Thread: Thaksin: All 2010 Riot Victims Will Be Paid

THAKSIN: ALL 2010 RIOT VICTIMS WILL BE PAID
26/02/2012

Political prisoners added to compensation scheme

NAKHON RATCHASIMA : Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has given his assurance that each victim of the 2010 political unrest will receive the government's 7.5 million baht compensation package within three months.


THE RED SEA: About 50,000 red shirt supporters attend a concert aimed at persuading Thais not to allow another coup and support the government’s amendments to the 2007 constitution. The concert was held at the Bonanza Khao Yai Hotel in Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday.
PHOTO: THITI WANNAMONTHA

Thaksin yesterday talked over Skype to a crowd of about 50,000 red shirt supporters who attended a concert at Bonanza Khao Yai Hotel in Pak Chong district.

The concert was held to persuade Thais not to allow another coup and to support the governments' amendments to the constitution.

Thaksin said he had recently talked to powerful figures in the government and told them to speed up the 7.5 million baht compensation payment to each family who lost loved ones during the political chaos in 2010. Also eligible for the compensation are the injured, the disabled and those who had been jailed over political incidents, he said.

The former premier said he would try to help bail applications for his red shirt supporters still in prison.

"Those affected by the political chaos can contact [red shirt leader] Tida [Tawornseth] and provide her with relevant evidence so that she can help submit it to the government for consideration," said Thaksin, who looked thin over the Skype link. He also sang a song to the crowd, telling them that he missed them and home so much.

Thaksin said the 2006 coup had failed the country, especially the justice system, and he wanted red shirts to restore justice.

He said he would travel today to a country which has a poor relationship with Thailand to help improve ties. He did not name the country.

He also said that in addition to the government's plan to distribute PC tablets to all Prathom 1 students, the administration would also give them to all Mathayom 1 students. Thaksin said the administration has contacted the Chinese government to help produce 800,000 tablets for Thai students.

About 500 police from Provincial Police Region 3 patrolled the concert and no incidents were reported.

Pol Lt Gen Panu Kerdlarppol, chief of Provincial Police Region 3, said both plainclothes officers and ones in uniform had been mobilised from 32 police stations around Nakhon Ratchasima since Friday. They worked in partnership with military inspectors from the Second Army.

More than 50,000 red shirt supporters flocked to the concert, causing serious congestion on roads leading to the resort. Pol Lt Gen Panu said officers had talked to red shirt leaders and warned them they would take action against anyone who broke the law. To check for any lese majeste offences, police took video and still photographs throughout the concert.

Khwanchai Praipana, a red shirt leader in Udon Thani, yesterday morning led a motorcade of 21 buses packed with about 1,500 red shirt supporters to the event.

Mr Khwanchai, the founder of the Love Udon People group and Love Monarchy Reds group, said initially he had not planned to attend. He changed his mind after hearing comments by several yellow shirt and multi-colour shirt leaders. "I once said that I would get involved only in good UDD activities. We don't want to sever our ties with the UDD," Mr Khwanchai said. He dismissed reports of a rift between him and other UDD leaders.

bangkokpost.com

Originally Posted by Mid

To check for any lese majeste offences, police took video and still photographs throughout the concert.

Compensated for what, burning their fingers while torching Central World? Utter madness.

look at that ape, doesn't he describe Thai democracy in all its glory ?

50,000 people in attendance, and no untoward incidents reported by a hostile press just itching for the chance- except local traffic congestion. Keep up the good work fella's.

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.

they seem quite peaceful for just going to a concert, bringing machetes and canon, are they trying to say something ?

Originally Posted by grasshopper

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.

Whose Lord, though?

Originally Posted by BobR

Compensated for what, burning their fingers while torching Central World? Utter madness.

To this day, we do not actually know who burned central world, or zen side of it to be precise. Security cameras show men in black ( !))
Might as well be "some" party who wanted reds look bad, to get the killing move on, or plain looters.

BobR I say this to you because I appreciate something you have said earlier.

Please also see this thread............

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...t+compensation (Thailand: Compensation package for riot victims of past 6 years)

Originally Posted by robuzo

^For people supposedly bent on burning down Bangkok, they sure were focused. My money would have been on Gaysorn going down in flames, not the comparatively proletarian Central. Seen what it's been replaced with? Amongst other things, the biggest UNIQLO I've ever seen, including in Japan, of course at prices about 30~40% higher than in Tokyo.

There were no people "bent on burning down Bangkok", at least on red shirts side. Some silly bastard just said that in the heat of the moment. Masses of ordinary people there, from Isaan, Chiang Mai, Bangkok - well they could really have burned down Bangkok if they wanted to. They did not.

