Anupong replaces Suthep as CRES chief

UDD: Gen Anupong won't apply violent approach

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BANGKOK, April 17 (TNA) -- Anti-government 'Red Shirt' United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters believe Thai Army Chief Gen Anupong Paochina will not apply violence after being assigned to head the operational unit under the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES), said Natthawut Saikuea, a key UDD leader.

Mr Natthawuit told journalists while introducing family members of protesters who were killed during last Saturday's clashes with government troops on Ratchadamnoen Avenue that Mr Abhisit should take political responsibility by dissolving the lower House of Parliament in order to prevent violence from reoccurring.

Future violence will become more severe than the April 10 clashes because the government considers protesters as terrorists, he said.

Mr Natthawut said the appointment of Gen Anupong will put more political pressure on the army chief and if he does not follow the government’s orders, he may be dismissed from his post.

Gen Anupong is scheduled for mandatory retirement at the age of 60 on September 30.

The change in the CRES chief would change the role of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep as he will be "more free in making underground movements," Mr Natthawut claimed.

He said the UDD leaders will send a team of lawyers and submit a letter to Bangkok police on Saturday specifying that all 24 UDD key leaders whose arrest warrants were issued earlier would surrender to police on May 15.

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CRES gets prepared to deal strictly with UDD’s new moves
Amporn Samosorn

BANGKOK, 17 April 2010 (NNT) - The Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) at its evening meeting chaired by General Anupong Paochinda, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, as Assistant Director of CRES, decided to prepare harsh measures to deal with UDD’s next moves.

CRES Spokesperson, Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd, reported that the meeting was attended by all heads of the armed forces, including General Apichart Penkitti, Permanent Secretary for Defence, General Songkitti Chakkabat, Supreme Commander, Admiral Kamthorn Phumhiran, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, and Air Chief Marshal Itthiporn Supphawong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force.

The meeting agreed that stringent measures would be used to prevent traffic chaos created by the demonstrators, with check points set up and reinforced. Motorcycles and pick-ups will not be let through to join the illegal rally.

As to the plan by the rally organizers to set up a stage in front of the Bangkok Bank Head Office on Silom Road, the meeting decided to deploy full forces to prevent that as it would further aggravate the situation.

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CRES: Progress seen in arrest of UDD members
Dolsinee Kritayapimonporn

BANGKOK, 17 April 2010 (NNT) – The arrest of those linked with anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok has progressed, according to the Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) Spokesperson Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

Colonel Sansern stated that 12 of the 51 suspects involved in the anti-government protests, consisting of heads of motorbike taxis, chiefs of community radio stations and local community leaders, had reported themselves to the authorities on Friday.

Colonel Sansern added that the remaining suspects would be given two more days; otherwise, they would face a two-year jail term and a fine of 40,000 THB as a violation of the Emergency Decree.

Meanwhile, United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) core leader Jatuporn Prompan said an attorney would be sent to inform the authorities that a total of 24 UDD core leaders would turn themselves in on 15 May 2010.

Following last night’s appointment of Army Commander-in-Chief General Anupong Paochinda as the Director of the CRES in place of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, Mr Jatuporn agreed with the reshuffle, saying that tensions could be eased as the new CRES Director was a person of rationality and non-violent means.

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CRES line of command clarified
Amporn Samosorn

BANGKOK, 17 April 2010 (NNT)- The Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) clarifies the additional Prime Minister’s Order concerning the person in charge of operation, denying the interpretation that Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, General Anupong Paochinda, had been appointed CRES Director in the place of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban.

CRES and Army Spokesperson, Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd, cited that the Prime Minister’s order authorized General Anupong Paochinda, the Army Chief, in charge of personnel supervising the situation, while Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban remained CRES Director, overseeing the overall operation. The Army Chief is in full control of forces to deal with the emergency situation and acts of terror.

Colonel Sansern emphasized the concerns over heavy weapons seized by protesters on 10 April, which could be used in sabotaging while putting the blame on officials. He stressed that possession of such weapons was already illegal. He underlined the need for CRES to enforce the law against demonstrators, and that the reclamation of public places would be part of the process. This would be done as appropriate and through understandings with the people.

