at the dinner table with auntie on the conference line -- just like in the Blue Bloods -- and only they will be privy to it.
Sounds plausible to me, how about you?
Re: "Pardon questioned", (PostBag, Aug 28) and"Shocking example", (PostBag, Aug 26).
With all due respect, I think Burin Kantabutra has missed my point and his chronology is a little off. He seems to as we say in the UK "put the cart before the horse".
1) My point was in response to Songdej Praditsmanont's comments that Thaksin was "forced into exile". Way back when things were looking bad for Thaksin, he went into self-imposed exile. He chose to flee and was not forced into exile. That was my point.
2) The pardon came only just recently when Thaksin decided to return. So again, he returned from exile when the time was right for him.
3) A pardon, sometimes referred to as clemency, has different legal definitions and implications in different countries, so while the Cornell reference is notable it is not a comprehensive interpretation of a pardon.
The UK, for example, takes a different view. I will openly admit (despite my efforts to find out) that I do not know what a pardon legally entails here in Thailand but I would be interested to know what the "letter of innocence" that the Department of Justice issued for Thaksin actually says and the resultant legal status of the person receiving this letter. Again with all due respect Burin, I do not believe I erred; I was merely commenting on a previous letter in Postbag.
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