'Thai Spring' spreads anti-govt movement from website to Facebook

[webfact]

'Thai Spring' spreads anti-govt movement from website to Facebook
By Digital Media

BANGKOK, June 14 – The anti-government Thai Spring movement is organising the first “online political rally” to take place on a social media network, starting June 23, group leaders announced today.

In a news conference at Parliament, former deputy police chief Vasit Dejkunjorn said the “Thai Spring Forum” on Facebook will provide information and opinions on the government’s mismanagement during its two-year administration.

Pol Gen Vasit, also former chief of the Police Royal Court Security, was accompanied by Kaewsun Atibodhi and Kwansuang Atibodhi, staunch opponents of the government.

They jointly launched a website, Thai Spring, last month and expanded their activities to a new forum on Facebook where newly-updated information will be regularly uploaded from June 23 to July 28.

Thai Spring 2, an extended activist group, will be in charge of the “Thai Spring Forum” which will concentrate its activities in the cyber world without holding public rallies, said Pol Gen Vasit.

After Gen Vasit and his group left the news conference, Wattana Sengpairoh, Parliament Speaker spokesman, walked into the room and said the group inappropriately occupied the conference room for a non-parliamentary activity.

He said the news conference was unconstructive and meant to create conflicts in the country, adding that their request to use the room should be endorsed by a lawmaker. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-06-14

[hgma]

Based on our relatively small group of Thai friends their opinion about politics in general i sincerely wonder why red and yellow make such a fuzz about something nobody is interested in........politics is not on Thai minds, inflation and debts are!

[iancnx]

Just need to get the message out to everyone, so that the electorate can make their own judgements. A spot on ch3 news in the morning could be a good option?

[bigbamboo]

This creates a major problem for the redshirts.

How are they going to get 100000 supporters around a laptop?

[Chrisswe]

O this Brain poor and jealous cronys of coup makers still try to keep Thailand 30 year's back in time through Dictatorship !!

[Thai at Heart]

How very anonymous

[rubl]

I guess Dept. PM Pol. Captain Chalerm will be in his few billion Baht war room specially build to keep an eye on undemocratic activities on the web. Unlike some here seem to think that's not the same as keeping an eye on political opponents or peaceful protest groups.

Or at least shouldn't be the same. Of course with democracy finally arrived after nearly a decade there is no need for people to protest this Pheu Thai led government which has a mandate to do what they want, or so they tell us.

[Thai at Heart]

Amazing. MCOT giving free advertising to an anti government Facebook page.

[rubl]

One may wonder if just anybody can walk into parliament and setup a conference in the news conference room. Mind you, in Thailand some things are being taken easy. Even criminal fugitives can skype-in into cabinet meetings.

[webfact]

Thai Spring slammed for using Parliament as venue for press conference
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Thai Spring group was slammed Friday for having the nerve to hold a press conference at Parliament and will be banned from using this venue in the future.

The group's leader Kaewsan Athibodhi had invoked his rights as a former senator to call the press conference in the Parliament compound. Also present were other key leaders, namely Pol General Vasit Dejkunchorn and Kwansruang Atibodhi.

However, Watana Senpairoh, spokesman for the House Speaker, said he and other parliamentary officials had been reprimanded for letting this happen, adding that it was wrong to use a government building to announce policies that cause rifts in society.

Pheu Thai spokesman Promphong Nopparit joined Watana in attacking the group's leaders, saying using the venue was inappropriate as it was the working place of parliamentarians and not a venue to discuss issues that will only cause conflicts.

When asked why red-shirt leaders could hold media events at Parliament, Watana said they were allowed because Pheu Thai MPs accompanied them. He added that Thai Spring could use the venue again if MPs or senators supported them.

Meanwhile, the three leaders announced to the press that they will be launching online rallies via the Facebook page Thai Spring Forum to step up pressure on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they denounced as the "nation's betrayer".


-- The Nation 2013-06-14

[rubl]

I guess the latest message is that parliament is not a venue to discuss issues that will cause conflicts. In a way just getting rid of the opposition and even reluctant elements in the government's parties would help as well.

