Shinawatra found his stooge with $$$ bait. Kana na vuaka.

Fugitive former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s secret Fiji talks

Rowan Callick, Asia-Pacific editor | July 09, 2009
Article from: The Australian

FUGITIVE billionaire former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra flew in his Learjet to Fiji for a secret meeting with the controversial prime minister and military commander Frank Bainimarama.

The subject of their discussions, held in Mr Bainimarama’s office in Suva on Monday, is unknown, but informed sources in Fiji say Mr Thaksin is considering investing $300million in the country.

In return, he would probably be assured safety there from extradition, if he should choose to use Fiji as one of his bases in exile. Thailand is seeking to return him to Bangkok, where he faces two years in jail for abuse of power.

Mr Thaksin used an assumed name to enter Fiji, although his true identity was known to the authorities, who approved his visit in advance. The Thai government has cancelled Mr Thaksin’s Thai passport, and says he is currently using a passport issued by Montenegro.

Thailand’s deputy prime minister, Thaworn Sennian, said Mr Thaksin had earlier flown to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, where he stayed en route to Fiji. Thai embassy officials immediately sought Mr Thaksin’s arrest and extradition.

“Somehow, Thaksin managed to get wind of the impending arrest and escaped,” Mr Thaworn said.

Mr Thaksin was believed to be heading next for Tonga and then to Port Vila in Vanuatu, which is tomorrow hosting the annual meeting of the heads of the Melanesian Spearhead Group of countries — Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.

The MSG meeting is important for Mr Bainimarama because he will not be able to attend this year’s Pacific Islands Forum summit in Cairns in August, as Fiji has been suspended from the Pacific body.

The Fiji economy is in considerable trouble, with tourism in a downward spiral globally as a result of the economic downturn, and with the other major industry, sugar, suffering from the withdrawal of subsidies from the European Union following the failure of the Fiji government to announce elections.

The major investor there this year has been Fiji’s own national provident fund, with some financially stretched smaller tourism operators seeking to exit but finding no buyers at present — thus reinforcing the attraction of Mr Thaksin’s business empire.

Mr Bainimarama’s military-installed government has said it will not hold an election until September 2014, providing Mr Thaksin with five years’ security if necessary, reinforced by the Fiji government’s control of the courts.

Mr Thaksin’s legal adviser, Noppadon Patama, said the stopover in Kuala Lumpur was merely in order to refuel the jet.

He said there was no attempt to arrest him in Malaysia. He said foreign leaders were willing to welcome Mr Thaksin because they understood the charges against him were politically motivated.

Thailand’s deputy foreign minister, Panich Vikitsreth, said extradition requests had been filed to Malaysia and to Australia, apparently in the hope Canberra could use its influence in Fiji.

But relations between Australia and Fiji have become increasingly strained, especially since Mr Bainimarama’s government in April abrogated the constitution, dismissed the judiciary, and ruled out elections for five years.

Mr Thaksin was a senior police officer who built a telecommunications empire worth billions of dollars.

He became Thailand’s prime minister from 2001 before being ousted in a military coup in September 2006, while he was attending the UN general assembly.

INVEST IN PARADISE

In peaceful times the huge advertisement in The Australian newspaper on Monday July 6,2009, Page 5 would have been read with much pride and enthusiasm as the heading stated “Invest in Paradise”.

Stop! look again, on the left on the ad is an Indian (re what’s wrong with a bbs maji hair guy eh?), dressed in suit jacket, white shirt and a striped tie (not bad) with his head back a dreamy look on his face, arms spread wide and the map of Fiji over his left arm. The Islands, Viti Levu, Kadavu and the Yasawa and Mamanucas coloured White and the rest of Fiji in a dull orange”

Under that block is the statement FIJI – YOUR GATEWAY TO DOING BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

On the left hand side under that is a block with blue background and white writing with the blurb: “Investing in Fiji is essential to your success in the South Pacific. As one of the region’s (notice the appostrophe in the most inappropriate place) more advanced economies with state of the art technology and necessary infrastructure, Fiji is the corporate and geographic hub of the South Pacific. All regional and international organisations are also headquartered in Fiji.

