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Farmers from 26 provinces threatens to close highways in protest of a delay in rice payment scheme

BANGKOK, 13 December 2013 (NNT) -- Rice farmers from 26 provinces have threatened to close highways in their areas if the government fails to speedily accelerate payments to farmers who have pledged rice with the government.

Prasit Boonchoey, Thai Rice Farmers Association president, said farmers demanded the caretaker government to continue the payment to farmers who had already sold their rice from 2013/2014 cropping season to the government under the rice pledging scheme.

According to Prasit, a large number of farmers are still unpaid and they are now in financial troubles, lacking funds to invest in the next crop. They also cannot pay their debts incurred from buying fertilizers, insecticides, seedlings and land rents for the last crop.

However, Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan, the caretaker minister of Commerce assured that the government had enough money to pay all farmers. The delay has been caused by the bottleneck in the registration procedures and preparations by rice millers. The government has already set aside 270 billion baht in budget for the first round of the rice pledging scheme in the 2013/2014 harvesting season while that for the second crop should have to wait for a new government to handle it.

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Tongthong to invite 100 individuals to talk on Sunday
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BANGKOK: -- Tongthong Chantharangsu, the permanent secretary for the PM's Office, said Friday that he would invite 100 representatives from all sectors to talk about reform on Sunday.

Tongthong has been assigned by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to hold talks with representatives from all sides in an effort to find a solution to the current political impasse.

The meeting will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre on Sunday starting at 9am.

Tongthong said the 100 individuals would represent seven major business organisations, the People's Democratic Reform Committee and the King Prachadipok's Institute. They would include university rectors, permanent secretaries, police and military officers, state enterprise employees and the media as well as senators.

He said political parties would also be invited to send two representatives to the meeting.

Tongthong said he would also try to invite former prime minister Anand Panyarachun and Senior Citizen Prawase Wasi.

He said the meeting would be initially chaired by the most senior person at the meeting and that a chairman and secretary would then be selected.

So far, no meeting agenda has been set, Tongthong said, adding that he has prepared information on legal technicalities, the House dissolution royal decree, the Constitution and opinions from all sides for the meeting to discuss.

Tongthong said those to be invited may send meeting topics to him in advance.

He noted the talks could not be completed in just one day and expressed the home that the reform forum would come up with a roadmap for Thailand before the New Year holidays so that all sides would willingly join the February 2 election.

The talks would also be broadcast live on NBT and the people are welcomed to express their opinions via SMS to 4221559.

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-- The Nation 2013-12-13

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7 private organisations raise 4 options, pushing for more talks to neutralise political differences. /



Anti-govt protest leaders led by Suthep met local,foreign media;affirmed national reform,setting up of a people's council before Feb.2 election /



Caretaker PM Yingluck denies taking leave;assigned caretaker deputy PM Phongthep to supervise govt-proposed political reform forum Dec.15 /



Next general election will not be held unless political reform takes place first, anti-govt protest leader,Suthep said /


/The Nation



Anti-govt protesters relocate from Nang Lerng to main Ratchdamnoen Avenue rally site; first meeting of 7 business groups ends without conclusion /MCOT


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PDRC to ask people to reject February 2 election

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BANGKOK: -- The People’s Democratic Reform Committee will launch a campaign to encourage the people to reject the February 2 election which, it says, must be postponed indefinitely until a national reform blueprint is completed, said protest leader Suthep Thuagsuban on Friday.

In a Meet the Media programme at the Royal Turf Club, the PDRC secretary-general said that there are two options to resolve the current political conflict. One is for Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet to resign en masse for their lack of legitimacy to create a political vacuum which will make it possible for the appointment of an interim prime minister and the creation of the People’s Council to draw up a national reform blueprint.

The other option, said Mr Suthep, is that the people will put more pressure to force the resignation of Ms Yingluck in case the first option does not work.

As for the proposed People’s Council, he said that the council would represent all professional groups in proportional fashion. Red-shirt followers, he added, will also be invited to join the council “because this is not a battle between the Democrat and the Pheu Thai parties but a battle between the people and Thaksin regime”.

Suthep also told western journalists present at the session that their western standard of election could not be applied to Thailand because election here is rigged with massive vote buying.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pdrc-ask-people-reject-february-2-election/

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Chulalongkorn medical staffers want cabinet to resign

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BANGKOK: -- A group of medical practitioners of Chulalongkorn hospital and their families has demanded Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet to resign en masse to pave the way for the appointment of a politically neutral prime minister to start the national reform process.

The demand was contained in an open letter signed by 340 people who include 39 professors, 65 associate professors, 27 assistant professors, 149 lecturers and community doctors, 60 nurses, other medical personnel and their families.

In the open letter, the group voiced support for reform with emphasis on the eradication of the scourge of corruption, decentralization and narrowing the gap of social disparity. They said that an election would be held only after national reform has taken effect.

