cavanami Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 ...maybe the USA citizens should start to protest the BS amnesty for all the illegals in the USA...yeah, yeah, not the right thread...I will line up for my well deserved beating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 All right, form a line of one ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 On twitter it was said that so far in the past 30 minutes only 67 senators showed up. 8 short of a quorum of 75. The senate head said they will try again tomorrow (saturday) to get the senate together if they cannot get a quorum today. I wonder why he is in a hurry and cannot wait till monday ........... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Pattani students join protest Some 200 students of Prince of Songkla University in Pattani launched Friday a protest against the amnesty bill. They carried banners along major roads in the city area before submtting their statement to Pattani Governor Wittaya Panichpong. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Pattani-students-join-protest-30219045.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Uthai resigns from govt-appointed reform committee Former parliament president Uthai Pimchaichon Friday resigned as a member of the government-appointed reform committee. Uthai stated in his resignation letter that his proposal for all the amnesty and reconciliation bills to be withdrawn from the House was earlier ignored by the government. The bills were withdrawn Thursday following strong protests against the blanket amnesty bill that has been passed in the third reading by the House. Uthai said in the letter that some members of the panel and the prime minister were not sincere in pushing for reconciliation. http://www.nationmul...e-30219059.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 The Man in Dubai rallies his forces ... Red-shirt rally call sparks fears of confrontation Fears of a street confrontation loomed Friday after a red-shirt call for a rally on Sunday to counter protests by opponents of the amnesty bill, who show no sign of scaling back demonstrations putting pressure on the government. Co-leader Nattawut Saikuar posted a message on Facebook announcing a rally at Supachalasai Stadium starting at 4pm on Sunday, saying it would be a demonstration of red-shirt unity. Supporters of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship gathered at Imperial Department Store in Lat Phrao on Friday in opposition to the amnesty protests, and another faction was set to gather in Samut Prakan some hours later. Arisman Pongruangrong, one of the hard-core icons of the red-shirts, took to the stage at Imperial amid cheers of supporters and called for them to pool their strength to "protect democracy''. The call for the rally came after the Pheu Thai Party, including Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and UDD members mended fences on Thursday after the red-shirt leaders had aired their anger over the bill, which also gives amnesty to those responsible for killing the red-shirt protesters in 2011. The gatherings demanded protesters stop their rallies against the government, or they would face a counter move by the UDD. The government had already withdrawn the six other amnesty and reconciliation related bills from the House and promised not to pursue the blanket amnesty bill now heading for the Senate. Ekkanat Prompan, a spokesman for the Democrat Party-led rally at the Democracy Monument, called on the government to stop its attempts to put red-shirt supporters on the streets in a show of support for the bill. This only showed how insecure the government felt on this issue. He said the demonstration by the Democrats will remain peaceful and they will avoid confrontations with the red-shirts. Police must apply the same standard in their handling of the two groups, he added. Another rally is being held on Ratchadamnoen Avenue by the Anti-Thaksin Coalition. Nititorn Lamlua, an adviser to the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand, which is a key force in he the coalition, said police must apply the same measures against the Ratchadamnoen protesters and the red-shirt protesters if they do decide to break up the rallies. He and other coalition protest leaders remained insisistent the government, by its actions, had lost the legitimacy to govern the country. Suriyasai Katasila, coordinator of Green Politics and a leader of the Anti-Thaksin Coalition, accused the government of using ''cruel'' tactics by giving up its push for the bill's passage through parliament while sending its supporters out on the streets for confrontation. The government and Pheu Thai were trying to build momentum outside parliament to bring back the amnesty legislation, despite the decision to withdraw it from the parliamentary process. Pornchai Saengpanya, a political scientist at the faculty of management science at Silpakorn University, told FM101 news programme he believed red-shirt move could provoke confrontations with the opponents of the bill. Rallies against a blanket amnesty continued on Friday . A THAI staff protest, led by the Thai Airways International Union, was held in the grounds outside the airline's head office but the estimated 1,000 participants overflowed out on to Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The protesters, who defied an internal memo not to become involved, blew whistles to send their message opposing the bill and demanded political reform. "The Thai Airways International Union has announced its position in joining other civic networks against the bill to give amnesty to those who corrupted the country and the people, the union said in a statement released at the demonstration. The union urged the public and private sector to join hands to reform the country to protect the rule of law and good governance. "Most corruption has been taking place in state enterprises, the statement said. Their demonstration was organised despite a company statement distributed internally to all departments calling for "cooperation" from Thai Airways staff by not holding political activities in the office or organising political events on company property. About 100 academics, staff and students at Prince of Songkhla University in Pattani also rallied, moving from from their campus to the provincial hall to send a letter to governor Witthaya Panitchpong opposing the bill, which, they said, is against the people's will on the rule of law and good governance. They urged the government to scrap the bill, because it favours the government's cronies and severely violates the democratic principle. http://www.bangkokpo...e-confrontation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Ermmm Flash I made it a seperate thread already ..... splitting anti and pro government threads. Am now in debate with red shirt farang on facebook, whom accused me of just being of the boat and not nowing shit about Thailand LOL https://www.facebook.com/UDDInternationalNews/posts/689493097727587?comment_id=7463858&offset=0&total_comments=3¬if_t=feed_comment_reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 THAI staff protest against amnesty About 1,000 Thai Airways International (THAI) employees defied the firm's request for "cooperation" and staged a rally against the amnesty bill outside the airline's head office on Friday. The protest, led by the Thai Airways International Union, was held inside the company compound but the number participating overflowed out on to Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The protesters blew whistles to send their message opposing the bill and demanded political reform. "The Thai Airways International Union has announced its position in joining other civic networks against the bill to give amnesty to those who corrupted the country and the people,’’ the union said in a statement released at the demonstration. The union urged the public and private sector to join hands to reform the country to protect the rule of law and good governance. "Most corruption has been taking place in state enterprises,’’ the statement said. Their demonstration was organised despite a statement distributed internally to all departments calling for "cooperation" from Thai Airways staff by not holding political activities in the office or organising political events on company property. http://www.bangkokpo...-at-head-office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Ermmm Flash I made it a seperate thread already ..... splitting anti and pro government threads. Am now in debate with red shirt farang on facebook, whom accused me of just being of the boat and not nowing shit about Thailand LOL https://www.facebook...d_comment_reply Ah, hadn't see it... I've found it. You made it at 17.59. I posted the red shirt declaration of war at 18.01. p.s. Switch the conversation to Thai. I do that when Farangs get smart with me about how long they have been in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 "The protest, led by the Thai Airways International Union, was held inside the company compound but the number participating overflowed out on to Vibhavadi Rangsit Road." Does it look spontaneous? One would think, no more traffic police presenting a laminated "menu" of offences a driver can pick to pay the fine on the spot and into the policeman's pocket. According to the posts and press clipping, the corruption in Thai is over, soon. THAI would be at 30 clunking planes, the jalopies like what United Airlines flies with, had there not been Thaksin. Souvarnabhumi, one of most voted airport would not exist without Thaksin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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