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Originally posted by Mid View PostYingluck's first interview
seems the quoted article omits the first sentence
BANGKOK - Thai ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said that she has designs on a parliamentary run in 2016 if allowed.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2..._18967354.htm?
Yingluck Denies Plan to Seek Re-Election
Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday denied reports that she would run in the next election, saying she was currently focusing on taking care of her son. "I have put all of my energy into taking care of my son Nong Pike [Supasek Amornchat], growing mushrooms , reading books and writing. That's all," she said.
"I never said I will run in the election," Ms Yingluck insisted. Ms Yingluck reiterated that her political future was uncertain because it was beyond her control.
She was referring to her possible impeachment over alleged malfeasance in the government's rice-pledging scheme, which is in the hands of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA). She faces a five-year-political ban if the NLA votes to impeach her.
She was charged by the National Anti-Corruption Commission with dereliction of duty in relation to alleged corruption in the rice-pledging scheme, which is said to have cost the state 600 billion baht in losses. The NLA is scheduled to consider Ms Yingluck's impeachment on Friday.
The former prime minister said she would consider working in social welfare if her political career ended.
Ms Yingluck has mostly kept quiet to the media on the political situation after her government was toppled by the coup.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/poli...ek-re-electionKeep your friends close and your enemies closer
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bangkok post v china daily , place your bets
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Originally posted by Mid View Postbangkok post v china daily , place your betsKeep your friends close and your enemies closer
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The Bangkok Post withdraws article in which reporter claims to have interviewed Yingluck
NOV 26, 2014
BANGKOK - The Bangkok Post has pulled an article in which a reporter claimed to have interviewed former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who was quoted as saying she was considering running in the next election.
The article, "Yingluck Saw the Coup Coming", written by Wassana Nanuam, was published in the English-language newspaper on Nov 24.
In the interview billed as the first with Ms Yingluck since the military staged a coup against her government on May 22, the former prime minister was quoted as saying that she was contemplating running in the next election, and that since her first day as Prime Minister, she had expected to be ousted either by the military or by one of Thailand's "independent agencies".
The remarks were considered unusually strong for the former PM, who is known for her modest speeches, according to Khaosod English news website.
straitstimes.com
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Why do so many people hate her?
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was a driving force behind protests against her now toppled government.
true .
A Shinawatra-led or aligned government has been brought to power in every poll since 2001.
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