Bangkok: Mass anti-government protest on Sunday

[webfact]

Mass anti-government protest on Sunday



BANGKOK: -- Another mass demonstration will be staged this coming Sunday in Bangkok by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee to put pressure on caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step aside.

Addressing a crowd or protesters at the Democracy Monument Tuesday night, PDRC secretary-general said Ms Yingluck’s announcement Tuesday that she would never quit her job amounted to an intentional challenge to the people across the country.

“When she made the challenge, we have to accept it. The PDRC therefore resolved to expel her from all her posts in Thailand. We will chase her out everyday until she is out and we have scheduled a mass demonstration on December 22 to expel her,” said Suthep.

For southerners who will travel to Bangkok to join this Sunday mass protest, Suthep asked members of the provincial administration organizations in all southern provinces to provide conveniences to the travelers and to take photos or to film the police if they try to block the travelers with tyre-puncturing spikes.

Before the D-Day on Sunday, the protest leader said he would lead a protest march in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday through several roads in Bangkok to encourage Bangkokians to join the Sunday demonstration.

“After the December 22 D-Day, if she (Yingluck) still refuses to quit, we will chase her out non-stop. We won’t be tired, born to walk and born to chase. We won’t stop until we win,” said Suthep.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/mass-anti-government-protest-sunday/

-- Thai PBS 2013-12-18

[CelticBhoy]

"We won’t be tired, born to walk and born to chase" said Suthep.

When my Grampa started to talk like this we humoured him and got more warm milk.

[Thailand]

Smile and nod and walk the other way!

[englishoak]

"We won’t be tired, born to walk and born to chase" said Suthep.

When my Grampa started to talk like this we humoured him and got more warm milk.

Classic

[espinoza]

The terrorist want photos and films of the police. He is threatening the royal thai police. How long will this be accepted?

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[WhizBang]

The terrorist want photos and films of the police. He is threatening the royal thai police. How long will this be accepted? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Well, yes, I can see the police and red sympathizers seeing photo and video evidence of police malfeasance as being a threat.

[andrewrooney]

So is this the third or fourth time Suthep has declared "D-Day?" I'm losing track.

[ramrod711]

The royal thai police put down tire spikes causing several bus accidents and injuries to people on their way to express displeasure with their government. This is no threat, this is a warning to the people that it may happen again, and to let the police know that if it happens again they will have video to show the police. I don't agree with some of the things Suthep says and i don't care if you disagree with him or not, that is your right. Just as these demonsrtrators have a constitutional right to disagree with their government. The police should not resort to violence to prevent them, and they should not lie, as they did when they denied shooting, with slingshots, at the demonstrators.

[ramrod711]

The terrorist want photos and films of the police. He is threatening the royal thai police. How long will this be accepted? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

See this is how it works in Thailland, if you stand on a stage and tell thousands of people, and millions more via tv that they should bring empty bottles to Bangkok, where you will fill them with gasoline, for free, so that they can burn the city and all the city halls in their home districts, and not to worry, that you will accept the responsibility. You are rewarded, not with prison, but with a government job and the adoration of many. That is a threat, not telling the police that you will take their picture if they are caught deliberately trying to harm people.

[EricBerg]

Am bored with d-days, can't he pick another letter?

[Yunla]

For a nation so concerned with Face, they have some leaders that make incredibly embarrassing and childish displays. It actually fascinates me, the gap between striving to keep ones Face while being able to look like a humiliating spectacle in public. The world watches all this stuff and think that people like Suthep are representative of the Thai nation which they are not. I don't know any Thais who are dribbling buffoons with a tetanus-like lockjaw grip on something and won't let go of it until their jaws are dislocated by a surgeon. He's not achieving anything, we got the message on day one, a lot of people oppose the elected govt. He should have gone on holiday after that, this country is after all a lovely place for relaxing if you have stress-related rage problems, mentioning no names.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Yunla

[gabruce]

The terrorist want photos and films of the police. He is threatening the royal thai police. How long will this be accepted? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Please take the time to read and comprehend what is written. He told people to take pictures and film if prevented from coming - specifically by caltrops - though I expect he meant by any means. Where is the threat? I know, he is threatening to record and expose illegal actions by the Police. I hope that it is always acceptable to film abuse. Please note that I'm saying nothing about Suthep himself.

[saltandpepper]

The terrorist want photos and films of the police. He is threatening the royal thai police. How long will this be accepted? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Do you care to elaborate where the threat is?

[JoeThePoster]

We won’t stop until we win,” said Suthep.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Suthep-declares-victory-30221707.html

[Smokemachine]

The demonstration is no longer in use. YL doesn't care at all. She just keep insisting she is democratically elected, what can you do? Mr suthep?? And more politicians are joining PTP. Who don't love money?? Dear suthep, you used to love money too right two decades ago? Now you change for patriotic, who will believe you? Everyone like millions of baths in their pocket. Just give it up, dear suthep. Let them conquer and hopefully those normal citizens vote them will have good returns. If not, we can just wish them good luck for the rest of their life

[chooka]

Give it up you silly little man. Hand yourself into the authorities like you have promised to do so many times.

[oldthaihand99]

Am bored with d-days, can't he pick another letter?

How about V-day?

[oldthaihand99]

"We won’t be tired, born to walk and born to chase" said Suthep.

When my Grampa started to talk like this we humoured him and got more warm milk.

If he ever gets his V-day, i expect he'll be chasing some younger skirts.

[siddv]

Where are the Red shirts? Are they going to take all of this laying down and watch their government overthrown without any fight at all? One has to wonder if they being kept out of BKK by the military or police officials?

