PDRC to return to Rajdamnoen

[Lite Beer]

PDRC to return to Rajdamnoen
Somroutai Sapsomboon,
Anapat Deechuay,
Wattana Khamchu
The Nation

Thai Airways staff members warmly greet anti-government People

BANGKOK: -- Shift from Lumpini Park likely soon, source says; govt warns of arrests

Anti-government protesters will move from Lumpini Park back to the Democracy Monument to make a final push for an appointed prime minister and reform, a source said yesterday.

"We maintain the same stance to oppose the election until there is reform. We will disrupt the poll again whenever it is held," the source said.

Anti-government protesters, led by Suthep Thaugsuban of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, yesterday marched from Lumpini Park to Thai Airways' headquarters at Vibhavadi Road, where they received a warm welcome from most of the national flag carrier's staff.

The airline's acting director Chockchai Panyayong, other THAI executives and the carrier's labour union chief Damrong Waikani greeted Suthep and the other protesters upon their arrival and gave them black T-shirts and purple scarves as gifts.

A lot of staff donated money and gave them roses to support the movement.

Suthep asked staff to join the movement to oust Yingluck Shinawatra's government.

"I'm sad to know that Thai Airways has had a low performance over past years due to political intervention in management," he said.

Jamsri Sukchotrat, an adviser to the labour union, said the airline would support the anti-government movement so as to have "good politicians" ruling the country.

"We will continue our opposition to the privatisation [of the airline]," she said. "I believe if we have good politicians to run the country, the state-run airline would be healthy."

Over the past week, Suthep visited many state enterprises calling for support.

He said earlier he would announce a new plan for a big rally next Wednesday.

Labour Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung, who heads the government's Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), said yesterday that he would soon order a "round-up" to arrest leaders of the anti-government who created trouble.

The move follows a spat of violence including a bomb blast on Thursday at the head office of the Daily News newspaper.

"I will make the final decision soon to arrest trouble-makers," he said. "If anything happens after the round-up, let it happen," he said.

The public prosecutor recently finished compiling cases against anti-government protesters and is prepared to prosecute 80 people for causing trouble, according Sirima Sunawin of the CAPO.

-- The Nation 2014-04-26

[Mango Bob]

More good news coming from the anti government camp. Another reason to hate this protest for the people? or against the people?

[englishoak]

Toilets full, bored of the street food and shopping in that area probably.

[The stuttering parrot]

Another final push.

Please return the park as you found and just go and present your self to the police.

Meanwhile abhisit is slowly letting go of your apron strings and at least trying to move forward instead of polarizing a nation!

[WoopyDoo]

Chalerm hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell of carrying out has threats.

Heard it all before.

As for his comment "If anything happens after the round-up, let it happen,"

I don't think he understands that he is already being lined up on murder charges along with Tarit and Yingers because of that attitude.

It won't happen anyway.... Suthep alone has 2,500 guards... Chalerm's keystone cops are no match.

The guy is an unparallelled joke.

Edited April 25, 2014 by WoopyDoo

[chooka]

So after this "FINAL" push if suthep doesn't get to appoint his P.M will the raving lunatic go home?

[PatOngo]

Credibility has no meaning!

[draftvader]

Did they leave Rajdamnoen? As far as I could tell they have blocked Phan Fa for nearly 6 months now.

[ratcatcher]

So after this "FINAL" push if suthep doesn't get to appoint his P.M will the raving lunatic go home?

Probably about the same time Thaksin "quits politics" I should think.

[rabas]

Labour Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung, who heads the government's Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), said yesterday that he would soon order a "round-up" to arrest leaders of the anti-government who created trouble.

The move follows a spat of violence including a bomb blast on Thursday at the head office of the Daily News newspaper.

Chalerm said the protestors had become a public nuisance, often blocking the trajectory of more than 200 hand grenades and thousands of rounds of ammunition fired in the city over the past several months. Dead protester bodies were often found in public areas and hundreds of wounded strained hospital resources.

However, he denied some TV poster's allegations that the protesters had provided the war weapons and were firing them at themselves. When asked if investigating the deaths and killing had put a demand on police resources, he said, "No, none".

Edited April 26, 2014 by rabas

[Morch]

Another final push.

Please return the park as you found and just go and present your self to the police.

Meanwhile abhisit is slowly letting go of your apron strings and at least trying to move forward instead of polarizing a nation!

To be fair, in general the PDRC and the Democrat party mass demonstrations were usually followed by a cleanup day. Same in the past with PAD. Hope they'll do the same with Lumpini Park, although will probably take some time to restore things to normal there.

As draftvader mentioned, Phan Fa stayed blocked pretty much all this time (different group, though), so this could actually be an improvement on the traffic situation.

[lostinsurin]

I see the Suthep farangs are still posting their crap.

all hail the begging clown with the whistle.

whistle (kee-nok) bird shit?

[Scamper]

Even police spokesmen are distancing themselves from Chalerm's idiotic assertion that the PDRC would target a highly Democratic-leaning publication, any more than with the attack against the Administration Court ( which Chalerm naturally doesn't mention ), and anymore than the previous attacks against the Criminal Court, the independent agencies, Abhisit's home, Sukhumbhand's home, the Democratic party's headquarters, Dr. Narong's home, or any of the homes of PDRC leaders, including Suthep's ( three times ). The narrative is clear to everyone - even to Chalerm privately - both in and out of sobriety. What's also clear is that Suthep and the movement enjoy wide popularity, and the embrace from Thai Air employees is but the latest example. You can't fake these optics. Companies and agencies that greet the movement in open arms is becoming a daily phenomenon. As are Chalerm's daily rants, which he seems to think paints an appealing alternate universe.

