Winthai warns public against rallying, using social media to incite unrest

[Lite Beer]

Winthai warns public against rallying, using social media to incite unrest

BANGKOK: -- Army deputy spokesman Col Winthai Suwaree Sunday urged the public against joining rallies against coups, saying the democratic process cannot be done like in a normal situation.

"The National Council for Peace and Order does not aim at doing all of these for a particular person. But we want to return happiness to all Thais and will create confidence and stability of Thailand in the eyes of the international community," Winthai said in a TV announcement.

He urged civilian, police and military officers to be patient and accept the need of the NCPO to minimise conflicts in the country. He said cooperation of the officials is needed to prevent the country from becoming a failed state which will make all unhappy.

He said the members of social networks must stop using social media to incite unless.

He also urged the media to minimise criticisms all sides, especially civilian, police and military officers.

-- The Nation 2014-05-25

[EnzoRippo]

"the democratic process " please don't use rude words you don't know the signification.

[hgma]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

[MaxLee]

"the democratic process " please don't use rude words you don't know the signification.

Do you know who my boss is....

[Centrum]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

A lifetime can be a very long time...

[love1012]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

A lifetime can be a very long time...

Then if you don't like it ....move somewhere else!!

[icommunity]

It is the rights of the people to come out to against the rebels - who seized the people's power to favour the dem, pdrc, nacc, cc, ec, ac appointed senators, ombudsman. Chaos and hardships were premeditated and engineered by these groups and yet they carry on their insurrection activities with impunity.

[noitom]

That's right - return to happiness. Trust them

[mccw]

Jai yen yen people.

Only thing that can screw the country now is red/ protester violence. Just accept what has past and let it go. Maybe the politicians can try again at next election and keep their corruption and power grabbing tendencies under control next time.

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[uty6543]

It is the rights of the people to come out to against the rebels - who seized the people's power to favour the dem, pdrc, nacc, cc, ec, ac appointed senators, ombudsman. Chaos and hardships were premeditated and engineered by these groups and yet they carry on their insurrection activities with impunity.

Have you ever thought with all these groups against your side maybe it's the side you are supporting that's in the wrong?

[bkkgooner]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

That's all we are allowed to do here.

We don't understand because we're not Thai, we don't love the army because we're not Thai.

Remember all of the coups that came before this and now think of how they improved the country.

My wife is off giving Lipton Ice Tea to the soldiers up the road, I have decided to keep my mouth shut for the rest of the coup as it only causes stress in our relationship.

Remember we're not Thai so we couldn't possibly understand.

[love1012]

It is the rights of the people to come out to against the rebels - who seized the people's power to favour the dem, pdrc, nacc, cc, ec, ac appointed senators, ombudsman. Chaos and hardships were premeditated and engineered by these groups and yet they carry on their insurrection activities with impunity.

Have you ever thought with all these groups against your side maybe it's the side you are supporting that's in the wrong?

yes AND he left out the hospital workers, the civil servants and the rice farmers who the army has had to pay .......pfffffft!!

Edited May 25, 2014 by love1012

[love1012]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

That's all we are allowed to do here.

We don't understand because we're not Thai, we don't love the army because we're not Thai.

Remember all of the coups that came before this and now think of how they improved the country.

My wife is off giving Lipton Ice Tea to the soldiers up the road, I have decided to keep my mouth shut for the rest of the coup as it only causes stress in our relationship.

Remember we're not Thai so we couldn't possibly understand.

Nice to see HALF your family can see the truth!!....maybe you should listen to her more!!!

[EnzoRippo]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

You are 100 % right.

This is their country, they do what they want with it.

The only point is if the situation interferes with us.

"Us" means farang or (in case of Asian wife) Khmer, Lao, Burmese.

++++++++++++

Also, this is the occasion to write funny and insolent posts in ThaiVisa.

[Thailand]

Jai yen yen people.

Only thing that can screw the country now is red/ protester violence. Just accept what has past and let it go. Maybe the politicians can try again at next election and keep their corruption and power grabbing tendencies under control next time.

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No bias from you then!

[IBoldnewguy]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

A lifetime can be a very long time...

On the other hand death is for eternity....

[icommunity]

If the armed forces had truly abide by the democratic process we would not have come to this seizing of power. They should abide by the constitution in supporting the election which is the only legitimate democratic process after a government returned power to the people.. They should support the government law enforcement agencies in maintaining law and order, reinstating rule of law, and enforcement of rule of law. They should assist the government in arresting those with arrest warrants.

Instead, the armed forces issued statements to undermine the works of the law enforcement agencies. Warning them not to use their legitimate force to reinstate rule of law and maintaining law and order. They made threatening statements against the pro government groups when they came out to defense their people elected government. They distorted and twisted the freedom of expression of the pro government groups.

It is still not too late to returned power to the people elected government - now on caretaker mode. Support election - protecting registration centers, polling stations, EC officials and staff, political candidates and the voters and all activities related to conducting a fair an free election. After a government returned power to the people, all demands before election are outside of the constitution.

Political parties and activist groups should channel their energy to gaining the heart and mind of the people through election campaigning on their demands on reform agendas and their policies. Reforms before election as demanded by the dem, pdrc and appointed senators is robbing the people's rights to choose and was premeditated and engineered to create chaos and hardships to peopele so that they can seize power. Once seized power they will pass laws to redraw electoral boundaries just like they did before 2011 election. This is because they cannot win an election without changing law that hopefully will be in their favour.

