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Tongue-Thai’ed!: Of protester ‘garbage’, ancient kings and deputy PMs

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, May 15, 2013 10:00AM UTC 0 Comment

This is part XX of “Tongue-Thai’ed!”, in which we encapsulate 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. Chiang Mai will host the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit this week. Leaders from 50...

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Tongue-Thai’ed!: An insult to the PM, a libel suit and an avalanche of poor decisions

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Fri, May 10, 2013 11:00AM UTC 0 Comment

This is part XIX of “Tongue-Thai’ed!”, in which we encapsulate 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. In her tenure for almost two years now, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra generally comes...

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Tongue-Thai’ed!: Thai Minister throws tantrum over villager with no birthday

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Fri, Jan 11, 2013 9:00AM UTC 0 Comment

This is the XVIIIth edition of “Tongue-Thai’ed!”, in which we encapsulate 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. One of the first light-hearted stories of 2013 took a very disturbing...

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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XVII: The difference between lies and ‘lies’

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Sun, Aug 26, 2012 7:30AM UTC 1 Comment

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. Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has been so far one of the deputy prime ministers in the government of Yingluck...

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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XVI: Chalerm and the new Pentagon

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Aug 01, 2012 10:30PM UTC 0 Comment

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung speaks at a news conference Friday. Pic: AP.

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. Chalerm Yubamrung is a veteran politician known for his erratic behavior and boastful nature which naturally leads lots...

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