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PM Abhisit to ask former premier Anand to join national reform panel
BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday said he will invite former premier Anand Panyarachun and senior citizen Prawes Wasi to join the panel working on national reform.
The prime minister commented as he attended a forum for brainstorming ideas from over 500 academics, civil society networks, private and public sectors to find ways to reform Thailand, organised by the Pattanathai Foundation, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and the National Health Commission Office of Thailand.
THPF manager Krisda Ruangareerate said the forum agreed to propose to the prime minister five pressing issues needing to be addressed, including Thailand's economic and social inequalities, education reform, learning management for children and youth, national administration reform and civil participation in politics.
Dr Krisda said participants also agreed that reform should adhere to the five principles of peace, solidarity, ratification, communication and participation, while also proposing to the prime minister to invite senior public figures to join the reform process.
The personages raised are former prime minister Anand, senior statesman Prawet Wasi, Paiboon Wattanasiritham and Akin Rapeepat.
Mr Abhisit thanked all sectors who did not feel discouraged by the current situation and still move on ahead with their work to reconcile the country despite difficulties.
The premier however conceded that national reconciliation may not be accomplished within the remaining term of the government, saying he will finalise the names of national reform panelists within next week, so that the work can begin.
Mr Abhisit added that he will meet Mr Anand again to ask him to join the national reform committee, saying the former premier will end his role as chairman of four-party committee to resolve the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate dispute next week.
Opposition Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Prompan, also a key Red Shirt leader, criticised the government's move to appoint the former prime minister as head of the panel, saying it was simply an attempt by the government to hold on to power and his people would never accept any persons appointed by the government, be they Mr Anand, Prawes or anyone else.
"This is merely an attempt to prolong the government which will not last longer than its tenure in December 2011," said the Red Shirt leader. "I don't need to do anything but the government itself would never survive that long," he said.
Meanwhile, former acting leader of the opposition Puea Thai Party Jaturon Chaisaeng on Thursday reported to police to acknowledge charges of violating emergency decree by delivering speeches on the anti-government Red Shirt stage declared off-limits by the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
The former executive of the now defunct party argued he should not be charged for his presence on Red Shirt stage as he had the right to self-expression and warned the government not to use violence against the people.
He said he is unworried by the charges and will fight to have their overturned.
Mr Jaturon said he wanted the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the National Police Bureau to file charges against the prime minister for ordering the crackdown on the people. (TNA)
The prime minister commented as he attended a forum for brainstorming ideas from over 500 academics, civil society networks, private and public sectors to find ways to reform Thailand, organised by the Pattanathai Foundation, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and the National Health Commission Office of Thailand.
THPF manager Krisda Ruangareerate said the forum agreed to propose to the prime minister five pressing issues needing to be addressed, including Thailand's economic and social inequalities, education reform, learning management for children and youth, national administration reform and civil participation in politics.
Dr Krisda said participants also agreed that reform should adhere to the five principles of peace, solidarity, ratification, communication and participation, while also proposing to the prime minister to invite senior public figures to join the reform process.
The personages raised are former prime minister Anand, senior statesman Prawet Wasi, Paiboon Wattanasiritham and Akin Rapeepat.
Mr Abhisit thanked all sectors who did not feel discouraged by the current situation and still move on ahead with their work to reconcile the country despite difficulties.
The premier however conceded that national reconciliation may not be accomplished within the remaining term of the government, saying he will finalise the names of national reform panelists within next week, so that the work can begin.
Mr Abhisit added that he will meet Mr Anand again to ask him to join the national reform committee, saying the former premier will end his role as chairman of four-party committee to resolve the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate dispute next week.
Opposition Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Prompan, also a key Red Shirt leader, criticised the government's move to appoint the former prime minister as head of the panel, saying it was simply an attempt by the government to hold on to power and his people would never accept any persons appointed by the government, be they Mr Anand, Prawes or anyone else.
"This is merely an attempt to prolong the government which will not last longer than its tenure in December 2011," said the Red Shirt leader. "I don't need to do anything but the government itself would never survive that long," he said.
Meanwhile, former acting leader of the opposition Puea Thai Party Jaturon Chaisaeng on Thursday reported to police to acknowledge charges of violating emergency decree by delivering speeches on the anti-government Red Shirt stage declared off-limits by the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
The former executive of the now defunct party argued he should not be charged for his presence on Red Shirt stage as he had the right to self-expression and warned the government not to use violence against the people.
He said he is unworried by the charges and will fight to have their overturned.
Mr Jaturon said he wanted the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the National Police Bureau to file charges against the prime minister for ordering the crackdown on the people. (TNA)