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UDD: Gen Anupong won't apply violent approach

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BANGKOK, April 17 (TNA) -- Anti-government 'Red Shirt' United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters believe Thai Army Chief Gen Anupong Paochina will not apply violence after being assigned to head the operational unit under the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES), said Natthawut Saikuea, a key UDD leader.

Mr Natthawuit told journalists while introducing family members of protesters who were killed during last Saturday's clashes with government troops on Ratchadamnoen Avenue that Mr Abhisit should take political responsibility by dissolving the lower House of Parliament in order to prevent violence from reoccurring.

Future violence will become more severe than the April 10 clashes because the government considers protesters as terrorists, he said.

Mr Natthawut said the appointment of Gen Anupong will put more political pressure on the army chief and if he does not follow the government’s orders, he may be dismissed from his post.

Gen Anupong is scheduled for mandatory retirement at the age of 60 on September 30.

The change in the CRES chief would change the role of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep as he will be "more free in making underground movements," Mr Natthawut claimed.

He said the UDD leaders will send a team of lawyers and submit a letter to Bangkok police on Saturday specifying that all 24 UDD key leaders whose arrest warrants were issued earlier would surrender to police on May 15.

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Laying it on a bit thick isn't he...

He is trying to use every tactic he can to pacify Anupong.

Maybe he's worried....

has anyone got any more info about this

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this week's mysterious botched attack on an electricity generating plant providing power to Bangkok

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from this interesting atimes article
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couple of links from the blogworld ...............

media140 Thailand — More bombs found on power pylons

Are the Pylon Bombings Staged?

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"Are the Pylon Bombings Staged"
I think Bangkok Pundit makes some good arguments why this and the grenade attacks are staged by pro-yellow camps (e.g. the Government side). As he says, if you really wanted to cause damage you would do so, not just toss one onto the front step of some place in the middle of the night.

Extend this to 100 plus rounds fired point-blank into Sohnti's soft-shell van - in which he escapes with only a scratch - and the post-coup New Year's Eve grenade attacks at Victory Monument, and that's enough for me to also agree these things are probably staged by one side in order to blame the other.

I'm reminded of the saying:

"It's all over when the fat lady sings".

Puts Aupong in a compromising position now that he has been given sole responsibility for containing the emergency situation. Aupong has come out publicly and said he wont use violence against the protesters.

The government gives the order to move them and its up to Aupong to figure out how to do it without violence. Either way, Aupong has been set up to fail by Abhisit. Almost certainly in retribution for Aupongs comment re immediate elections being the only way to solve the problem.

Abhisit must be pretty confidant there will be no coup to put the army chief in such a position. Its still got to be a gamble though.

Meanwhile Seh Daengs boys are out there waiting for the trouble to start again.
Maybe another rout of the protesters will draw the shooters out? Or maybe it will all end in chaos and more deaths again.

This is like a big round table poker game where everybody keeps raising the stakes hoping the others will fold. In the end someone will win very big and the other players will lose very big. Aupong has been dealt a losing hand though.

Abhisits intransigence is driving the wedge of division even deeper into the heart of the Thai people rather than bringing about peace and unity.

After the September military reshuffle Abhisit will have his own allies in key military commanding positions. So if there is going to be a coup, it better happen soon or it wont happen at all.
The way its going Thailand is headed for a Burma style pseudo-democracy with the army verses a low grade guerrilla resistance movement for decades to come.

^^^ you should write Tom Glancy Novels :rolleyes:

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Abhisits intransigence is driving the wedge of division even deeper into the heart of the Thai people rather than bringing about peace and unity.

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you will find that there is quite unity among Thai to end that non-sense with the reds, they have no public support, they lost, time to move on, everyone is waiting for the government to act effectively. The only division is how, violent or peaceful ?

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Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

"Non" is French for no and refers to a rather famous Frenchman....
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Anupong is no De Gaulle, and he's no Butterfly, so why not just write 'no', instead of trying to show off your colourful French fluency.

Oui?

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Originally Posted by Panda

Abhisits intransigence is driving the wedge of division even deeper into the heart of the Thai people rather than bringing about peace and unity.

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What are the contents of Abhisit's Faustian Pact?

surreal

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

^^^ you should write Tom Glancy Novels :rolleyes:

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It's Tom "CLANCY"...mon dieu, stop 'butchering' my language..:rofl:

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Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

"Non" is French for no and refers to a rather famous Frenchman....
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Anupong is no De Gaulle, and he's no Butterfly, so why not just write 'no', instead of trying to show off your colourful French fluency.

