Yes he’s been seen and has taken part in a significant ceremony with the royal guard at which Suthida was prominently present. Meanwhile Sirindhorn is in Indonesia. With all due to respect to you Chris, your eccentric comments here at New Mandala don’t suggest a firm grasp on reality.
I would agree with Joshua above.
If you had some knowledge of the US Constitution and the checks and balances in place JG you would know that no one in the Oval Office can rightfully made claim to being the leader of the free world. Mr Trump, who I didn’t vote for by the way, stands to be a much more inwardly looking president and would hardly consider himself as that leader.
The US electorate has has had their say in a hotly contested battle. I am not a fan of Barrack Obama and I will be happy to see him leave the White House in another two months. And while I never voted for him either, he has been my fairly elected president for the past seven years and ten months.
The liberal cry babies who are having temper tantrums in the streets of America and in the left leaning news sources on the web don’t seem to understand that you don’t always get your wish in a democratic election.
As an editor of New Mandela I am a little disappointed that you have chosen to publish such a transparently slanted article.
RN England – what makes you think Japan and China would go to war ? It is quite possible Trump will unleash Japan – so that one day Japan would switch to China’s side against the US. This underground sentiment is very, very strong in Japan. There is a very strong – increasing – desire in Japan : to reverse the verdict of the last Pacific War.
“The president-elect is known to read little and rule by his gut. To govern, he’ll have to absorb vast amounts of information about issues he’s never confronted, and his inner circle will have to expand — greatly.”
Andrew MacGregor Marshall’s “information” about what is currently happening in Thailand is proving extremely unreliable. Most important example is his claim that the Crown Prince has flown back from Munich to Thailand. Has ANYONE, ANYWHERE seen any reliable confirmation of this ? In fact it seems the opposite : there now seems to be a concerted campaign promoting CROWN PRINCESS Sirindhorn. Pictures of her recent trip to Borobodur are flooding Thai media. No sign of the Crown Prince.
So Michael, please remove the busts of Woodrow Wilson from Princeton University and Thomas Jefferson from the University of Virginia. You seem ignorant of the US. LBJ never ever said “Nigger Bill” and it is absurd for you to embellish. LBJ’s massive populist program to include poor Blacks and Whites had the full support of Senator Barbara Jordan (TX-D), who’s eloquence and commitment to fairness was less assailable than even God’s own principles. Your reduction of American politicians to simple epithets without depth is a reflection of lack of depth on your part. This is typical academic sophistry. Clinton lost, and with good reason; Trump won, and with reasons not so clear. Rather than engaging in infantilism, it is or greater importance to analyze the impact of Trump’s Presidency on global affairs and not prejudge them with no real evidence. I do not like Trump (or Hillary), but that Trump likes Putin, for example, is proof of nothing at this point. He probably will also like Najib, the Thai junta, Hun Sen, LHL, and, God willing, NOT President Xi Jinping.
Well said Ken Ward. Though I abhor Trump’ racism and sexism – and that any American concern for human rights is now a goner – geo-strategically his new thinking way be a needed breath of fresh air. Eg. WHY NOT let Russia deal with ISIS instead of getting the US involved in yet another quagmire ? Why not have Japan and South Korea nuclear armed, since they’re already virtually so via America’s nuke umbrella ? Cost savings there and elsewhere could fund Trump’s other military and infrastructure modernisations. But he’s likely to be more restrained about spending that payload than any President we seen for a long, long time (not since Carter ?). His isolationist tendencies may be a good re-jive nation phrase for a tired giant. But probably means Australia has to move much closer to Japan, South Korea, India, and even smaller players such as Singapore (double the troop rotation to 28,000 ?), Malaysia, Vietnam – and even Indonesia.
They are both Americans… pseudo champions of “democracy” and “human rights” Even with my rather low moral standards, I don’t think of Trump as a decent human being. having said that, he did win, so live with it.
On the positive side, he may simply upset the status quo and stop the two faced, double standards regarding democracy and human rights.
The urge to predict what Trump will do so soon after his election is a puzzling one. Donald Trump is one of the strangest products of the marriage between US capitalism and popular culture that come to mind. He will be perhaps the first American president of whom so many commentators have concluded that he didn’t particularly want to become president. Yet, still ten weeks before his inauguration, it seems to be vital to assess what he will do.
Why don’t we just wait a little longer?
Let’s cast our minds back to Obama’s election eight years ago. Having just listened to his inspiring Grant Park speech in Chicago celebrating his electoral victory, what would we have predicted of the hope and change president?
