the military co-operation goes back more than 20 years. treat it as
a national exchange of gesture between singapore and thailand,
rather than an award to sonthi lor.
by the way, thaksin was here in singapore recently also what.
politics in thailand has been military coups all this while for
more than 20 years. no big deal.
army steps in whenever they feel like it, based on their loyalty to
the king and not to the administration.
someone in this forums mentioned b4 that even china and thailand
are better place to live than singapore. how true is it, i wonder
?