Thu, 10/05/2006 - 6:35pm.
It's only been 16 days since the coup, but deposed former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra already has a new job: Spammer. There's an e-mail circulating around cyberspace that's written by a "Thaksin Shinawatra" from an e-mail address registered in Uruguay. Here's the text in its entirety:

GOOD DAY
Before I proceed, I must first Apologies for this unsolicited
mail to you am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach
to starting a relationship but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action. I have interest of investing in your country as such I decided to establish contact with you for assistances soon as I am able to
transfer my funds for this investment, which is already with a security company in Europe. I would want you to assist me in; (1) Helping by traveling to Europe as a front collect these funds from the security company in Europe. This is because of my inability to travel out of the country, which I am taking refuge at the moment with my wife and children, which I will explain better to you upon the receipt of your acceptance. When I hear from you, I will open up full/detailed information. May happy days & a fair future
await you, as you deserve.

Thanks,

Yours sincerely,
Thaksin Shinawatra


Heehee. If that's Thaksin, then I've got a Nigerian investment that you might be interested in. Kudos to spammers for at least following the news.

x-Thai PM Thaksin says junta crackdown 'unfair'

By Manager Online 11 January 2007 18:10


January 11, 2006
BANGKOK (AFP) - Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday the junta's crackdown on his activities was unfair after the military revoked his diplomatic passport and banned television coverage of him.

The announcements late Wednesday came amid a flurry of orders by the junta that ousted Thaksin in September, including tough new measures to fight a separatist insurgency by Muslims in southern Thailand.

The orders were part of a security clampdown in Bangkok following deadly bombings in the Thai capital on New Year's Eve.

Thaksin's lawyer Noppadon Patama told AFP the former premier was currently in Hong Kong, and that he had spoken with him early Thursday about the new restrictions.

"Former prime minister Thaksin felt it was unfair to revoke his diplomatic passport, as well as his wife's, since he was not using that passport to travel to mount political activities," Noppadon said.

"The reason cited for canceling his passport was groundless," he said.

The foreign ministry said Thaksin's passport had been revoked "because of the changing security situation".

Army-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has accused factions linked to Thaksin of staging the Bangkok bombings, but he has denied any involvement.

An aide to Surayud, Surapong Jayanama, said Thaksin could still apply for a normal passport, but that the decision to revoke his diplomatic one was aimed at restricting his political activities amid the security concerns.

"Under international practice, the host country must make sure that Thaksin does not make political movements, and they must be aware that Thaksin was toppled from office," he said.

The military also threatened to shut down Thai television and radio stations that cover briefings by Noppadon, who periodically delivers statements from Thaksin.

"As the junta warned media not to cover my briefings, things will not be the same. I will have to be more careful," Noppadon said.

"Even though my messages have been about national reconciliation, I have still received death threats," he said.

Thaksin was in New York when the military toppled his government, and he has remained in exile since then, hopping the globe with stays in London, Beijing, Hong Kong and Bali.

Thaksin become a spamer now
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/1871

Thaksin is dying to go to talk on TV to promote him selve and provoke the pro Thaksin mob and Spore give him a chance ,so no wonder why Thai goverment start to skeptical on the relation ship between Thailand and Spore.

pathetic junta! if you dont want thaksin to go around then LET HIM COME HOME!!! Thaksin has been saying time and time again he wants to come back to thailand to fight the charges!! but the junta just keeps refusing! remember, the military used corruption to justify the coup. but now 5 months after, they still fail to find anything against thaksin.

poeple in the south are getting murdered everyday but does junta care? NO!! instead surayut went to the south and beged those pigs for forgiveness! He should have gone to kru juling's family and beg them for forgiveness! if the military is watching the muslims as closely as they are watching thaksin, thailand will be peaceful by now.

thaksin went to singapore for an interview with CNN, wah that sparked a diplomatic row! aiyah if Thais really supported the military why is the junta so paranoid about thaksin. do you think by stripping him of diplomatic passport will stop him from traveling?

what do you want him to do? He is not allowed to come home, so he has no choice but to travel around.

