Flashermac Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 And he decided to convince the farmers that they would be paid next week and should go home. Guess who will not be challenged by Pheu Thai in the next election. Guess whose election campaign will even be financed by Pheu Thai! On the other hand, if Yingluck fails to come through with piles of money next week, Chada may be dragged behind a tractor on their return to Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yup, that's probably just about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yingluck’s payment promise averts farmers’ protest at airport The planned visit to the Suvarnabhumi airport by farmers from the central provinces was aborted today after their leader was personally promised by the caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay them in two weeks. The sudden change of mind by several thousands of farmers travelling in their E-tan and E-tek farm trucks came after their leader, Chada Thaiseth, a former MP for Uthai Thani province of the Chart Thai Pattana party met the caretaker transport minister Chadchat Sittipunt on the Asian highway where farmers rested and stayed overnight before proceeding to Bangkok and the airport. The caretaker minister convinced Mr Chada of the government’s intention and then facilitated his talk on the phone with Ms Yingluck. After the talk, Mr Chada was satisfied with the promise and later promised to convince all farmers to return homes. He told farmers that the caretaker prime minister was ready to pay them within two weeks but would like them to return and not go to the airport. Meanwhile, another group of farmers occupying the Commerce Ministry and led by Mr Rawee Rungruang announced to call off the plan to bring farmers from the ministry to join farmers at Suvarnabhumi airport. He questioned the motive of Mr Chada in coming to the airport and added they have different goals and therefore would continue the protest to overthrow the caretaker government. Earlier, the opposition party also doubted the leadership of Mr Chada to lead farmers to Bangkok but not join other groups of farmers at the Commerce Ministry, but at Suvarnabhumi instead. He is in fact on the government side and therefore when he announced to visit Suvarnabhumi, it raised question of his sincerity in leading farmers to Bangkok. This might be a well-organized plot to divide farmers, an opposition party spokesman said. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yinglucks-payment-promise-averts-farmers-protest-airport/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 very interesting turn of events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Suthep just announced on the stage that a grenade attack has been made on the Ratprasong protest site. Six injured rushed to hospital. Someone is getting worried and desperate. He showed videos and photos of the police attack on Chaeng Wattana a few days ago, all taken by foreign journalists. The police were beating unresisting people, and finally an officer gave permission to use lethal force. Then the police are seen firing weapons and even lobbing hand grenades. Just the sort of images the government wants the foreign press to see ... Suthep added he does not know who the small group of men were that appeared and fired back at the police. But they saved many protester lives that day and he thanks them. It is all getting complicated. Remember that the court has ruled the protests are peaceful and legal and that force may not be used against them. I wonder where this is all heading. Amazing Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Six wounded in a suspected bomb blast near Ratchaprasong rally site Six people were injured on Friday night in what was believed to be bomb explosion at Pratunam intersection which is near Ratchaprasong demonstration site. Three of them were sent to Ramadhibodi Hospital, two to Chulalongkorn Hospital and one to Phayathai 1 Hospital. http://www.nationmul...p-30227491.html p.s. Suthep also announced the PDRC and the families of the victims of the Chaeng Wattana attack are filing charges against Chalerm, Tarit, Adul, the officer who authorised live fire and Yingluck for murder. That will teach Thaksin not to have Abhisit and Suthep indicted for murder for the deaths in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 it will teach noone nothing im afraid. just keep going in circles till someone slips in the trap & a short term gain & so on etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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