Friday, June 20, 2008

More protests expected in Bangkok

Friday, June 20, 2008
ABC Radio Australia

Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is under pressure after a month of persistent street protests, which got a boost this week when Thailand's most powerful unions gave their backing to the rallies.

The opposition Democrat Party has also lodged a motion of no-confidence against the Prime Minister, and there are fears of more protests by farmers and truck drivers over rising energy costs.

Another opposition party, The People's Alliance for Democracy, has called on its supporters to rally on Friday and police are on high alert.

The PAD is angry at the government's handling of the economy, oil deals with Cambodia and negotiation on the Preah Vihear Temple.

Ong-Art Khlampaibul, the spokesman for the Democratic Party, told Radio Australia's Connect Asia program the new government is already a failure.

"We think that the government cannot run the country very well it [doesn't have] enough ability to work, it cannot solve the economic crisis and now we have more," he said.

"It is our nation's problem, it is our people's problem, it's not our political party's or democratic party's problem only."

Despite the protest Mr Ong-Art does not expect another coup.

"I don't think it will end in a coup again of course because we just had one two years ago but personally it is not easy to happen again, and it should not happen again," he said.

He says the Democrats don't want to eject the government, simply to force them to to their job properly.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please, please, brother (Khmer-Thai,) don't let Ah Khmer-Yuon comes between us. Send all of them back to Vietnam. They are lying to you like they did everyone else. You can't relied on anything they said. They are criminals, and they got no friend on this planet.

Anonymous said...

don't understand either how could the thia people live with thes facts khnowing that stealing others land is wrong. do they want to be humiliated of their stupidity spirit.

Anonymous said...

I would like to know this stupid 11:15 AM. Is he Khmer, Thai or YOUN or he is fake Khmer??? He seems to be unpatriotic toward Khmer. He can't seem to add his math yet. Is he retarded??? If you Khmer, you should not add the word (Khmer) with Thai next it. Get it! To all please disown this stupid guy cause he is not standing on our side. He should be punished.

Anonymous said...

LOL, me too. 11:15 AM seems to be confuse who he are. He can't be mixed or blended in with Khmer. We already knew how he talked. You know what I am very 100% and I love my broters Khmer Krom.