Power-plant opponents to keep up fight

[rooster59]

Power-plant opponents to keep up fight

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

Photo credit: Somboon Khamhang The coal-fired power plant protesters read the police announcement on the ban of all public gathering within 50-metre radius of Government House.

 

DEMONSTRATIONS TO CONTINUE IN CAPITAL UNTIL THE PROJECTS ARE CALLED OFF

 

Opponents of coal-fired power plants have vowed to fight on after the Metropolitan Police designated a protest ban within a 50-metre radius of Government House, forcing the demonstrators to end their prolonged protest in front of the premises.

 

Coal-fired power plant opposition groups yesterday insisted on their rights to stage peaceful protests and said they would appeal to the police against the order. They also vowed to carry on holding demonstrations in Bangkok until the government permanently cancels the Krabi and Thepa coal-fired power plant projects.

 

The Network of Songkhla-Pattani Residents Against Coal-Fired Power Plants, along with the Save Andaman from Coal group, have staged a peaceful demonstration on the pavement opposite Government House for 12 days. Their aim is to urge Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to permanently cancel proposed coal-fired power plant projects in the South. 

A representative for the protesters, Matthayom Chaitem, said the ban around Government House signalled that the government did not care about the burdens of citizens and had used the law to drive people away.

 

Matthayom insisted that their protest was peaceful and legal, so they would appeal against the ban. He also emphasised that the coal-fired power plant opposition groups would not stop protesting. If the police did not allow them to stage a protest near Government House, they would find a new venue to continue their campaign.

 

“We gather in front of Government House because the Prime Minister’s office is here, and we want the PM to listen to our problems and concerns,” Matthayom said.

 

“We insist that we will not stop protesting until the government accepts our demand to [permanently] abandon all coal-fired power plant projects.”

 

The Metropolitan Police issued an announcement on Friday evening implementing the no-protest zone within a 50-metre perimeter around Government House. They cited the authority designated to police as per Article 7 of the Public Gathering Act.

 

The Metropolitan Police Bureau also said that the increasing number of protesters in front of Government House had crowded the footpath on Phitsanulok Road, causing difficulties and danger to pedestrians and affecting traffic on the road. Therefore, the police had acted to maintain public safety and social stability.

 

According to the announcement, those who violate the order will be considered in breach of Articles 24 and 25 of the Public Gathering Act and would be subject to punishment of up to three years in jail and/or a Bt60,000 fine. The protesters have 15 days to appeal the order.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30338530

 

 

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[xtrnuno41]

With other words:

we are the government, we assimilate you, resistance is futile.

And another rich Thai is getting rich from making electricity in a poor way.

As maintenance , besides running it, is not an issue in Thai ways.

Probably it will run for a year and then break down, to be never fixed again and leave a lot of

environment shit behind. and in the meantime it is running lots of pollution. As it has to be cheap producing 

and there will be no care for pollution at all. OR am i wrong? As they are sooo keen on cigarettes on beaches.

[Cadbury]

12 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Their aim is to urge Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to permanently cancel proposed coal-fired power plant projects in the South. 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha might just change their minds with regular and continuous power black-outs. After all he is the unchallengeable Supremo. He might even compose and sing them a song on Friday night to sooth their unrest.

[tryasimight]

3 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

With other words:

we are the government, we assimilate you, resistance is futile.

And another rich Thai is getting rich from making electricity in a poor way.

As maintenance , besides running it, is not an issue in Thai ways.

Probably it will run for a year and then break down, to be never fixed again and leave a lot of

environment shit behind. and in the meantime it is running lots of pollution. As it has to be cheap producing 

and there will be no care for pollution at all. OR am i wrong? As they are sooo keen on cigarettes on beaches.

Yes you are wrong

[xtrnuno41]

On 2/11/2018 at 3:38 PM, tryasimight said:

Yes you are wrong

No , im not . See waste incinerator on Koh Samui

[tryasimight]

6 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

No , im not . See waste incinerator on Koh Samui

When you use the word probably in a statement.... You will always be wrong

 

[baboon]

On 11/02/2018 at 7:07 PM, Cadbury said:

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha might just change their minds with regular and continuous power black-outs. After all he is the unchallengeable Supremo. He might even compose and sing them a song on Friday night to sooth their unrest.

That might work in Nakhon Sawan, but the southerners are a REALLY bad tempered lot at the best of times. 'Forget' the north for a moment and placate those south of Hua Hin would be my advice....

[xtrnuno41]

On 2/15/2018 at 6:29 PM, tryasimight said:

When you use the word probably in a statement.... You will always be wrong

 

no , probably state the fact it's going to happen only time can tell when. That s the only uncertainty, but i was generous in time.