Thai Bombing Incidents Don't Yet Warrant Extra Security Law: PM

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Thai PM: bombing incidents don't yet warrant extra security law

BANGKOK: -- (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday said it is unnecessary to invoke the Internal Security Act after the weekend

bombing incidents near Government House and the Supreme Court.

An M79 grenade attack occurred about 11pm on Saturday at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, 50 metres from Government House.

Police believe that the grenade fired from a vehicle on Rama V Road was aimed at Government House but missed its target.

Police bomb experts on Sunday defused an explosive device hidden in a cardboard carton at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions.

The premier said he believed the incidents were unlikely to be the work of

ordinary people as such weapons are normally not in use nor in public possession. However, he stopped short of naming whom he believes are the perpetrators.

Amid police reports that some ill-intended groups may stir up violence in the capital's key areas, Mr Abhisit said he would instruct all state agencies to beef up security at their premises.

He also urged the public to cooperate with the government which itself will by all means ensure that no incident disrupts national development.

Meanwhile, Prompong Nopparit, Puea Thai Party spokesperson, said he is concerned that the incidents may have been the work of a third party whom he accused of being men in uniform with close ties to the government.

He charged that the attackers might have used the incidents to discredit both the Opposition and the anti-government Red Shirts in an attempt to invoke the Internal Security Act to suppress the planned major rally of the Red Shirts.

"I believe the government will invoke the special security law as it nears the date which the court is set to rule whether or not to seize the Bt76 billion assets of convicted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra," Mr Prompong said.

The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will hand down its ruling on the case on February 26.

The oppositon party spokesperson however declined to reveal the name(s) of those behind the incidents, saying it was confidential information received by his party. (TNA)

-- TNA 2010-02-15

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[BudsobPidsanambin]

I notice that the media is ablaze today with reports linking the Thaksin Financial court decisions to any and all protest activity.

Most protest activity is linked to demands for a return to Democracy, so time would be better spent discussing links where they belong. Lets talk about electoral return to good governance.

But this is avoided at all costs. The financial linkage is more advantageous to the Govt. who is not too keen to talk about the real linkages.

Huge protest crowds at the election commission today...........Huge.

Nary a comment in the media. Just doesn't serve their agenda..........using Thaksins financial thing does, so that is where the reports will be, even if they appear fabricated.

These explosions also serve their agenda very well. keeping the focus there conveniently avoids referencing the Election Commission protests today. For then they would need to discuss the reasons for these protests.

Just doesn't serve the agenda.

Edited February 15, 2010 by BudsobPidsanambin

[givenall]

I notice that the media is ablaze today with reports linking the Thaksin Financial court decisions to any and all protest activity.

Most protest activity is linked to demands for a return to Democracy, so time would be better spent discussing links where they belong. Lets talk about electoral return to good governance.

But this is avoided at all costs. The financial linkage is more advantageous to the Govt. who is not too keen to talk about the real linkages.

Huge protest crowds at the election commission today...........Huge.

Nary a comment in the media. Just doesn't serve their agenda..........using Thaksins financial thing does, so that is where the reports will be, even if they appear fabricated.

These explosions also serve their agenda very well. keeping the focus there conveniently avoids referencing the Election Commission protests today. For then they would need to discuss the reasons for these protests.

Just doesn't serve the agenda.

Of course all these demonstration right before the verdict is only coincident. There is absolutely no tie between Thaksin case and all these troubles that did not happen a month ago.

Wake up man. It is all about Mr. T problem and better yet his money that hopefully will be all seized. I grantee shortly after the money is seized there will be very few problems since there will not be any money to spend or pay the demonstrators.

[BudsobPidsanambin]

I notice that the media is ablaze today with reports linking the Thaksin Financial court decisions to any and all protest activity.

Most protest activity is linked to demands for a return to Democracy, so time would be better spent discussing links where they belong. Lets talk about electoral return to good governance.

But this is avoided at all costs. The financial linkage is more advantageous to the Govt. who is not too keen to talk about the real linkages.

Huge protest crowds at the election commission today...........Huge.

Nary a comment in the media. Just doesn't serve their agenda..........using Thaksins financial thing does, so that is where the reports will be, even if they appear fabricated.

These explosions also serve their agenda very well. keeping the focus there conveniently avoids referencing the Election Commission protests today. For then they would need to discuss the reasons for these protests.

Just doesn't serve the agenda.

Of course all these demonstration right before the verdict is only coincident. There is absolutely no tie between Thaksin case and all these troubles that did not happen a month ago.

Wake up man. It is all about Mr. T problem and better yet his money that hopefully will be all seized. I grantee shortly after the money is seized there will be very few problems since there will not be any money to spend or pay the demonstrators.

If that "grantee" were a bet, lets do it....Givenall, you are on big time. Put your money where your 'grantee' is............Huh?,,,,,no............... ............I didn't think so!

Joking aside, the problems will increase....................... increase until finally there is an awareness that once experienced, Electoral Democracy will not be denied....especially by a powerful minority who feel entitled to exercise power,,,elections be damned.

No amount of trying to discredit this Movement by making it appear financially self-serving is reality.

Wake up man!

Edited February 15, 2010 by BudsobPidsanambin

[hammered]

did ole poleax get poleaxed or something?

Edited February 15, 2010 by hammered