PM urges disc jockeys to aid energy saving plan

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Thaskin Shinawatra urged radio disc jockeys yesterday to prioritise national interests by emphasising to their listeners the need to conserve energy.

Artists are also in a position to shape views on important issues, he said. The beauty of a democratic society lay in its diversity of opinions, but some of those opinions border on “thought control”, which requires the ability to analyse them, Thaksin said during his address at the “Artists for Internal Security,” event yesterday. The seminar, which included an audience of DJs, artists, and actors, was organised by the Internal Security Operation Command at Government House.

Thaksin urged the audience to help the government promote energy conservation. “It’s the national agenda. Please tell people about energy savings. If we don’t help each other, this will be our weak spot. We will to cut expenses, increase incomes and expand people’s opportunities to earn a living. We can do that through energy conservation,” he said.

As for politics, the majority of the opinions expressed in the media come from three sources: the government, the opposition, and critics of the government. But they rarely reach conclusions because people without knowledge on the topics discussed them.

“The weak point of society is the information system and the ability to analyse the information. Thus, opinions are expressed based on feelings, social groups or political motives,” he said. “We have to prioritise national interests so things become much easier for people to understand.

“Of course, you don’t have to agree with the government when it does something wrong. The government is not as important as the interests of the country.”

Thaksin also said he is working to promote a new form of politics, one that offers high benefits for the country and its people. But the plan would take some time to implement due to the influence of unscrupulous movers and shakers and selfish politicians, who will eventually be weeded out.

“This is an important turning point and if we can’t hold on to it, everything will revert back to where it started,” he said. “But if we can do it, we’ll step forward into an era of low-cost politics, which will make it difficult to cheat thanks to a stronger system of checks and balances.”

--The Nation 2005-06-16

Is Felix now on leave of absence ?

“But if we can do it, we’ll step forward into an era of low-cost politics, which will make it difficult to cheat thanks to a stronger system of checks and balances.”

It's shall be easier to cheat in a low-cost politics

Could someone ask Felix if he could string his sentences together a bit faster.

What a bore! ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz......

Could someone ask Felix if he could string his sentences together a bit faster.

What a bore! ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz......

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That might overcome his mispronunciations of Thai place names

&lt;deleted&gt; is an “Artists for Internal Security” event?

How utterly bizarre.

jb