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Crackdown

Thailand's emergency rule may play into the hands of rebels who want to bring the democratically elected government down.

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Sep 2, 2008 | Updated: 1:59  p.m. ET Sep 2, 2008

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  • Posted By: jaypt123 @ 09/05/2008 2:52:33 PM

    The current government is a puppet of Thaksin.
    There are massive corruption inside the government.
    The rural people especially from the Northeast does not
    understand the inner working of the government. They just
    receive money from Thaksin and give their votes for the money.

    The current government is trying to amend the constitution
    to help Thaksin to avoid jail for his corruption case. To amend the
    constitution to help one corrupt person is the worst the government can do.

    One of the executive members of the People Power Party which is the
    puppet government of Thaksin has recently received a red card for vote
    buying. He is being barred from politics for 5 years.

    This is a puppet and corrupt government. That???s why middle class people
    who has access to Internet and more TV channels than rural people know
    and try to change the course of the country by getting rid of the bad government.
    The past election is not 100% fair. There were a lot of vote buying.
    The above red card case is just one example. There are many more caess.

  • Posted By: jaypt123 @ 09/05/2008 2:37:19 PM

    The author of this article does not really knows what is going on in
    Thailand. The article does not mention that the current government
    is a puppet of Thaksin. Most of the votes from the Northeast Thailand
    are bought by Thaksin's money. The current government is trying to amend
    the constitution to help Thaksin in his corruption cases. Most of the
    member of the lower house from People Power Party receive money from
    Thaksin. These MPs are just employees of Thaksin. This is not democracy.
    The country is being bought and occupied by Thaksin and his money.
    The middle class understand the situation and try to get rid of the
    current puppet government. The rural people do not understand anything.
    They vote for Thaksin because they get some money from Thaksin or his
    nominees. Case in point. A former speaker of the house who is a close
    friend of Thaksin just got a red card for vote buying. He is stripped of
    his right to run for office for 5 years. This is just one example of a
    corrupt government.

  • Posted By: spampw @ 09/05/2008 11:49:57 AM

    At least, It's nothing.
    This is the truth.
    http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/ov/archive/2008/09/03/thailand-the-emergency-that-wasn-t.aspx

  • Posted By: gsav @ 09/03/2008 8:57:50 AM

    I am a teacher in thailand from america. I really believe that the citezins of thailand are sheep being led by the blind.

  • Posted By: Tan Boon Tee @ 09/03/2008 12:46:23 AM

    Thailand appears to be a near impossible land, a land where the minority relentlessly trying to grab power, making an ugly mockery of democracy.

    The declaration of emergency in Bangkok reflects the dire seriousness of the situation in the capital city -- with the army in full alert and readiness, just waiting for the signal from the top.

    The economy is in shambles. One would eschew recalling the money crisis in the nation that sparked off the great financial upheaval in Asia a decade ago. History can still repeat itself at the most unexpected moment.

    Could the leaders of the opposing parties not sit down and talk to find a plausible yet amiable solution to get out of the quagmire for the sake of the beautiful nation?

  • Posted By: baldeagle7777 @ 09/02/2008 11:05:47 PM

    Sigh! When will these constant riots ever end?

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