For the national reform blueprint to be effectively implemented, the group demanded all political parties must sign a social contract professing their commitments to the reform.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chulalongkorn-medical-staffers-want-cabinet-resign/

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-- Thai PBS 2013-12-13

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Anti-govt protesters relocate from Nang Lerng to main Ratchdamnoen Ave rally site /The Nation

Federation of Thai Industries fears prolonged political conflict could lead to Thai GDP growth 2013 of less than 3 pct

Thailand moves 3rd place in gold medal race at 27th SEA Games 2013 Fri. after gold medals in team sepak takraw,kick volleyball,duo canoe

/The Nation

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UDD won’t join Saturday’s forum

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BANGKOK: -- The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will not take part in a public forum to be staged Saturday by the military at the Peace Operations Centre of the Supreme Command headquarters.

UDD chair Thida Thavornseth said Friday that she had not received an invitation from the host. And even if there was an invitation, she added that the UDD would not be represented at the forum.

According to Lt-Gen Harit Poomhirun, director of the Civilian-Military Operations Department of the Supreme Command, the commanders of the three armed forces and the national police chief would be among the participants in the forum.

Other participants include rectors of several universities, representatives of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Auditor-General Office, the National Human Rights Commission, the Law Council of Thailand, the Office of Civil Servants, the seven private sector’s organizations, the Election Commission, the People’s Democratic Reform Committee and members of the Thai and foreign media.

Colonel Winthai, deputy spokesman of the army, warned against high expectation that the forum would bring about a quick solution to the conflict. However, he said the army was ready to respond to the needs of the people and would like to see the conflict resolved in a peaceful manner.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/udd-wont-join-saturdays-forum/

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-- Thai PBS 2013-12-13

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Yingluck 'will be forced to stand down'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of the anti-government protest, warned Friday that if Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ignores the demand for her to step down, she will be forced by "people's power" to do so.

Speaking to the media at the Royal Turf Club before noon Friday, Suthep said that with a political vacuum following her departure, a politically neutral person would be selected to become the new prime minister. And a people's council would be set up to carry out reforms, Suthep said, adding that he expected this process to take 8 to 14 months.

He told the media that after political reforms, if a party linked to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra won power again, he would accept it. But he stressed that new rules to be written as part of the reforms must ensure future elections are free and fair - with political parties really belonging to the people, and not capitalists, as at present.

Suthep and the protesters have rallied against the so-called Thaksin regime, which they blame for prevalent corruption and alleged abuse of majority rule

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-- The Nation 2013-12-13

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Tongthong to invite 100 individuals to talk on Sunday
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Tongthong Chantharangsu, the permanent secretary for the PM's Office, said Friday that he would invite 100 representatives from all sectors to talk about reform on Sunday.

Tongthong has been assigned by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to hold talks with representatives from all sides in an effort to find a solution to the current political impasse.

The meeting will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre on Sunday starting at 9am.

Tongthong said the 100 individuals would represent seven major business organisations, the People's Democratic Reform Committee and the King Prachadipok's Institute. They would include university rectors, permanent secretaries, police and military officers, state enterprise employees and the media as well as senators.

He said political parties would also be invited to send two representatives to the meeting.

Tongthong said he would also try to invite former prime minister Anand Panyarachun and Senior Citizen Prawase Wasi.

He said the meeting would be initially chaired by the most senior person at the meeting and that a chairman and secretary would then be selected.

So far, no meeting agenda has been set, Tongthong said, adding that he has prepared information on legal technicalities, the House dissolution royal decree, the Constitution and opinions from all sides for the meeting to discuss.

Tongthong said those to be invited may send meeting topics to him in advance.

He noted the talks could not be completed in just one day and expressed the home that the reform forum would come up with a roadmap for Thailand before the New Year holidays so that all sides would willingly join the February 2 election.

The talks would also be broadcast live on NBT and the people are welcomed to express their opinions via SMS to 4221559

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-- The Nation 2013-12-13

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Commerce assures rice farmers be paid within end of the month

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Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Puangrat assured Friday that rice farmers would be paid within the end of this month.
Assurance by the deputy commerce minister followed a meeting today with the farmers’ association and representatives of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives at the ministry.

Mr Yanyong admitted of the late payment of rice pledged under the rice pledging scheme but assured them of the payment end of the year so that farmers would have money to spend and celebrate this coming new year festival.

He said that the government now has about 60 billion baht obtained from the Bureau of Budget and the BAAC to pay for the rice.

He also said that reports by the BAAC and the Finance Ministry that they have limited budget and might not be able to pay for the rice to farmers was confusing the farmers.

He said that although the government is just a caretaker now after the House dissolution, it still has full power to pay farmers who joined the rice-pledging scheme.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/commerce-assures-rice-farmers-paid-within-end-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commerce-assures-rice-farmers-paid-within-end-month

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-- Thai PBS 2013-12-13

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