More "national reconciliation"

First:

"Personally, I want this issue to be settled soon. There are many other problems involving the country, particularly to prevent a return of evil,"
Vice Admiral Pajun Tamprateep, a close aide to Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda speaks in Oct 2007. (What is the root of all "evil" again?)

Then:

Potjaman Shinwatra visits Prem earlier this year.



Now:

Prem Tinsulanond on Thursday urged top military leaders to set example by upholding the royal advice on three principles - honesty, unity and foregiveness.........Prem's remarks on forgiveness coincided with the political tussle relating to constitutional changes.

The Nation reports today.

"No reconciliation, no honey"
Thai saying

"Show me the reconciliation"

Tom Cruise , in Jerry Maguire

"Reconciliation reconciliation reconciliation, it tastes like honey"
ABBA

Lese Majeste

Following on from the news that Jakrapob Penkair would be investigated for Lese Majeste for comments made at the FCCT in mid 2007 is the news that BBC's Jonathon Head would be investigated for possible Lese Majese for comments made during the "Coup, Capital, Crown" presentation, also at the FCCT last year.

It must be stressed that this is only at the complaint stage, not a formal charge.

The BBC are not a minor play on the global stage and it would be interesting to see how they respond if the complaint is taken further.

Quote of the week

"He should have looked in the mirror to see how much he has degraded, how time has changed his facial look. What he did hasn't done much benefit to the country. It's just a show of ego,"

Samak "armored car" Sundaravej , in today's Nation, blissfully unaware of his own irony as he talks about fortune tellers and superstition, something he knows a bit about himself.

How times change........

In today's Nation:

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Saturday urged Thais not to believe a fortune-teller who predicted bloodshed next month.

Before boarding a plane to Cambodia, Thaksin said the people should not be serious about predictions by fortune tellers.

And from the Bangkok Post last year:

Potjaman Shinawatra, wife of deposed premier Thaksin, went to see a renowned foretune-teller during her visit to Chiang Mai on Friday, according to local reports. Khunying Potjaman met with Warin Buawiratlert at around 1.30 p.m. and spent about 1.30 hours with him.

NY Times (and many others) in 2005:

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declined to answer reporters' questions until next year, saying that astrological signs, especially Mercury, are not in his favor.

So I guess whether we should believe fortune tellers or not depends on how much we want to believe what they say.

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