Anti government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Foreign Ministry to force the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, in Bangkok, on June 18, 2008. Just four months after forming a government, Thailand's elected Premier Samak Sundaravej is under attack both in the streets and in parliament, raising new fears about the nation's stability. (AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
Jun 20, 2008
DPA
Bangkok - Thousands of anti-government protestors marched on the Thai cabinet's headquarters Friday, demanding the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his ministers.
The demonstrators, organized by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which led similar mass protests against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006, broke through a blockade of about 300 riot police to push their way toward Government House.
'PAD protestors have no weapons, so if there is any shooting, it is not by us,' PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang said, urging the demonstrators not to attack police.
The protesters shouted, 'Put Thaksin in prison,' as they took their places outside Government House, which was closed Friday.
The PAD has vowed to camp outside the seat of government until Samak and his cabinet resign, accusing them of mishandling the economy and diplomacy and of acting as 'nominees' for Thaksin and his cronies, who have been barred from power by a Constitutional Tribunal ruling last year.
'We want Samak and his cabinet to get out,' said Janikha Korkhalong, 45, one of the protestors. 'Just what this government has done on the Phra Viharn issue is enough reason for them to go.'
The Thai government this week backed a Cambodian proposal to list the Preah Vihear Hindu temple, the subject of a bitter ownership dispute more than 40 years ago, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site next month.
The decision has irked many in Thailand who still believe the ancient Khmer border temple - called Phra Viharn by Thais - belongs to their country although the International Court of Justice in The Hague passed it to Cambodia in 1962.
There is a widespread belief that the cabinet approved the Cambodian proposal as part of a Thaksin business deal. Thaksin on Wednesday announced plans to invest in a hotel-casino project on Cambodia's Koh Kong island.
The PAD began its anti-government protests May 25 after the cabinet launched a motion to amend the 2007 constitution, leading to speculation that its intent was to undermine several corruption cases against Thaksin and pave the way for his return to power.
Thaksin, a billionaire telecommunications tycoon, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 before he was toppled in a bloodless coup on September 19, 2006.
Thaksin, whose Thai Rak Thai party won widespread backing from the rural poor through a host of populist policies, lost the trust of Bangkok's middle class and political elite in early 2006 and soon found himself the target of a military coup.
Outrage against Thaksin exploded in January 23, 2006, when his family sold its 49-per-cent equity in the Thaksin-founded Shin Corp conglomerate to the Singapore government's Temasek Holding for a tax-free 2 billion dollars.
That sale gave the PAD the ammunition it needed to mount an anti-Thaksin campaign that finally led to the military coup. Now the PAD is back on the streets for similar reasons, accusing the Samak-led government of being a proxy cabinet for Thaksin.
The PAD movement, aimed primarily at uprooting Thaksin's lingering influence in Thai politics, has gained momentum with Thailand's deteriorating economy.
Inflation peaked at 7.6 per cent in May, pushed up by rising fuel and food prices, which have sparked a series of protests and demands for subsidies.
The demonstrators, organized by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which led similar mass protests against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006, broke through a blockade of about 300 riot police to push their way toward Government House.
'PAD protestors have no weapons, so if there is any shooting, it is not by us,' PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang said, urging the demonstrators not to attack police.
The protesters shouted, 'Put Thaksin in prison,' as they took their places outside Government House, which was closed Friday.
The PAD has vowed to camp outside the seat of government until Samak and his cabinet resign, accusing them of mishandling the economy and diplomacy and of acting as 'nominees' for Thaksin and his cronies, who have been barred from power by a Constitutional Tribunal ruling last year.
'We want Samak and his cabinet to get out,' said Janikha Korkhalong, 45, one of the protestors. 'Just what this government has done on the Phra Viharn issue is enough reason for them to go.'
The Thai government this week backed a Cambodian proposal to list the Preah Vihear Hindu temple, the subject of a bitter ownership dispute more than 40 years ago, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site next month.
The decision has irked many in Thailand who still believe the ancient Khmer border temple - called Phra Viharn by Thais - belongs to their country although the International Court of Justice in The Hague passed it to Cambodia in 1962.
There is a widespread belief that the cabinet approved the Cambodian proposal as part of a Thaksin business deal. Thaksin on Wednesday announced plans to invest in a hotel-casino project on Cambodia's Koh Kong island.