That he would fail to close Guantanamo Bay as he had promised? That he would be the first US president to kill an American citizen with a drone, let alone countless citizens of other countries? That the wars he inherited from Bush or those he initiated himself would result in his bequeathing the Greater Middle East to his successor as a seething mass of turbulence? Let’s remember that the Islamic State hadn’t been heard of when Obama’s silken words wowed his audience at Grant Park and throughout the world, just as his honeyed tongue had worked wonders in Manassas, Virginia, on the eve of the election. Who would have thought that there would be no advance whatsoever towards reconciliation between the Israelis and Palestinians during Obama’s two terms?
If a newly-elected president who had at least served a term in the US Senate and written two articulate autobiographical volumes could so have confounded observers of US affairs eight years ago, why pretend that we have already any idea what on earth Trump may do come 20 January?
I despise Trump and his proto-fascist nonsense. I even begrudgingly voted for Clinton. However we do not know what type of presidency Trump will bring other than mere speculation (and I am pessimistic) ; however it is Clinton that is part of the military-industrial complex. Her records have demonstrated that she is a neocon “light.” It is likely Trump will do far more damage, and possibly become a part of that ‘military-industrial complex” that you speak of, but to assume Clinton isn’t, is a laugh.
Well Mark, as that great American trust-fund aristocrat and racist Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said “Progressives and liberals have nothing to fear but fear itself and seeing themselves in a mirror”.
And then he put Jimmy Byrnes on the Supreme Court when he couldn’t get the go-ahead to make him VP.
Jimmy later said “Whatever is necessary to continue the separation of the races in the schools of South Carolina is going to be done by the white people of the state. That is my ticket as a private citizen. It will be my ticket as governor.”
And I think it was that racist Texan, Lyndon Baines Johnson, whose foul language and foul smells reverberated as he sat on the toilet with the door open and forced folks to chat with him in the Oval Office, who gave America the Civil Rights Act, which he wittily referred to as “the nigger bill”.
So yes, Americans and others who choose to remain ignorant of the reality of the characters of the megalomaniac monstrosities that wind up in the White House should be afraid. It appears that someone or something is intent on forcing them to look and see and deal with it.
I imagine there will be a run on Depends all across the land of the free and home of the brave.
It has been a general recognition by Burmese that” Indian are closed fingered” while the Chinese are ” Pauk Phaw” aka generous. With this kind of historical mind set whom does one think will the Military turn to, especially the Indian possible not probable investment entail the unpalatable acceptance of more Bengali unchecked participation which the Indian government has very serious problems with.
The west promotion of democracy today manifested in Thailand has been ‘unconditional” beyond roads to supplies Vietnam war.
The only quibble is the next government in Thailand will be more
control by the military or the prince; who might not know even where Chiang Rai, among “4 Chiang” is.
Give Myanmar the aid w/o much attachment for infrastructure and observe the similar progress as in Thailand where the rural population become more aware of freedom that was denied; mainly due to Buddhist temperance .
As for now the major road are maintain by the Chinese or the cronies. Once the freedom to travel is not restricted by weather or fee, this freedom will never be given up by the populace again. With every road will follow education, health care and of course most important economic opportunities. Three elements of success to any form of true Rule of law.
Yep. I’ve been posting for almost a week now that there is a coup attempt under way. Jokowi was at an airport, in case he had to make a quick exit. So far most of the miltary seem to still backing him.
According to Andrew MacGregor Marshall, Thailand’s Crown Prince arrives back in Bangkok this morning. Looks like the deal has been finalised. All parties were no doubt waiting for the US Presidential result. With Trump’s miltary-industrial complex having won, the State Department sidelined – Asia’s strongmen have little to fear, except their own in-fighting.
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Muslims are Muslims, all same, whatever brand.
No cure.
Mourning and the Thai interregnum
Yes he’s been seen and has taken part in a significant ceremony with the royal guard at which Suthida was prominently present. Meanwhile Sirindhorn is in Indonesia. With all due to respect to you Chris, your eccentric comments here at New Mandala don’t suggest a firm grasp on reality.
Singapore PM throws Trump major ‘shade’
I would agree with Joshua above.
If you had some knowledge of the US Constitution and the checks and balances in place JG you would know that no one in the Oval Office can rightfully made claim to being the leader of the free world. Mr Trump, who I didn’t vote for by the way, stands to be a much more inwardly looking president and would hardly consider himself as that leader.
