Milk protesters block road

Published: 28/02/2009 at 09:41 PM
Online news: Breakingnews

Chiang Mai - Local milk producers blocked a road and poured out tonnes of raw milk in a fresh protest against the state's failure to solve the oversupply of milk.

About 100 angry farmers occupied a road linking Mae On and Doi Saket districts late Saturday and turned the road into a "bathroom'' where some took a bath and other washed their clothes, using raw milk as water.

Mae On milk co-operative manager Plani Ata said members were unhappy with the government's solution. Cabinet has asked Farming Promotion Organisation of Thailand, a state enterprise, to buy excess milk supply countrywide, but the agency could do it for only two weeks due to budget constraints

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Discussion 2 : 01/03/2009 at 03:18 AM2
I don't understand why everyone in Thailand who is not happy with something blocks the road and make a lot of problems to other people who have nothing to do with the whole stuff. This also happen to me about 3 weeks ago between the Thai- Malaysian border and Hat Yai where a few stupids blocked the road and give a real problem to thousands of people who had nothing to do with the whole. This is idiotic egoistic and selfish behavior on the back of others. Can anyone tell why the police don't get this people off the blockade ? this roads belong to the state of Thailand and not to this egoistic fools. I think it gets time that the state play rough with this people or do they want to get another airport blockade ? to ruin the next year tourist year ?
bab

Discussion 1 : 28/02/2009 at 11:44 PM1
Why does this useless government keep on importing this contaminated milk from china and giving it to our children when they are throwing milk in the streets? This is ignorance. and corruption combined which will keep the country divided and make the chinese thais even more richer and corrupt.

Milk protesters block road