Southern post exchange centres still unable to distribute ballots, boxes

[Lite Beer]

Southern post exchange centres still unable to distribute ballots, boxes

The Nation

BANGKOK: --It is looking increasingly unlike that the election in 14 southern provinces will take place on Sunday as three southern post exchange centres in Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Chumphon have announced they are unable to distribute ballot boxes and ballots to polling stations in these areas.

On Thursday, protesters led by the People's Democratic Reform Committee, were still rallying outside the three post exchanges to prevent officials from taking out ballots and boxes for distribution.

It is expected that the voting in these 14 southern provinces will now not be held as the ballots and ballot boxes cannot be distributed to polling stations in the provinces in time for the election.

There is however speculation that the government might deploy helicopters to three post centres to transport the ballots and boxes.

The three post centres are in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, Thungsong district, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Chumphon's Muang district.

The Hat Yai exchange is responsible for distributing ballots and boxes to polling stations in Songkhla, Satun, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.

The Thungsong centre is responsible for distributing ballots and boxes to polling stations in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Krabi and Trang.

The Chumphon Centre is responsible for distributing ballots and ballot boxes to polling stations in Chumphon, Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Ranong and Phuket.

-- The Nation 2014-01-30

[jollyman]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

[Crushdepth]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

Law yes. Order no.

[jonclark]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

No since the Shinawatras showed all and sundry how easy it was to flout the law and get away with it.

[drand11]

Amazing!police? Military? NOTHING

PATHETIC

[drand11]

Amazing!police? Military? NOTHING

PATHETIC

[Mosha]

I hope they aren't flying at night. (For those of us with longer memories.)

[ShannonT]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

No since the Shinawatras showed all and sundry how easy it was to flout the law and get away with it.

Because Thailand was completely corruption free before the Shinawatras came and will be completely corruption free once they leave, right?

[Mosha]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

No since the Shinawatras showed all and sundry how easy it was to flout the law and get away with it.

Because Thailand was completely corruption free before the Shinawatras came and will be completely corruption free once they leave, right?

Thaksin's corruption by far outstripped others before him.

[thesetat2013]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

How long have you been in thailand to ask such a rediculous question??

This is a place where Money talks and BS goes to prison

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[Pib]

Do the police and military work on Sundays?

[ShannonT]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

No since the Shinawatras showed all and sundry how easy it was to flout the law and get away with it.

Because Thailand was completely corruption free before the Shinawatras came and will be completely corruption free once they leave, right?

Thaksin's corruption by far outstripped others before him.

In other words, corruption is okay as long as you don't go above a certain threshold? What is the threshold then, in terms of millions or billions of Baht? Because we have to draw the line somewhere as to what is "acceptable corruption" and "unacceptable corruption", right?

And do you have a chart or something that show that Thaksin was indeed the most corrupt? Or is it just your personal opinion?

Because it seems it's just very hard to understand who really took how much money unless you had access to every one of Thailand's politicians bank account statements, both in Thailand and offshore.

[lildragon]

In the words of the legendary Charles Dozsa. 'Gentlemen, this is.....Democracy...Manifest'

[Scamper]

So now the election will take place in 63 of 77 provinces. And counting. Because it is still unknown if :

- people will be able to vote in most of Bangkok or the remaining provinces in the South

- whether the votes cast will be deemed within the parameters of the EC's requirements

- what will happen in one-candidate constituencies - will the threshold of 20 % be met, or overtaken by the " no " vote ?

- how many in the country will decide to participate even if they have the means of being able to vote ?

The question is - will any of these factors invalidate the results of some constituencies, and by cumulative extension, the election itself ?

[96tehtarp]

Interfering with the government mail service. That's a federal offence in most civilized countries, right up there with treason.

I have to hand it to this caretaker government. It doesn't look like they are going to use force and kill people to make sure the ballots get to the polling stations on time or open at all on election day.

I think most of the "more civilized" G7 countries would bring out live ammunition and start firing if any group advocated insurrection and sedition and interfered with the Royal mails and polling stations.

It looks like this caretaker government is trying to let Suthep dig his own grave and then jump in and bury himself.

[h90]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

yes that is the main complain of the demonstrators

[ShannonT]

Interfering with the government mail service. That's a federal offence in most civilized countries, right up there with treason.

I have to hand it to this caretaker government. It doesn't look like they are going to use force and kill people to make sure the ballots get to the polling stations on time or open at all on election day.

