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Thai farmer: 'Thaksin helped us' 
Hua Fai village in Thailand's Sankhamphaeng district, 700km north of Bangkok, was a direct
beneficiary of the policies that won ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra strong support
among the rural poor.

Patrawat Kantason, a 21-year-old farmer, describes the shock in the village at the coup and
the lingering uncertainty about the future.
 
Patrawat Kantason would like to see Thaksin Shinawatra return
I am a farmer. I work in the field growing rice but I also feed two dozen cows and a dozen
ducks too.

We found news of the military coup to unseat Thaksin unbelievable.

Villagers here have no fear of the military because the coup happened in Bangkok. There are
no army checkpoints near here, our daily life goes on as normal.

The only big change is that we cannot talk about politics in groups of more than five people

I'm not sure how long the military junta will stay, but I know that the villagers would choose
Thaksin to serve them again in the next election.

I feel the same way.

Sad for Thaksin

Most of the people in my community feel so sad for Thaksin's fate. Some think that the military
may be doing this to unify Thai society.

I think that after his family sold his business without paying tax and the news spread wide through
the media, Thaksin became unpopular, even though he did his best for the poor before this.

That was is his false step

  We villagers in these rural areas want our old prime minister back in any upcoming election
 
For my family, the work that we do with cows and field agriculture is our livelihood. Thaksin had
promised to increase the price of raw milk from about 12 baht to 16 baht per unit. It was to be
done by next month, but Thaksin has gone now.

Thaksin gave us the chance to have so much. His "30 baht" healthcare scheme for all citizens gave
villagers access to public health services at low cost.

Before Thaksin's government, there were no healthcare policies for people at the grassroots.
There was social security for salary men in factories and offices.
 
Patrawat's family set up a milk business with money from credit schemes
So when we had to see the doctor, we had to pay a lot of money. Today, we only pay 30 baht ($0.80/£0.50).

Because of Thaksin's credit schemes for people in agriculture, my father could borrow 30,000 baht
 to develop a cow milk business.

From the funds that came to our village, our community managed to build a water supply for every
household in the village. There are only 100 houses here.

Their policies helped us so much.

Hard work

Farming work is hard. We get up at 5am to milk cows and sell 20kg of raw milk in town.

Then we work in the paddy field from 8am to 3pm. After that we milk the cows again and return to
town to sell the raw milk to a co-operative. We finally finish work at 6pm. We needed such help.
 
Patrawat works the field for much of the day
Nowadays, villagers don't just grow rice. We need to do more for survival and to have a better income.
For example, we also grow vegetables, flowers, keep animals or work in service sectors, on a
construction site or in a factory.

So, we villagers in these rural areas want our old prime minister back in any upcoming election.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5398186.stm

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ก็แค่ความฝันลมๆแล้งๆของรากหญ้านั่นแหละครับ อย่าฝันว่าทักษิณจะได้กลับมาเป็นนายกเลยครับ แค่กลับมาเมืองไทยก็มีม็อบ2ม็อบมาถล่มกันตายแล้ว

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พวกท่านไม่รู้ว่า ท่านได้รับการช่วยชีวิตจากการถูกทักษิณหลอกไปตีรันฟันแทงกับคนไทยภาคอื่น

น่าสงสารครับ กลายเป็นสังคมแห่งการรอคอย อดทนรออีกสักนิดครับ แล้วพวกท่านจะรู้ว่า "เศรษฐกิจพอเพียง" จะทำให้ท่านฟื้นจากความยากจนอย่างยั่งยืน

โครงการ 30 บาทยังเป็นโครงการที่เอาเปรียบอย่างน่าเกลียดครับ ความจริงแล้วท่านไม่ต้องเสียแม้แต่แดงเดียว เพราะคนยากจนควรจะได้รับการรักษาฟรี คนมีสตางค์ต้องเสียเงินมากๆต่างหาก

[THE THIRD WAY]

