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...Even if this drags on for some time, I don't think it will be a very negative factor for foreign investment. If someone wants to build a factory or buy some shares in Thailand, I don't think they are going to care about this deadlock. There are a number of ways it could end. Thaksin could simply ride this out. Or the army could step in at some point and force him out. Or the King could ask him to resign. But if he is forced out, the problem in Thailand is the same as in many countries...
...administration has used the constitution to create a very strong government, but has undermined the counterbalance that was designed to be in place by interfering in the appointments and running of practically every single agency designed to provide the checks. We feel that for the future of democracy in Thailand it's important for us to say enough is enough and not be a part of Thaksin's system...
...were running the country. The public has every right to question what to expect post-Thaksin. The Thaksin administration has played on this. The question they want people to ask is: If not Thaksin, then who? To me, it's a ridiculous question and an insult to Thailand. We have 60-million-plus people and nobody to replace Thaksin...
...CHALONGPHOB SUSSANGKARN President of the Thailand Development Research Institute, an independent think tank in Bangkok Thaksin doesn't understand the saying that justice must not only be done but be seen to be done. More and more people are saying that the laws have been distorted or misinterpreted to favor his business group. Thaksin's stance is that he's doing everything legally, and he's dissolved parliament to hold an election. But this doesn't address what the protesters are talking about. As the situation drags on, bigger groups of people will begin to understand this distinction between playing...
...that doesn't acknowledge the rural population?who genuinely support Thaksin because he recognized them and their needs?that could cause big problems in the future. Thaksin is tarnished whatever happens. But the question now is not just about Thaksin's future but about the future of democracy in Thailand. Either the compromise reached will strengthen the democratic system or it will weaken institutions, and that would have a huge negative impact on Thai democracy...