General Sonthi, presumably fearing humiliation, quietly dropped plans to stand in the election.

Sonthi将军，可能是害怕丢脸，默默地放弃了参加选举的打算。

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General Sonthi, presumably fearing humiliation, quietly dropped plans to stand in the election.

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Then again, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, his predecessor, repeatedly made the same promise right up to the moment he overthrew Mr Thaksin.

ECONOMIST: Heading for uncertainty

Fishily, in mid-week, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, the army chief and junta leader, started mentioning that retired military officers were also civilians.

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