PM urges rival parties to bury differences

[Lite Beer]

PM urges rival parties to bury differences
The Sunday Nation

Prayut

BANGKOK: -- Warns reconciliation necessary for the return of true democracy

The prime minister has called on the conflicting sides to bury the hatchet and reconcile in honour of His Majesty the King, who turned 87 on Friday.

He warned that if the conflicts continued, it would be difficult for true democracy to be restored.

"I would like to use the auspicious occasion of His Majesty's birthday to call on all sectors to reconcile and find a common ground where everyone can stand and walk in the same direction," Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.

"There is no need for us to waste any more time. We must push for reform and elections."

He was speaking on his recorded weekly TV programme "Returning Happiness to People in the Country", which was broadcast yesterday morning.

"We must cease all the conflicts, put our differences behind [us], and accept the core principle of reconciliation," he said.

"We must accept one another and stop taking uncompromising sides and restore civility amidst having a difference of opinions. If everyone can do all of what I said, the country will never have to go through a political crisis again," he added.

Prayut said his government would make sure that Thailand's reform process was progressing without interruptions.

For him, the reform process should focus on the lack of good governance and corruption. He said past mistakes should be avoided by the country learning its lesson from years of problems.

Access for handicapped

The PM said he had instructed all government facilities to be accessible to the physically challenged and those who required support equipment.

Prayut said all government facilities must ensure social equality was upheld and fundamental rights were protected.

"These facilities and services include mass transit, public restrooms, and other places that need ramps for people who travel in wheelchairs," he said.

"These ramps must not be too steep, so they can help themselves. Ramps must also connect places in the facility, so that people in wheelchairs can have equal access to things they need."

Universal design

He said Koh Kret, one of the most famous tourism sites in Nonthaburi, had been developed as a pilot project for the creation of the Universal Design Community Mode.

The project was initiated through the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of Transport, Chulalongkorn University, Pak Kret Municipality, and Pak Kret residents.

He said the Koh Kret model "is to promote convenience and safety for the handicapped and those who require support equipment to go about their daily life". That includes the elderly, recovering patients, the young, pregnant women and even ladies in high heels and short skirts.

"They will be able to leave home and carry out activities conveniently and safely, be able to roam freely and independently without requiring the assistance of those around them," Prayut said.

More work permits

Prayut said his government was offering more facilities to foreign investors, by doubling the number of work permits al-lowed at the regional headquarters of foreign companies from five to 10.

The relevant regulations of the Ministry of Labour's Department of Employment had been amended.

"This has been achieved by amending the section on the approval of work by aliens, specifically the section on aliens working in regional operation headquarters," he said.

Prayut said investors could apply for more than 10 permits "as appropriate to the nature of the business".

He said if a regional headquarters paid a certain level of income tax over the past year, the government would also give special consideration regarding any request for work permits.

"We are also working to reduce the work-permit issuing time to one working day. Channels for urgent reporting of workers, which may last no more than five days, have been added," Prayut said.

Rubber City project

The prime minister said the Songkhla Provincial Administration was collaborating with Malaysia's Kedah state to implement the Rubber City project.

He said a "rubber city" would be built at the Southern Region Industrial Estate in Ban Chalung in Songkhla's Hat Yai district in order to boost the rubber-processing industry and hopefully increase the value of rubber products and spur employment.

"We are also looking into methods to raise the rubber price," Prayut said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/PM-urges-rival-parties-to-bury-differences-30249275.html

-- The Nation 2014-12-07

[noitom]

He's urging. Such a dour individual this Thai leader.

[waitforusalso]

He asks both sides to bury the hatchet as he grinds his heel into one side's face while promoting the other side to positions of power. Nice joke Gen, no-ones buying it.

[madmitch]

Doesn't politics in a democracy always involve two or more sides with conflicting ideas?

[jayboy]

He asks both sides to bury the hatchet as he grinds his heel into one side's face while promoting the other side to positions of power. Nice joke Gen, no-ones buying it.

Exactly.Obviously reconciliation is the right way forward but it cannot be done by a government without legitimacy, and completely wedded to one side.This government is following the agenda of the unelected elites (and their urban middle class acolytes) in every particular.This is simply burying the conflict not solving it.

[rubl]

He asks both sides to bury the hatchet as he grinds his heel into one side's face while promoting the other side to positions of power. Nice joke Gen, no-ones buying it.

Exactly.Obviously reconciliation is the right way forward but it cannot be done by a government without legitimacy, and completely wedded to one side.This government is following the agenda of the unelected elites (and their urban middle class acolytes) in every particular.This is simply burying the conflict not solving it.

Exactly.

Mind you I must have missed the one-sided part. Probably because one side pledged to not obstruct by not participating. The other side is barely ever in the news at the moment.

Let's at least be happy for Thaksin. Having become a grandfather might lead him to see the 'every one is equal' part in more positive light.

[DLock]

Page out of Yinglucks playbook....that failed.

[rubl]

He's urging. Such a dour individual this Thai leader.

You woke up too early it would seem, maybe got out of the bed with the wrong foot first.

Had you yahooed or googled first you would have posted this nonsense as previous PMs also did their bit of urging. Just start with PMs Prayut's direct predecessor Ms. Yingluck.

Of course if you think even she was such a dour individual for 'urging' I withdraw my remarks here

[Commerce]

"I would like to use the auspicious occasion of His Majesty's birthday to call on all sectors to reconcile and find a common ground where everyone can stand and walk in the same direction," Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.

His Majesty is not politically motivated. To call upon his birthday and use it as a political basis for change is a clear case of LM, no matter who you are!

[FangFerang]

Telling the two groups of color-coded bratty children to stop fighting and play nice is a great intention, paving numerous roads.

