A LOT HAS CHANGED IN ONE YEAR
One year ago today I interviewed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for BusinessWeek Thailand. He was keynote speaker at a CEO Leadership Forum in Dubai.
Here's one excerpt from that interview:
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Me: What's your feeling about your future in politics?
Thaksin: I have no future in politics because my future is ended. Politically it has ended.
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At the same event Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of ASEAN, suggested ASEAN needs a statesman like Thaksin. I expect both have different opinions one year on.
2 comments:
I would not be sure that Dr Surin would have changed his opinion.
No doubt he understands the propaganda and truth of Thai politics better than most and would be sceptical of the army/government spin on the recent events.
He would still recognise Thaksins abilities and Thailands need for such a person to control the anti-democratic forces!
David, drop me an email - bkkandy@myway.com.
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