Thai Deputy PM Pracha affirms no use of force against rubber protesters

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Deputy PM Pracha affirms no use of force against rubber protesters
By English News



BANGKOK, Aug 29 -- Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok reasserted today that the government will not use force to disperse the rubber growers protesting in the South, saying security agencies have measures in hand to handle the mass rally on September 3.

Pol Gen Pracha said the security agencies would only observe and provide safety for the protesters in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The National Security Council (NSC) also said the Internal Security Act (ISA) was not needed to handle the protest.

He said many groups of rubber planters understood and would not join the planned mass rally on September 3 but only protesters in Cha-uat district of Nakhon Si Thammarat who did not accept the government's proposal.

Gen Pracha said only 30 per cent of protesters were rubber growers, but that the rest were not local residents. Some belong to anti-government groups, he said, but so far arrest warrants have been issued for less than a dozen protesters. He claimed that a political party was behind the rally.

The deputy premier said president of the rubber planters’ network from the four regions is satisfied with the government's offer of short term measures to help them. However, the rubber grower group from Nakhon Si Thammarat's Cha-uat boycotted the talks.

Gen Pracha said he assigned the provincial governor to brief the planters to understand the measures.

Under the terms of the offer, the government stood firm that it could not intervene despite falling rubber prices but planters could be helped by a government subsidising of their fertilizer cost at Bt1,260 per rai and providing loans to investors in the rubber industry.

The deputy premier urged the rubber protesters to review their plan to stage nationwide protest on September 3 and reconsider their road and railway blockade in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

He said the blockade has severely inconvenienced students, patients and disrupted the transport of agricultural products to market. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-08-29

[monkeycountry]

The government still have not explained why rice farmers get 40% above market price, but rubber farmers have to settle for much less???

[NongKhaiKid]

If the government dirty tricks think tank pool their brain cells they may decide no direct force is necessary but they can let the reds loose and when the rubber farmers react arrest warrants for them will be applied for.

[otherstuff1957]

Isn't this the same fellow who said that the flooding was under control when he was in charge of FROC?

[Soutpeel]

"Deputy PM Pracha affirms no use of force against rubber protesters"

Well everyone know what will happen if force is used against rubber protesters

chances are they will bend....

The joys of the English language....

[lee b]

Yes good idea as it will save you alot of trouble

[Thai at Heart]

Stupid strategy.

If someone illegally blocks a road, you can't use legal force to move them?

[hellodolly]

I like the part where he says they should revue their plan. I don't think he meant

Like the Government did for their rice scam.

[MaiDong]

wasn't a hand cuffed man beaten today, sounds like force to me...

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[johnnie20110]

Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok reasserted today that the government will not use force to disperse the rubber growers protesting in the South

Violence this morning at the rubber farmer protests when five unidentified armed men fired into the crowd of protesters killing one and seriously wounding another.

Edited September 1, 2013 by johnnie20110

[Thait Spot]

Stupid strategy.

If someone illegally blocks a road, you can't use legal force to move them?

Ask a red shirt

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[Thait Spot]

"Gen Pracha said only 30 per cent of protesters were rubber growers, but that the rest were not local residents. Some belong to anti-government groups, he said, but so far arrest warrants have been issued for less than a dozen protesters. He claimed that a political party was behind the rally."

Government propaganda or fact?

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[RedBullHorn]

The government still have not explained why rice farmers get 40% above market price, but rubber farmers have to settle for much less???

Infact he did. He reasoned that the government of Thailand is not in the position as a major player in the world market for rubber while the country is a major player in the world market for rice affecting world prices.

[siampolee]

However although no physical violence is to be used it's fine to use assorted laws to possibly charge protesters and their supporters with terrorism.

Indeed the delights of democracy under this administration are many faceted and the truth is distorted and seems to vanish into a black hole in a galaxy of wholesale deceit.

interesting to note that those who fired on the demonstrators vanished without a trace or even an impediment to their departure. No doubt a red card get out of jail free pass had been issued to concerned players.

[Moruya]

The government still have not explained why rice farmers get 40% above market price, but rubber farmers have to settle for much less???

Infact he did. He reasoned that the government of Thailand is not in the position as a major player in the world market for rubber while the country is a major player in the world market for rice affecting world prices.

30% of the world's rubber is not a major player?

The 2 largest producers of rubber? Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia

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

http://top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=7738a992

[RedBullHorn]

The government still have not explained why rice farmers get 40% above market price, but rubber farmers have to settle for much less???

Infact he did. He reasoned that the government of Thailand is not in the position as a major player in the world market for rubber while the country is a major player in the world market for rice affecting world prices.

30% of the world's rubber is not a major player?

The 2 largest producers of rubber? Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia

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

http://top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=7738a992

That's what they said~ I found his reasoning out of context too, wonder what other lame excuses are next.

[Thait Spot]

 

 

The government still have not explained why rice farmers get 40% above market price, but rubber farmers have to settle for much less???

 

Infact he did. He reasoned that the government of Thailand is not in the position as a major player in the world market for rubber while the country is a major player in the world market for rice affecting world prices.

 

 

30% of the world's rubber is not a major player?

 

The 2 largest producers of rubber? Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia

 

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

 

http://top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=7738a992

 

 

That's what they said~ I found his reasoning out of context too, wonder what other lame excuses are next.

If they had any brains the government would probably say that the market will bounce back.

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[johnnie20110]

Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok reasserted today that the government will not use force to disperse the rubber growers protesting in the South

Violence this morning at the rubber farmer protests when five unidentified armed men fired into the crowd of protesters killing one and seriously wounding another.

The dead and wounded from this morning's shooting at the rubber farmers.

Pheu Thai Party Spokesman Prompong denied the government played any role in the shooting. Prompong also denied a report that the government had made a 200 million baht offer to rubber farmers in Issan and the North to cancel their planned protest.

Edited September 1, 2013 by johnnie20110

[Pimay1]

Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok reasserted today that the government will not use force to disperse the rubber growers protesting in the South

Violence this morning at the rubber farmer protests when five unidentified armed men fired into the crowd of protesters killing one and seriously wounding another.

The dead and wounded from this morning's shooting at the rubber farmers.

Pheu Thai Party Spokesman Prompong denied the government played any role in the shooting. Prompong also denied a report that the government had made a 200 million baht offer to rubber farmers in Issan and the North to cancel their planned protest.

There's that word again. This government uses the word denied more than they use the word hub.