[harada]

Even police spokesmen are distancing themselves from Chalerm's idiotic assertion that the PDRC would target a highly Democratic-leaning publication, any more than with the attack against the Administration Court ( which Chalerm naturally doesn't mention ), and anymore than the previous attacks against the Criminal Court, the independent agencies, Abhisit's home, Sukhumbhand's home, the Democratic party's headquarters, Dr. Narong's home, or any of the homes of PDRC leaders, including Suthep's ( three times ). The narrative is clear to everyone - even to Chalerm privately - both in and out of sobriety. What's also clear is that Suthep and the movement enjoy wide popularity, and the embrace from Thai Air employees is but the latest example. You can't fake these optics. Companies and agencies that greet the movement in open arms is becoming a daily phenomenon. As are Chalerm's daily rants, which he seems to think paints an appealing alternate universe.

You can't fake these optics? this is Thailand the hub of fakes.

[chuang]

I see the Suthep farangs are still posting their crap.

all hail the begging clown with the whistle.

whistle (kee-nok) bird shit?

Strange, Suthep once said quote " I don't trust Farangs "

[samtam]

It will be nice to see Lumpini vacated. As much as they may clean up the park, it will take a considerable amount of time and money to restore the flora and infrastructure and to allow Bangkok residents the use of this scarce facility in this concrete jungle. Perhaps city planners (is there such a thing here?) might consider the construction of a purpose built "demonstration park" for the future, to be used by any side in the inevitable discord that will dog this country in the coming years and decades. That, along with proper registration of demonstrations, to minimise the inconvenience caused to Bangkokians going about their normal everyday lives and business. Oh, who am I kidding?!

[h90]

So after this "FINAL" push if suthep doesn't get to appoint his P.M will the raving lunatic go home?

protests won't end as long as the Shinawatra clan is raping the country. And if it isn't Suthep it will be someone else.

[Eric Loh]

Why dont they move and stage their protest in Chiangmai. That will rattle the Shin family. Time to give the Chiangmakians a taste of what the Bangkokians have suffered for 6 months.

[3NUMBAS]

theyve eaten all the lizards so their food supply has run out ,they are lizards now

[winstonc]

So after this "FINAL" push if suthep doesn't get to appoint his P.M will the raving lunatic go home?

what the lunatic whose got the guts not to run away ....plenty of chances to get him...but your mate is spineless...and stupid you guna defend him ..

[winstonc]

theyve eaten all the lizards so their food supply has run out ,they are lizards now

what...????? you still at school...are you gerald from not the nine oclock news..dressed as a gorilla...

[3NUMBAS]

Peoples Dispensary for Ruthless Criminality are back

[Greer]

Yes, the way they ruthlessly sit around in demonstrations, or ruthlessly walk to meet people like the Thai airways staff and management, or being damned inconvenient and extremely ruthless in getting in the way of bullets and grenades...damn, these people are ruthless...

[Baerboxer]

I see the Suthep farangs are still posting their crap.

all hail the begging clown with the whistle.

whistle (kee-nok) bird shit?

Another of your cutting edge intellectually heavy contributions.

Ever wonder why so many ordinary employees in so many varied organizations want rid of the Thaksin regime?

No, I don't suppose you have.

[Baerboxer]

Peoples Dispensary for Ruthless Criminality are back

Yes - to protest against the Please Thaksin Party and their allies the United Front for Dictatorship against Democracy.

[Smokemachine]

Democracy monument seems better place than Lumpini.

It can hold much larger capacity of attendees.

[newcomer71]

Another thread flushed down the toilet... Thanks to the long time extremist contributors of both sides

[tingtongteesood]

Why dont they move and stage their protest in Chiangmai. That will rattle the Shin family. Time to give the Chiangmakians a taste of what the Bangkokians have suffered for 6 months.

Because there are too many idiotic shootings and grenade attacks already. If the PDRC were in Chiang Mai how many grenade attacks would they have to suffer each day ?! Nobody is that stupid, not even Yingluck ?!

[Trouble]

Even police spokesmen are distancing themselves from Chalerm's idiotic assertion that the PDRC would target a highly Democratic-leaning publication, any more than with the attack against the Administration Court ( which Chalerm naturally doesn't mention ), and anymore than the previous attacks against the Criminal Court, the independent agencies, Abhisit's home, Sukhumbhand's home, the Democratic party's headquarters, Dr. Narong's home, or any of the homes of PDRC leaders, including Suthep's ( three times ). The narrative is clear to everyone - even to Chalerm privately - both in and out of sobriety. What's also clear is that Suthep and the movement enjoy wide popularity, and the embrace from Thai Air employees is but the latest example. You can't fake these optics. Companies and agencies that greet the movement in open arms is becoming a daily phenomenon. As are Chalerm's daily rants, which he seems to think paints an appealing alternate universe.

Any why do Thai Airlines employees and unions fear privatization of the airline? As long as the government subsidizes the airline the employees can maintain their benefits. As long as the airline has the government to take care of the losses nothing will change. No doubt the airline suffers because of government involvement but that is not necessarily the doing of the current government. The problems go way back. Privatization and/or tough management changes would ruin the gravy train that exists in Thai Airways.