Suthep urges Abhisit to abort trip to South

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Suthep urges Abhisit to abort trip to South

Teachers' reps will come to see PM in the capital

Published: 11/09/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has asked Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to abort his plan to visit teachers in the South due to safety concerns.

Representatives of teachers affected by the southern unrest would instead go to Bangkok to meet with Mr Abhisit and tell him about their problems working in violence-plagued areas, Mr Suthep said yesterday.

Mr Abhisit said on Thursday he might travel to the South to inspect the security situation before leaving for New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly from Sept 23 to 25.

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Somboon

Discussion 21 : 11/09/2010 at 11:51 PM21
"Baby please don't go....Baby please don't go....Because I love you so....Baby please don't go...." Or is it "Stuck in the middle with you"?

May be now Abhisit will "Meet you half-way."
dao

Discussion 20 : 11/09/2010 at 10:44 PM20
If you cant visit places in your own country you have to ask yoursef if you maybe need to listen to the people more .
ricefieldradio

Discussion 19 : 11/09/2010 at 09:41 PM19
If he can figure out a safe way to get to the airport I'm sure it would be safe moving back to his home country, England. I'm jesting a bit but it is sad that he can't go anywhere in Thailand without a problem and he can't have an election because he can't win one. He's stuck between the electorate and the military. That's whats called stuck between a rock and a hard place.
The New Yorker

Discussion 18 : 11/09/2010 at 08:23 PM18
So let me get this straight; It's o.k. for innocent, unarmed female teachers to go to the south, but not a prime minister with a security entourage of 50+ ???? Hey what gives??? How wacky is that???
somsak

Discussion 17 : 11/09/2010 at 05:48 PM17
And Thaksin can not go anywhere in Thailand.
popular

Discussion 16 : 11/09/2010 at 02:57 PM16
Can not go South, North, North East but don't worry Bangkok is ok but under emergencee degree.

Fantastic M. Abhisit !
Nong Anne

Discussion 15 : 11/09/2010 at 01:59 PM15
When I did read this article I remember one special picture of x-PM Thaksin when he was visiting south. A quick googling made me find just that picture and I think a picture says more than 1000 words. It was taken in the same region where the current government are "so afraid from visiting"...

http://www.thai-blogs.com/media/thaksin_m.jpg

It make me think of computer games that it's safe to play war with a joystick and a computer screen ... OMG.
Sangha

Discussion 14 : 11/09/2010 at 11:06 AM14
Is Thailand the peaceful land? Land of smile or land of cry? It is time that all Thai people to reconsider now because there Red Thai, Yellow Thai, Blue Thai, Pink Thai, White Thai, ....
freethinker

Discussion 13 : 11/09/2010 at 11:01 AM13
If Abhisit, Suthep and their families don't dare to live in the southern part of Thailand how can they expect other citizens to stay there.

Where is the army that was supposed to protect the country and its people.
raj

Discussion 12 : 11/09/2010 at 10:26 AM12
He cannot go north & south. After sometime he cannot go out of bangkok. He is P.M. of Bangkok (only for the rich elite).

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