เป็นเรื่องเศร้าสำหรับคนในชาติ
น่าสงสารและเวทนา

ขอความมืดมนอนธกาล
จงผ่านพ้นประเทศนี้ด้วยเถิด
 

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เค้าจะเลิก 30 บาทแล้วครับ....แต่จะให้รักษาฟรี

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เอ่อ ตอน BBC ลงข่าวงานจัดฉาก สุวรรณภูมิ รอบแรก ในทำนองถามแบบแปลกๆ งง ๆ

ว่ามันจะทำ landing Show เปิดไปทำไม ในเมื่อยังใช้ไม่ได้ซักหน่อย

ลิ่วล้อเห็นออกมาด่า BBC แบบสาดเสียเทเสียเลยไม่ใช่เหรอ งงง.

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Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
....


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FOREIGN REPORTERS STAY; JOURNALISTS DEMAND INQUIRY

 
The Thai government has reinstated the visas of "Far Eastern Economic Review" journalists Rodney Tasker and Shawn Crispin, allowing them to stay in the country for the time being. The decision follows the magazine's public apology to the Thai Parliament last week for "any offence caused" from a 10 January article which referred to differences between King Bhumibol and Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, reports the BBC. After the article was published, Tasker and Crispin were placed on a blacklist of individuals deemed threats to national security and threatened with expulsion [See IFEX "Communiqué" #11-8].


Meanwhile, over 1,000 journalists in Thailand, including members of the Thai Journalists Association, have signed a petition urging the Senate to investigate whether Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra violated constitutional provisions guaranteeing free speech, privacy and the public's right to know, according to a "Bangkok Post" story cited by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance. The move follows revelations that the government ordered a ban on radio programs produced by the independent Nation Multimedia Group (NMG) and secretly demanded information from 17 banks on individuals, including three senior journalists from the NMG.

On 4 March, the government ordered a ban on radio programmes produced by NMG for its FM 90.5 station, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) say. NMG had been producing eight hours of daily programming for the radio station, owned by the Defence Department. The move followed a recent broadcast on FM 90.5 in which a leading critic of the government took the administration to task for its actions against the "Far Eastern Economic Review" journalists, CPJ says.

Meanwhile, the "South China Morning Post" (SCMP) reports that the government's Anti-Money Laundering Office, whose mandate allows it only to investigate serious crimes such as extortion and public fraud, ordered 17 banks to disclose information on 33 individuals, including journalists who have been critical of the government. NMG says it will seek a court order to halt the government probe, notes the SCMP.

For more information, see www.seapabkk.org, www.cpj.org, www.rsf.org and www.feer.com.

http://www.ifex.org/20fr/layout/set/print/layout/set/print/content/view/full/30585/

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STATE OF EMERGENCY WORRIES JOURNALISTS

 
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has imposed a state of emergency that empowers him to censor media reports on three Muslim-dominated, conflict-ridden provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattini, reports Southeast Asia Press Alliance (SEAPA), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontiéres, RSF).


Thai journalists have said the censorship powers violate constitutional rights to freedom of expression and freedom of information, noted Southeast Asia Press Alliance (SEAPA).

SEAPA also reported that editors and journalists from more than 30 Thai media houses as well as representatives of media advocacy groups met on 19 July to express their concerns over the decree calling on the government to revoke it immediately.

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported that although there were no immediate reports of government censorship, journalists say that the measure could allow the prime minister to censor content and close publications deemed to be against the national interest.

CPJ Executive Director Ann Cooper called on the government of Thaksin to "immediately reconsider this measure and allow the press to freely report and disseminate news about the security situation in Southern Thailand."

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontiéres, RSF) reported that authorities in Bangkok have expressed concern that the media have been "dramatising" and thereby aggravating the situation. The Paris based press freedom organization reported that the new law took effect on 19 July without being debated in parliament.

"The Nation" newspaper claimed that the law had brought about the "biggest media crisis in modern Thai history" and urged journalists to resist it. Reuters noted in a dispatch that the Thai government claims the decree will improve its ability to handle security in the region. Before the decree, martial law was in place in parts of the far south.

