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Written by Pravit Rojanaphruk
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Wednesday, 08 March 2006 |
Marchers turn up the heat
The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) last night set in train the
first large scale display of civil disobedience in the campaign to unseat
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra by leading a march from Sanam Luang to
Government House.
Nearly 100,000 people started to march from the rally's designated
location at 8.30pm towards the heart of Thaksin's administration.
After initial police resistance, the demonstrators were allowed to march
past Government House and return Sanam Luang where they would camp for the
night.
Royal kin back move to appoint interim PM
Royal descendants of King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn have joined a
group of academics and prominent figures in petitioning His Majesty the
King to appoint an acting prime minister.
"Royal Family members have expressed their concern over the current
political situation," said MR Yongyuphalak Kasemsan, a political scientist
formerly of Chulalong-korn University.
More information:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/03/06/headlines/headlines_20002085.php
And this one:
Thaksin's persona blown away by Shin sale
How did the opposition to Thaksin blow up so quickly and so dramatically?
Only a few weeks ago, Thaksin announced that he would ignore politics for
the next three years until another election approached. But now he's
swamped by politics, with competitive street demos, a snap election,
constitution amendments, fierce emotional exchanges and a game of blind
political poker.
Have we learned anything new about Thaksin recently? Is that what has
suddenly impelled people to call him a thief, liar, cheat, dictator and so
on?
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/03/06/opinion/opinion_20002032.php
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