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22nd November 2005, 08:22 AM
In the Bangkok Post (http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:-4i91j2zj0EJ:www.bangkokpost.net/News/17Nov2005_news53.php+thaksin+mercury&hl=en) we can finde the following:
PM's cryptic astrology just baffling
Thaksin: Looks to planet Mercury
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again chosen to look to the heavens in responding to questions from the press.
"Mercury is moving backwards," Mr Thaksin responded after being asked by reporters about an announcement by First Infantry Division commander Maj-Gen Prin Suwannadhat that he would visit the offices of Managerdaily
Astrologers, meanwhile, were scrambling to try and interpret the prime minister's astrological comments.
"Mercury symbolises communication and is also the star of Mr Thaksin's birthday," said leading astrologer Phinyo Pongcharoen.
He said Mr Thaksin might benefit from saying nothing, or instead talk about more positive things.
"Moving backwards," he said, might mean he ought to review his previous actions and perhaps avoid starting anything new.
And today we have this in the news (http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=284&fArticleId=3003203):
Thai prime minister's silence is not of this Earth
Bangkok: Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he would not answer reporters' questions until next year because the alignment of the planets was not in his favour. "Right now, Mercury is perfectly aligned with my star. Mercury is no good, so . . . I'll wait until next year to talk," Thaksin said.
The astral advice might not be so bad, because Thaksin has come under pressure from the press to explain some new cases of corruption!
PM's cryptic astrology just baffling
Thaksin: Looks to planet Mercury
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again chosen to look to the heavens in responding to questions from the press.
"Mercury is moving backwards," Mr Thaksin responded after being asked by reporters about an announcement by First Infantry Division commander Maj-Gen Prin Suwannadhat that he would visit the offices of Managerdaily
Astrologers, meanwhile, were scrambling to try and interpret the prime minister's astrological comments.
"Mercury symbolises communication and is also the star of Mr Thaksin's birthday," said leading astrologer Phinyo Pongcharoen.
He said Mr Thaksin might benefit from saying nothing, or instead talk about more positive things.
"Moving backwards," he said, might mean he ought to review his previous actions and perhaps avoid starting anything new.
And today we have this in the news (http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=284&fArticleId=3003203):
Thai prime minister's silence is not of this Earth
Bangkok: Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he would not answer reporters' questions until next year because the alignment of the planets was not in his favour. "Right now, Mercury is perfectly aligned with my star. Mercury is no good, so . . . I'll wait until next year to talk," Thaksin said.
The astral advice might not be so bad, because Thaksin has come under pressure from the press to explain some new cases of corruption!