Kittirat runs for his life after getting hit by water bottles thrown by angry farmers

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Kittirat runs away after getting hit by water bottles



BANGKOK: -- Frightened caretaker Finance Minister Kittirat na Ranong was forced to walk and run for life after getting hit by water bottles thrown by angry farmers when he failed to give exact date on rice payment to them.

Kittirat was assigned by caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to come out of her temporary office in the Office of the Defense Permanent Secretary at Muangthong Thani complex to meet farmer though farmers wanted to see her.

They have waited since 10.00 a.m. but Ms Yingluck defied their call, prompting them to strongly attack her on loudspeakers.

Only Kittirat appeared but was booed and shouted at when he told farmers that they be paid accordingly under a new arrangement of registration of their rice vouchers.

Farmers were enraged and asked why they have to be re-registered, and wanted immediate payment after the government defaulted payment for over five months.

They demanded Kittirat to give exact date for the payment. But he couldn’t promise.

Boos and shouts get louder and louder and water bottles were thrown at him.

Frightened Kittirat was later escorted out of the farmers cordon by MP police.

But when more bottles were thrown, he was forced to walk and run for life back into the temporary office for shelter.

Farmers later announced they will stay overnight at the office of the permanent secretary for defense and vowed to step up their protest to overthrow Ms Yingluck.

They will wait for their colleagues from the provinces to join and to begin tougher protest and pressure on Yingluck Wednesday.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/kittirat-runs-away-getting-hit-water-bottles/


-- Thai PBS 2014-02-18

[Thait Spot]

The peasants are revolting - and rightly too

The wheels are coming off

How much time is left?

[Dr Bruce]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

[GeorgeO]

The peasants are revolting - and rightly too

The wheels are coming off

How much time is left?

...and still she will not face them...!

In my mind, they have less than a week left in their caretaker role.

[Bluespunk]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

Designer water? Pretend farmers?

Don't think so.

[Bluespunk]

"Kittirat was assigned by caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to come out of her temporary office in the Office of the Defense Permanent Secretary at Muangthong Thani complex to meet farmer though farmers wanted to see her."

The arch liar got sent out then. He must be losing his touch and now everyone can see through his BS lies.

[whybother]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

Designer water? Evian?

[soundman]

Maybe the farmers should have been paid first in line rather than last.

[NongKhaiKid]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

I haven't seen any news footage of this incident and from the photo above how can you tell they had ' designer ' water ?

In order I don't get above my station in life too please enlighten me as to to what constitutes non-designer water.

[Dr Bruce]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

Designer water? Evian?

On the news it was the bottles with the green labels that you see the uni girls carrying. (you also see then topping of the posh bottles from the cheap ones).

I am not saying that the farmers are girls.

[Ricardo]

'Wet-wash' instead of 'white-wash' ?

And just imagine the conversation, inside their hideout, between the caretaker-PM & her caretaker-Finance Minister, beforehand,

"I'm not going out there, they're revolting !"

"Who's Prime Minister ? I say you go !"

"But I haven't got any money to give them !"

"Tough luck, and put on your water-proofs, before you go !"

[ramrod711]

Kittirat on the run, soon to be joined by the rest of the rats on this stinking, vermin infested PTP ship.

[Chupup]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

So, just what are you implying, that just because they have " designer Bottles" they really arn't Rice farmers

You really do produce "nonsence Posts" . ...............

[Smiles]

Even if those bottles are 'designers water' they could be donated by other hi so .

There are many sharing the hardship faced by those farmers.

Some donated cash while others in kinds.

So, trying to discredit or looking down on those poor farmers is uncalled for.

Btw, why can't poor people drink 'designer water' ?

Or even hold those 'designer water' bottle?

[noitom]

Running for his life from thrown Thai water bottles by his countrymen.

[whybother]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

Designer water? Evian?

On the news it was the bottles with the green labels that you see the uni girls carrying. (you also see then topping of the posh bottles from the cheap ones).

I am not saying that the farmers are girls.

Oh, you mean the 8 baht bottles and not the 7 baht bottles?

[jonclark]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

Wow

Clearly you have a very fixed stereotype of what a farmer should be drinking, or deserve to be drinking. Anything other than the cheapest bottle of water clearly indicates that they aren't real farmers. Right?

Following you logic through then this would clearly suggest that PTP has failed in lifting the farmers from poverty, as (your stereotyping of farmers) shows that the farmers (still) can't afford anything other than the cheapest, most local water. Thanks for highlighting the failure.

