US Nalinee ban surprises PM

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Published: 3/02/2012 at 02:19 AM
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she was unaware of the United States' sanctions against Nalinee Taveesin when she appointed her as PM's Office minister late last month.

Yingluck: Give her a chance

Ms Yingluck was reacting to the issue for the first time yesterday during a House debate.

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bluebkk
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Discussion 12 : 03/02/2012 at 04:26 PM12
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Discussion 3, the US treasury Department has all the rights it wants,,, and will certainly not listen to and care for the desires of UDD/PT and their ultimate paymaster.... who have everything to learn about your word ETHICAL themselves!
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Discussion 11 : 03/02/2012 at 01:50 PM11
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Nelson mandela was also on the US ban list and brandid a terrorist for over 15 years. Even though Nalinee is on the ban list in the US due to her connections with mugabe,it does not make her a bad person.
But i do agree that yingluck must look into the background of the ministrs that are appointed by her, or are they appointed by someone else?
What about an interview for the post? and also a C.V. was that not conducted?
Maybe i should apply to work in the office then.
What other country has nalinee on there blacklist also? please tell me.
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Discussion 10 : 03/02/2012 at 10:50 AM10
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"The examination into the allegations is under way. We need to ensure fairness for her," - what, the same fairness that Mugabe and his henchmen have shown to the people of Zimbabwe? Do Yingluck or any of her advisers read a newspaper? Nalinee has publicly admitted she is "socially connected" amongst other things with the Mugabes. If that does not show a lack of ethics, then I don't know what does. It's time for this PM to take charge of of what goes on around her before it's too late.
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Discussion 9 : 03/02/2012 at 10:45 AM9
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Bula – it is not unethical for the US Treasury Department to impose sanctions on Nalnee. It is unethical to do business with Mugabe and their like who are tyrants killing their own people and enriching them self while the whole population suffers.
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Discussion 8 : 03/02/2012 at 08:31 AM8
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Ms Yingluck nothing your office does surprise anyone.
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Discussion 7 : 03/02/2012 at 08:15 AM7
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I agree. It is no surprise that Yingluck is surprised.
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Discussion 6 : 03/02/2012 at 08:01 AM6
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Nalinee should have spoken with the PM, prior to her appointment, about her blacklisting in the USA. Instead of saving the PM the embarassment of dealing with this in public, Nalinee was intent to get her position no matter what. When people put self-entitlement above the good of the Nation, nothing positive can come forward.
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Discussion 5 : 03/02/2012 at 07:29 AM5
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The key to all this comes from Yingluck's words; 'appointed her....because she had five year Thai trade experience'. When exactly was that, if it was during the previous decade then I find it difficult to believe that Nalinee could have conducted trade for five years, certainly with Americans some of the time, and never once trip up over the ban (which has been in place since 2003 I believe). Amateurs!
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Discussion 4 : 03/02/2012 at 06:26 AM4
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More and more it seems like PM Yingluck is disconnected from the government. Every news paper in Thailand and the U.S. had stories about Nalinee’s problems and yet again Yingluck has no idea what’s going on. To be head of a government she should know what is happening.
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Discussion 3 : 03/02/2012 at 06:16 AM3
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It is UNETHICAL for The US Treasury Department to imposed business sanctions on Nalnee. The alleged business dealings with the regime of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, which the US says is corrupt is a unilateral POLITICAL DECISION. It is not an ethical issue. Nalinee was appointed as a Thai trade representative for five years and no one brought up the ethical issue.
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