Abhisit pans Pheu Thai plan for South

Authority of state will be eroded, says Prayuth

Published: 22/06/2011 at 03:19 AM
Newspaper section: News

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva slammed the Pheu Thai Party proposal to turn the three southern border provinces into a special administrative zone, saying it would create a divide between authorities and local residents.

Speaking on the campaign trail in Yala, Mr Abhisit said the proposal for the zone in the South, which is part of Pheu Thai's election campaign policy platform, would only jettison local administrative bodies, which act as a conduit for information from and cooperation with the central government.

Mr Abhisit said the Democrat Party's approach had focused on justice and development by introducing new forms of local administration. Public participation is also a key feature of the party's decentralisation policy.

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Discussion 2 : 22/06/2011 at 07:41 AM2
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AV/military desperate to retain power

authority of the state should come from the people!

unelected governments only get their authority from the guns of the Army!
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Discussion 1 : 22/06/2011 at 03:36 AM1
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AV likes to talk and talk and talk.

Ever since setting up a shadow government when the democrats were the opposition, AV has always remained in the shadows. Even when he is the PM.. everything seemed so shadowy.. No results to show, except talk talk talk. All form and no substance.
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