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Yingluck admits she consulted Thaksin

Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 00.00
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has expressed support for a referendum on constitutional amendments before pressing ahead with a vote on the third reading of the charter rewrite bill.

Ms Yingluck admitted she had consulted deposed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, her elder brother, about changing the charter and that he had given her advice on the matter. She did not reveal what advice he gave.

In principle, charter amendment depends on the decision of parliament, not the government, she said.

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bangmodken
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Discussion 15 : 13 Dec 2012 at 02.2815
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D7,Eric said : "He(Thaksin)even ruled out an amnesty for himself". Where did you get that from?

D10 : How is it "very classy and constructive" to bow to the recommendations by the Courts,the Senate,the opposition and the people in general,after having refused to do so for such a long time?

D14 : What bars are you talking about?

It seems to me that pro-Thaksin people lives in a completely different world than the rest of us.
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Discussion 14 : 12 Dec 2012 at 21.4114
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"I'm already familiar with staying abroad," he said."

Thaksin stays in other countries as a free man. AV and Suthep stay in thailand behind bars.
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Discussion 13 : 12 Dec 2012 at 15.3813
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Now why would she need to do that?
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Discussion 12 : 12 Dec 2012 at 12.5612
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"The former prime minister said there would be many positive developments in Thailand next year and reconciliation would be among them."

"Reconsiliation", as in AMNESTY for Thaksin? That's not exactly a positive development, it's a travesty of justice.
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Discussion 11 : 12 Dec 2012 at 12.5011
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"Commenting on the fact that conflict always occurs whenever the issue of charter amendment is raised, Ms Yingluck said the government was more concerned about public understanding."

That's PT's biggest concern. How to get the majority of the 'public' to understand things their way before holding the referendum.
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Discussion 10 : 12 Dec 2012 at 11.1010
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Commenting on the fact that conflict always occurs whenever the issue of charter amendment is raised, Ms Yingluck said the government was more concerned about public understanding.

That is another very classy and constructive statement when compared with those foolish words by her political playing opponents.
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Discussion 9 : 12 Dec 2012 at 10.439
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Was it advice or orders?
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Discussion 8 : 12 Dec 2012 at 10.328
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If its not about Thaksin then no need to include him as a beneficiary of the write then .
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Discussion 7 : 12 Dec 2012 at 10.207
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As usual we get the usual anti Taksin bashing whenever he said just about anything. But this time, he is talking about something that even the regular bashings have agreed, a referendum first before any charter move. He even ruled out an amnesty for him. That sound reasonable. If we shut out everything, there will never be any reconciliation.
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Discussion 6 : 12 Dec 2012 at 08.446
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It is very easy to see how close this government is to Thaksin. They really resent it when they have to explain themselves. Very reminiscent of the time Thaksin proclaimed that he wasn't concerned about democracy.
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