Oui?

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Because it amuses me.

Obviously it doesn't amuse you...

I've learned my lesson. From now on, it's boring language without inferences, implied meanings, subtle nuances and sophistication.

Just straight up, down the line, no bullshit.

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Originally Posted by JoeMoer

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Originally Posted by Panda

Abhisits intransigence is driving the wedge of division even deeper into the heart of the Thai people rather than bringing about peace and unity.

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What are the contents of Abhisit's Faustian Pact?

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Once more the red shirted myopics drift off into tin foil hat land...

Faustian..

LOL

UDD prohibited to set up rally stage on Silom road
Boonsong Lipimas

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BANGKOK, 18 April 2010 (NNT) –The Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) prohibits the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protestors to set up a rally stage in front of the Bangkok Bank Head Office on Silom road.

CRES Spokesperson, Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd stated that the prime minister’s order, empowering General Anupong Paochinda, the Army Chief, in charge of CRES is aimed at shortening the line of command in order to help increase efficient operations while Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban remains the CRES director monitoring the situation.

Colonel Sansern said that after General Anupong was appointed to oversee CRES, additional check points will be set up nationwide, to help bar the movement of UDD protestors from neighboring provinces, who are planning to join the mass demonstration in Bangkok. Moreover, the law will be enforced more seriously in a bid to control the movement of the protestors. CRES Spokesperson also insisted that CRES will not allow the UDD protestors to squat in front of the Bangkok Bank Head Office on Silom road and has already prepared the Emergency Response team (ERT) to deal with their moves.

In response to recorded evidence of the 10 April bloodshed, Colonel Sansern stated that there must be a group of terrorists who are trying to kill military officers and protestors. He therefore asked the rally goers to disperse the demonstration, adding that the government will stick to a democratic process in any future decision. He lastly said that 500,000 CD copies of 10 April bloodshed will also be distributed to the people very soon.

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Ahhh, so it's prohibited...that'll stop them then. Well done :rofl:

"Colonel Sansern said that after General Anupong was appointed to oversee CRES, additional check points will be set up nationwide, to help bar the movement of UDD protestors from neighboring provinces, who are planning to join the mass demonstration in Bangkok. Moreover, the law will be enforced more seriously in a bid to control the movement of the protestors. "

They tried that when the protests were starting by setting up multiple road blocks between Issarn and Bangkok. Didn't work then and cant see it working in an urban environment such as Bangkok with all the back sois and alley ways.

It remains to be seen how streniously General Aupong labours to rout the protesters. His actions in the coming days will tell a lot about the general political situation behind the scenes.

[quote=Mid;1395738]UDD prohibited to set up rally stage on Silom road
Boonsong Lipimas

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BTW, do you get more stars if your father is a big wig?

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He added the group's core leaders will turn themselves in to the authorities on May 15.

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wtf ????

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I think they've had time to let the full meaning of Anupong's appointment sink in...

Having changed their underpants and taken some valium, with JW Black label chasers, they are now coming to the realisation that they are f*cked.

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Pretty much - with Suthep they had a chance at negotiations, with the army in charge, and pretty much having carte blanche, negotiations are over.

Oh sure, they will move *only* against the terrorist elements amongst the Red Shirts - and it will now be easier to claim collateral damage caused by those terrorist elements. Yep, they realize they are screwed.

Hardly a coup. Why? The Army seems to be working with the PM.

The Duck speaks and the world listens. Quack.:)

Gen Prawit to be appointed as new CRES Director
Weeranuwat Saengsawang
29 September 2010

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban prepares to name Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan as the new Director of the Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) in his place.

Mr Suthep, also Secretary-General of the Democrat Party and incumbent CRES Director, was yesterday nominated by the executive members of the Democrat Party to contest the upcoming by-election in Surat Thani.

The poll, set to take place in Constituency 1 of the province on 30 October, will find a replacement for former MP for Surat Thani Chumphon Kanchana, who was recently banned from politics for five years by the court for false asset declarations.

The Democrat candidate will reportedly hand his resignation from the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs by 8 October in order to run in the by-election.

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