NCPO to open channels for talks : spokesman

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NCPO to open channels for talks : spokesman
The Nation


Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks to the media after the Cabinet meeting at Government House yesterday.

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order will continue to look after security but will make its work less obtrusive.

Winthai Suvari, deputy NCPO spokesman, said after the NCPO met with the Cabinet for more than six hours yesterday that the situation in the country is generally orderly and there was no sign of political violence or activities that may destabilise the government.

The NCPO will try to engage those who think differently or do not understand the NCPO and the government in a verbal discussion.

Channels will be opened for students and academics to express themselves in a constructive manner and there won't be a crackdown as long as they harbour good intentions.

The NCPO will continue to follow up on seven areas that touch on the judicial process and social psychology among other security-related issues and help create a suitable environment for the government to run the country and foster national reconciliation and unity.

Activities to promote and protect the royal institution will continue, and preparations for the honouring of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who will turn 60 next April are underway.

Public safety and security will be beefed up within the timeframe of 60 days, especially for tourists.

As for the violence in the three southernmost provinces, a plan to resolve conflicts and develop the area over the next three years is being readied.

The NCPO and the government would seek to hold a shorter meeting at their next monthly consultation, he added.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/NCPO-to-open-channels-for-talks-spokesman-30244995.html


-- The Nation 2014-10-08

[Suriya4]

Prayuth can open channel 3, as it will be free after today's court decision.

[tbthailand]

the NCPO met with the Cabinet for more than six hours

so what is this, they go in the government house bathroom and look in the mirror?

[ThailandNoob]

The last time Prayuth wanted "talks with those who thought differently", they were presented with an ultimatum while he secretly surrounded the building with soldiers. When they refused, the soldiers burst in and dragged them away to military camps for "attitude adjustment" in incommunicado detention.

I wonder if anyone is going to trust him this time around.

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Edited October 8, 2014 by ThailandNoob

[tbthailand]

The last time Prayuth wanted "talks with those who thought differently", they were presented with an ultimatum while he secretly surrounded the building with soldiers. When they refused, the soldiers burst in and dragged them away to military camps for "attitude adjustment" in incommunicado detention.

I wonder if anyone is going to trust him this time around.

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as long as the "harbour good intentions" they have nothing to fear

I noted the "plan is being readied" to "resolve the conflict" in the south - sounds good, but hasn't the military hand free-rein in the south for some 10 years already??

[fab4]

Winthai Suvari, deputy NCPO spokesman, said after the NCPO met with the Cabinet for more than six hours yesterday that the situation in the country is generally orderly and there was no sign of political violence or activities that may destabilise the government.

That's strange, later the same day...................................

According to General Prawit, the administration demands that all underground anti-government movements stop, as the government is functioning in accordance with the law.

He urged the press to stop inquiring about the lifting of martial law because the Prime Minister has already made clear that when the situation back to normal, when reform has been made, and when no underground resistance exists, he will scale down the government’s control.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/766695-gen-prawit-urges-underground-resistance-to-stop/#entry8502121