Catherine Chanet, the chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the emergency decree violates international rules. "We have a lot of problems with this state of emergency in Thailand," said Chanet. "We are very worried about that."

She also raised the concern that the law would allow the army and police to commit human rights abuses with impunity, saying that the UN body will closely monitor the situation in Thailand.

A report on Thailand's implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is due to be released on 29 July by UN human rights experts.

The state of emergency comes at a time when more than 800 people have been killed since January 2004 after violence erupted in the southern region of the country.

For more information, see:
-RSF: Adoption of tough security law in south of country
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14442
-CPJ: CPJ condemns threats to media freedom in Thailand
http://www.cpj.org/news/2005/Thai19july05na.html
-UN: Committee on human rights considers report of Thailand
http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/A28938166982FF65C125704400427266?OpenDocument
-Reuters: Thai editors vow to fight new security law
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK118908.htm

http://www.ifex.org/20fr/layout/set/print/layout/set/print/content/view/full/68264/

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ใครที่มันกระแดะร้องให้ สงสารนายกชั่วๆ ขอให้มันมีอันเป็นไปทั้งตระกูล

อย่าร้อนตัวนะครับ ผมหมายถึงนายกชั่ว ไม่ใช่นายกผู้แสนดีเลอเลิศของคุณ

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Thailand's 'Rupert Murdoch' in plan to own 30% of Liverpool FC.



A quick search on the internet will reveal that there are allegations of corruption relating to Thaksin Shinawatra, the Prime Minister of Thailand, who is looking to invest in Liverpool football club. There is a 'bit of the night' about the man. In fact, he is shrouded in darkness, a bit like Rupert Murdoch only more sinister if that is possible. Human Rights groups have already warned Liverpool not to go ahead with this deal. It seems they are gauging public opinion for now at least, but there's been no initial denial from Liverpool FC so was can only assume they would go ahead with the deal if nothing else comes up.

From Plod to PM.

Shinawatra started his career as a police officer in the Thai force, he served at a time when the Thai police had a reputation which was as bad as any tinpot dictator force. In 1973, he received a government scholarship to study for a masters degree in criminal justice in the United States. When he returned home in 1987, he headed for the private sector and became a distributor of IBM computers and software. His initial customers were government offices, such as the police (surprise surprise) and state enterprises. During the late 1980s, he began building his massive telecommunications empire, helped by cornering state monopolies and buying a satellite with his ever growing riches. He has an estimated personal fortune of at least $1bn in a Country where kids beg in the street and prostitute themselves to sick Westerners who flock there to act out there fantasies. There is also a growing problem of HIV infection in the Country, amazing that the PM can throw away millions on Liverpool FC whilst there own children have no proper health care facilities and no system of social provision. It's blood money if we take it.


Formed his own political party

In 1998, Thaksin formed his own political party 'Thai Rak Thai', which mean the 'Thais love Thai' Party. the party controls 248 of 438 seats in there house of representatives. In less than three years, it has become the country's number one party. This is frightening that one man could fund a political party that sweeps to power in 3 years. A majority of the 44 million Thai voters are peasants. Although the Thai Media is said to be fairly independent in parts there have been journalists killed and a good number jailed for criticising the government. Three quarters of the country's radio and television stations belong to the State, especially to the army.


War on Drugs or war on drug addicts?

Thaksins party was behind the violent deaths of more than 2,500 people during a crackdown on drugs ordered by last year, most of the people were street level users, and innocent passers by including children. Many believe that corrupt government officials and police and army have been themselves involved in the drug trade. Police were given a licence to use "extreme measures" to stamp out the selling of methamphetamines. Imagine the UK Police had a license to shoot down junkies and dealers? Luckily England does not have a bloodthirsty Prime Minister who orders the victims of the drugs trade killed, whilst seemingly allowing the mafias and high placed businessmen who run the trade, to carry on per usual. Bullet-ridden bodies have turned up daily, with drug suspects often shot to death by masked gunmen. The Thai police only admitted causing a handful of the deaths, saying that a great deal of the killings were by drug gangsters trying to 'silence possible informers'.