Fiji now provides 13 years tax free holiday for new enterprises in the (the next is written in red but not in capitals as I will copy here) TAX FREE RESION* (VANUA LEVU, ROTUMA, KADAVU, TAVEUNI, LEVUKA, LOMAIVITI AND THE LAU GROUPS – see map above.

Fiji also provides tax incentives and duty free concessions for companies specialising in: ( all of the following was dot pointed ) ICT, COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE, TOURISM, BIO FUEL, MINING, FOOD, PHARMACEUTICALS, PLASTICS, PAPER, MINERALS, SPECIALTY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS.

INTERESTS IN THE FOLLOWING SECTORS ARE ALSO WELCOME:
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FIJI OFFERS:
ADEQUATE RESOURCES
EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
FAVOURABLE COST OF DOING BUSINESS
GROWING LIBERALISED ECONOMY
ATTRACTIVE INCENTIVES AND CONDUCIVE TAXATION LAWS
TRANSPARENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

On the opposite to the above block to the right are 3 great photographs, the first being a resort, under that a picture of Call Centre Workers and under that workers on an assembly line wearing white coats and hair nets.

Under the three pictures it states
TAE A CLOSER LOOK AT FIJI.
IF WHAT YOU WANT IS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, IT’S JUST WHAT YOU’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

Under all of the above is another block the width of the ad with a picture of Fiji Coat Of Arms and the contact addressess;

Fiji Isands Trade and Investment Bureau
PO Box 2303, Govt Building, Suva
Email: info@ftib.org.fj
Ph: (679) 3315988
Fax: (679) 3301783

The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Commerce
PO Box 2118, Govt Building, Suva
Email: sakiusa.bainivalu@govnet.gov.fj
Ph: (679) 3304511 – Fax (679) 3302617

Honorary Counsel
100 Walker Street
North Sydney
NSW 2060
Ph: 02 8904 0476
Fax 02 8904 0376
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One would’ve been so proud, but we all know it’s a load of da, and noone even without the current economic climate is going to invest in Fiji with Voreqe the self appointed prime meanster and the illegal regime trying lamely to govern this Island Nation and have failed dismally.

The advertisement was correct pre 5.12.06 Coup. Since then, something significant has happened to the citizens of Fiji, we’ve lost all respect for the Mara, Ganilau, the Late Ratu Edwards sons Ratu Epeli and Tuki & their families, Ratu Iloilo & the military.

These people are poison to the Nation and the business world are aware of it so will not waste a cent on Fiji while they are imposing their illegal will on the Nation.

Meanwhile good people, please support the Methodist Conference regardless of your religious belief.

This doesn’t mean you have to go to church and worship with them. Take a little sojourn to Rewa, take your bathers and go swimming or punting (boating, not betting), listen to the choirs, donate a gold coin, make new friends and believe in the fact that we can overcome the illegal regime with passive resistance.

VILI NAVUKITU WAS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE, THE IG HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUTH

For those of you who did not read the letter that almost ruptured Vore qes spleen and upset (poor dears) the insecure judges, here it is to read…………………………………………………………………

Vili Navukitu of Australia says…
Why is the Fiji Times apologizing to the corrupt court system for freedom of speech.

I will post this again for all because it is the truth and nothing but the truth.

A dark day in the annals of Fiji’s Judiciary and legal history was brought about by the totally biased corrupt and self preservation judgement handed down by Anthony Gates, John Byrnes and Davendra Pathik in the Qarase vs Bainimarama case of Thursday 9/10/2008.

I do not know Qarase nor am I a member of the SDL but I know when an injustice has been committed and I believe that the injustice in this case must be condemned by all law abiding citizens.

This case in my view was not about Qarase and his party no this case was about our hope for Fiji’s future and the rule of law to triumph over unlawfulness.

