Thaksin Shinawatra Quotes


Please don't intervene. Please leave us alone. It is my job and we can cope with this matter. We are trying to explain this to foreigners. But if they do not understand or ignore our explanation, I don't care because we are not begging them for food.


Context

See {627882} for one of the incidents that caused international repercussions. Thailand is a totally food self sufficient country and so is not subject to foreign pressure as much as if it were a food importer and not an exporter.


Citations

Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand Businessman & Prime Minister of Thailand (Pheu Thai Party), Radio address following international criticism over his crackdowns on Islamic radicals in the southernmost provinces bordering Malaysia, May 1, 2004

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Linked Quotes

84 people died after hundreds of peaceful Muslim protestors were crowded into Thai Army trucks and kept there for hours.


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Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
  • Born: July 26, 1949
  • Nationality: Thai
  • Profession: Politician

Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, and was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. After being ousted from power, he was found guilty of corruption in 2008 and is now living in self-exile.