They sure went to a lot of trouble to get this government into power, just seems a bit odd that they are just laying down like this

Edited December 18, 2013 by siddv

[ManopY]

Give it up you silly little man. Hand yourself into the authorities like you have promised to do so many times.

Are you working for "Bell Pottinger"? (http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/09/bell-pottinger-tim-bell-pr-interview)

[jmccarty]

Better stop all of this nonsense by Christmas Suthep or a lump of coal is all Santa will leave you!

[ManopY]

Where are the Red shirts? Are they going to take all of this laying down and watch their government overthrown without any fight at all? One has to wonder if they being kept out of BKK by the military or police officials?

They sure went to a lot of trouble to get this government into power, just seems a bit odd that they are just laying down like this

Why? Do you want this to happen again? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gJ2CUXnuaw&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5gJ2CUXnuaw&has_verified=1

[Zolt]

Curious to see what the attendance figure will be now that the house has been dissolved. Suthep might be setting himself up for a big flop.

Then again, maybe not, there's a large bunch of people behind him who won't stop until they've seen democracy abolished and their privileges restored.

[MrJohnson]

Where are the Red shirts? Are they going to take all of this laying down and watch their government overthrown without any fight at all? One has to wonder if they being kept out of BKK by the military or police officials?

They sure went to a lot of trouble to get this government into power, just seems a bit odd that they are just laying down like this

I don't think the reds are laying down. they are playing the smart game. they have the high moral ground. They back the democratically elected government. They can just bide their time, go back to the ballot bax and watch as PT gets re-elected, probably with an increased majority. They will come out of this looking a lot better than Suthep and Abhisit.

[Rykbanlor]

What happened to MISSION ACCOMPLISHED from a few weeks ago? Jackass!

[beautifulthailand99]

In the case of Thailand it really is that the politicians are all the same and it's not worth bothering to vote. All of this crap is fallout from the super rich men's table as to how thye divide up the spoils that have all the power here. Here's a video I made for the Bangkok Govener elctions last year but the sentiments still hold. For those of a nervous disposition the lyrics contain foul language.

[slapout]

It would seem that there are a majority of the Thai people who admit that corruption is a part of the way of life here. There now seems a goodly number of these people are fed up with it as it does not benifit them as they had hoped, or whatever other reason.

This anti government movement seems to be a reaction to the massive corruption, attempts to grant aministy for past corrupt acts, and some of the inequality of the judical system (as practiced) and the inclusion of incompentent cronies and family on the government payroll who benifit the most from the ill gotten gaines from the populist programs that got them elected/appointed..

The acting government is doing what they do best, ignore the real concerns and/or questions directed at them, in hopes the problem will go away. At some point, they will have to concede they are the problem and deal with it in a responsible manner.

Then again, maybe not.

[webfact]

Suthep announces mass rally on Sunday to pressure PM to resign
By Digital Content

BANGKOK, Dec 18 - Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on Tuesday night announced that the anti-government protesters would rally on Thursday and Friday before another mass demonstration on Sunday to pressure caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign.

Ms Yingluck however posted a message on her Facebook page this morning, reiterating that she would not resign but would continue working until the mission to coordinate with the Election Commission to hold a free and fair general election on February 2 is complete.

Her work would be finished when she has handed over the administration duties to the new cabinet, she said.

Ms Yingluck said that this did not mean that she wanted to remain as premier and would never resign but that she was ready to listen to public comment but everything should be in accordance with legal principles.

Mr Suthep, in his statement to protesters at the Democracy Monument last night, said the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) would hold rallies across the capital city of Bangkok on Thursday and Friday to invite Bangkokians to join forces with the PDRC movement.

He said that another mass demonstration on Sunday would pressure Ms Yingluck to resign as caretaker prime minister.

Mr Suthep, former Democrat MP from Surat Thani, said Thailand has only two options – either Ms Yingluck and her cabinet agree to resign and a good person will be selected to be the country's new prime minister and a People's Council would be set up for national reform.

But if Ms Yingluck refused to resign, he said, the PDRC had no choice but to use the people's sovereignty to run the country.

The former Democrat MP said the first option was seem to be impossible as Ms Yingluck has reiterated that she would not resign. He said her action is considered an intentional challenge to the general public.

The PDRC will focus from now on to pressure Ms Yingluck to resign and the pressure will continue until she calls it quits.

The next mass demonstration for this purpose was on Sunday, but rallies around Bangkok will be held tomorrow and Friday to invite Bangkok residents to join the move, he said.

Mr Suthep said that on Sunday, he would seek women volunteers to bring flowers to Ms Yingluck's home to apply "women's talk" to persuade her to resign. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-12-18

[tx22cb]

Suthep is cunning. He's very good at rabble-rousing (a veritable Thai linguist).

He knows he cannot force Yingluck to step down as caretaker PM, nor can he postpone the elections, nor was he successful in provoking the Reds to start violence, and he failed to get the army to stage a coup.

Therefore he has a new ulterior motive. His sabre-rattling nowadays is NOT directed at PTP.

Instead, it is in fact to intimidate his former boss, Abhisit, to not contest the 2/2 polls. Very Machiavellian in its deviousness.

This is his only hope to prolong the chaos and save some face.

Abhisit does not appreciate this at all, as the Democrats fear losing the support from Suthep's followers.

I feel sorry for the Democrats, they don't deserve to be tarred by the same brush as Uncle Suthep.

[spirit47]

We will be there... Come on, you have opportunity to speak with Royalists and Thai middle and upper class... Dont forget to carry food and water...

Edited December 18, 2013 by spirit47