The US electorate has has had their say in a hotly contested battle. I am not a fan of Barrack Obama and I will be happy to see him leave the White House in another two months. And while I never voted for him either, he has been my fairly elected president for the past seven years and ten months.
The liberal cry babies who are having temper tantrums in the streets of America and in the left leaning news sources on the web don’t seem to understand that you don’t always get your wish in a democratic election.
As an editor of New Mandela I am a little disappointed that you have chosen to publish such a transparently slanted article.
With Trump, Beijing trumps Washington
RN England – what makes you think Japan and China would go to war ? It is quite possible Trump will unleash Japan – so that one day Japan would switch to China’s side against the US. This underground sentiment is very, very strong in Japan. There is a very strong – increasing – desire in Japan : to reverse the verdict of the last Pacific War.
Afraid new world
“The president-elect is known to read little and rule by his gut. To govern, he’ll have to absorb vast amounts of information about issues he’s never confronted, and his inner circle will have to expand — greatly.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-style/2016/11/10/138bbd8a-a761-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trump%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
Very troubling read about Groper-in-Chief Donald Trump.
Mourning and the Thai interregnum
Andrew MacGregor Marshall’s “information” about what is currently happening in Thailand is proving extremely unreliable. Most important example is his claim that the Crown Prince has flown back from Munich to Thailand. Has ANYONE, ANYWHERE seen any reliable confirmation of this ? In fact it seems the opposite : there now seems to be a concerted campaign promoting CROWN PRINCESS Sirindhorn. Pictures of her recent trip to Borobodur are flooding Thai media. No sign of the Crown Prince.
President Trump and Southeast Asia
So Michael, please remove the busts of Woodrow Wilson from Princeton University and Thomas Jefferson from the University of Virginia. You seem ignorant of the US. LBJ never ever said “Nigger Bill” and it is absurd for you to embellish. LBJ’s massive populist program to include poor Blacks and Whites had the full support of Senator Barbara Jordan (TX-D), who’s eloquence and commitment to fairness was less assailable than even God’s own principles. Your reduction of American politicians to simple epithets without depth is a reflection of lack of depth on your part. This is typical academic sophistry. Clinton lost, and with good reason; Trump won, and with reasons not so clear. Rather than engaging in infantilism, it is or greater importance to analyze the impact of Trump’s Presidency on global affairs and not prejudge them with no real evidence. I do not like Trump (or Hillary), but that Trump likes Putin, for example, is proof of nothing at this point. He probably will also like Najib, the Thai junta, Hun Sen, LHL, and, God willing, NOT President Xi Jinping.
Second acts for Thaksin and Trump?
Falang – that’s only one letter to The Nation’s opinion page. You can n’t generalise the whole paper simply on that !
Afraid new world
Well said Ken Ward. Though I abhor Trump’ racism and sexism – and that any American concern for human rights is now a goner – geo-strategically his new thinking way be a needed breath of fresh air. Eg. WHY NOT let Russia deal with ISIS instead of getting the US involved in yet another quagmire ? Why not have Japan and South Korea nuclear armed, since they’re already virtually so via America’s nuke umbrella ? Cost savings there and elsewhere could fund Trump’s other military and infrastructure modernisations. But he’s likely to be more restrained about spending that payload than any President we seen for a long, long time (not since Carter ?). His isolationist tendencies may be a good re-jive nation phrase for a tired giant. But probably means Australia has to move much closer to Japan, South Korea, India, and even smaller players such as Singapore (double the troop rotation to 28,000 ?), Malaysia, Vietnam – and even Indonesia.
President Trump and Southeast Asia
They are both Americans… pseudo champions of “democracy” and “human rights” Even with my rather low moral standards, I don’t think of Trump as a decent human being. having said that, he did win, so live with it.
On the positive side, he may simply upset the status quo and stop the two faced, double standards regarding democracy and human rights.
President Trump and Southeast Asia
Thailand’s junta leader congratulates Trump on being elected by the people
http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/6711
lets see if NM readers can see the mistake ………………….
Stuck fast; review of Troubled transit
US to accept 1,800 asylum seekers from Australia’s offshore camps, newspaper says
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/11/us-1800-asylum-seekers-australias-offshore-camp/
suspect this was before the result of the recent election ……………….
Second acts for Thaksin and Trump?