I think most of the "more civilized" G7 countries would bring out live ammunition and start firing if any group advocated insurrection and sedition and interfered with the Royal mails and polling stations.

It looks like this caretaker government is trying to let Suthep dig his own grave and then jump in and bury himself.

I don't think anybody in this circus cares about violating laws and committing offenses.

They've committed countless offenses already, including invading and occupying government offices, army bases, police stations, preventing people from voting, threatening people, beating people, attacking police officers, throwing explosives, carrying weapons, threatening to arrest the PM and her Cabinet, even threatening and intimidating her son at school and so much more. And don't tell me to provide sources, because each and every one of these cases can be found on a ThaiVisa news post, just find them for yourself.

In every civilized country around the world, they would be arrested already with sentences of decades or life in prison.

[ShannonT]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

yes that is the main complain of the demonstrators

Maybe they should take a look in the mirror and take a good look at themselves and the many laws they have broken themselves.

It's like if the Hunchback of Notre Dame was to go out in the streets and scream "You're ugly! You're ugly!".

[BlueNoseCodger]

Yes the post offices only have a handful of people there:




I think the solution is to sue the Post Office for non-delivery, or simply cancel their contracts for other services for failing to deliver.

The Post Office can hire a few guards and clear that away quickly, or make a police complaint and have the depot cleared if they wanted to.

They need a rod up their ass, and cancelling a lot of their business will make them do their job and deliver those ballot papers.

Edited January 30, 2014 by BlueNoseCodger

[ShannonT]

Yes the post offices only have a handful of people there:

I think the solution is to sue the Post Office for non-delivery, or simply cancel their contracts for other services for failing to deliver.

The Post Office can hire a few guards and clear that away quickly, or make a police complaint and have the depot cleared if they wanted to.

They need a rod up their ass, and cancelling a lot of their business will make them do their job and deliver those ballot papers.

I see so many people with masks at the demonstrations. Worried that they will become the laughing stock of family and neighbors? Or have they "lost face" already.

[pumpuiman]

Interfering with the government mail service. That's a federal offence in most civilized countries, right up there with treason.

I have to hand it to this caretaker government. It doesn't look like they are going to use force and kill people to make sure the ballots get to the polling stations on time or open at all on election day.

I think most of the "more civilized" G7 countries would bring out live ammunition and start firing if any group advocated insurrection and sedition and interfered with the Royal mails and polling stations.

It looks like this caretaker government is trying to let Suthep dig his own grave and then jump in and bury himself.

I don't think anybody in this circus cares about violating laws and committing offenses.

They've committed countless offenses already, including invading and occupying government offices, army bases, police stations, preventing people from voting, threatening people, beating people, attacking police officers, throwing explosives, carrying weapons, threatening to arrest the PM and her Cabinet, even threatening and intimidating her son at school and so much more. And don't tell me to provide sources, because each and every one of these cases can be found on a ThaiVisa news post, just find them for yourself.

In every civilized country around the world, they would be arrested already with sentences of decades or life in prison.

But the Constitutional Court can see no evidence.

And now blocking the mail to half the country.

Who wants to bet they don't "see" this either?

[pumpuiman]

Yes the post offices only have a handful of people there:

I think the solution is to sue the Post Office for non-delivery, or simply cancel their contracts for other services for failing to deliver.

The Post Office can hire a few guards and clear that away quickly, or make a police complaint and have the depot cleared if they wanted to.

They need a rod up their ass, and cancelling a lot of their business will make them do their job and deliver those ballot papers.

The military should do something except worry about protecting the protesters.

How about delivering the <deleted> ballots??

Problem solved in less than a day.

Edited January 30, 2014 by pumpuiman

[ShannonT]

Interfering with the government mail service. That's a federal offence in most civilized countries, right up there with treason.

I have to hand it to this caretaker government. It doesn't look like they are going to use force and kill people to make sure the ballots get to the polling stations on time or open at all on election day.

I think most of the "more civilized" G7 countries would bring out live ammunition and start firing if any group advocated insurrection and sedition and interfered with the Royal mails and polling stations.

It looks like this caretaker government is trying to let Suthep dig his own grave and then jump in and bury himself.

I don't think anybody in this circus cares about violating laws and committing offenses.