[andygunther]

I wonder if Mr.Thaksin still thinks he can save his party ....
But he is far away, his sister may take the full blast

[tomyummer]

De​signer feces would've been better.

[djjamie]

Wow.

"Rice Farmers" carrying bottles of designer water, just like the Bangkok people who were pretending to be farmers last week.

Wow

Clearly you have a very fixed stereotype of what a farmer should be drinking, or deserve to be drinking. Anything other than the cheapest bottle of water clearly indicates that they aren't real farmers. Right?

Following you logic through then this would clearly suggest that PTP has failed in lifting the farmers from poverty, as (your stereotyping of farmers) shows that the farmers (still) can't afford anything other than the cheapest, most local water. Thanks for highlighting the failure.

2.59 million of the poorest rice-growing households do not produce enough grain to join the rice pledging program.

So as opposed to the poorest these guys protesting are just the poor.

Edited February 18, 2014 by djjamie

[DirtFarmer]

I gotta tell ya... these "farmers" don't look like they have spent a single day farming anything but baht... and if ya follow the actions of the banks offering "extension" and new "loans" to the farmers ya also gotta wonder about the banks using this gov't -slow-payment- because of-caretaker-status-processing to improve their bottom line on the backs of these farmers as well...because they can only pay out according to the daily allotment.. and many farmers are sent home pending the numbers on their vouchers from the pledging because the oldest ones have to be paid first......again we are only being fed pr...good or bad... from both sides... very hard to know the truth...but i think eventually all the real farmers will get paid... or there will be a farmers revolution... and that is exactly what Suthep wants now...all his other efforts have failed so now he needs a new front man.. a new straw man in a bright blue shirt...

Edited February 18, 2014 by DirtFarmer

[JoeThePoster]

Kittirat runs for his life after getting hit by water bottles thrown by angry farmers

Must be bottled water from Patong bay.

[tx22cb]

The poor farmers must be thinking -

"the people in BKK have it real easy. Here they are giving out endless supplies of free bottled water, enough to waste on Ministers, while our families back home are facing a serious drought ...."

[mrtoad]

Where are the usual Red Crew?

As usual YL sends out omen e else to do the lying, and their is no one. Better than the Pinichio of Finace.

[huanga]

Karma is a biatch when it comes back to bite you in the rear. Can we get others in line for the same pelting treatment. Names that come to mind, Surapong, Chalerm, Yingluck et al.

[waza]

He ran away like a Kittyrat

[ChrisY1]

De​signer feces would've been better.

Some Thai politicians might qualify as designer faeces!

[Fryslan boppe]

So who is a "farmer"

This media thing would have you believe there is an angry rice farmer uprising in their ongoing anti/UDD/RS/PTP campaign.

This magnification of Kitirat running for his life from so-called rice farmers obscures the fact these were coup-monger protesters, some of whom are probably rice farmers, whose actions would be predictable.

Trying to make out that coup-monger elements are generic rice farmers is media agenda, pure and simple, out to embarras the Govt. and its' millions of voter-support.

It stands to reason that the majority electorate behind the Govt. are not about to attack in the manner described in this article.

According to what I am hearing from the other side...namely the UDD/RS/PTP.

Always good to hear both sides, right!

[whybother]

So who is a "farmer"

This media thing would have you believe there is an angry rice farmer uprising in their ongoing anti/UDD/RS/PTP campaign.

This magnification of Kitirat running for his life from so-called rice farmers obscures the fact these were coup-monger protesters, some of whom are probably rice farmers, whose actions would be predictable.

Trying to make out that coup-monger elements are generic rice farmers is media agenda, pure and simple, out to embarras the Govt. and its' millions of voter-support.

It stands to reason that the majority electorate behind the Govt. are not about to attack in the manner described in this article.

According to what I am hearing from the other side...namely the UDD/RS/PTP.

Always good to hear both sides, right!

"the majority electorate behind the Govt"

Do you mean the 40% of the 46% that voted? Not quite a majority.

[maxme]

@mrtoad - Despite the delusional ideas of some people who have been brainwashed by their wives, many of the posters who are against the PDRC are NOT supporters of the red. I know it's hard for someone like you to get that. And the reason for some of the posters you accuse of being red, do not want reply in this thread is that they don't want to participate in a childish debate where throwing water bottles is the highlight of the day.

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