The President Iloilo has not only failed the ordinary people of Fiji but the Great Council of Chiefs who appointed him.

The judiciary was tainted from the day Justice Daniel Fatiaki was forcefully removed and Anthony Gates unashamedly usurped his position.

Gates efforts to legalise the immunity is laughable given that the immunity was designed to protect him also.

Thank you Qarase and keep up the good fight against oppression, tyranny and injustice.

IG INVESTIGATE THEIR ILLEGITIMATE APPOINTEES

Less than twelve months after Sereana $600k Qoros appointment to head FHL, a tamani size cut fren has happened, o oh!

Bigger leqa than the BP Oil deal, o oh!

Remember when Robin Storck so smuggly stated that it was in the best interest of the company when Chairman Joe Mar, group managing director Mr Weleilakeba, directors Tui Maleikai, Mohammed Asif Razak and Ioane Naiveli all resigned and said he was not aware of the reasons behind the resignations of the other board members as they’d resigned voluntarily – excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta.

Well, he was then elevated to Chairman of the Board, how convenient for some.

Ooh Loo Loo!

Here’s the latest Press Release from the illegal regime……………………………………………………………………………………

Press Releases

Government investigates Fijian Holdings
Jul 3, 2009, 18:13

Government has started proceedings to investigate Fijian Holdings Limited.

This was confirmed this afternoon by Government and Military spokesperson, Lt-Col Neumi Leweni.

Lt-Col Leweni said that as a first step, Government has asked Fijian Holdings chairman Isoa Kaloumaira and group managing director Sereana Qoro to step aside to allow the investigations to proceed without hindrance.

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What about Padam Lala and new landlord Colonel Mohammed Aziz?

Let’s hope Qoros kui pals who’ve benefitted from her postition take her loads of comfort food to ease her anxiety, because her SUVs may well be confiscated.

Sobosobo forgot, the illegal regime have their very own unique counselling service in the ‘QO KEI ATU’ ROADSHOW, who may help her ease the pain with their mantra “No kubu please, we are the new-Methodist”

Leave it to the blustery ole oink to ban free speech

The much anticipated Pacific Youth Festival to begin on 13 July 2009 is being marred by the antics of the insecure illegitimate prime meanster of Fiji.

Yes, he’s disallowing some of the important roles models for our youth from addressing the congress.

Not content with banning the Methodist Conference in August, he’s flexing his inept muscles as only a peasant of his ilk would, to deprive not only our youth but the rest of us from listening to these upstanding pillars of our society.

It makes the ignorant prime meanster feel so BIG and full of self importance, what a joke.

Two of the Notable speakers were to be The Vice President of Fiji, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi and Professor Warden Narsey.

SUCH A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE.

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Fiji censors speakers at youth festival – http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25712506-5012752,00.html

THE fight to return free speech to Fiji has suffered another setback after the Government banned several critics from addressing an international youth congress in the troubled nation.

The military regime has blocked speakers at the Pacific Youth Festival on the eve of a speech by self-appointed Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on the future on the country.

Mr Bainimarama’s announcement is expected to shed light on his plans for a new constitution to replace the charter abrogated amid political upheaval in April.

Organiser of the youth festival, Jacque Koroi, said Fiji’s Ministry of Information vetted all speeches and selected “several people who will be unable to make their presentations”.

Ms Koroi would not say who they were but it is understood most are involved in organisations that support a return to democratic rule in Fiji.

Also banned is Fiji Times associate editor Sophie Foster, who last month openly criticised the Government’s heavy public and media censorship.

She publicly attacked the regime’s “systematic attempt to erase any trace of disaffection” by installing censors in newsrooms.

The festival, backed by Unesco, is not the first to be scrutinised by the Government.

Several speakers were also banned from addressing a recent Society of Accountants meeting and another annual religious conference was cancelled altogether.

The crackdown stems from Easter when the regime, which took over in a December 2006 coup, imposed a new order in a fresh grab for power.

