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PM: Civil society groups move to gather at Dindaeng's Thai-Japanese Stadium
BANGKOK, Aug 6 - A network of civil groups led by the so-called 'Thailand Patriot Network' joined by the yellow-clad People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) movement have agreed to move their rally from Government House to Keelawes Stadium 1 in the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng, according to Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The PAD movement on Friday announced it would join a planned gathering of a network of civil groups at Government House on Saturday, their actions designed to seek clarifications from the government over the dispute regarding the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
Mr Abhisit told reporters after meeting for two hour talks with representatives of the civil groups, including PAD spokesman Parnthep Wongpuapan and 2nd Lt Samdin Lertbutr, an aide to Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang, a PAD core leader among those whom he had invited to the discussion.
The prime minister said the intention of the government and the civil groups was the same -- to protect the kingdom's territory and sovereignty -- but their actions may be different.
The premier said the government did not want the groups to rally at Government House, as it could violate the law as the capital is still under an Emergency Decree and risks becoming a disorderly event.
The civil groups, therefore, are not objecting to move their rally from Government House to the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng and the premier himself promised to join the rally to listen to the views of the group over Preah Vihear disputes after he finished his engagement at Hua Hin.
Now, Mr Abhisit said, the urgent thing to be done is to publicise the changing of location of the rally to the public.
Meanwhile, 2nd Lt Samdin said the prime minister promised to provide channels for the government and the public to express their views, pro and con, regarding the government's actions and plans about the Preah Vihear disputes and the event would be televised on NBT television network on Sunday to let the public to get full information on the matter.
In related developments, the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced that Thailand's seat of government, the Government House, is an 'off limits' area, and that four roads around the complex were closed from 8pm Friday.
Violators could face two years imprisonment and Bt40,000 fines.
Metropolitan police chief Pol Lt-Gen Santan Chayanon said that security would be stepped up with six companies of metropolitan police and three companies of army soldiers will be deployed to maintain law and order at and around Government House and roads leading to it. (MCOT online news)
The PAD movement on Friday announced it would join a planned gathering of a network of civil groups at Government House on Saturday, their actions designed to seek clarifications from the government over the dispute regarding the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
Mr Abhisit told reporters after meeting for two hour talks with representatives of the civil groups, including PAD spokesman Parnthep Wongpuapan and 2nd Lt Samdin Lertbutr, an aide to Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang, a PAD core leader among those whom he had invited to the discussion.
The prime minister said the intention of the government and the civil groups was the same -- to protect the kingdom's territory and sovereignty -- but their actions may be different.
The premier said the government did not want the groups to rally at Government House, as it could violate the law as the capital is still under an Emergency Decree and risks becoming a disorderly event.
The civil groups, therefore, are not objecting to move their rally from Government House to the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng and the premier himself promised to join the rally to listen to the views of the group over Preah Vihear disputes after he finished his engagement at Hua Hin.
Now, Mr Abhisit said, the urgent thing to be done is to publicise the changing of location of the rally to the public.
Meanwhile, 2nd Lt Samdin said the prime minister promised to provide channels for the government and the public to express their views, pro and con, regarding the government's actions and plans about the Preah Vihear disputes and the event would be televised on NBT television network on Sunday to let the public to get full information on the matter.
In related developments, the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced that Thailand's seat of government, the Government House, is an 'off limits' area, and that four roads around the complex were closed from 8pm Friday.
Violators could face two years imprisonment and Bt40,000 fines.
Metropolitan police chief Pol Lt-Gen Santan Chayanon said that security would be stepped up with six companies of metropolitan police and three companies of army soldiers will be deployed to maintain law and order at and around Government House and roads leading to it. (MCOT online news)
