Bangkok Post : Grandma Niam near death of cancer

Grandma Niam near death of cancer

By: BangkokPost.com

Published: 7/01/2009 at 05:46 PM

Grandma Niam, who gave Abhisit Vejjajiva a gold ring as a token of fellowship before he became prime minister, is extremely ill from gall bladder cancer, doctors said.

Grandma Niam, 84, has been treated in an emergency unit at a hospital in Ubon Ratchathani province.

She has been put on a respiratory system, and has been under close attention.

Mr Abhisit is expected to go to visit her on Thursday.

Grandma Niam leapt to prominence on Dec 17 when, in a televised speech after he was sworn in, Mr Abhisit displayed the gold ring he had received from her during a visit to Ubon Ratchathani on Aug 8 last year.

She told him it was a symbol of fellowship between him and people in all regions of the country.

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levenfeld

Discussion 9 : 09/01/2009 at 12:46 AM9
To Sloth and wtf.

You are all both so right in your views on the political issues in Thailand of today. It is nice to see that we have such enlightened people in our growing PAD movement. Now I fully understand that we have spent our money wisely.

Come to think of it. Now that we have kicked this toxic Usurper (Yes that’s THAKSIN) out of office and reclaimed our birth given right to govern this country, now we really have the opportunity to stop this nonsense permanently and set up hinders for such an obscure situation to ever reoccur again. These ignorant, poor, northern excuses of non human low life must once and for all learn the basic fact that their opinions never again will bear any weight when it comes to governing this country.

Now that we can rightfully claim we gained power in a democratic fashion, we must learn from history and set up solid barriers that secures our future for the next one thousand years and secure us the position where we belong; in charge of the political power of this amazing nation. To obtain that goal we must make sure we can stay in control of courts, the army and the police as we have established the last couple of years. This is the very important lesson history taught us. Then we of course must make sure that the press continue to write the stories we want them to tell. Obviously we’re in good progress there already.

But of course the sad fact will still remain, that there will no matter how much we suppress the media, remain a few of these dreadful, poor, ignorant losers up north and in Isaan. Well history have given us a lesson there to; we can put up special camps to relocate an re-educate these people in what is truly in their best interests and sole true conception of life. Simple, but the final solution to the problem this nation now and ever after is going to face.

And for this BLASTING AND IRRITATING DREY; please remember that it not only Saddam who have weapons of mass destruction. I guess gassing you will be the appropriate answer for you.

So thank you both, one more time wtf and Sloth for joining our fantastic PAD movement. Really hope you were satisfied with your payslip, don’t worry there’s a lot more coming now that we’re back in the control of government. You know what they say; if you’re not with us you’re against us and if so we must crush you literally like an insect.
Kreeta

Discussion 8 : 08/01/2009 at 10:00 AM8
I wish Grandma Niam gets well soon.

I respect a lady of her age to realise and acknowlege changes.

The changes is what Thailand needed most at the moment. I have all the confidence that PM Khun Abhisit is the best candidate to clear up all the problems. It takes time !

Why can't some people see this?
Kutjebu

Discussion 7 : 08/01/2009 at 09:33 AM7
I hope she gives you good luck mr.Abhisit.
I think you need it.
All the best for Thailand and your wise king.
Red Storm

Discussion 6 : 08/01/2009 at 01:15 AM6
Abisit should declare and acknowledge at her bedside that, thanks to Khun Thaksin's 30-baht policy, Grandma Niam will be getting the medical care that she needs. If it weren't for this she might have died at home and in pain.
Freedom run

Discussion 5 : 07/01/2009 at 10:55 PM5
How is this news?

Bangkok Post has lowered itself to just another Pravda in Thailand.

Bangkok Post = Abhisit Post = Government propaganda tool
Pitty

Discussion 4 : 07/01/2009 at 10:45 PM4
Shameless Abhisit guy is playing sympathy game using this poor lady.

This is the lowest of the low.

Abhisit, why don't you proof your ability without blaming or using someone else? Grow up man!
Kaweeka

Discussion 3 : 07/01/2009 at 09:42 PM3
No need - you just need to go and browse 100 or so threads here and see the many explanations on the subject that I have made before.

Or you can go to www.prachatai.com/english. But hey, if you don't think this government is a right wing government made of fascist I guess you probably think the PAD and the Greenpeace are the one and the same.
Ursus

Discussion 2 : 07/01/2009 at 07:16 PM2
Kaweeka, can you explain me what you mean with fascist agenda? Do you know the expression fascism at all? I am not sure about that and now I bet you will take all your books and dictionaries to find out before you come back to this forum. LOL!
Kaweeka

Discussion 1 : 07/01/2009 at 06:45 PM1
The propaganda continues, sponsored by your local newspaper.

Man, J. R. R. Tolkien must be turning in his grave. What a blatant and repugnant way for a politician to try to buy symphathy from people that can see through his fascist agenda.

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