Surely this is the type of good news our PM wanted to see publised more to let the public know what good work the government does.

[gl555]

It's only wrong to do that if you're not on the side of the red shirts or the PTP.

[Thai at Heart]

Thai Spring slammed for using Parliament as venue for press conference

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Thai Spring group was slammed Friday for having the nerve to hold a press conference at Parliament and will be banned from using this venue in the future.

The group's leader Kaewsan Athibodhi had invoked his rights as a former senator to call the press conference in the Parliament compound. Also present were other key leaders, namely Pol General Vasit Dejkunchorn and Kwansruang Atibodhi.

However, Watana Senpairoh, spokesman for the House Speaker, said he and other parliamentary officials had been reprimanded for letting this happen, adding that it was wrong to use a government building to announce policies that cause rifts in society.

Pheu Thai spokesman Promphong Nopparit joined Watana in attacking the group's leaders, saying using the venue was inappropriate as it was the working place of parliamentarians and not a venue to discuss issues that will only cause conflicts.

When asked why red-shirt leaders could hold media events at Parliament, Watana said they were allowed because Pheu Thai MPs accompanied them. He added that Thai Spring could use the venue again if MPs or senators supported them.

Meanwhile, the three leaders announced to the press that they will be launching online rallies via the Facebook page Thai Spring Forum to step up pressure on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they denounced as the "nation's betrayer".

-- The Nation 2013-06-14

All very 1984. Rifts on society? Is the point of living and breathing in Thai politics to avoid all confrontation. I swear, this idea that everything must be hunkey dorey is killing this country.

Isn't it infinitely better that these issues get settled politically through elections than having to resort to coups?

Edited June 14, 2013 by Thai at Heart

[ggold]

I guess the latest message is that parliament is not a venue to discuss issues that will cause conflicts. In a way just getting rid of the opposition and even reluctant elements in the government's parties would help as well.

Surely this is the type of good news our PM wanted to see publised more to let the public know what good work the government does.

So if parliament is not a place to discuss issues that cause conflict, whats the attempt to rewrite the costitution? obviously, PTP should not be allowed in the building ever!

[noitom]

"Thai Spring" is a preposterous concept that has nothing to do with Arab Spring on which it is based and copied. Typically Thai to just go ahead and copy and pirate something of others without understanding its true meaning or significance.

[Roadman]

This creates a major problem for the redshirts.How are they going to get 100000 supporters around a laptop?

They can all tune in on their free tablets.

[waza]

This creates a major problem for the redshirts.

How are they going to get 100000 supporters around a laptop?

What's a bigger problem is how do the assault their own laptops?

[Roadman]

O this Brain poor and jealous cronys of coup makers still try to keep Thailand 30 year's back in time through Dictatorship !!

I know. It's worrying alright what the Clayton's coup that the dictatorial Shinawatra mafia are undertaking will do to Thailand. 30 years? I would say looking at Thaksins mates in Cambodia, and at the likes of North Korea (a people bullcrap spoon fed and controlled failed state) then the dictatorial wishes of Thaksin are not for 30 years but also for the future of his pea brain son Oak.

[tetleythedog]

O this Brain poor and jealous cronys of coup makers still try to keep Thailand 30 year's back in time through Dictatorship !!

Yep and we're probably due for another coup soon.

[webfact]

Parliament not right venue, Thai Spring told
The Nation



BANGKOK: - The Thai Spring group was slammed yesterday for having the nerve to hold a press conference at Parliament and will be banned from using this venue in the future.

The group's leader Kaewsan Athibodhi had invoked his rights as a former senator to call the press conference in the Parliament compound. Also present were other key leaders, namely Pol General Vasit Dejkunchorn and Kwansruang Atibodhi.

However, Watana Senpairoh, spokesman for the House Speaker, said he and other parliamentary officials had been reprimanded for letting this happen, adding that it was wrong to use a government building to announce policies that cause rifts in society.

Pheu Thai spokesman Promphong Nopparit joined Watana in attacking the group's leaders, saying using the venue was inappropriate as it was the working place of parliamentarians and not a venue to discuss issues that will only cause conflicts.