The PAD began its anti-government protests May 25 after the cabinet launched a motion to amend the 2007 constitution, leading to speculation that its intent was to undermine several corruption cases against Thaksin and pave the way for his return to power.
Thaksin, a billionaire telecommunications tycoon, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 before he was toppled in a bloodless coup on September 19, 2006.
Thaksin, whose Thai Rak Thai party won widespread backing from the rural poor through a host of populist policies, lost the trust of Bangkok's middle class and political elite in early 2006 and soon found himself the target of a military coup.
Outrage against Thaksin exploded in January 23, 2006, when his family sold its 49-per-cent equity in the Thaksin-founded Shin Corp conglomerate to the Singapore government's Temasek Holding for a tax-free 2 billion dollars.
That sale gave the PAD the ammunition it needed to mount an anti-Thaksin campaign that finally led to the military coup. Now the PAD is back on the streets for similar reasons, accusing the Samak-led government of being a proxy cabinet for Thaksin.
The PAD movement, aimed primarily at uprooting Thaksin's lingering influence in Thai politics, has gained momentum with Thailand's deteriorating economy.
Inflation peaked at 7.6 per cent in May, pushed up by rising fuel and food prices, which have sparked a series of protests and demands for subsidies.
26 comments:
Yo Yo Yo,....
Please do not stop fighting each other my slave Siams!
A descendant of King Jayavarman VII
ចរិតពិតរបស់សៀម(១)
សៀមអើយៗសៀម សៀមកុំនៅស្ងៀម សៀមប្រឹងខាំគ្នា ទោះថ្ងៃឬយប់ ព្រលប់ព្រលឹម ខាំហត់នោះសឹម ខ្មែរឱ្យឆ្អឹងឆី។
សៀមអើយៗសៀម សៀមកុំនៅស្ងៀម
សៀមត្រូវឃ្មាតខ្មី សៀមណាពូកែ ខ្មែរអោយឆ្អឹងបី តែសៀមណាក្ស័យ ខ្មែរយកធ្វើជី។
សៀមអើយៗសៀម សៀមកុំនៅស្ងៀម
សៀមត្រូវសំភី សៀមចេញឱ្យអស់ ទោះឈ្មោលឬញី សៀមមកមូលមី ខាំនៅបាងកក។
(១)សៀមប្រែថា៖ ទាសកររបស់ខ្មែរ
និពន្ធភ្លាមៗដោយ កូនចៅជំនាន់ក្រោយរបស់ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧
It appears (inevitably)that a new coup is in the works; this time will not be a bloodless coup! Mark my words!
ខ្ញុំសូមគាំទ្រទាំងស្រុងនូវគំនិតទាំងអស់ខាងលើ!
ប្រហែលនេះជាបាបកម្មដែលសៀមត្រូវទទួលនូវទង្វើដ៏ទុរយសរបស់ពួកវាដែលបានសាងមកលើប្រជារាស្រ្តខ្មែរដ៏ស្លូតត្រង់ហើយមើលទៅ!
ពិតជាសប្បាយចិត្តណាស់ព្រះជាម្ចាស់អើយ!!!
គ្មានអ្វីសប្បាយជាងការដែលឃើញសៀមឈ្លោះទាស់ទែងគ្នានោះទេ!!!
ជយោទឹកដីខ្មែរដ៏បវរ! ជយោប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារដ៏មានឬទ្ធិ! ជយោសៀមបែកបាក់!!!
now thai poeple don't have jobs they take coup for jobs
Siem Min Chol Kboun Youn Min Chol Put Khmer Sut Trut Min Chol Chè Chov....
5:20 PM
Thanks, Chan!
You've been traced and tracked and nailed!
LOl, yeah most or all of them were Jayavaraman VII slaves. I hope the Thai fight each other soon then brothers in the Southern can seek this moment to separate for their own autonomy and the same ask Khmer-Surin can rise up and seek to side with us. Khmer awalys!!!!!
It has been very interesting years!
I think Thai will head to a civil war pretty soon. If they kept insisting that they lost their lands like they think. But I wonder, when did Cambodia invade Thai and steal their land? When???? They playing reverse psycology. It should be other way around. Yeah, I wonder is UNESCO having Thai people work in that agency? UNESCO should at least have all kind of documents and if they don't have them they should ask from the Hague, French or the UN to clear this out.
6:14PM
" when did Cambodia invade Thai and steal their land? When???? They playing reverse psycology. It should be other way around."
