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Yingluck joins campaign over Friday trade

Published: 11 Oct 2012 at 18.34
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has joined a campaign to bolster sagging confidence among traders in the deep South and stop businesses closing on Friday under threats by insurgents.

The prime minister has set up a hotline - telephone number 1890 - for vendors and businessmen who need help and protection while trading on Friday, government spokesman Sansanee Nakpong said on Thursday.

Officials in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla provinces on Thursday launched activities to convince traders and vendors to shrug off the threats.

In Pattani, the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre, the provincial governor and other officials visited markets in the main town and distributed leaflets issued by the Chularatchamontree which explain that working on Friday is not against Islamic principles.

The governors of neighbouring Narathiwat and Yala held talks with security authorities to ensure safety and encourage traders to continue working on Friday.
The Advisory Council for Peace Building in the Southern Border Provinces discussed the issue with the Internal Security Operations Command and other agencies in Songkhla.

Aziz Benhawan, chairman of the council, said the meeting was to prepare measures to protect businesses when they open on Friday.

In Bangkok, Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha urged soldiers and other authorities in the southern provinces to work harder to bring confidence back to southern residents.

He urged business operators to leave behind their fears and open their doors as usual instead of being intimidated by the insurgents.

The move came after most shops and fresh markets in the three provinces and four Muslim-dominated districts of Songkhla closed last Friday for fear of attacks by insurgents.

A vendor at the Pattani fresh market reads a leaflet to resume business on Friday. (Photo by Parez Lohasant)

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franklin
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Discussion 7 : 13 Oct 2012 at 00.457
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And the article ends with Hameda Benrahim, the owner of Cat Fashion in Narathiwat stating "I still don't know how the government will solve this problem and help us"! Well Narathiwat, you could join the government because they have no idea how to solve the problem and help you either! The only difference between you and the government is that you are there and you care. The Yingluck calling in her concern from outside the country on yet another road-trip is not a big confidence builder.
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Discussion 6 : 12 Oct 2012 at 21.546
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Our PM failed to realised when innocent people being shot at point blank without cause !!!
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samut
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Discussion 5 : 12 Oct 2012 at 18.575
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Joining a campaign means to me to join the campaign by being there and part of it not setting up a hotline where some unknown people might give or give not some advice which will for sure not boost security.
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Discussion 4 : 12 Oct 2012 at 08.484
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Sooo, basically the people have given in to what the terrorists want by closing up on friday.....This incremental change will slowly build up in other concessions to the terrorists. They have plenty of time to do it. In the meantime, more people will fall to slaughter and injury. The innocent continue to suffer.
Where I live, we have conceiled carry. Even my 86 year old mother carries a 38 and knows how to use it. We have very little gun violence since everyone is armed.....Maybe the people in the south should be allowed to defend themselves. It would not totally solve the problem but it would lessen the one sided murder and maiming of the innocent. The terrorists would be less willing to go against an armed populace.
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Discussion 3 : 11 Oct 2012 at 22.123
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'The parrot has set up a hotline - telephone number 1890 - for vendors and businessmen who need help and protection while trading on Friday.' LOL.

Why did not Khun Abhisit think about that for the vendors and businessmen in Bangkok during the redshirt terror attacks?
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Discussion 2 : 11 Oct 2012 at 20.542
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Why not we suggest that this lovely prime minister of our kingdom makes appearance during the Friday to boost the confidence of the poorly protected traders in the south?
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Discussion 1 : 11 Oct 2012 at 19.541
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there not alot the pm can do on the hot line over 1000 kilo away whilst the poor trader being shot at, mind boggling
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