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'Six Days, 63 Million Opinions' campaign launched to elicit public ideas for social reform
BANGKOK, July 1 - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajijva on Thursday presided over and answered telephone calls on the launching of the 'Six Days, 63 Million Opinions' campaign to collect public opinions on national reform.
The 'Six Days, 63 Million Opinions' campaign, which will elicit public opinion will run from Thursday through next Tuesday (July 1-6).
The designation '63 million' represents the country's population which is now close to 63 million inhabitants.
During the opening ceremony, the prime minister said the project is aimed to gather the public's ideas, opinions and understandings, for government use in resolving the country’s problems, leading to national reform. Some issues may be difficult, he said, but the government will look into the overall picture of the reform structure.
The government will boost national unity during September and October.
He said it’s difficult for him to meet people and listen to them directly, because if he does, security must be tightened and may cause trouble to the public or more conflict.
The government already has a working committee to listen to public opinion.
The prime minister himself picked up three phone calls at the opening ceremony. After that there was a technical glitch due to too many phonecalls, Prime Minister's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said.
The campaign is a part of the government's national reform road map after the premier set up two committees to work on persisting economic and social problems which have been blamed as the cause for the demonstrations of the anti-government Red Shirt movement.
The Red Shirts launched their anti-government campaign when the Democrat-led coalition government was formed in December 2008.
Their campaign expressed dissatisfaction with the so-called double standard practice, social inequalities, the widening income gap and corruption. The demonstrations turned violent and ended on May 19 with 90 people killed and nearly 1,900 wounded during the intensified two-month campaign.
Under the premier's proposed road map to reconcile the nation, the newly-formed National Reform Committee will work on strategies and priorities for reform to be proposed to the government, while the National Reform Assembly will serve as a channel for all sectors of society, to put forward their views and proposals to formulate proposals for the government.
As the 'Six Days, 63 Million Opinions' campaign kicked off on Thursday, the people can express their feeling and opinions by telephoning the hotline number at 02-304-9999 for free of charge, or send letters to P.O. Box 999, Government House, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand.
They can also send their thoughts via electronic mail www.pm.go.th/forward.
The accumulated opinions will be assessed and the results, branded by
the government as "Blueprint for Thailand Reform", will be presented to the public on January 1, 2011 as a new year's gift to the Thai people. (MCOT online news)
The 'Six Days, 63 Million Opinions' campaign, which will elicit public opinion will run from Thursday through next Tuesday (July 1-6).
The designation '63 million' represents the country's population which is now close to 63 million inhabitants.
During the opening ceremony, the prime minister said the project is aimed to gather the public's ideas, opinions and understandings, for government use in resolving the country’s problems, leading to national reform. Some issues may be difficult, he said, but the government will look into the overall picture of the reform structure.
The government will boost national unity during September and October.
He said it’s difficult for him to meet people and listen to them directly, because if he does, security must be tightened and may cause trouble to the public or more conflict.
The government already has a working committee to listen to public opinion.
The prime minister himself picked up three phone calls at the opening ceremony. After that there was a technical glitch due to too many phonecalls, Prime Minister's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said.
The campaign is a part of the government's national reform road map after the premier set up two committees to work on persisting economic and social problems which have been blamed as the cause for the demonstrations of the anti-government Red Shirt movement.
The Red Shirts launched their anti-government campaign when the Democrat-led coalition government was formed in December 2008.
Their campaign expressed dissatisfaction with the so-called double standard practice, social inequalities, the widening income gap and corruption. The demonstrations turned violent and ended on May 19 with 90 people killed and nearly 1,900 wounded during the intensified two-month campaign.
Under the premier's proposed road map to reconcile the nation, the newly-formed National Reform Committee will work on strategies and priorities for reform to be proposed to the government, while the National Reform Assembly will serve as a channel for all sectors of society, to put forward their views and proposals to formulate proposals for the government.
As the 'Six Days, 63 Million Opinions' campaign kicked off on Thursday, the people can express their feeling and opinions by telephoning the hotline number at 02-304-9999 for free of charge, or send letters to P.O. Box 999, Government House, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand.
They can also send their thoughts via electronic mail www.pm.go.th/forward.
The accumulated opinions will be assessed and the results, branded by
the government as "Blueprint for Thailand Reform", will be presented to the public on January 1, 2011 as a new year's gift to the Thai people. (MCOT online news)