I am not his supporter. But I still find it strange that an acting prime minister has been suddenly got rid of by a coup during his official travel to an international meeting, and told he is no longer allowed to come back home in a country like Thailand. Is it true when he said there were 17 coups during the last 70 years, i.e an averaged once every four years?

I don't understand what is the big deal with airing his CNN interview?

thanks for the link
im one of the millions Thais who support Thaksin^^

get out junta!!!

Please don't shoot me... but come to think of it, Indochinese countries like Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Lao tended to militarize easily in their leadership.

I wonder why... is it because of a lack of governing ideology that doesn't rely on an all encompassing God-like leadership? Cambodia has had royal families still in the governing council. Did Myanmar and Lao used to have kingship right? I read that Myanmar's leaders are highly superstitious and ritualized.

Japan was very militarized until the end of the WWII and their Emperor Hirohito was forced to shed his god-like status with his subjects and give way to multi-party civilian leadership.

Somehow, a kingship needs to have military noblemen to supports its power base, isn't that so? Maybe that explains why Thailand consistently faces coup d'etats?

Please don't shoot me... but come to think of it, Indochinese countries like Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Lao tended to militarize easily in their leadership.

I wonder why... is it because of a lack of governing ideology that doesn't rely on an all encompassing God-like leadership? Cambodia has had royal families still in the governing council. Did Myanmar and Lao used to have kingship right? I read that Myanmar's leaders are highly superstitious and ritualized.

Japan was very militarized until the end of the WWII and their Emperor Hirohito was forced to shed his god-like status with his subjects and give way to multi-party civilian leadership.

Somehow, a kingship needs to have military noblemen to supports its power base, isn't that so? Maybe that explains why Thailand consistently faces coup d'etats?

I think our people got more freedom under the coup than the Spore people who under the one party Spore style democracy And the country is bit more organize than under the president/PM from election like Marcos or Suharto

I don't think Thai folks have as much economic freedom as Singapore folks, although politically speaking, you are lightyears ahead. We are not allowed to enjoy mass protests and bombs in shopping malls on NY eve...

Thaksin to buy home in Australia: report

SYDNEY - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has revealed he wants to buy a home in Australia as he adjusts to life away from politics.

The self-made billionaire also thanked the Thai military for deposing him in a bloodless coup five months ago, saying he was enjoying spending more time with his family, The Australian reported Monday.

Thaksin is on a private visit to Melbourne and Sydney, where he has hired a property developer to find him a home on the city's prestige harbour front.


"I am looking in the eastern suburbs for a property with good views of the harbour," Thaksin told the newspaper from Sydney, where he was playing golf on Sunday.


"I think Sydney is very safe and I have friends here. I like Australia. The people are friendly and sincere. The weather is good. It is clean and safe and I can play golf all year round."


Thaksin was in New York for a United Nations summit when the Thai military toppled his government on September 19. He has been in self-imposed exile ever since, initially spending time in London before travelling around Asia.


Some of his visits have created political waves, particularly after Thaksin met with Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar during a visit there.


Thaksin stressed he had no political or business interests in Australia and was merely holidaying in the country.


"We have sold the family business," he was quoted as saying. "All we have now is some real estate. I want my children to grow their own businesses from the beginning. I may just advise them.


"In a way, I am grateful to the military government for forcing me into an early retirement so that I can spend time with my family again.


"Now the only activity I am considering is investing in the stock market and doing charity work to support the rural development work of the King."


Thaksin said he was mindful that his activities were still being watched by the Thai government.


"I think the (Thai) government is too concerned about my activities, which are actually very private," he said.


"Every time I speak to the media I try to be very conservative as a former prime minister.


"No matter how bitter you are, you have to be very faithful to your country, to your people and to your monarch."


The Thai government has withdrawn Thaksin's diplomatic passport and advised the ousted leader to return to the kingdom only after general elections promised for later this year.