Thai media is on the bandwagon now ……
Trump is just another Thaksin
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/opinion/letter_to_editor/30299678
Afraid new world
The urge to predict what Trump will do so soon after his election is a puzzling one. Donald Trump is one of the strangest products of the marriage between US capitalism and popular culture that come to mind. He will be perhaps the first American president of whom so many commentators have concluded that he didn’t particularly want to become president. Yet, still ten weeks before his inauguration, it seems to be vital to assess what he will do.
Why don’t we just wait a little longer?
Let’s cast our minds back to Obama’s election eight years ago. Having just listened to his inspiring Grant Park speech in Chicago celebrating his electoral victory, what would we have predicted of the hope and change president?
That he would fail to close Guantanamo Bay as he had promised? That he would be the first US president to kill an American citizen with a drone, let alone countless citizens of other countries? That the wars he inherited from Bush or those he initiated himself would result in his bequeathing the Greater Middle East to his successor as a seething mass of turbulence? Let’s remember that the Islamic State hadn’t been heard of when Obama’s silken words wowed his audience at Grant Park and throughout the world, just as his honeyed tongue had worked wonders in Manassas, Virginia, on the eve of the election. Who would have thought that there would be no advance whatsoever towards reconciliation between the Israelis and Palestinians during Obama’s two terms?
If a newly-elected president who had at least served a term in the US Senate and written two articulate autobiographical volumes could so have confounded observers of US affairs eight years ago, why pretend that we have already any idea what on earth Trump may do come 20 January?
President Trump and Southeast Asia
I despise Trump and his proto-fascist nonsense. I even begrudgingly voted for Clinton. However we do not know what type of presidency Trump will bring other than mere speculation (and I am pessimistic) ; however it is Clinton that is part of the military-industrial complex. Her records have demonstrated that she is a neocon “light.” It is likely Trump will do far more damage, and possibly become a part of that ‘military-industrial complex” that you speak of, but to assume Clinton isn’t, is a laugh.
President Trump and Southeast Asia
Well Mark, as that great American trust-fund aristocrat and racist Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said “Progressives and liberals have nothing to fear but fear itself and seeing themselves in a mirror”.
And then he put Jimmy Byrnes on the Supreme Court when he couldn’t get the go-ahead to make him VP.
Jimmy later said “Whatever is necessary to continue the separation of the races in the schools of South Carolina is going to be done by the white people of the state. That is my ticket as a private citizen. It will be my ticket as governor.”
And I think it was that racist Texan, Lyndon Baines Johnson, whose foul language and foul smells reverberated as he sat on the toilet with the door open and forced folks to chat with him in the Oval Office, who gave America the Civil Rights Act, which he wittily referred to as “the nigger bill”.
So yes, Americans and others who choose to remain ignorant of the reality of the characters of the megalomaniac monstrosities that wind up in the White House should be afraid. It appears that someone or something is intent on forcing them to look and see and deal with it.
I imagine there will be a run on Depends all across the land of the free and home of the brave.
Go Cubs!
President Trump and Southeast Asia
Sadly, the American people have a great deal to fear.
India looks east
It has been a general recognition by Burmese that” Indian are closed fingered” while the Chinese are ” Pauk Phaw” aka generous. With this kind of historical mind set whom does one think will the Military turn to, especially the Indian possible not probable investment entail the unpalatable acceptance of more Bengali unchecked participation which the Indian government has very serious problems with.
The west promotion of democracy today manifested in Thailand has been ‘unconditional” beyond roads to supplies Vietnam war.
The only quibble is the next government in Thailand will be more
control by the military or the prince; who might not know even where Chiang Rai, among “4 Chiang” is.
Give Myanmar the aid w/o much attachment for infrastructure and observe the similar progress as in Thailand where the rural population become more aware of freedom that was denied; mainly due to Buddhist temperance .
As for now the major road are maintain by the Chinese or the cronies. Once the freedom to travel is not restricted by weather or fee, this freedom will never be given up by the populace again. With every road will follow education, health care and of course most important economic opportunities. Three elements of success to any form of true Rule of law.
Seeking excuses?
Yep. I’ve been posting for almost a week now that there is a coup attempt under way. Jokowi was at an airport, in case he had to make a quick exit. So far most of the miltary seem to still backing him.
President Trump and Southeast Asia
According to Andrew MacGregor Marshall, Thailand’s Crown Prince arrives back in Bangkok this morning. Looks like the deal has been finalised. All parties were no doubt waiting for the US Presidential result. With Trump’s miltary-industrial complex having won, the State Department sidelined – Asia’s strongmen have little to fear, except their own in-fighting.