"in cahoots with drug traffickers"

Former national police chief Pol Gen Sawat Amornwiwat declared in January 2003 that "senior state officials and politicians" were "in cahoots with drug traffickers" and that a list prepared by the Drugs Enforcement Agency in 1992 included the name of a senior Thai politician. He also added that "The main obstacle is that influential people provide support for drug traffickers and make fantastic amounts of money,"


Deaths threats to the opposition and whistleblowers.

Dr Pradit Chareonthaitawee, Thailand's National Human Rights Commissioner, received anonymous death threats, warning him to stop taking his concerns to the United Nations. Shortly afterwards, Suranand Vejjajiva, a spokesman for the ruling Thai Rak Thai Party, threatened to impeach the commissioner for speaking to the UN about the government's blacklists, extra-judicial killings and failure to prosecute cases involving drug-related murders.

Opposition politicians warned that the "war on drugs" could lead to international censure over human rights violations and frighten off foreign investors. Maybe not Liverpool FC though.


Corruption and Money Laundering of $230 Million

There has also been a finding by Thailand's Corruption Commission that he had failed to declare all of his wealth. He won a very slender victory in the trial and many, including Thai Journalists, still believe there may have been a bit of good old fashioned Thai corruption, or 'favours' going on to influence the outcome. Thaksin had his domestic servants apparently hold assets in there names! It's not really a good sign of a mans character when he has to get other people to pretend to own his assets is it? - We usually call it laundering. Thailand's National Counter Corruption Commission actually ruled that Thaksin had intentionally concealed assets worth over $230 million when he served as Deputy Prime Minister in 1997. As per usual, the big men with the big money always seem to find a way to avoid various aspects of the law. Some people are rotting in Thailands cruel prisons for the theft of a few lousy dollars - Thaksin can stash away $260 Million and come up smelling of roses. Not to a Scouser though. Or not this one at least.


Soldiers 'deserved to die'

There have also been complaints that Thaksin has been indulging in a something Kirkby and Liverpools left would know well - good old nepotism - moving your mates and family into cosy jobs! Thaksin has been stacking the civil service with his relatives and business associates, eg. elevating his cousin Gen Chaiyasit Shinawatra from a remote district to Army commander-in-chief.

When several soldiers and policemen died in a series of bomb incidents, arson attacks and a raid on an army base by Muslim militants , the prime minister upset the families of the dead soldiers by saying they "deserved to die" because of their negligence.

"Because it is the era of the brand name, with a good quality brand name you can do many things. Liverpool's is a world-class name - people attach their fantasies, their liking for sports, their enhancement in life, their self-development, along with this kind of team." (Mr Thaksin's spokesman, Chakrapot Penkai, BBC Radio 4's Today programme)

My concern with Liverpool FC is not to see them win more trophies, or acheieve a champion's league place. I would like to see Liverpool FC acknowledge the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, a group of bereaved families and survivors who are still fighting for Justice after all these years. Will having the Prime Minister of Thailand onboard help us achieve Justice? I doubt it. Looking at the way he treats his own people I sincerely hope that we ditch this money laundering operation.

http://www.kirkbytimes.co.uk/news_items/2004_news/liverpool_fc_sell_off.html

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กระทู้นี้เซ็ง ไม่เก่ง ภาษาอังกฤษ

 
 
 

[นทร์]

In Thailand, a return to 'sufficiency'

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HJ05Ae01.html

แนะนำให้จขกท อ่านบทความนี้ครับ น่าสนใจมาก 

[สมชายสายชม]

Concerns on Thai regime

May 12 2004

Jenny Watson on the campaigners' doubts over Thai shares sale
 
  
TYPE the words Thaksin Shinawatra and human rights into Google and the internet search engine finds 11,400 entries.

The Thai prime minister has numerous qualifications in criminal justice and, having taken a doctorate degree in the subject at America's SamHouston State University, he would have studied a human rights component.

But Shinawatra's regime has been attracting vociferous criticismfor alleged violations of human rights.

