Thaksin to meet 'pal' Thein Sein

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Thaksin to meet 'pal' Thein Sein

Published: 3 Nov 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will meet Myanmar President Thein Sein on Thursday when he visits Nay Pyi Taw as a part of his three-day trip to the country, according to a close aide.

Thaksin: Will not be talking business

Noppadon Pattama, who is also Thaksin's legal adviser, confirmed yesterday that Thaksin will make the private visit to Myanmar, which wraps up on Saturday.

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drsmith
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Discussion 25 : 03 Nov 2012 at 13.1825
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Let us not forget Thaksin's deal to sell satellite services to Myanmar that netted him 2 billion baht profit. Thaksin has NO friends only people riding along on the corrupt trail of money. Not one Thai policeman has the courage to stand up for Thailand to go arrest him. Shameful and cowardly.
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Discussion 24 : 03 Nov 2012 at 13.1124
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D15 Hillfarang & D18 Asian Hand - Thaksin travels freely for many reasons, none of which are the world's view of Thailand's justice system.

1: It has been widely reported that he has multiple passports, hence can enter countries without being TS from Thailand; 2: He is quite rich and a hand full of cash goes a long way, when entering country by private plane and staying off the books; 3: The current Thai government is not pursuing his arrest and without their request foreign countries won't chase him.
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Discussion 23 : 03 Nov 2012 at 11.5523
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D18 and above the law in the USA - he got a visa to enter your country!
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Discussion 22 : 03 Nov 2012 at 11.1522
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the fugitive and his followers appear to be above the law of the land,here in thailand ,the law enforcement appears not to be seen working,so what is the point in having law and order,to forgive and forget ?
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Discussion 21 : 03 Nov 2012 at 10.2621
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"The man is a genius in business." Then why did his early ventures all end in failure, leaving him deeply in debt?
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Discussion 20 : 03 Nov 2012 at 10.1620
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Thaksin doesnt make trips to see friends .Only to benefit himself .Noppadon just perjured himself yet again .Thaksin can manipulate the situation all he wants but the hatred people feel for him cant be manipulated .
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Discussion 19 : 03 Nov 2012 at 10.1019
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Disc.14 Buster:

…..ethics of doing business as it is today?
No ethics in Thailand, just greed and corruption. Globally it’s different and better controlled.
Oops, you’ve just shot yourself in your foot by comparing your idol to Madoff and Stanford – yes they’re geniuses – at corruption, not business.
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Discussion 18 : 03 Nov 2012 at 10.0918
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Hey folks lets not forget that the "leader of the free world" granted K. Thaksin a visa to enter the USA. He travels the world with no restriction. So the global community doesn't recognize the Thai legal system and therefore he is not a convicted felon. As for Thein Sein, this guy is a relic, delusional and they both share "being ousted" with shattered egos they both want to rebuild no doubt.
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Discussion 17 : 03 Nov 2012 at 10.0217
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Several comments here accuse Noppadon of lying yet they do not present any facts to back their claims. "There will be no business deals made during the meeting, Mr Noppadon said." Noppadon seems to be a competent lawyer. I wouldn't think Thaksin would hire an incompetent one. Competent lawyers choose their words carefully. You can take it as "Business deals will be discussed but not made." I don't think I've ever caught Noppadon in an outright lie when he makes these type of announcements.
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Discussion 16 : 03 Nov 2012 at 09.4716
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The childish obsession with Thaksin is blurring the vision and thoughts of the anti-Red posters here. If you want to be objective, and here I'm assuming that not many of you are Thai nationals, then why don't you lobby this newspaper to call on the government for swift justice in the hypocritical length of time that the thugs of PAD i.e. Yellow shirts have been allowed to get away with the acts of terrorism in the occupation and ransacking of Government House and taking over two international airports resulting in the virtual closure of Thailand not just a road junction in Bangkok. That the Red Shirts, who are accused of crimes in Bangkok aft
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