Jatuporn lets his disappointment leak out

Published: 29 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

If in any way red-shirt firebrand Jatuporn Promphan is lucky in love, he is certainly not lucky in politics. For the third time in a row, he has been left out in the cold after his name did not appear in the latest cabinet lineup, unlike his red shirt partner, Nattawut Saikuar, whose political path seems to be littered with rose petals.

Jatuporn Prompan at a Pheu Thai Party rally in June. Beneath the nonchalant public face, it appears he is embittered about missing out on a cabinet post.

Mr Nattawut was appointed deputy agriculture minister in the last cabinet, and this time is switched to the Commerce Ministry as a deputy minister reportedly to help defend embattled Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who is a target in a planned censure debate by the Democrats over the controversial rice pledging scheme.

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lungstib
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Discussion 5 : 29 Oct 2012 at 13.225
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Unusual to watch a bully being bullied by the bigger thugs. Such is life in Thai politics.
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Discussion 4 : 29 Oct 2012 at 11.104
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@Dao, only for some...
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Discussion 3 : 29 Oct 2012 at 11.013
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"because being Jatuporn is not as important as being a hero."
It almost sounds like Jatuporn thinks he is a hero – I guess there must be something lost in translation.
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Discussion 2 : 29 Oct 2012 at 10.422
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"If in the course of a battle, we face many lawsuits which are regarded as a scar, I wonder how the Pheu Thai Party will find someone to fight for it in the future because everyone must play safe and stay clean, but this will not save the party or the government" This is a confession/statement that he did play dirty during the riots. ie encouraging rioting burning looting etc.
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Discussion 1 : 29 Oct 2012 at 09.131
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It must be disappointing when even Taksin doesnt want you .
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