They've committed countless offenses already, including invading and occupying government offices, army bases, police stations, preventing people from voting, threatening people, beating people, attacking police officers, throwing explosives, carrying weapons, threatening to arrest the PM and her Cabinet, even threatening and intimidating her son at school and so much more. And don't tell me to provide sources, because each and every one of these cases can be found on a ThaiVisa news post, just find them for yourself.

In every civilized country around the world, they would be arrested already with sentences of decades or life in prison.

But the Constitutional Court can see no evidence.

And now blocking the mail to half the country.

Who wants to bet they don't "see" this either?

[Suriya4]

The protesters have no weapon, hence their right to protest is protected by the constitution court and Suthep.

Even got cannot do anything to them.

They even have the right to close Islamic school.

[bigbamboo]

Why do people have so little faith in the Thai police?

Maybe Pol. Capt. Chalerm Yoobungme or Pol. Lt Col. Thaksin Chinawat could answer that.

[pumpuiman]

The protesters have no weapon, hence their right to protest is protected by the constitution court and Suthep.

Even got cannot do anything to them.

They even have the right to close Islamic school.

I hope this is sarcasm

[jayboy]

In the Muslim provinces of the Lower South the situation may be different:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/SEA-01-300114.html

[tingtongteesood]

No since the Shinawatras showed all and sundry how easy it was to flout the law and get away with it.

Because Thailand was completely corruption free before the Shinawatras came and will be completely corruption free once they leave, right?

Thaksin's corruption by far outstripped others before him.

In other words, corruption is okay as long as you don't go above a certain threshold? What is the threshold then, in terms of millions or billions of Baht? Because we have to draw the line somewhere as to what is "acceptable corruption" and "unacceptable corruption", right?

And do you have a chart or something that show that Thaksin was indeed the most corrupt? Or is it just your personal opinion?

Because it seems it's just very hard to understand who really took how much money unless you had access to every one of Thailand's politicians bank account statements, both in Thailand and offshore.

Oh here we go, another brainwashed Taksin sheeple. His corruption is well documented, he was also convicted for it and he even tried to bribe a judge with 2 million baht before his ruling in absentia because hhe decided to run away instead of facing the charges - not the acts of an innocent person.... Try reading some news reports from the past, I don't know, 12 years or so of his corrupt deeds. And welcome to the forum, hopefully you will learn something of the truth here...

[baboon]

Is there no law and order in this Land?

Up to you...

[tingtongteesood]

Interfering with the government mail service. That's a federal offence in most civilized countries, right up there with treason.

I have to hand it to this caretaker government. It doesn't look like they are going to use force and kill people to make sure the ballots get to the polling stations on time or open at all on election day.

I think most of the "more civilized" G7 countries would bring out live ammunition and start firing if any group advocated insurrection and sedition and interfered with the Royal mails and polling stations.

It looks like this caretaker government is trying to let Suthep dig his own grave and then jump in and bury himself.

I don't think anybody in this circus cares about violating laws and committing offenses.

They've committed countless offenses already, including invading and occupying government offices, army bases, police stations, preventing people from voting, threatening people, beating people, attacking police officers, throwing explosives, carrying weapons, threatening to arrest the PM and her Cabinet, even threatening and intimidating her son at school and so much more. And don't tell me to provide sources, because each and every one of these cases can be found on a ThaiVisa news post, just find them for yourself.

In every civilized country around the world, they would be arrested already with sentences of decades or life in prison.

Well as for not caring about breaking laws, in 2010 the red shirts literally ran riot and the police stood by and watched so the precedent was set there. Not saying 2 wrongs make a right, but you know, they were allowed to do it so the current protestors see it as their right too. However they are not rioting liike the reds did, not closing down the shopping district, burning tires in the streets, nobody like Jaatuporn / Nuttawat / Arisman telling the people to go and kill other people or being overtly militant as the red rioters were in 2010. As for your list of offfences, many of them have happened to some extent, this can not be denied, and in many cases should not have happened. However, 'threatening' Yinglack's son was shown to have been made up to gain sympathy and as for 'throwing explosives', the only explosives I see being thrown are thrown by government backed militia against peaceful protestors not to mention the 5 who have been killed and many injured by 'unknown' attackers. Admittedly the protests have taken a turn for the worse, but the ideal behind them is still very valid and may I end by adding ';In every civilized country around the world' the PT clowns would never have been allowed to be used as puppets by a fugitive on the run and to get away with half of what they have done and would have been removed by the courts for gross incompetence LONG LONG AGO ! Try and spin that any way you want, but it IS the truth.