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Originally published July 2, 2009
CRPT exactly. Former prime minister Thaksin’s old ruling party Thai Rak Thai (
TRT) becomes
Chan Rak Prathet Thai, in short: CRT.
I Love Thailand.org. Initiated by? Our dear prime minister’s office.
Well, CRT is not exactly a party. And not that anyone would accuse Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of imposture. His programs and ideas are genuinely his own, aren’t they.
At least some of them. Which is why his new website offers interactive dialog. Something Thaksin didn’t think of, even though he as a telecom tycoon seemed ahead of the time.
Live chat, instant messenger, a forum and polls, what are you waiting for? Sign up here and make your voice heard. I mean, Khun Mark is even going global. The site’s bilingual, quite a statement in revisionist Thailand. Just to mention this neo-socialist logo:
A question from the website: “What will you do to show your love for the country?”
A neat inversion of Kennedy’s
’s “Don’t ask what your country can do for you, ask…”
(BD: For basic translations from Thai into English use Google Translate)
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