One pundit on another blog said the headline was a misprint, and should have read "PM urges Democrat Party to Bury all Dissenters with Differences".

[rubl]

Telling the two groups of color-coded bratty children to stop fighting and play nice is a great intention, paving numerous roads.

One pundit on another blog said the headline was a misprint, and should have read "PM urges Democrat Party to Bury all Dissenters with Differences".

Should PM Prayut have quoted former Pheu Thai party list MP and current UDD leader Dr. weng with his "eradicate the democrats" ?

[Mudcrab]

As opposed to burying each other.

They want to build a 'rubber" city?

Why?

Pattaya not good enough these days?

[aaacorp]

Maybe the differences will be less deep if the dear leader decided to purge both sides instead of only one..I dunno why but i m sure Suthep sleep tight at night

[Wilsonandson]

Ways to raise the rubber price. Stop importing rubber?

[MobileContent]

"I would like to use the auspicious occasion of His Majesty's birthday to call on all sectors to reconcile and find a common ground where everyone can stand and walk in the same direction," Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.

His Majesty is not politically motivated. To call upon his birthday and use it as a political basis for change is a clear case of LM, no matter who you are!

I thought the same when this announcement was made but he is an army general so they do have more privileges compared to other political opponents and no one would dare to challenge him.

[Alwyn]

<quote> "The prime minister has called on the conflicting sides to bury the hatchet and reconcile in honour of His Majesty the King, who turned 87 on Friday. He warned that if the conflicts continued, it would be difficult for true democracy to be restored" I'm sorry but this is the guy who overturned and replaced a democratically government and has systematically slowed down and even prevented the democratic process. He now says all sides must bury the hatchet? I also remember him saying that people should not wear "colours" yet just yesterday he asked everybody to wear yellow shirts in respect to the King.. why yellow shirts? Why not blue for example?

[Mango Bob]

Its a two way street Mr PM. You can stack the deck in all committees and legislative with your own people and generals and really call it reconciliation. You only want people who see things your way.

Edited December 7, 2014 by Mango Bob

[Wilsonandson]

Another way to raise the price of rubber is to plant genetically modified rubber trees to produce a greater yield of rubber. Also China is producing its own rubber now so find new customers to sell to such as the u.s and russia.

[binjalin]

"bury the hatchet" or we bury it in YOU

[Eric Loh]

Deeds not words. Start by having a fair representation of the NLA, NFC and the NCC across all political divide. Allow freedom of expression and last but not least, lift the martial law.

[Thai at Heart]

Again, true democracy is by definition confrontational. Not physically, but a war of ideas and beliefs.

This dunce just doesn't get it

[tonbridgebrit]

No PM, you've got it wrong.

How about you make your junta to take part in the next general election, and then you tell Abhisit to boycott or pull-out of the next general election.

And then, then you take on Thaksin in a general election, and allow the other little parties to take part. You will probably win.

And if Abhisit won't pull-out, well, just tell him "look Abhisit, all you're doing is splitting the anti-Thaksin vote, you're NOT going to win an election if it's between you and Thaksin, but I will likely win if it is a two-horse race between myself and Thaksin".

Such an easy and simple idea, but now one has the brains to figure it out. Come on Thailand, you can do it. You'ill be called a democracy and not a dictatorship if you do this.

[cornishcarlos]

My favourite line " even ladies in high heels and short skirts"...

Equality for everyone

[nong38]

I gather from the posts of some above that they think the current PM is siding with the Democrats, there I have said it where other just elude to it.

The rival factions, have in the past, hated each other, no to put to fine a point on it. We have oppositon parties in the west who hate each from 9-5 then they get along fine. The rival parties need to all become good losers and wait for the next election, not the next opportunity to create discord.

The PM is asking all sides to wait for and abide for the new rules, it seems a simple request, I wonder if it is that simple in Thailand? We will only know after the next election, until then let us give Prayuth the time to put his plan into action and let us hope that the political rivals can reform themselves as well for the good of the land, time will tell.

[Bakseeda]

He asks both sides to bury the hatchet as he grinds his heel into one side's face while promoting the other side to positions of power. Nice joke Gen, no-ones buying it.

Exactly.Obviously reconciliation is the right way forward but it cannot be done by a government without legitimacy, and completely wedded to one side.This government is following the agenda of the unelected elites (and their urban middle class acolytes) in every particular.This is simply burying the conflict not solving it.

Jayboy.... its not our fault you were born poor and have a chip on your shoulder.. Prayuth may not be everyones cup of tea but at least he is trying. But certainly not easy to bring all sides to the table. If you have a better idea please share it with us and STOP being so negative. And this government has a certain legitimacy .. The general told me.. The alternative would have cost many lives and those so called politicians would have won again.. pigs to the trough..! Give him a chance... or would you rather the Shinewatras again..?

[fobuff]

anf if not i will be the great leader forever...

[DaffyDuck]

anf if not i will be the great leader forever...

As he should be - far preferable to a bunch of squabbling children with their hands in the cookie jar.

[rickirs]

"There is no need for us to waste any more time."

"Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn has stated that he expects elections to take place on August 3, 2014 if all goes as planned."

"In order for the country to return to normal quickly, the National Peace Keeping Committee comprised of the army, the Thai armed forces, the Royal Air Force and the police need to seize power as of May 22 [2014] at 4.30 pm," army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha said."

"Thailand's finance minister Sommai Phasee has said elections in the junta-ruled kingdom could be delayed until mid-2016."

Yes, faster than a latex sap drip.

[rubl]

While the latex is dripping the non-obstruction by non-cooperation seems to have the desired effect

[tbthailand]

He warned that if the conflicts continued, it would be difficult for true democracy to be restored.

not his goal, never was, never will be.

people aren't stupid, ... 60 years of the same thing. The 'roadmap' hasn't changed, only the circumstances.