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Thai Commerce Minister: Rice farmers will be paid next week.

They past and copy this headline every week.

with heavy suitcases?

Chalerm Yuubamrung, Director of the Center for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO).
For what this CMPO needs a 20 billion Baht Budget?
20 billion for 3 CMPO Press Releases per day?
The volume of this budget stinks!

Corruption, nepotism, unfair distribution and greedy dishonest people holding Thailand back.
Nothing else.

Surapong': 'Neutral PM' not acceptable to international community

For him yes,
but the international community will accept a "neutral PM"!
Best a "neutral" checking, controlling and analyzes the budgets and the money flows.

If the rice-, floodwater-, tablet-, first car-, first house-, etc. schemes failed, the responsible in the Thai govt should pay for the cost with there privat assets.
If state funds are missing, and those in charge do not want to explain / to where the money went, they must compensate the damage. If the damage can not be fully replaced, then into prison with this culprits.

The Traffic Police Division has to reinforce the road rules, coz there personal money flow was disrupted by a series of anti-government protests.

They could close also this CMPO.
CMPO have a Budget from 20 Billion Baht.
Why not better pay the farmers with this Budget?

"CAPO director Chalerm Yubamrung however said he believes the protests will continue for some months as the PDRC has not yet reached its goal to topple the government."

Chalerm will hang on at CMPO administering a defanged SOE until he is sure everything is OK because the government has been toppled. Don't forget to cancel the SOE before you go Lerm.

Charlem will not go so quick.

He has a 20 Billion Baht Budget.

20.000.000.000 Baht

It would be interesting to see how many years of prison was sought for those violations. Confiscation is wonderful, but how much actual jail time will be served for those crimes? My guess is little to none. Fines only that are paid by the massive profiteers that pay off the governing bodies.

Agree is a shame.

For example: Mr. Plodprasop Suraswadi

They have already applied to the National Budget Bureau for 10 billion from the Contingency budget to fund the 'work' of the SOE so far so I suppose they must keep it going as a justification to ask for more.

Oh yes they did deny it but unfortunately for then the NBB had already told the world.

Agree, that is the main reason behind: money.

Hopefully there will be clear records about what the money was used.

I can not see for what they need a 10 Billion Baht budget.

Police is regulary paid.

For fuel and extra food ok, but not 10 Billion Baht.

This is very strange!!!

Just little maths:

20.000 police officers = 500.000 Baht each?

PS: For their TV announcements, they use only a wooden wall, a background poster and a writing desk!

So bad, guess many oldtimers in the north like to hear them too.
The thai buffalos

Could someone please tell me the difference between clear acts of sedition by the PDRC and acts advocating secession by some of the UDD? Aren't they both equally treasonous and unconstitutional? Except, of course, when seen through the glasses of the self-righteous!

Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Can someone please tell me how Suthep's supposed sedition is different from that in 2010 ? Easy to make a question seem like things are identical - in my case they are, both people's are/were actively seeking the over throwing/removal of a legally sitting government - and hence, by definition, sedition. Both actually fall under the definition of treason too - the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government. Both were attempting to overthrow the sitting Government without using the proper political process.

Making call for secession, and especially for a republic, is likewise treasonous - however, it is somewhat more dangerous than a load of nutters in Bangkok (both now and in 2010) that will eventually subside. It is permanent and very damaging - it is also a direct insult to certain parties that we can not speak of here, a thing not taken lightly here as you know.

From the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, 2007:

"Part 7 Liberties in Expression of Persons and Mass Media

Section 45. A person shall enjoy the liberty to express his or her opinion, make speeches, write, print, publicise, and make expression by other means. The restriction on the liberty under paragraph one shall not be imposed except by virtue of the provisions of the law specifically enacted for the purpose of maintaining the security of the State, safeguarding the rights, liberties, dignity, reputation, family or privacy rights of other persons, maintaining public order or good morals or preventing the deterioration of the mind or health of the public."

I suspect that talk of sedition and secession are covered by a specific law enacted to "maintain the security of the State."

Section 113 deals with .......... separate the land or take over the administration of it. A violator is liable to life imprisonment or death

Zapp:
"Legal action against North separatists"
"Gen Prayuth has ordered Lt Gen Preecha Chan-ocha, the 3rd Army commander, to take legal action against the group," Col Winthai said.

Thinking differently is illegal now is it?

No, but secession is against the law in many countries with heavy penalties.

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I have read only that some people are discussing the possibility and a desire to secede.

Can't see what is illegal about that myself.

You are not up to date.

They opened some recruitment offices already.

The CMPO secretary-general further revealed that the court recently approved of a certain amount of budget to be spent on peacekeeping operations. However, the budget will have to be given a nod by the Election Commission (EC) as well.