BANGKOK, Aug 7 (MCOT online news) - The yellow-clad People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) movement gathering began at Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng, but activist Veera Sonkwamkid led his 'Thailand Patriot Network' demonstrated at Government House, defying rally prohibition ordered by the the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang, a PAD core leader who led supporters to rally at Keelawes Stadium 1 in the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng said the people's movement today was not the political gathering but to exercise pubic rights.
Gen Chamlong said he would not definitely led people to join the demonstration at the Government House as he wanted to see demonstration run orderly and peacefully.
He also invited the people who planned to join the rally at the Government House to join the gathering at the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex instead.
Meanwhile, Veera and Chaiwat Sinsuwong led civil society group - 'Thailand Patriot Network' to Gate number 4 of the Government House. They said the gathering at Thai-Japanese Sports Complex was not the network's consensus.
The police had closed Phitsanulok Road in front of the Government House but opened way for the demonstrators.
The PAD movement on Friday announced it would join a planned gathering of a network of civil groups at Government House on Saturday, their actions designed to seek clarifications from the government over the dispute regarding the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
However the PAD have agreed to move their rally from Government House to Keelawes Stadium 1 in the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng.
Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday had hold talks with representatives, including PAD spokesman Parnthep Wongpuapan and 2nd Lt Samdin Lertbutr, an aide to Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang.
The premier said the government did not want the groups to rally at Government House, as it could violate the law as the capital is still under an Emergency Decree and risks becoming a disorderly event incited by the thrid party.
The premier himself promised to join the rally to listen to the views of the group over Preah Vihear disputes after he finished his engagement at Hua Hin.
The premier's move followed the airing of differing views over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Cambodia in 2000, the civil groups and the PAD urged the government to revoke the MoU and should push the Cambodians out of the disputed 4.6 sq km overlapping area.
The prime minister also pledged to provide channels for the government and the public to express their views, pro and con, regarding the government's actions and plans about the Preah Vihear disputes and the event would be televised on NBT television network on Sunday to let the public to get full information on the matter.
The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced on Friday that Thailand's seat of government, the Government House, is an 'off limits' area, and that four roads around the complex were closed from 8pm Friday.
Violators could face two years imprisonment and Bt40,000 fines.
Metropolitan police chief Pol Lt-Gen Santan Chayanon said that security would be stepped up with six companies of metropolitan police and three companies of army soldiers will be deployed to maintain law and order at and around Government House and roads leading to it.
The CRES also resolved to ban PAD's Saturday gathering at the seat of government as the move is considered as violating the Emergency Decree, saying the civil groups and the PAD should send their representatives to discuss the issue with the government.
CRES spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd added that some parties also accused the government of what they termed its practice of double standards, which is a vulnerable point.
Col Sansern said the authorities will not allow any group to demonstrate while the state of emergency is still in force and police and soldiers will work together to enforce the law.
Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang, a PAD core leader who led supporters to rally at Keelawes Stadium 1 in the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng said the people's movement today was not the political gathering but to exercise pubic rights.
Gen Chamlong said he would not definitely led people to join the demonstration at the Government House as he wanted to see demonstration run orderly and peacefully.
He also invited the people who planned to join the rally at the Government House to join the gathering at the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex instead.
Meanwhile, Veera and Chaiwat Sinsuwong led civil society group - 'Thailand Patriot Network' to Gate number 4 of the Government House. They said the gathering at Thai-Japanese Sports Complex was not the network's consensus.
The police had closed Phitsanulok Road in front of the Government House but opened way for the demonstrators.
The PAD movement on Friday announced it would join a planned gathering of a network of civil groups at Government House on Saturday, their actions designed to seek clarifications from the government over the dispute regarding the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
However the PAD have agreed to move their rally from Government House to Keelawes Stadium 1 in the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng.
Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday had hold talks with representatives, including PAD spokesman Parnthep Wongpuapan and 2nd Lt Samdin Lertbutr, an aide to Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang.
The premier said the government did not want the groups to rally at Government House, as it could violate the law as the capital is still under an Emergency Decree and risks becoming a disorderly event incited by the thrid party.
The premier himself promised to join the rally to listen to the views of the group over Preah Vihear disputes after he finished his engagement at Hua Hin.
The premier's move followed the airing of differing views over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Cambodia in 2000, the civil groups and the PAD urged the government to revoke the MoU and should push the Cambodians out of the disputed 4.6 sq km overlapping area.
