Bangkok Post : Boonjong: Blast cause for worry
Boonjong: Blast cause for worry
- Published: 13/08/2010 at 12:26 PM
- Online news: Breakingnews
The explosion of a home-made bomb at a bus stop in San Patong district on Thursday may result in the emergency decree remaining in force in Chiang Mai, Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat said on Friday.
Mr Boonjong said the explosion could cause Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to have a second thoughts about lifting the state of emergency in Chiang Mai.
Mr Abhisit said on Wednesday he had asked the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) to consider the situation and recommend where the emergency decree should be lifted. The decree is still in place in 10 provinces, including Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
He said he was considering lifting the decree in provinces which are centres of tourism. The matter would be taken for consideration on Monday, Aug 16.
Mr Boonjong said the blast might be linked to the Supreme Court plenary assembly's ruling on Wednesday not to accept for consideration an appeal by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his family against the seizure of 46.37 billion baht of their frozen assets.
The decision finalised the case