Julian2 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Most political supporters are very good at ignoring or denying their leaders wrong doings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Mass [color:red]red-shirt[/color] rally Dec 27-28 The United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD)will hold a mass gathering of its red-shirted supporters at Sanam Luang on Sunday and Monday, UDD core leader Somyos Plueksakasemsuk said on Wednesday. The rally would start at 5pm and end at 11pm on each day. [color:blue]It would be in celebration of the 275th birthday of King Taksin the Great, Mr Somyos said.[/color] Members of the June 24 Democratic group, Dan Siam group, Democratic Power group, Red Taksin group, labour unions and representatives of university students would join the event. He said the mass gathering would be peaceful and asked the government not to obstruct it. “Former PM’s office Minister Jakrapob Penkair will phone in to share his political opinions with the red-shirts," Mr Somyos said. Mr Jakrapob is a fugitive, wanted by police on a charge of lese majeste. Asked about the first year performance of the Abhisit administration, Mr Somyos said the red-shirt people group agrees with the results of Bangkok poll which showed that the government failed to pass the exam, receiving an average grade of only 3.87 out of ten. [color:red]He said the government was not sincere about restoring democracy and had failed to take legal action against leaders of the People’s Alliance for Democracy who led the yellow-shirted demonstrators to occupy Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports late last year. [/color] Its determination to hunt fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had led to a serious diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia, he said. King Taksin was born on April 17, 1734. His coronation was on Dec 28, 1768. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/163432/mass-gathering-of-red-shirts-on-dec-27-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Different spelling, different pronunciation, different name, different person ... but Taksin also became looney and was done away with because the country needed a strong ruler because of the continuing Burmese threat. No Thai would confuse the names, so what are they up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 yes i know it, but anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Probably have to make noise for any reason, since the court is now deciding if Mr T evaded taxes and whether to cease billions of his money. The Boss told them to do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 UDD: Decisive anti-govt rally this month The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will go ahead with mass protests aimed at toppling the Abhisit government late this month, UDD core leader Jatuporn Promphan said on Tuesday. "The red-shirts will rally as planned next Monday against the government’s use of double standard because it has failed to take any legal action against former prime minister Surayud Chulanont, who has encroached on Khao Yai Thiang forest reserve," Mr Jatuporn said. He expected a huge turn out at Khao Yai Thiang on that day. The UDD core leader said that if Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban takes legal action against the red-shirts, who plan a retaliatory encroachment on the forest rserve, but does nothing against Gen Surayud, the UDD will sue him for negligence of duty. UDD leaders will meet on Jan 15 to map out future movements of the red-shirts. “No later than the end of this month, the UDD will hold mass anti-government demonstrations at Sanam Luang, Ratchadamnern road, Royal Plaza and Government House,†said Mr Jatuporn. [color:blue]He expected more than one million red-shirts would join the decisive rallies and the government will be given seven days to consider stepping down.[/color] He said the mass anti-government protests had nothing to do with the court case over the confiscation of 76 billion baht in assets of owned by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his family. The next hearing is late this month. Thaksin had clearly stated that he does not want to link the UDD movement to his case, he said. [color:blue]"The mass demonstrations will end only when the government announces a House dissolution and calls a general election to allow the people to make a decision on the new government.[/color] “All parties must give agree to accept the election results. The loser at the polls must stay the loser. The issue of charter change can be discussed after a new government is formed. "By doing this, the country will have peace,†the UDD leader stated. Asked about charter amendment, Mr Jatuporn said the Democrat Party was being two-faced. While Mr Suthep showed his support for the proposed charter changes, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva tried to delay the attempt. He believed there would be no charter amendments under the Democrat-led administration. Senator Somchai Sawaengkarn, a key member of the group of 40 senators, also said he did not think there would be changes to charter under the Abhisit government because the Democrat Party feared it would be the underdog in the next general election if the “one constituency, one MP†system is changed. [color:blue]“The Democrats will play games to delay constitutional amendment in order to stay in power for another year,†Mr Somchai said.[/color] http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/164498/decisive-anti-govt-rally-this-month-udd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 The UDD always "expect" things to happen that never do. Must be the party of expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 we will see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Surayud must yield land [color:blue]Privy councillor Surayud Chulanont is expected to lose his land on Khao Yai Thiang in Nakhon Ratchasima to the state after public prosecutors confirmed he is not the rightful owner, senator Khamnoon Sitthisamarn says.[/color] The prosecutors' decision comes as the anti-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship is planning a rally at the holiday home site on Monday to expose what it says is the government's double standards on law enforcement. [color:blue]The UDD has accused Gen Surayud, a former prime minister and army commander-in-chief, of encroaching on a forest reserve and the government of turning a blind eye to the infringement.[/color] Mr Khamnoon said the Nakhon Ratchasima prosecutor yesterday wrote to the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry through the Royal Forest Department, suggesting that 150 plots on Khao Yai Thiang, including the 14 rai held by Gen Surayud, be returned to the state. The prosecutor suggests in the letter that the department follow a cabinet resolution of April 29, 1975 on the allocation of forest reserve lands to landless farmers. The cabinet resolution states that anyone allocated forest reserve land could not sell it. The land could only be passed on to their statutory heirs. If they have not yet done so, the land must be returned to the state. "Gen Surayud is a third-hand buyer of the land and he had no intent of breaking the law," Mr Khamnoon said. "When the allegations surfaced, he expressed an intention to return it. He was waiting for legal clarification. "Now that it is all clear, we believe he will return the land." Mr Khamnoon said the UDD should suspend its rally on Monday to avoid "complications". A complaint was filed against Gen Surayud in 2007 for alleged encroachment but prosecutors decided not to seek his indictment because they believed he had bought the land without realising he might be breaking the law. Mr Khamnoon called on the government to make the prosecution's decision public in order to promote a proper understanding of the issue. Gen Surayud could not be reached for comment yesterday. A source close to the privy councillor said he was waiting for a letter on the status of the land from the Royal Forest Department and was ready to return the land to the state if the department wanted it back. Saksit Tridej, permanent secretary for natural resources and environment, said his ministry was preparing to explain the matter to the UDD. UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan said the red shirt protesters would go ahead with their rally at Gen Surayud's hillside villa on Monday. "We don't care what he [Gen Surayud] is going to say about his encroachment on the forest on Khao Yai Thiang, but one thing we know is that the offence has already been committed by him," Mr Jatuporn said. "I don't hope Gen Surayud will return the land to the state. "The rally is aimed at telling the international community and the people that double standards exist in this country." Mr Jatuporn called on the government to take legal action against Gen Surayud, who has so far avoided charges even as many villagers on Khao Yai Thiang have been sued for trespassing in the forests and forced to leave their land. [color:blue]"Can he walk free of charges just because he is a member of the elite?" he asked.[/color] Gen Ninnart Biewkhaimuk, a close aide to Gen Surayud, yesterday said the privy councillor was concerned about a possible confrontation between the demonstrators and villagers during the rally. About 5,000 police will be sent to keep law and order. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/30626/surayud-must-yield-land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 "The rally is aimed at telling the international community and the people that double standards exist in this country." So Thailand is different from all other countries regarding this...exactly how please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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