The Nation/Asia News Network
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has poured cold water on demands for his exit, while the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has upped the ante by threatening to march if he refuses to step down by Friday.
PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang yesterday refused to disclose the destination of the yellow-shirt march, though the date will coincide with the parliamentary vote on charter amendments.
"I am utterly surprised why the PAD wants to oust me when my government has opposed the listing of Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site and refused to accept the 1:200,000 scale map on the Thai-Cambodian boundary," the prime minister said in reference to the PAD's concern that territory is being lost to Cambodia.
Abhisit called on the PAD to talk with him in order to safeguard the country's territory instead of airing one-sided views on the border dispute.
He said government representatives were trying to reason with the PAD leaders but both sides remained too far apart to sit down and negotiate.
He said he could not understand why the PAD leaders refused to talk things out with him or to listen to his side of the story.
"Instead of talks, the PAD leaders are churning out vile attacks, some of which are outright lies," he said.
PAD spokesman Panthep Pourpongpan said rally organisers plan to announce the destination of their march on Friday morning right before starting the procession from their Makawan Bridge rally site.
Democrat Party spokesman Buranat Samudtharak said all sides should rally behind the government in the face of the border dispute.
Buranaj said the PAD made an unreasonable demand by calling for Abhisit's exit without naming his replacement.
Meanwhile, Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said Friday's border skirmish with Cambodia was a regretable incident to both Thailand and Cambodia.
Prompong blamed Abhisit and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya for failing to ensure good neighbourly ties with Cambodia. The two should resign for their lapse of performance; there's a number of coalition politicians who can replace them, he said.
8 comments:
It is time to pray for peace and send the condolence who lost their love ones. Hun Xen and our people put up so much with the aggressors.
It is time to support each other and not critize the politicians.
mreas prov
It shows clearly that PAD is Thai Virus, used by the Monky.
Thai people should understand, what PAD doing is distroying her own country.
Buth Angkor
Abhisit,
You need to throw these PAD idiots in jail. Have some spine and stop bowing to these PAD idiots demands.
One PAD leader in CAmbodian prison.
Now Abhisit just need to arrest Srimuang, and Sondhi.
Throw these two loud mouths in prison to shut them up.
Why Thai uses their political problem to increase the tension with Cambodia?
The World should punish and force this country to respect the International agreement and International court.
Good luck Khmer soldiers!
Bad luck Thai troops!
Gangster PAD toppled two previous Thai gov't. Now they want to trampled international law to take over Preah Vihear.
These zealous idiots Thai has no boundary in their passion to get what they want.
Thailand gov't is currently bowing down to the violent group.
ASEAN must suspend Thailand's membership, until rule of law is reinstated in Thai government.
Ashamed to Thai people for having Abhisit as a leader of their nation.
He is too young...flared-up the conflict with neighboring country because afraid of his yellow-shirt group....lol.
Now look like the PAD gangsters fight with thier own PM. They are paranoid since they are the virus of Thailand and create the war with Cambodia and again damage Thailand.
Now PAD fight with their PM Vejjajiva, the dropped out kid from OXford.
The real war has not started yet, Vejjajiva. stay tune!
the dropped-out Oxford PM is totally paranoid. he goed to war with Cambodia and causes a destructive to the Ancient temple, the world herritage. all these just to beg PAD to spear his ass.
the real fight has not begine yet.
We will get Burma from the north and Malaysia fromt eh south. We re-claim Surin and Si saket back.
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