".....The democratic process cannot be done like in a normal situation." It cannot be done through war weapons of the armed forces either. If you truly want ".... return happiness to all Thais and will create confidence and stability of Thailand in the eyes of the international community," it is through the rule of law and the rule of law must prevail. Without the rule of law, no agreement, arrangement, or compromise is sustainable.

[Scamper]

There is already a stark contrast between these announcements and the ones CAPO used to give. These are actually much softer and target no one. A very pleasant change indeed.

[Gunna]

It is the rights of the people to come out to against the rebels - who seized the people's power to favour the dem, pdrc, nacc, cc, ec, ac appointed senators, ombudsman. Chaos and hardships were premeditated and engineered by these groups and yet they carry on their insurrection activities with impunity.

Have you ever thought with all these groups against your side maybe it's the side you are supporting that's in the wrong?

exactly what I thought, and know from what I have read about both sides

[NeilSA1]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

A lifetime can be a very long time...

.....hopefully ....

[valerian]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

That's all we are allowed to do here.

We don't understand because we're not Thai, we don't love the army because we're not Thai.

Remember all of the coups that came before this and now think of how they improved the country.

My wife is off giving Lipton Ice Tea to the soldiers up the road, I have decided to keep my mouth shut for the rest of the coup as it only causes stress in our relationship.

Remember we're not Thai so we couldn't possibly understand.

Actually, that's correct. Most of you don't understand - because you're not Thai. Can you once and for all please at least understand that?

There are westerners who have lived (not vegetated) in Thailand for longer periods of time, who are fluent in Thai language and who "see" the hearts of Thais and understand them. And they are considered Thai by Thai's themselves. But 99.99% of westerners in Thailand really don't understand Thais.

Edited May 25, 2014 by valerian

[marinediscoking]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

If that is how you feel and truly believe in "minding your business" I guess you and everyone who liked your post will not be posting anything else here on TV pertaining to the current situation. The topic is about using social media. So the challenge is to see if you and everyone who pressed "like this" will live up to your word.

[useronthenet]

Unless the Junta has been staying on the moon lately, he will know that social media is something that you cannot contain.

Being patronizing towards your people will only inflame them even further.

Internet is there so that others can express themselves freely without hinderance, something the Junta will have no chance of containing.

Edited May 25, 2014 by useronthenet

[Fookhaht]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

That's all we are allowed to do here.

We don't understand because we're not Thai, we don't love the army because we're not Thai.

Remember all of the coups that came before this and now think of how they improved the country.

My wife is off giving Lipton Ice Tea to the soldiers up the road, I have decided to keep my mouth shut for the rest of the coup as it only causes stress in our relationship.

Remember we're not Thai so we couldn't possibly understand.

Actually, that's correct. Most of you don't understand - because you're not Thai. Can you once and for all please at least understand that?

There are westerners who have lived (not vegetated) in Thailand for longer periods of time, who are fluent in Thai language and who "see" the hearts of Thais and understand them. And they are considered Thai by Thai's themselves. But 99.99% of westerners in Thailand really don't understand Thais.

Ok, now here comes the "More Thai Than Thou" crowd...

[Melyn]

"the democratic process " please don't use rude words you don't know the signification.

True democracy clearly means passing legislation to amnesty all friends and cronies of all crimes including 25,000 in process.

It means cheating in parliamentary votes.

It means handing out false copies of documents for voting.

It means changing laws so you can get even more friends and cronies into the senate

It means forcing infrastructure projects on villages without environmental impact assessments

It means taking out a massive loan that will take 50 years to repay, for a list of undisclosed and uncoated projects that are all excluded from parliamentary oversight

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[crazykopite]

I hope and pray that everything will be okay for all Thai people rich and poor and that maybe one day they will treat each other with respect . Had the army commander organised his soldiers to be present at the polling stations in February ti allow Thai national to vote without fear from those who opposed the election we might not be in this terrible situation today the people would have voted who they wanted to be in Government but were denied there democratic right to do so and that to me is shameful

[NelsonHubbucks]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know

Well said, but I fear it will fall on many deaf ears or those with selective hearing. Don't forget we expats are guests in this country and should stay out/refrain from comment about what is not really our business.

[IamNoone88]

Give Gen P a chance to sort it. He's a damn site better that what we have had these past 6 months. It will take an iron fist to bring the rampant disregard for law and order under control. Let him do his job.

[captspectre]

Without making a connection to anyone,.....

How about we, expats living in Thailand, just mind our own business and lay low for as long as it takes for 'them' to return Thailand to a peaceful place to retire in and a prosperous place for the people of Thailand to live in.

I know I will.

first sensible post I have seen in the last few days! there is nothing we can do about the current situation as we are FOREIGNERS! the thai's will have to sort this out on their own!

[captspectre]

Give Gen P a chance to sort it. He's a damn site better that what we have had these past 6 months. It will take an iron fist to bring the rampant disregard for law and order under control. Let him do his job.

what is "we" tonto? are you a thai? butt out! remember in martial law they can boot you out of the country within 24 hours without any mexcuse!