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Board of Trade supports government extending Emergency Decree
BANGKOK, June 26 (TNA) -- Extending the Emergency Decree now in force in the Thai capital and several neighbouring provinces, can be done if it benefits the country, chairman Dusit Nontanakorn of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade said Saturday.
Mr Dusit said the Emergency Decree enforced since April 7 during anti-government protests by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) could be extended if it is vital for Thailand's national security.
The country would suffer if undesirable things happen after the decree is revoked, he said.
His remarks were made as the government is considering lifting the Emergency Decree, probably, in the central provinces, except for Bangkok.
The government’s decision whether to revoke or retain the decree in any province depends on the security assessment by the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
The UDD anti-government protests were dispersed by the military on May 19.
On plans by the government to extend the economic assistance programmes designed to help low income earners for another six months until the end of 2010, Mr Dusit said the government should compare advantages and disadvantages if the programmes are extended.
Under the present programmes, about eight million households using less that 90 units of electricity per month enjoy the benefit as they do not need to pay for electricity, passengers can travel free on about 800 buses on 73 routes in the capital and on 172 third-class trains daily.
Mr Dusit urged the government to consider carefully the possible extension of the economic assistance programmes, saying that whether the extension could really help boost the national economy.
He said representatives of the provincial chambers of commerce and governors nationwide on Friday held a meeting on possible cooperation between the public and the private sector on ways to improve national economy and on how the private sector could assist in driving the government-sponsored national reconciliation plan.
The economic development committee would discuss and find the conclusion before it is eventually submitted to the Cabinet for its consideration, Mr Dusit added. (TNA)
Mr Dusit said the Emergency Decree enforced since April 7 during anti-government protests by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) could be extended if it is vital for Thailand's national security.
The country would suffer if undesirable things happen after the decree is revoked, he said.
His remarks were made as the government is considering lifting the Emergency Decree, probably, in the central provinces, except for Bangkok.
The government’s decision whether to revoke or retain the decree in any province depends on the security assessment by the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
The UDD anti-government protests were dispersed by the military on May 19.
On plans by the government to extend the economic assistance programmes designed to help low income earners for another six months until the end of 2010, Mr Dusit said the government should compare advantages and disadvantages if the programmes are extended.
Under the present programmes, about eight million households using less that 90 units of electricity per month enjoy the benefit as they do not need to pay for electricity, passengers can travel free on about 800 buses on 73 routes in the capital and on 172 third-class trains daily.
Mr Dusit urged the government to consider carefully the possible extension of the economic assistance programmes, saying that whether the extension could really help boost the national economy.
He said representatives of the provincial chambers of commerce and governors nationwide on Friday held a meeting on possible cooperation between the public and the private sector on ways to improve national economy and on how the private sector could assist in driving the government-sponsored national reconciliation plan.
The economic development committee would discuss and find the conclusion before it is eventually submitted to the Cabinet for its consideration, Mr Dusit added. (TNA)