Red-shirt supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra began to gather at Bonanza Square in Khao Yai National Park yesterday, in the heat of the day, for a "Stop the Coup, Change the Charter" concert - their first rally in months.

Red shirts stage anti-coup rally in Khao Yai - The Nation

Originally Posted by nostromo

Originally Posted by robuzo

^For people supposedly bent on burning down Bangkok, they sure were focused. My money would have been on Gaysorn going down in flames, not the comparatively proletarian Central. Seen what it's been replaced with? Amongst other things, the biggest UNIQLO I've ever seen, including in Japan, of course at prices about 30~40% higher than in Tokyo.

There were no people "bent on burning down Bangkok", at least on red shirts side. Some silly bastard just said that in the heat of the moment. Masses of ordinary people there, from Isaan, Chiang Mai, Bangkok - well they could really have burned down Bangkok if they wanted to. They did not.

You don't really get sarcasm, do you?

This is Gaysorn Plaza. Photo from the 21st of May, 2010, after Gaysorn was looted...



"They left it for Thaksin"

Originally Posted by nostromo

There were no people "bent on burning down Bangkok", at least on red shirts side. Some silly bastard just said that in the heat of the moment

Red shirt leader calls for violence during protests in Bangkok / english subtitles - YouTube







More than 1 'silly bastard' red shirt leader. Arisman should have stuck to singing instead of making himself look like a complete prick along, i might add, with a few others.

Oh FFS

Originally Posted by Mid

Uploaded by twoods48105 on 21 May 2010

Arisman Pongruangrong, one of the core red shirt leaders suggest burning Bangkok as retaliation to any military action.

From the red shirt rally at Radchadamneon, January 29, 2010. Full version (without English captions):


youtube.com

Originally Posted by Mid

Originally Posted by Mid

as retaliation to any military action.

wonder why the more rabid amongst us conveniently omit this bit ?

BBC report, which was from the 19th of May, 2010, which shows the army firing at people, an unidentified 'black shirt' "militia firing at someone, Alistair Leithead clear on red shirts burning buildings... he says "many of those people (red shirts) setting fire to buildings as they went". And he goes on.... "mob rule filled the vacuum and Thailand's biggest shopping mall was set alight, militia again clashed with troops"

BBC News - Protest leaders surrender as soldiers storm barricades

Certain people may wish to change the past, some may hope that others forget or misremember what happened, but for some of us who witnessed the events of may 2010 firsthand, well, we know what happened. Both sides were guilty of crimes.

this is all a big misunderstanding,

he said shopping in Bangkok, not burning in Bangkok

There have been prosecutions for the Central World fire- pretty dodgy, considering the military were in control of the area when the place got torched (they had no excuse not to be in control of those buildings, as with the BTS tracks, so unless they are pleading gross incompetence. . .) There have been none for the illegal, violent and extremely damaging occupation of the airport(s) or for the horrific murders of civilians, including medical personnel, by sniper fire at Wat Pathum Wanaram. The priorities of the governing elite are clear.

By the way, look into the background of the last time a Central department store was torched in Bangkok, in 1995. Insurance paid out big time then, too.

Damage at Gaysorn was minimal, with much of it due to army ordnance. Damage at Paragon was about zero. ZEN and Central were dinosaurs.

Originally Posted by nostromo

reds

They did burn down City Hall in Khon Kaen. I was there and filmed it,...

and the NBT station here in Khon Kaen,.........

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

But, as usual, certain people seek to focus on Central World, as if this was the only place torched.....

Actually it was only 1 in over 30++ others.

3 small malls were destroyed near where I lived. Hundreds of small businesses destroyed. Livelihoods wrecked. But yeah, lets all focus our attention on Central World....

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Originally Posted by nostromo

reds

They did burn down City Hall in Khon Kaen. I was there and filmed it,...

and the NBT station here in Khon Kaen,.........

Which, whether or not you agree with them, considering the Reds' grievances makes more sense than the selective torching of department stores (including Centre 1 at Victory). The burning of the branches of certain banks (and not others) also has a kind of logic (in terms of factional warfare). The Central/ZEN fire is fishy, and will likely for a long time if not permanently be the subject of rumor and innuendo with little in the way of satisfying answers. In any case, loss of human life is pretty clearly taking a back seat to loss of property.

Last Wednesday, 22 Feb, Taksin was having lunch with some 20 young thai nationals at Butchershop Restaurant in Mall of the Emirates in Dubai.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

look at that ape, doesn't he describe Thai democracy in all its glory ?

Why has he got an enormous cock and balls on his head?