As the 8 February parliamentary elections approach, candidates are unveiling campaign platforms that include United Thai Nation Party prime ministerial hopeful Atavit Suwanpakdee’s proposal to convert disused oil rigs in the Gulf of Thailand into high-tech, inescapable sea prisons to prevent wealthy inmates from receiving contraband, a plan widely mocked online for resembling Azkaban from the Harry Potter series, while Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom is calling for a ban on all 500- and 1,000-baht notes and an automatic death penalty within 15 days for anyone convicted of embezzling more than 100 million baht, with no possibility of a royal pardon.
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- As the 8 February parliamentary elections approach, candidates are unveiling campaign platforms that include United Thai Nation Party prime ministerial hopeful Atavit Suwanpakdee’s proposal to convert disused oil rigs in the Gulf of Thailand into high-tech, inescapable sea prisons to prevent wealthy inmates from receiving contraband, a plan widely mocked online for resembling Azkaban from the Harry Potter series, while Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom is calling for a ban on all 500- and 1,000-baht notes and an automatic death penalty within 15 days for anyone convicted of embezzling more than 100 million baht, with no possibility of a royal pardon.
- What do you think?
What do you think?
Anan
Ploy
Thaksin
Pocket Lint Historian
Traffic Cone Adjuster
Wonder Boy
“Inescapable sea prison? Bro, I own the entire Escape Plan franchise in 4K. This is just another notch in Ray Breslin’s belt.”
“‘Azkaban’? Sure, I guess. But this is a missed opportunity for the Thai Netizen to make a sick Face/Off reference.”
“They’re capping it at 100? Talk about cramping my style.”
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