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Reds plan to paralyse BKK, topple govt : sources
Nation am 09.03.2010, um 10:24:16 Uhr
Reds plan to paralyse BKK, topple govt : sources
By Pravit Rojanaphruk,
Naya Jakawang
The Nation
BANGKOK: -- The red-shirt movement, in its last ditch effort to topple Abhisit Vejjajiva's government and its back-up forces, are mobilising a huge protest march from four regions to paralyse the capital on Friday.
With Maoist tactics of the "forest surrounding the town", protesters from the provinces will move from their home towns to the capital by farm and pickup trucks, plus buses to put pressure on the government.
Members of groups in many provinces - Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachin Buri, Angthong and Songkhla - prepared yesterday for a long march to Bangkok.
They are due to gather at six sites in Bangkok and its outskirts before moving to Rajdamnoen Avenue on Friday evening, said Jaran Dittapichai, a leader of the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship (DAAD).
"The gathering at six centres will last until 4-5pm on March 12," Jaran said, adding that the decision to converge at one large site was a result of 20 hours of deliberation.
The red shirts are prepared to face the declaration of a state of emergency by the government or any special laws and will try to persevere through sheer weight of numbers. They to draw several hundred thousand rural people to Bangkok.
"They won't succeed in stopping us from entering Bangkok even with special laws, unless they resort to violence," Jaran told The Nation.
Jaran reckons the stretch along Rajdamnoen Ave from the Rattanakosin Hotel to the Rama V Equestrian Monument is about three kilometres long, and the road 40 metres wide, with an area of about 120,000 square metres. With three people per square metre, that could hold 360,000 protesters.
"The huge crowd will act as pressure against the government," he said.
Asked about the potential for violence, Jaran said 5,000 red-shirt guards were trained to ensure things proceed smoothly.
Nobody knows how long the demonstration will last and how serious the situation will be - but the government is prepared for a worst-case scenario of violence and riots.
Nattawut Saikua, another key DAAD member, said low-rank military officers from the lower class and grass-roots would work to help the red shirts topple the aristocrat-backed government.
"We call it the watermelon army - meaning they wear a green uniform but have a red heart inside. They will come out to help us," he said.
The red-shirts hope to deliver a knock-out punch to the government by Sunday, a source close to the group's inner circle said but declined to go into details. Hardcore members of the group aim to create chaos in Bangkok with violence and perhaps explosions in many locations, the source said.
They would use the farm trucks to block traffic and mass outside military bases and state offices to force them to stop functioning.
The red shirts did not rule out the possibility of copying the yellow-shirt group's tactics, including seizing government offices as well as Suvarnabhumi Airport, the source said.
The bottom line was to stir a chaotic situation until the government loses control, he said.
-- The Nation 2010-03-09
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Lamduan Festival
PAO am 07.03.2010, um 04:12:59 Uhr
Lamduan Flower Festival 2010
Lamduan Flower Festival 2010
Date : 12.March - 18.March 2010
Venue : Srinagarindra Park,
Si Sa Ket College of Agriculture
and Technology,
Mueang District,
Si Sa Ket Province
Featuring the numerous of Lamduan Flower, Buddhist seermon and meditation, a light and sound presentation, enjoy cultural performances and local entertainment during the fair
For more information, please contact :
Si Sa Ket Municipal Office : Tel. 0 4561 1591, 0 4561 2018
TAT Si Sa Ket Office : Tel. 0 4451 4447-8
TAT Call Center 1672
Grenzzwischenfall
RP-Online am 25.01.2010, um 03:59:25 Uhr
Schießerei zwischen Kambodscha und Thailand
zuletzt aktualisiert: 24.01.2010 - 12:26
Phom Penh (RPO). In einem umstrittenen Abschnitt der Grenze zwischen Kambodscha und Thailand ist es am Sonntag zu einer Schießerei zwischen Soldaten beider Staaten gekommen. Thailändische Truppen seien etwa 20 Kilometer östlich des Tempels Preah Vihear über die Grenze vorgestoßen, sagte der für die Region zuständige kambodschanische Generalleutnant Chea Tara. Nach dem Feuergefecht sei wieder Ruhe eingekehrt. In den eigenen Reihen sei niemand verletzt worden. In Thailand gab es zunächst keine Stellungnahme dazu.
