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Pitak Siam rally national security threat, PM says

Published: 23 Nov 2012 at 00.00
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Tomorrow's Pitak Siam rally poses a threat to national security, which justifies the invocation of the Internal Security Act (ISA), Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.

Crowd control police officers rest in hammocks in the compound of Government House. They have been assigned to deal with tomorrow’s Pitak Siam rally. CHANAT KATANYU

Appearing on the TV pool in the evening, Ms Yingluck said intelligence reports indicated that the rally was aiming at toppling the democratically elected government in violation of the constitution.

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boontong
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Discussion 69 : 27 Nov 2012 at 07.1869
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elvis #64 - A country that is moving forward does not mean it is problem free. It is how you solve problems that determine if you can be a leader, in this case, the country.
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brilliant
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Discussion 68 : 24 Nov 2012 at 05.0468
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android - "So what are your grievances against the present government?"

I would think you'd be more mad. Anyone that has to go work and live in Bangladesh to make a living is either incompetent or abuses the workers of that country to make money. Which are you?
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Discussion 67 : 23 Nov 2012 at 22.4067
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hippogirl - "sincerely hope that the rally will be non-violent, but given the history of this so-called "peacefull" group"

Can you cite some examples of violence by "this" group? Please. Not PAD, not UDD, this group specifically.
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Discussion 66 : 23 Nov 2012 at 19.5866
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Discussion 60 bob : Tell us what are the actual problems you've encountered since PT has been ruling the country.
Thailand's vehicle production this year exceeded two million units for the first time, boosted by big jumps in "domestic sales" and exports.
This week the Chinese government signed memorandums of agreement on bilateral cooperation and to buy more Thai agricultural produce, especially rice, and expanding their investments in Thailand.
I suppose your foreign language institute enterprise business is doing good without closing down. So what are your grievances against the present government?
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Discussion 65 : 23 Nov 2012 at 18.2865
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@sinnerboy,

Three more years of this government will kill the country. Look at the damage they've managed to do in ONE year. What has it achieved? Nothing! None of the PT apologists can come up with one major achievement that has benefited ordinary Thais. Not one. All they can say is, the government was democratically elected. Duh, so was Hitler.
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Discussion 64 : 23 Nov 2012 at 18.1864
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Boontong D51,

"The Country is now moving forward." you say. Really? So the rice mortgage scheme debacle ( we're in the process of losing hundreds of billions of baht in tax payers money), export is slipping, we lost our number one position as rice-exporting country, we're still bitching about 3G, where Laos has 4G, we're near the bottom when it comes to English language skills compared to other countries, the education system is totally broken, is "progress" by your definition? Wow!
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Discussion 63 : 23 Nov 2012 at 18.1063
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englishbob(D60): "Why should they continue to be employed?" Don't waste your time asking me, or DomDunn, or anyone on this forum, ask the voters. As in any other country, the voters in Thailand will tend to choose a party which they believe will offer the best hope of a better life for them and their families.

You are right to say that winning an election is not the final goal, but it seems as though most voters in Thailand currently put their faith in Thaksin and the PTP. If they fail to deliver, then sooner or later these supporters will look elsewhere.
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Discussion 62 : 23 Nov 2012 at 18.0162
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"but you dont see Mitt Romney shouting recount or coup..." And you don't see Barack Obama taking orders from his brother in Kenya.
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Discussion 61 : 23 Nov 2012 at 17.5961
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You can understand Yinglucks democratically elected government being wary of a group that has no interest in democracy
If PT are deemed to have been unsuccessful by the time of the next election, then an alternative can be chosen without the need for a military coup
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Discussion 60 : 23 Nov 2012 at 17.2060
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But DomDunn and the Red Bretheren, you have a simplistic notion of 'democracy'.
You all think that winning an election is the final goal... It's not. Democracy isn't simply a popularity competition.
Once elected, a government has a duty to work for the COUNTRY... Otherwise it's like landing a plum job and doing nothing for four years (except steal). Any employee like that needs to be sacked - you don't wait until his contract is up.

Prove me wrong - I dare you - What has PT (not the private sector) achieved in 16 months? If you can't name anything (and I know you can't), why should they be continue to be employed?
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