P.Thai backs CRESâ€™ security scheme

Published: 4/09/2010 at 12:01 PM
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The opposition Puea Thai Party supported the move to tighten security in Bangkok by the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES), party spokesman Jirayu Huangsap said on Saturday.

The CRES has on Friday put 464 locations in the capital deemed to be potential targets of attack under 24-hour surveillance.

The security scheme came after a grenade attack on the state-run NBT, or Channel 11, television station on Tuesday.

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mike

Discussion 11 : 06/09/2010 at 09:20 AM11
Mr Jirayu, when people see your PT leaders on stage protesting and causing havoc in the city of angels, you think people will want to believe in what you guys say? Maybe you should try telling 5 year olds that there is no santa clause before you say anymore.
farang1973

Discussion 10 : 05/09/2010 at 06:02 PM10
This is politics people and good politics and I for one am happy to see PT playing real politics again. Are they serious? Who knows. Do they have a devious master plan? Maybe, but there record on devious master plans isn't too good. So let's not be too cynical and welcome back to politics, Thailand needs a real opposition. Where is the idiot Jatupoorn though?
Octavian

Discussion 9 : 05/09/2010 at 10:55 AM9
I agree with most the other comments; this doesn't look good for Puea Thai.

Of course, PT cannot say more security is actually bad. I mean, it isn't bad if it actually stops bombs (in theory). But the whole accusation was the government was behind the attacks (or Democrat backers at least) and doing them to justify tighter security and gain more power.

PT should have taken a more middle path; not backing the security but not condemning it, either. They should have just kept their focus on the government.

So what does this mean?
John in BKK

Discussion 8 : 04/09/2010 at 08:53 PM8
"When unrest took place, the government always blamed the red-shirt supporters of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship."
Not true, they also blame the 'invisible hand', the '3rd hand', the 'men in black', terrorists, Thaksin, and Cambodia.

Pretty much everyone but themselves.
joynandan haldar

Discussion 7 : 04/09/2010 at 08:47 PM7
These people should sit inside the glassroom in Ratchada where they can get only thai customers!!!
Unknown

Discussion 6 : 04/09/2010 at 04:58 PM6
Such contradictory statements make people feel helpless...

Mr. Jirayu, you make the rest of the politicians look bad. Sometimes it is better for one to not say anything...
macmundi

Discussion 5 : 04/09/2010 at 04:25 PM5
Bomb again? These things must be cheap. People just throw them around.
Lenene

Discussion 4 : 04/09/2010 at 03:21 PM4
If it is not the redshirts then who could it be and why would they do these bombings. Obviously they only want to create unrest as they never claim responsibility or have any demands. This has been going on since well before the redshirt rallies.
Jake Elwood

Discussion 3 : 04/09/2010 at 02:28 PM3
Manny, I agree but I am a little more cynical. I think there is a new plan of "silent terrorism" coming from PT, UDD and other Thaksin-funded organisations. There has been a recent increase of warnings, rumours and predictions coming from them and it is not a coincidence, just part of his strategy to instil fear and confusion in Bangkok.

But I take your point, silent terrorism is much more cost-effective than the other kind.
Wake Up

Discussion 2 : 04/09/2010 at 02:02 PM2
PT isn't even making sense anymore. They claim the army is behind the attacks then praise the army for stepping up security. Nothing makes sense, I sense they have something truly diabolical up their sleeves.

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