Thai coup makers losing their grip

Post by **caller** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:50 pm

Thanks Jockey, I am aware, but if its relatively smallish amounts as this was, then what you save on the exchange rate can be lost in the commission, which In this instance, was 12 UK pounds. Via my bank it would have been 20 plus the fee of the receiving bank, about 7.

Post by **dane48** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:21 am

CNS moves to tighten army's grip

The Council for National Security yesterday unveiled plans to appoint military officers as deputy governors for security affairs in all 76 provincial administrations across the country, an army source said.

Snipped from Bkk Post

http://www.bangkokpost.net/News/02Mar2007_news01.php

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:16 pm

â€œBANGKOK, March 1 (TNA) â€“ Thailand's democracy will be fully restored in the shortest time possible and the kingdom will always have an open door to welcome foreign investors, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont reaffirmed at his meeting with Australian Ambassador to Thailand William Paterson.â€

Post by **The understudy** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:00 pm

Mr. Steve G

The sentiment that you feel is echoed by some others Amassadors that I and other Jourmallists talked to. With an unclear cconomic policy and a frantic search for for a new Finance Minister I cannot imagine who's gonna take the place of this post.

My susspition is that The US Admin. through some back doors have influenzed the worldss Currency market to keep the Dolllar low so more american goods can be exportetd and the some increased surplus would be used to fund the War on Terror. plus they are pushing the other World Currencies up such like to Euro currencys and so it's harder for the Eruopoean Union and Japan to Export stuff abroad.

Lets see who els thinks like me!

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:41 pm

The title of this thread may need to be changed after dane 48 s post cos it sure sounds like a tightening of the grip to me or is it just a flexing of the fingers and i am being paranoid

Understudy some bugger is messing with the currency markets for sure i expected this currency to go south months ago its lucky i am not a currency speculator i would be down to my skiddies for sure by now and that is a scary sight to behold

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:37 pm

The Understudy wrote:

With an unclear cconomic policy and a frantic search for for a new Finance Minister I cannot imagine who's gonna take the place of this post.

Understudy, it seems from yesterdays reports that all the most qualified contenders for the job are falling over each other trying to avoid it.

Post by **The understudy** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:19 pm

[quote="STEVE G"]The Understudy wrote:
[quote]With an unclear cconomic policy and a frantic search for for a new Finance Minister I cannot imagine who's gonna take the place of this post.[/quote]

Understudy, it seems from yesterdays reports that all the most qualified contenders for the job are falling over each other trying to avoid it.[/quote]

Yeah steve G I've heard it too! Who would blame them. If you take the Job you have little time on your hands and with lots of work to do! Pressure is there for sure to perform.!

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:10 pm

I reckon they are looking for a patsy seem to be doing that al over the place right now the guy in pattaya could be up for it

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:26 pm

Apparently once you have held the post of Finance Minister you canâ€™t work for a financial institution for two years afterwards, so considering how long the present government could last, itâ€™s not exactly a good career move for most of the people who would be qualified to hold the post.

Post by **dane48** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:58 am

sargeant wrote:The title of this thread may need to be changed after dane 48 s post cos it sure sounds like a tightening of the grip to me or is it just a flexing of the fingers and i am being paranoid

Understudy some bugger is messing with the currency markets for sure i expected this currency to go south months ago its lucky i am not a currency speculator i would be down to my skiddies for sure by now and that is a scary sight to behold

Afraid you aren't that paranoid. Stayed in the Philippines during the last days of Mr. Marcos in the mid eighties - very much the same approach before everything collapsed - my advise - keep the backdoor open just in case, although i don't think it will turn nasty in Thailand, as it didn't in PI either - thanks god(or Buddha) - I do cross my fingers, that the military comes to it's senses and put up election soon, so that things can go back to "normal", whatever that is ?

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:57 am

Steve g after the whats happened to the economy and the currency post coup i would be

if they could get a job anyway

Post by **STEVE G** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:11 am

An interesting point of view from the Asia Sentinel:
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=31

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