When asked why red-shirt leaders could hold media events at Parliament, Watana said they were allowed because Pheu Thai MPs accompanied them.

Meanwhile, the three leaders announced that they will be launching online rallies via the Facebook page Thai Spring Forum to step up pressure on PM Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they denounced as the "nation's betrayer".

Kaewsan said every day for six days a video link will be posted on the page. The campaign kicks off at 6pm on June 23 and wraps up on June 28.

He added that he was not afraid of authorities blocked the page. "By law, a Facebook page cannot be shut down until legal action is taken against the page owner," he said.

Meanwhile, Vasit said the campaigns were being held under Article 69, which allows people to demonstrate peacefully against efforts to seize ruling power through unconstitutional means. He added that he was not afraid of being killed like government-critic Akeyuth Anchanbutr was. Though the police have been putting the murder down to theft, others believe he might have been assassinated at the order of someone.

The Thai Spring group was founded by setting up a website to seek signatures from people opposed to the speech delivered by Yingluck in Mongolia. Kaewsan said that 26,173 people had put their names down so far.

-- The Nation 2013-06-15

[waza]

When asked why red-shirt leaders could hold media events at Parliament, Watana said they were allowed because Pheu Thai MPs accompanied them.

More double standards by the PTP

[SICHONSTEVE]

Based on our relatively small group of Thai friends their opinion about politics in general i sincerely wonder why red and yellow make such a fuzz about something nobody is interested in........politics is not on Thai minds, inflation and debts are!

.........and just who has been responsible for creating 'said' inflation and debts???

On this, I doubt that this IS on Thai's minds as they probably think inflation is blowing up a balloon or tyre!!!

The debts they are aware of as this impacts their lives and happiness directly - problem is, they don't associate it with the incompetence of this truly awful government, unfortunately!!

[hansnl]

Based on our relatively small group of Thai friends their opinion about politics in general i sincerely wonder why red and yellow make such a fuzz about something nobody is interested in........politics is not on Thai minds, inflation and debts are!

True.

But you and me might understand there is a relation between inflation & debts and politics,

And the strange thing is, I hear sounds that many Thai people are getting this understanding also.

[SICHONSTEVE]

Based on our relatively small group of Thai friends their opinion about politics in general i sincerely wonder why red and yellow make such a fuzz about something nobody is interested in........politics is not on Thai minds, inflation and debts are!

True.

But you and me might understand there is a relation between inflation & debts and politics,

And the strange thing is, I hear sounds that many Thai people are getting this understanding also.

Difficult to believe, but I sincerely hope so!!

[HUAHIN62]

Just by calling it the Thai spring shows how clueless they are.

[SICHONSTEVE]

Just by calling it the Thai spring shows how clueless they are.

Yes!! not very imaginitive to say the least - I think this one has been done hasn't it?

[allalong]

Just by calling it the Thai spring shows how clueless they are.

Oh really? Maybe you dont understand the concept of the beginnings of something new as "spring " is after "winter" . have a look at recent terminology used against anti "fake, psuedo, democracies" (which Thailand is) in other parts of the world.

Edited June 15, 2013 by allalong

[sandrabbit]

Just by calling it the Thai spring shows how clueless they are.

Oh really? Maybe you dont understand the concept of the beginnings of something new as "spring " is after "winter" . have a look at recent terminology used against anti "fake, psuedo, democracies" (which Thailand is) in other parts of the world.

"There must be some kind of way out of here" Jimi Hendrix -All along the Watchtower or Bob Dylan?

[SICHONSTEVE]

Just by calling it the Thai spring shows how clueless they are.

Oh really? Maybe you dont understand the concept of the beginnings of something new as "spring " is after "winter" . have a look at recent terminology used against anti "fake, psuedo, democracies" (which Thailand is) in other parts of the world.

"There must be some kind of way out of here" Jimi Hendrix -All along the Watchtower or Bob Dylan?

You have admitted defeat then!!

Witten by Robert Zimmerman and best performed by (the electric guitar spring himself) Mr James Marshall Hendrix!!

[allalong]

Of course Hendrix is the best , even Dylan thinks it's better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Along_the_Watchtower