Bangkok Police Block Talk On Vietnamese Rights

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha shakes hand with Vietnamese Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Nov. 11 in Danang

 

BANGKOK — A discussion planned for Wednesday about the violation of human rights in Vietnam at a press club was ordered canceled by the authorities.

 

The panel, organized by a US-based advocacy group, was supposed to take place today at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand, or FCCT. Local police reportedly told the organizers and the venue hosts that such an event could end up disturbing peace in the region.

 

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such an event could end up disturbing peace in the region

 

Is that the best they can come up with - more likely too near to home and running scared. 

57 minutes ago, webfact said:

The panel, organized by a US-based advocacy group

I suggest this US bleeding hearts group called Boat People SOS is getting human rights in Vietnam mixed up with their strict border protection policies, effective law and order and punishment and tough immigration rules. Maybe they want the Vietnamese to exercise the same degree of ineffective law and order and punishment practices as Thailand.

Similarly they might like the to see Vietnam with an administratively hopeless immigration system like Thailand.That way they might hope Vietnam could share the load with Thailand in accommodating those all those undesirable immigrants and the great unwashed that Thailand successfully let through their doors.

Curious that this altruistic group want to have their discussions in Thailand rather than Vietnam.

Edited November 15, 20178 yr by Cadbury

12 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Curious that this altruistic group want to have their discussions in Thailand rather than Vietnam.

They cannot get visas to Vietnam.

5 hours ago, Jonah Tenner said:

They cannot get visas to Vietnam.

Thank you. You have confirmed my point that Thailand will let in any riff-raff and garbage while Vietnam is selection. That is why Thailand has the problems it does with hundreds of thousands of illegal overstayers and Vietnam doesn't. And this mob of US bleeding hearts wants Vietnam to be the same. Idiots!

I rest my case.

6 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

Thank you. You have confirmed my point that Thailand will let in any riff-raff and garbage while Vietnam is selection. That is why Thailand has the problems it does with hundreds of thousands of illegal overstayers and Vietnam doesn't. And this mob of US bleeding hearts wants Vietnam to be the same. Idiots!

I rest my case.

yeah, cos it all just about letting in 'riff-raff'.... nothing to do with economics, corruption etc. etc. just 'riff-raff' - what a genius you are :D 

10 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

Thank you. You have confirmed my point that Thailand will let in any riff-raff and garbage while Vietnam is selection.

 

And thatis why you get to post on Thaivisa instead of Vietvisa.   Back in Blighty in your day this wouldn t have been a concern would it. 

46 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

That is why Thailand has the problems it does with hundreds of thousands of illegal overstayers

Phuket police like over-stayers.

19 hours ago, Cadbury said:

I suggest this US bleeding hearts group called Boat People SOS is getting human rights in Vietnam mixed up with their strict border protection policies, effective law and order and punishment and tough immigration rules. Maybe they want the Vietnamese to exercise the same degree of ineffective law and order and punishment practices as Thailand.

Similarly they might like the to see Vietnam with an administratively hopeless immigration system like Thailand.That way they might hope Vietnam could share the load with Thailand in accommodating those all those undesirable immigrants and the great unwashed that Thailand successfully let through their doors.

Curious that this altruistic group want to have their discussions in Thailand rather than Vietnam.

They should go back home and make America 'Great' again, so 'Great'.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Local police reportedly told the organizers and the venue hosts that such an event could end up disturbing peace in the region.

i see, so now Local Police are making international policy decisions

20 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

i see, so now Local Police are making international policy decisions

Self important bunch of do-gooders boosting their own self inflated egos.

Go back to the USA and fight for gun control is a better idea.

Odd that those that want peace are so  disliked

23 minutes ago, greatwhitenorth said:

Odd that those that want peace are so  disliked

Understandable that those who insist on sticking their noses where they are not wanted get upset when in gets bitten or punched.

2 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Understandable that those who insist on sticking their noses where they are not wanted get upset when in gets bitten or punched.

 

Ah, Myanmar is right then with their treatment of the Ryonghi?

 

@Cadbury

 

You are writing as if you think this is a U.S. predominantly white organisation.

 

You do realise the group in question is a Vietnamese-American political activist group, don't you?

3 minutes ago, greatwhitenorth said:

 

Ah, Myanmar is right then with their treatment of the Ryonghi?

 

Too many people in the world with dwindling resources and too many people fighting over what's left. Too many people who don't like where they are and decide to just go to another country and change it to their liking, not just Myanmar and the situation there, I'm talking about everywhere.

i don't see a solution anywhere in the near or far future and little committees bumping their gums about things they don't like in other countries has zero effect on the situation.

I don't have any children and I'm happy about that because I do actually feel sorry for future generations, all over the world but there is nothing I can do about it.

The above is not intended to be the start of a discussion where you or anyone else will change my mind on it.  I tend to react to proven facts not why don't we come with a solution for this problem that has no solution.

7 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

yeah, cos it all just about letting in 'riff-raff'.... nothing to do with economics, corruption etc. etc. just 'riff-raff' - what a genius you are :D 

Unlike you I will not resort to personal insults. However if you are offended by the term "riff-raff" then all I can assume is you are one of them. In other words............ if the cap fits wear it proudly.

9 hours ago, overherebc said:

Too many people in the world with dwindling resources and too many people fighting over what's left. Too many people who don't like where they are and decide to just go to another country and change it to their liking, not just Myanmar and the situation there, I'm talking about everywhere.

i don't see a solution anywhere in the near or far future and little committees bumping their gums about things they don't like in other countries has zero effect on the situation.

I don't have any children and I'm happy about that because I do actually feel sorry for future generations, all over the world but there is nothing I can do about it.

The above is not intended to be the start of a discussion where you or anyone else will change my mind on it.  I tend to react to proven facts not why don't we come with a solution for this problem that has no solution.

You could stop contributing to global warming...you could recycle