Yingluck Shinawatra and jail time

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I knew it , it's no fault of the Thai's it's that bloody Interpol

[Pat]

It's likely that Interpol won't do it because they haven't been contacted about it

[Boon Mee]

It's likely that Interpol won't do it because they haven't been contacted about it

And it's also further likely that interest level in bringing the Shinawat's to justice is approaching zero.

[Norton]

And it's also further likely that interest level in bringing the Shinawat's to justice is approaching zero.

The worm is turning booners.

[S Landreth]

What do you know.......First thread ever here at Thai Chatter to make over 100,000 views..........

[S Landreth]

Govt probes Pheu Thai over links to Yingluck and Thaksin

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/deta...gnews/30339329

[Boon Mee]

The worm is turning booners.

The only reason there's any interest in this woman is that she's a pretty face alebit shielding an empty shell.

[S Landreth]

Thaksin, Yingluck spotted in Singapore

Fugitive former prime ministers Thaksin and sister Yingluck Shinawatra were in Singapore on Tuesday, in a rare sighting after their recent visits to China, Hong Kong and Japan.

Thaksin and Yingluck were seen at a hotel in Singapore having a conversation with a group of men, unidentified but probably Pheu Thai Party members.

The sighting was a day after lawmakers from Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party said they had flown to Hong Kong at the weekend to meet him. They said Thaksin had called for party unity ahead of an approaching general election.

Thaksin, who is based in Dubai, still looms large over Thai politics. His parties, by several names, have won every election since 2001.

Yingluck fled from Thailand last August, just before the Supreme Court was to find her guilty of negligence in mismanaging the rice subsidy scheme and sentence her to five years in prison. The ruling was read later, in absentia.

Sources in the Pheu Thai Party say she is based in Britain.

Thaksin was convicted in absentia in 2006 on conflict of interest charges.

The two have been in Asia since the beginning of the month, said party members, and have visited China, Japan and Hong Kong before travelling to Singapore on Monday.

Prayuth Siripanich, a Pheu Thai Party member and its former representative for the province of Maha Sarakham, said 10 lawmakers flew to Hong Kong on Saturday and returned on Monday.

"Thaksin asked lawmakers to be united and not to break that unity," Prayuth told Reuters. "He asked that lawmakers meet their constituents because the election is fast approaching."

Piyapong Klinpan, a spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), told reporters in Bangkok that "relevant agencies", including police, were following Yingluck and Thaksin.

He did not give further details.

Thaksin and Yingluck are in Singapore at the same time as army chief General Chalermchai Sittisart who was there to receive an award from Singapore's defence ministry.

Chalermchai told reporters before leaving Bangkok that he was not going to meet the Shinawatras while in Singapore.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/pol...d-in-singapore

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Thaksin, Yingluck spotted in Singapore

Yawn

[Pat]

The only reason there's any interest in this woman is that she's a pretty face alebit shielding an empty shell.

A few years ago maybe but nows she looks ****ing awful

Age doesn't do Thai women any favours

[Boon Mee]

Yawn

Double

[S Landreth]

Thai junta says 'not concerned' about ousted PM Thaksin's Asia tour

Thailand is not concerned about the movement of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, also an ousted former leader, after recent visits by the pair to several Asian cities and meetings with members of their party.

The Shinawatras have dominated Thai politics for nearly two decades and wield significant influence through allies and relatives despite both living in self-exile. They are likely to be a significant factor in a general election the junta has promised for November.

Critics say the military, which took power in a 2014 coup that removed Yingluck Shinawatra's government, wants to end the family's political influence - something that is reflected in a new, military-backed charter, party laws and restrictions on political parties.

Thaksin and Yingluck visited China and Japan this month and met at least 30 members of parliament from their Puea Thai party in Hong Kong on the weekend, party members said after returning to Thailand.

The two were spotted in a Singapore hotel on Tuesday, meeting a group of unidentified men, and were in the city state on Wednesday, party sources said, adding they were having"business meetings".

Political observers say their Asia tour is a sign that their party is gearing up for the election.

A spokesman for the junta, known as the National Council for Peace and Order, said it was not focused on the two Shinawatras.

"Monitoring those who have an arrest warrant is the job of relevant agencies. We are not concerned about this," the spokesman, Piyapong Klinpan, told Reuters.