Over three days, the constitution was abrogated, judges sacked and elections Mr Bainimarama had promised to hold this year were pushed back to 2014.

Rules ensuring all news was vetted to exclude publicity of “negative” issues have been extended indefinitely.

Mr Bainimarama says the conditions are necessary to “minimise opposition” while his Government formulates plans for future elections.

His speech tomorrow (it was boring like him that everyone preferred to read it instead of listening to the imbecile), entitled “Fiji’s strategic framework for change”, is expected to outline the new constitution and the Government’s way forward.

HONG KONG HAD BRUCE LEE, FIJI HAS BRUCE LLOSIS

It’s disappointing that the UN ignores the plight of the citizens of Fiji who are under the mercy of an illegal regime that has abrogated the constitution and sacked the judiciary yet still offer a person in the highly illegitimate  ’attorney generals’ chambers the opportunity to study overseas for a year.

Is the United Nations intent on destroying our beautiful Island Nation?

Then why, pray tell, wasn’t this opportunity offered to a Legal Officer not affiliated with the illegal regime, that is, after all, LAWLESS?

This is blatantly flipping the bird at our fight for democracy, legal and human rights and hope for normalcy without the threat of menacing guns and brutality.

People of Fiji, boil that milk before you drink it, we’re not about conspiracy theories but if our cattle industry (the little that’s there) goes belly up like the defunct sugar industry and Sereana Qoros management skills, who’s to say we may have to watch out for the seafood we consume. (cue theme from The Twilight Zone)

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Press Release

Fiji Legal Officer undergoes International Training

Jul 2, 2009, 18:40

For the first time, a Fiji legal officer in the Attorney-General’s Chambers will be one of five people chosen from around the globe to participate in a fully-funded international training on the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany.

Acting Senior Legal Officer, Mr Gene Bai will be attending the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea capacity-building and training programme on dispute settlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea organised with the support of the Nippon Foundation.

Mr Bai said he was grateful for the opportunity to be able to attend the one-year training and looked forward to enhancing his knowledge on the Law of the Sea.

“I will bring back the knowledge and experience and apply it to Fiji,” he said.

The Solicitor-General, Mr Christopher Pryde congratulated Mr Bai on his selection and wished him the very best.

Mr Pryde said the training that Mr Bai would undergo would not only benefit him (Mr Bai) but the Office as well when he returns in April next year.

According to the International Tribunal Law of the Sea website the training starts on 1 July 2009 and ends on 31 March 2010.

“Lectures, case studies and training in negotiation, mediation and delimitation of maritime areas will enable participants to acquire a deeper understanding of the dispute-settlement mechanisms under the Convention. Study visits will be made to organizations dealing with law of the sea matters. Lectures will also be given on current issues of the law of the sea (fisheries, environment, climate change, delimitation),” the website stated.

http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_15408.shtml

‘PROPAGANDHUS R US’ alias ‘Atu and Raijeli Vulaono registered New-Methodist Christian Fellowship’

The holey rollers themselves, Reijeli and Atu Vulaono.

Why on earth would anyone be envious of this couple (as they’ve claimed very loudly) who preach a disturbing brand of  so called religion that blasphemes anyone that does not agree with or follow the illegal regime.

There’s no turning the other cheek from them, as they condemn the Prime Minister Mr Laisenia Qarase and the SDL Party who’d never known they existed, much like the rest of the world until the rape of the Nation by the cowardly illegal regime.

Aaah! The pondlife doth rise from the murky depths to flourish on the misery imposed onto the Nation of Fiji by the illegal regime.

EMPTY DRUMS MAKE MORE SOUND.

Commodore Bainimarama holds course in Fiji
Created: Wed, 1 Jul 2009
Radio Australia

Fiji interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says he will not be moved to speed up plans for democratic elections.

Commodore Bainimarama made the announcement during a national address in Suva.

A copy of the speech obtained by Radio Australia shows he has named September 2014 as the deadline for holding elections.

