Germany 'releases royal jet'

Published: 9/08/2011 at 08:19 PM
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A court in Germany has released the Boeing 737 seized from HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday.

Mr Abhisit told reporters the government has posted the full 38 million euros demanded by Walter Bau company in an account to be controlled by the German court.As a result, the court released the jet.Terms of the agreement were unclear, as was the role of Mr...

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Discussion 8 : 10/08/2011 at 08:46 AM8
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is one jet or two depend which newspaper I am reading. TWO jets?
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Discussion 7 : 10/08/2011 at 06:16 AM7
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Abhisit and others got their moment to make a loud nationalistic statement to the press right before (or after?) quietly being informed by their lawyers that they didn't have a snowball's chance in Hades of winning.
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Discussion 6 : 09/08/2011 at 10:53 PM6
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I've never had to eat crow ... I WONDER HOW IT TASTES.
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Discussion 5 : 09/08/2011 at 09:56 PM5
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Abhisit and the ex-foreign minister Kasit had screwed up the whole thing into a mess from the beginning. They said they'll fight to the end in the German court, but what now!
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Discussion 4 : 09/08/2011 at 09:27 PM4
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Who posted the money behind Abhisits back, coz he stated that Thailand would not post the money and would fight in the courts.

Was it Yingluck?
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Discussion 3 : 09/08/2011 at 09:24 PM3
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Perhaps the headline should more accurately read, "Thailand pays bond for release of impounded jet". I am now looking forward to the headline which says, "Thailand finally pays of debt to German company."
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Discussion 2 : 09/08/2011 at 08:56 PM2
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Wow, getting Thailand to live up to its financial responsility is no simple task. Yet the Thai governments involved feel no lose of face over this issue. Weird.
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Discussion 1 : 09/08/2011 at 08:40 PM1
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Mr. Abhisit/government has made so many contradicting statements regarding this matter that my head is still spinning.
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