The answer is simple. Thai+Youn= greedy thieves.
hahaha...That what happens when you wrongly teach your Thai people that Preah Vihear or Thai Prah Viharn shit belong to your Thai people!
Hi Thai People.
How could you work so hard to demand something that is not belong to you? You have stolen Cambodia more enough. Preah Vihear has been belonging to Cambodia since the last 1200? years ago. Preah Vihear Was built by Khmer and was built in Cambodia territory; but You, Thai People, Stole Cambodian land. Luckily, The Hague International Court gave justice to Cambodia in 1962. At that time King Norodom Sihanouk was an activist in demanding the temple back to Cambodia.
So, Go Home Thai people and fight among yourself and don't forget to learn more history. If you don’t believe, go and ask your American Boss, he will let you know.
Shame on you.
ប្រទេសសៀម ពិតជាមានលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរីមែន! ការធ្វើដូច្នោះ ដើម្បីសេក្តីរីកចំរើនប្រទេស របស់គេ!
ចុះប្រទេសខ្មែរ វិញ, មានលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរី ប្រហែលប៉ុន្មានភាគរយ (%) នៃប្រទេសសៀម?
តើអាអន្ទិត "ឯក នេត្រា" (អ្នកខ្លះហៅថា អាហ៊ុន ខ្វាក់) មានបើកផ្នែកមើលប្រទេសគេទេ?
the mass movement is called patriotism, which our people lack it.
It's a complete mistake for someone to think that Khmer-Surin will rise up and seek to with us. If anyone have a chance to watch Khmer-Surin karaoke, he will see that those Khmer-Surin singers never speak Khmer; they only sing half Khmer-Thai songs. Khmer Surin are not like Khmer Kampuchea Krom who have been living under the Vietnam oppression.
Thank you very much, Thailand!
This is the result that you, Thailand, have been teaching your poeple improper ways.
This is not Samak Sundaravej's faults. This is the PM before him faults. Samak Sundaravej is scapgot only.
Thank you very much, Thailand!
This is the result that you, Thailand, have been teaching your poeple improper ways.
This is not Samak Sundaravej's faults. This is the PM before him faults. Samak Sundaravej is scapgot only.
This demonstration prove that Thai people are far more democratic than the khmers.
Hello Siam! you're next!.. as my dears firends mentioning above, your GV are teaching all the wrong subjects. Now you must subsequently received your bad habit. You know what? you merely have one eye left to look a round, when this occular will shut down or be guouched out by yourown people, it will totally darkeness; the sun won't be able to rise up again, then you will get light from us (Angkorians) providing you forever. Then you will be able to pronounce leter(R)clearlier, the ara of harmony will gone soon jerks.
May Buddha bless all Khmer nation!
11:23 PM Wrong! This demonstrates that the Thai have a lot of time on their hand rather than the Khmers who are living for the day and doesn't know if they will get food the next day. Just look at them, all healthy and probably had a lot to eat. If Khmer people were fed you think we wouldn't have the energy to get up and demonstrate?
what goes around comes around. maybe it's time for them to suffer the same fate what cambodian people had to endure. what a bunch of thugs, they really are! i hope foreign tourists stop going to their country and see how they feel as they often discourage tourists they talked to from going and seeing cambodia for themselves, often telling western tourists etc. that cambodia is dangerous, dirty, etc... god will punish them for being so cruel and disrespecting cambodia, a sovereigned nation. to hell with them! god bless cambodia.
3:05AM !
It's not a question of well fed or healthy or free time or... .Khmer people nowadays are reasonably well fed and generally healthy.The point is that Thai's govt rarely oppress its people.They allowed its citizen to demonstrate at will against the government ,can Cambodian people do the same to the HUN SEN'S GOVT. The answer is NO.Do you think these Thai citizen ask permission to demonstrate ? i don't think so.In all, Thai's government are more civilize more tolerance and more democratic than the khmer's.
Please deports all Ah Khmer-Yuons form Thailand now before it's too late.
Oh ! just stop barking the same old shit 3:43pm ,go to bed and screw your wife .
Get off the street and go home!!! Preah Vihear is not yours!!! If you're afraid that Samak will punish 16 of your strong men whom involved heavily in the stupid coup, just say so! don't use Preah Vihear as your source of anger. We have nothing to do with it! and get it thru your thick skull!
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