waerth Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Northern-farmers-head-to-Bangkok-30227311.html Northern farmers head to Bangkok Farmers from lower northern provinces on farm trucks and tractors ride on a Lop Buri road in their journey to Bangkok to protest against the delay in their payments. The farmers demand the government to speed up the long-overdue rice-pledging payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 veena T. â€@veen_NT 14m Artist Joe & Gong to perform a concert to raise money to help farmers on Sat Feb 22 at Benjasiri Park, 12 to 3.30pm . pic.twitter.com/oK2s9MFq6M Bangkok Post â€@BPbreakingnews 17m AoT chairman Sita Divari said the caretaker finance minister had lobbied him to buy government bonds for farmers but he rejected the offer. Bangkok Post â€@BPbreakingnews 1h About 1,000 farmers from Uthai Thani heading to Suvarnabhumi airport is in Ayutthaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Bangkok Post â€@BPbreakingnews 3m Chada Thaiseth confirmed farmers will go to Suvarnabhumi and could take another overnight stop tonight before heading to the airport. Saima Mohsin â€@SaimaMohsin 7m Thousands of farmers in tractors quad bikes & modified farm vehicles are heading to #Bangkok #Thailand #CNN pic.twitter.com/SSYO9vfdUZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Another airport shutdown...I got delayed about two weeks with the stinking Yellow Shirt airport shutdown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Well this time it is the poor farmers whom want to get paid .......... anyway they have said nothing about shutting down the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 3m At 4pm the farmers were in Ayutthaya on the Asian Highway - RT @7_preysor: ภาพมุมสูง!!ขบวนชาวนา หยุดพัà¸à¸—ี่à¸à¸¢à¸¸à¸˜à¸¢à¸² pic.twitter.com/SnzcQef7o2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Waaahhh, wahhh, wahhh, hey...it's all about me! Coming from more of a ranching background, I feel for these Thai farmers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 That is a tough ride on a tractor...hats off to them folks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Ranching background or raunchy background? Poor Yingluck. She has posted on Facebook that she is completely innocent. She only did what she was told to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 You liar Flash you .... you added the last part yourself LOL ..... But seriously what are the odds of the farmers actually blocking swampy? Swampy is preparing for their arrival: http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/396087/suvarnabhumi-airport-braces-for-rice-farmer-protest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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