Today campaigners urged the board at Liverpool FC to read their portfolio of documents on the abuses before they make any decision on selling him shares in the club.

An Amnesty International spokesperson said: "Companies have a duty to ensure they are not contributing to abuses of human rights.

"We understand this deal is reciprocal, with Liverpool FC involvement in an academy.

"There are general human rights concerns about Thailand.

"But the club must also have a clear conscience that any building work, for example, is done using Thai workers allowed access to trade unions and working under proper health and safety conditions.

"We urge the board to view our information about human rights issues in Thailand."

The Thai government has been condemned by human rights organisations for the killing of 2,200 suspected drug dealers, for blocking thousands of Burmese refugees and the deaths of around 100 Muslims in south Thailand.

Today, an Amnesty International expert told the ECHO of the circumstances in which just two of the suspected drug users met their deaths during the Thai government's war on drugs.

Shinawatra announced his war on drugs - which Amnesty describes as a "de facto shoot-to-kill policy" - on February 1.

In the three months since, the government has admitted 2,245 suspected drug dealers have been shot dead as police attempt to stamp out drug trafficking in the country.

According to Pradit Chareonthaitwee - a member of the Asian human rights commission - more than half of those killed were innocent civilians.

Amnesty's spokesperson said: "Our researchers in Thailand looked into the deaths of one couple - Thanom Monta and Kwanla Puangchompu - who died on February 26, 2003.

"From what we know, they were shot just yards away from a police station in the Petchburi province.

"Minutes earlier they had just visited the station and paid a 5,000 bhat fine for drug possession.

"Their families told us there was never any investigation into their deaths."

She added: "We believe people - some of whom were involved in drugs such as cannabis rather than heroin or cocaine - were killed without being arrested, tried or convicted.

"We believe these constitute extra-judicial executions.

"In December 2003 the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, himself publicly demanded an investigation into the killings, but so far nothing has come of it."

As well as concerns about criminal justice, other campaigners have criticised the government's handling of Burmese refugees.

According to Human Rights Watch, the government has stopped processing applications for asylum for commercial reasons without waiting for proof of any improvement into conditions within their neighbouring country.

Their report Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Thai policy Toward Burmese Refugees and Migrants said the government is arresting and intimidating Burmese political activists in Bankok and along the border.

The organisation believes the decision is part of an effort to forge friendships with Burma's military rulers.

In July the government announced plans to send all 4,000 Burmese refugees and asylum seekers to border camps.

They regularly expel 10,000 Burmese migrants a month in "informal deportations", claim HRW.

This is despite evidence gathered by HRW researchers living in Asia of ongoing abuses in Burma, including forced labour, persecution of political enemies and the rape of ethnic minority women by government soldiers.

Just as recently as this month, further concerns have been raised over the deaths 100 suspected Muslim militants, some of whom who had taken shelter in a mosque, in the Muslim-majority south.

Amnesty International is calling for a full inquiry into the deaths and claims that shooting people armed with machetes not guns was extreme.

In a country where government control of the media is extensive, information coming out of the country on these alleged abuses is still sketchy.

But now even within Thailand groups are becoming vocal about the covering-up of news - in particular the government's slow reaction to the outbreak of bird flu - with allegations of political pressure being brought to bear on out-spoken newspapers such as The Nation.

Today the paper's managing editor, Tulsathit Taptim, said: "Imag-ine if the woman you love has been snatched away by the man you hate the most. That's as close as I can get to describing how I would feel if Liverpool Football Club was bought, even partially, by prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra."

In March the Forumfor Human Rights, the Global Campaign for Free Expression UK, East Timor Journalists Association and the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law signed up to a petition protesting at the sacking of two editors whose publications had been critical of the government.

It said: "We are gravely concerned about the unprecedented political pressure on the Thai press which is a clear breach on the right of freedom of expression and information."

In this climate, the deal to buy one of Europe's most prominent and popular football clubs could be seen as a useful PR move for the Thai government in the run up to elections next year.

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=concerns-on-thai-regime%26method=full%26objectid=14234375%26page=3%26siteid=50061-name_page.html




 

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