Thaksin: „Die Endlösung“
TIP Thailand am 20.12.2009, um 03:52:39 Uhr
Thaksin: „Die Endlösung“
Jatuporn Prompan, Abgeordneter der Oppositionspartei Puea Thai Party, ist im Besitz eines Papiers, in dem Außenminister Kasit empfiehlt, den vertriebenen Ex-Premierminister Thaksin zu liquidieren.
Premierminister Abhisit beim Klimagipfel in Kopenhagen: Militärschlag gegen Kambodscha?
Doch das ist noch nicht alles. In diesem vertraulichen Papier, das Kasit an Premierminister Abhisit geschickt hat, empfiehlt Kasit ferner einen militärischen Erstschlag gegen Kambodscha – und zwar dann, wenn die Souveränität Thailands durch Kambodscha eingeschränkt werden sollte. Das sei dann der Fall, wenn Thaksin auf kambodschanischem Boden eine Exilregierung gründe.
In dem Papier wird Thaksin als „große Bedrohung für die Regierung“ bezeichnet, man müßte ihn (Thaksin) loswerden und militärisch gegen Kambodscha vorgehen, wenn die Souveränität Thailands eingeschränkt werde.
Das Papier wurde dem Abgeordneten Jatuporn von einem Mitarbeiter im Außenministerium zugespielt.
Das Außenministerium hat die Existenz des Papiers nicht bestritten, man wolle aber einen Untersuchungsausschuß einsetzen, um herauszufinden, wer das geheime Papier der Opposition zugespielt habe… tn, AP , TIP Thailand
Eure Meinung dazu - Im Forum koennt Ihr Euch ausgiebeig darueber auslassen
New Bt20, Bt50 coins planned next year
The Nation am 17.12.2009, um 04:40:06 Uhr
Brief
Published on December 17, 2009
New Bt20, Bt50 coinsplanned next year
The Finance Ministry plans to churn out new Bt20 and Bt50 coins next year to cut noteprinting costs.
Deputy Finance Minister Pruttichai Damrongrat said yesterday the decision would take into account the Fiscal Policy Office's study.
The coins should prove popular due to changes in product prices and consumer behaviour, he said.
Bt720m Euro push
European Food has set a Bt720million budget to expand its Euro candy business next year.
"We expect sales of Bt2.9 billion next year, up 16 per cent from Bt2.5 billion this year," CEO Somchai Vechakorn said yesterday.
Of the budget, Bt200 million will be used to establish Smile Delivery as its marketing arm and to develฌop new products.
About Bt300 million will go to expanding its production capacity, and the remaining Bt220 million will be spent on building its new Pandaro brand.
CPF forecast upped
KGI Securities (Thailand) has revised its forecast for Charoen Pokphand Foods to a net profit of Bt10.44 million this year, or earnฌings per share of Bt1.40.
CPF has high potential to reach a profit of Bt11.05 billion next year.
Its success comes from its longterm strategy to focus more on the valueadded and food businesses under the CP brand in both local and overseas markets.
LG New Chocolate
LG Electronics (Thailand), a design leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, has set aside a marketing budget of Bt10 million to promoted the latest mobile phone, the LG New Chocolate. The new model is the fourth in the LG Black Label Series.
LG has also associated with Twentieth Century Fox to present the advantages of a fourinch wide screen. - The Nation
7 killed, 6 injured when train hits pick-up in Si Sa Ket
The Nation am 27.11.2009, um 05:05:26 Uhr
Published on November 26, 2009
Si Sa Ket - A pick-up truck loaded with passengers was rammed into by speeding train, killing seven people and severely injuring six others.
Police said the accident happened at 2 pm at a train crossing in Muang district.
Six passengers of the pick-up died at the scene and another died at a hospital.
Police said the train dragged the truck by about 700 metres before it stopped.
The train was leaving Ubon Ratchathani for Bangkok.
Witnesses said the truck did not slow down at the train crossing so it was hit in the middle. The truck was heading to a local temple to make merit.
