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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XIV: Sukhumbhand’s second term bid as Bangkok governor – just a joke…!

By Siam Voices Wed, May 23, 2012 9:00AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut “Tongue-Thai’ed!” encapsulates the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has been in office since 2009 and has already seen a lot during...

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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XIII: A coup (de main) for national unity

By Siam Voices Tue, Apr 24, 2012 10:30AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut “Tongue-Thai’ed!” encapsulates the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. The General Sonthi Boonyaratglin of 2006 is very different from the Sonthi Boonyaratglin of today. The former was army...

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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XII: Dumb questions, dumb answers

By Siam Voices Mon, Mar 19, 2012 10:30AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut “Tongue-Thai’ed!” encapsulates the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. We all know the special role the Thai military plays in the country’s politics and also the apparent...

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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XI: Suthep’s nightmares and Godwin’s law

By Siam Voices Wed, Feb 29, 2012 9:15AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut “Tongue-Thai’ed!” encapsulates the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. It’s been been a while since former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban has said anything outrageous, even though there...

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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part X: The one where Prayuth calls Nitirat ‘abnormal’

By Siam Voices Tue, Feb 07, 2012 10:30AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut “Tongue-Thai’ed!” encapsulates the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha is by a stretch the most outspoken highest-ranked military officer in recent history....

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