The prime minister also pledged to provide channels for the government and the public to express their views, pro and con, regarding the government's actions and plans about the Preah Vihear disputes and the event would be televised on NBT television network on Sunday to let the public to get full information on the matter.
The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced on Friday that Thailand's seat of government, the Government House, is an 'off limits' area, and that four roads around the complex were closed from 8pm Friday.
Violators could face two years imprisonment and Bt40,000 fines.
Metropolitan police chief Pol Lt-Gen Santan Chayanon said that security would be stepped up with six companies of metropolitan police and three companies of army soldiers will be deployed to maintain law and order at and around Government House and roads leading to it.
The CRES also resolved to ban PAD's Saturday gathering at the seat of government as the move is considered as violating the Emergency Decree, saying the civil groups and the PAD should send their representatives to discuss the issue with the government.
CRES spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd added that some parties also accused the government of what they termed its practice of double standards, which is a vulnerable point.
Col Sansern said the authorities will not allow any group to demonstrate while the state of emergency is still in force and police and soldiers will work together to enforce the law.
6 comments:
Reading this article can only reinforce my strong belief that Cambodians have no other choice, but to be united at all cost and always when Cambodia is threatened by an outside force.
Cambodian leaders who have a tendency to go and seek help from our neighbours should stop serving our mortally dangerous neighbours to the east and to the west in order to eliminate their political opponents and obtain power by force.
The Thais have no decency and honor in recognizing the fact that Preah Vihear was built by the Khmers and for that reason is eternally owned by the Khmers.
We are living next to an unreasonable neighbour whose ambition for our land can only be stopped when our country becomes much stronger and thus be more prepared to defend itself.
To be strong we need to be united and learn to settle our differences through peaceful means and to work very hard to build our country and human resources.
With unity and strong human resources, Cambodians will be able to resist very well any attempt by their neighbours to violate their territory and thus through time will earn their respect.
So let us all learn to be united and help each other!
Anet Khmer
August 7, 2010
Cambodia government should submit a management plan as a joint listing of THAILAD instead of the PREAH VIHEA temple. Then let the Thai right wing and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva work with Cambodian people and other concern neighbor people who lost land to Thai.
let us keep on talking or encouraging each other about unity, it will happened when we talked about it like a big family of khmer people. god bless cambodia. our history indicated that we are strong when we united. for example, not to say that khmer become an empire again, but history showed us that king jayavarman II united khmer and became the founding father of khmer angkor civilization in 802 a.d.; king suryavarman II and king jayavarman VII, all took charge to unite the khmer race to become so great. so, it goes to show only unity make us strong and invincible, despite our political differences. it is our common heritage that is a real binding force. please think smartly about it. we have a long history of existence on this planet. please be enlightened. empower our khmer brothers and sisters, etc... we will prevail. don't let enemies prevent us from seeing the benefit of unity of khmer. khmer must wake up and defend our nation, heritage, etc... be clever about it! we have had tumultuous history, but we learn from it all. nothing good or bad can last forever. so, it is time to be reborn and reunite all khmer heritage. god bless cambodia.
Since Hun Sen was a Khmer Rouge commander, now a Khmer Rouge leader and had many of his political opponents and journalists assassinated, I wonder if he have any plan to assassinate the Thai Prime Minister (Ahbullshit Vejjajiva)?
UN SHOULD HELP DRAW AND MARK THE CAMBODIA FRONTIERS AS PARIS AGREEMENt!!!!!
REFORM THE UNCIVILIZE ARMY AND OPPRESSION FORCES IN CAMBODIA THEN GIVE PEOPLE OF CAMBODIAN THE FAIR DEMONCRACY!!!!!!!!!
OPEN EYES PEOPLE WE NOT LIVING IN STONE AGE! NEW WORLD ORDER SHOULD APLY FIRST IN CAMBODIA!!!!
The Cambodian people must be united,inside the country and oversea.We must speak only one voice.We must commit bravery ourselves to our lovely country and to our Khmer people.Saying,writing blogs are not enough,but put into action by organizing as groups leaders in each state,each country where we are living.Stand up as a rock; fight to survive as a country. We must learn how Jayavarman VII became a successful man.He knew how to talk to his people.He listened to his people.He let his people to believe all kind of religions such as Hinduism,Mahayana Buddhism,Hinayana Buddhism and another religions or other beliefs.He treated nicely to the other ethnic groups.Jayavarman VII showed us his styles of governing country to be succeeded. If Jayavarman VII could do it,so can we.So all kind of gods bless all of you, Khmer people and Khmer country.
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