Former telecommunications tycoon Thaksin was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 when he was overthrown in a military coup supported by the Bangkok-based establishment.

He left Thailand in 2008, shortly before a court convicted him of corruption and sentenced him to a two-year jail term. He said the conviction was politically motivated.

He is based in Dubai.

Yingluck was elected prime minister in 2011 but was forced from office by a 2014 court ruling, shortly before the military ousted her government.

Yingluck fled from Thailand in August, weeks before the Supreme Court found her guilty of negligence in mismanaging a rice-buying scheme and sentenced her to five years in prison.

She is based in Britain and has not spoken publicly since she left Thailand.

Several Puea Thai members told Reuters Thaksin did not discuss politics when he met party members of parliament in Hong Kong.

"We didn't talk about politics because we know better than Thaksin what's going on. He's been out of the country so long,"said Wattana Muagnsook, a former commerce minister.

He said met Thaksin for a meal.

Phumtham Wechayachai, Puea Thai's secretary-general, said the party has not held meetings because a junta ban on political gatherings was still in place.

Lawmakers might be trying to play down meetings with Thaksin because they fear legal action.

Legislation on political parties that took effect in October prohibits those "who are not party members" from "controlling or directing" a party.

Thaksin led the Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thais) party before a court dissolved it in 2007. He is not a member of its reincarnation, the Puea Thai party.: http://www.asiaone.com/asia/thai-jun...sins-asia-tour

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Thai junta says 'not concerned' about ousted PM Thaksin's Asia tour

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[S Landreth]

Ex-Thai PMs Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra sighted in Singapore

Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, former leader Yingluck, were in Singapore on Tuesday (Feb 20), in a rare sighting of them since Yingluck fled Thailand last year, and a day after Thaksin called for unity within his party.

Thaksin and Yingluck were seen at a hotel in Singapore having a conversation with a group of men.

The identity of the men was not immediately clear.

The sighting comes a day after lawmakers from Thaksin's Puea Thai Party said they had flown to Hong Kong on the weekend to meet him. They said Thaksin had called for party unity ahead of an approaching general election.

The Shinawatras have dominated Thai politics for almost two decades despite attempts by their enemies, including those in the military-backed establishment, to weaken the family's political power and undermine their popularity.

Many are watching to see how Thaksin's party performs in a vote which the military government has promised to hold in November but which could be delayed.

Thaksin, who founded Advanced Info Service, Thailand's largest mobile phone operator, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup supported by the Bangkok-based establishment.

Thaksin, who is based in Dubai, looms large over Thai politics and remains popular in the north-east and north, which form the stronghold of parties aligned with Thaksin which have won every election since 2001 by appealing to poorer voters.

Yingluck was elected prime minister in 2011. She was ousted by a court ruling in 2014, shortly before her government was overthrown in a military coup.

Yingluck fled from Thailand last August, weeks before the Supreme Court found her guilty of negligence in mismanaging a rice subsidy scheme and sentenced her to five years in prison.

Sources in the Puea Thai Party say she is based in Britain.

Thaksin was convicted in absentia in 2006 on conflict of interest charges.

The two have been in Asia since the beginning of the month, said party members, and have visited China, Japan and Hong Kong before travelling to Singapore on Monday.

Mr Prayuth Siripanich, a Puea Thai Party member and its former representative for the province of Maha Sarakham, said 10 lawmakers flew to Hong Kong on Saturday and returned on Monday.

"Thaksin asked lawmakers to be united and not to break that unity," Mr Prayuth told Reuters. "He asked that lawmakers meet their constituents because the election is fast approaching."

Mr Piyapong Klinpan, a spokesman for the junta, or National Council for Peace and Order, as it is formally known, told reporters in Bangkok that "relevant agencies", including police, were following Yingluck and Thaksin.

He did not give further details.

Supporters of the Shinawatras say the two are victims of political persecution. Their critics accuse them of widespread corruption, which they deny.

Thaksin and Yingluck are in Singapore at the same time as Thai army chief Chalermchai Sitthisart, who was there to receive an award from Singapore's Defence Ministry.

General Chalermchai told reporters before leaving Bangkok that he was not going to meet the Shinawatras while in Singapore.: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-...d-in-singapore

[Pat]

Soon to be spotted shopping at The Emporium with a following of bowing waiing natives, including half the government