Agence France-Presse

Yes I talk about the political freedom. Freedom is not alwaays come from the democracy. Thaksin is the elected dictator that buy vote from many Thai farmer dude. Thaksin always try to use Spore style policy to manage the country and it doesnt work.

Is the Pussyface idiot still in Sydney? I want to know where he lives? I will ring my homeboy in Sydney to visit him

Freedom can be many things, but if it doesn't securely feed the stomaches and livelihoods of you and your generations to come, it's not worth it...

Freedom can be many things, but if it doesn't securely feed the stomaches and livelihoods of you and your generations to come, it's not worth it...

I am sorry but if Thaksin did use Spore style policy to muzzle the country, he would still be in power now.
U are quite the little gangster aren't u, aeroboy?

Thaksin did use spore style of policy and did you see what happened to him???

Lets me add bit more know bit about Spore style democracy that Thaksin chose to practice

1) He is a Dictator under the democracy saint mask.
2) HE TRY TO IMPLEMENT THE SINGLE PARTY POLITIC
3) Try to make Thaksin dynasty like Lee dynasty in Spore
4) Keep an eyes on the compettitor and beat them down
5) Police state.
@ Tanga talk about our next generation ,I cant imagine how hard their life gonna be. I think both country is the same.

Agree, freedom can mean many things but how do you know thai kind of freedom is not enough to secure basic necessity of life? How much does one really need in order to persuit one's happiness within Thai government? How do you know that singaporians have more happiness in their god forsaken lives than the thais?

Thaksin did use spore style of policy and did you see what happened to him???

My fren just came back from her hometown in Chiangmai and said that her family and relatives who are in the farming community are now beginning to understand how Thaksin was not all good and hurting their income through importation of Chinese garlic and produce. Now Thai agricultural products are increasing in price because the Thai government has stopped foreign agricultural imports from China.

She said her Thai farmers community are beginning to understand how Thaksin's free market reforms were bad for them in the long run.

I asked her if she's expecting that the children of farming community are going to remain as farmers when they grow up. She said no.

I wonder how they get out of that...

My fren just came back from her hometown in Chiangmai and said that her family and relatives who are in the farming community are now beginning to understand how Thaksin was not all good and hurting their income through importation of Chinese garlic and produce. Now Thai agricultural products are increasing in price because the Thai government has stopped foreign agricultural imports from China.

She said her Thai farmers community are beginning to understand how Thaksin's free market reforms were bad for them in the long run.

I asked her if she's expecting that the children of farming community are going to remain as farmers when they grow up. She said no.

I wonder how they get out of that...

Uhm...I'm surprised your friend had just learnt the effect of Thai-chinese FTA since it's already been in effect for 2 years now. About a year ago, when Thaksin was attempting to make another FTA with america, there was so much news regarding the previous Thai-chinese FTA saying how it made tons of northern spice merchandises to go out of bussinesses. Ten thousand of families went bankrupt in a matter of days despite nothing was wrong with how they ran their bussinesses. We had a lot of support from northern communities last year because of that. If somehow your friend just learnt recently that her parents had already been bankrupt for over 2 years, I doubt your should think of her opinion very highly.

Farmin and Fishing can make alot of money if u are the business owner. My friend who live in Songkla told me that he earn amillion once his parent hatching and sell the prawn in his prawn farm.

But if u are the farmer who work for em it suck ,this the salary man rule

She is relating the opinions of the farming community in her area. She herself left Chiangmai 10 years ago when she married an Indonesian Dutch, so wouldn't know the extent of the financial difficulties the FTAs caused on the farming relatives back home.

Is the FTA with China and America still ongoing? Or are they suspended for now?
I knew a scientist who was a consultant for a prawn farm in Singapore. He said to make these prawns f**k alot and grow bigger, u gotta poke one of their eyes out, so they become one-eyed jacks...

On a more serious note, prawn farms are toxic man... they pollute the land big-time... it's all the prawn crap waste that gets flushed out into the sea or soil.

In Mozambique, prawn farm business is becoming popular in the north, u might want to convince your parents to send you there to poke prawn eyes out????