Since Thaksin chose to cut ties with Hun Sen, he completely abandoned the friendship, and strongly criticized Hun Sen in multiple public occasions, accusing him of lacking morality. Thaksin called on the Thai people not to believe the accusations against him by Hun Sen. Thaksin also denied that the drop in the number of tourists from major countries was due to the legalization of casinos. Thaksin believes the real key is the issue of security. It's because there are too many internet companies in Thailand's neighboring countries, which makes tourists from major countries less willing to travel to Thailand.

Thaksin stated that safety is the lifeline of the tourism industry, and promised that if tourists in Thailand were robbed or injured, Thaksin would personally compensate for the losses. He also urged Thailand to pay attention to safety, which is the most important thing.

In this government, Thaksin and Puea Tantakun have strongly promoted the proposal to legalize gambling in entertainment venues. The reason is that countries such as Cambodia and Laos have legal casinos, so Thailand should try it as well. However, this has drawn a lot of opposition, especially from former Prime Minister Prayut, who is a representative of the Thai military but holds very conservative views, stating that Thailand needs stability, and establishing legal casinos would harm the Thai people greatly.

The blogger can only say that this is a double-edged sword; if done well, it will be 50-50 good and bad, but if done badly, it will be 10-90 good and bad. Because legal casinos will attract a large number of gamblers, and ultimately could lead to failure again. Thaksin still has the ability.

Through a televised speech, Thaksin accused some leaders of political parties in Thailand of always speaking and advocating for Cambodia, undermining the morale of the military, and hoping these people remember that they are Thais, not Cambodians. Thaksin's remarks hit the opponents' weak points, knowing that no matter how much internal fighting there is, it is just internal fighting, and one cannot openly help the opponent to weaken their own allies.

Thaksin's words were effective, and the Thai political parties that claimed Cambodia was right have not responded yet.

Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1837999348100106/

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