In the meantime, he said he is committed to reforms outlined in the People’s Charter and in the mandate issued with President Ratu Josefa in April, following the scrapping of the country’s constitution.

These include drawing up a new constitution by September 2012.

Members of the international community, particularly Australia and New Zealand, have been pushing Fiji’s interim government to hold democratic elections before the end of this year.

Australian Reaction

Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he’s sad there is nothing new in the address.

The minister says the coup leader’s commitment that elections won’t be held till September 2014 is unacceptable to Australia, the Pacific Islands Forum and the international community.

Mr Smith says the military regime is ill-equipped to deal with challenges posed by Fiji’s dire economic future.

He says the military must return to the barracks and let the people hold democratic elections.

Jolly good thing that he believes in his own rhetoric, because he’d be the only one.

Every utterance from the illegal prime meanster is hollow like that thingamajig held up by his neck, and  so terribly terribly shallow.

That’s the sum total of the ignorant, insignificant wannabe who is said to almost (?) soil his oloolo ni polos whenever there’s a sudden movement (no pun intended) or loudish noise around him.

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS THE LOUDEST

Naupoto must be rather dizzy as the musical chairs continues. From commander of an idle navy, Director of Immigration, acting Permanent Secretary in the Pissants office, acting permanent secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries to Chairman no less, of the Fiji Trade and Investment Board, a man of many hats.

Many hats indeed, that bring him little pleasure as he wrestles with his conscience. The pride of Vatoa is well advised to get medical advice and bugger the illegal regime. Some things in life are more important than so called ‘prestige’

Give it up Vili, the illegal regime is not worth anything.

The illegal Prime Meanster who is dazzled by ’so called success’, hasn’t realised he’s being conned himself and paying his liumuri kaidia bros from overseas big bucks for jobs they cannot do. When he does, he’ll drop them like hot tapi (check john CHARTER sami) and put his navy chums in their place, localization yeah?!

All appointments to boards by the illegal regime are ’seat warmers’, they have nothing to contribute, how could they when it’s way over their heads, no comprehension at all of these positions, except for the smugness of sitting behind a fancy desk, with a fancy title and fanciful ideas of self importance.

Meanwhile the self appointed Prime Meanster Bhainimaramas ’sacked’ kaidia bros from overseas fly back from whence they came, laughing all the way to the bank and behind their bro Franks back, because they were able to make a quick buck out of his stupidity.

Yeah, you can hear the laughter all over Fiji as another laughing conman boards his plane home.

The Biggest Butako Merchant in Fiji tries to shift the blame.

Mon – June 29 ‘09, 09:39
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says he would like Ballu Khan to be brought back to Fiji to answer allegations of misuse of funds. He claims Khan took $3m out of FDB with NLTB as the guarantor. Bainimarama says – Khan then took off with the money and they want him back in FIji. (radiofiji.com)

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Shouldn’t the ignorant Prime Meanster be checking his utterly dishonest self first?

The vindictive Bhainimarama is determined to gaol the people he hates so much.

These are people who worked to achieve their dreams of home ownership, cash in the bank, investments, better education for their children and the occassional trip overseas, all financed with their own money from their own sweat.

The very people who employed others, paid their taxes and minded their own business, who were declared innocent in court cases bought on by the illegal regime before the abrogation of the constitution and judiciary, are the ones he wants tried in his kangaroo court because he has lost so much face.

The man Bhainimarama is completely insane and will not rest until he his demands are met. Shallow victory for a shallow individual of immense ignorance and irrelevance.

If he, Bhainimarama thinks Ballu Khan is going to step foot on Fiji soil while he’s illegally imposing his will on this Nation, he’s a bigger fool than ever.

Ballu Khan has the wherewithal to live anywhere in the world, and I’m pretty sure he’s waiting for his day in court where he can see the illegal regime bought to its collective knees.

We’ll be there with you Ballu, to watch the real thieves explain the biggest crime in the history of Fiji.