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Thai PM extends olive branch to anti-govt protesters
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BANGKOK, Nov 25 – Embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today called on protesters to jointly find a resolution for Thailand but insisted she will neither resign nor dissolve Parliament.

She ordered a special Cabinet meeting to assess the political situation after Sunday’s mass rally which spilled out of Ratchdamnoen Avenue, the major protesting stronghold, to several adjacent roads, and today’s widespread demonstrations at more than 10 government buildings and state-run television stations.

The prime minister said, “Now that all factions have displayed their political positions, it’s time they meet and talk to find a resolution for the country. The National Reform forum is ready to listen. We should use it to find a concrete solution.”

Regarding an increasing call for civil servants to join the ongoing protest, Ms Yingluck said civil servants are obliged to serve the people and they should be politically neutral while the media has reported without bias under the journalism code of conduct.

She said the situation does not require the government to extend enforcement of the Internal Security Act while security agencies have regularly monitored the situation and provide protection to the people.

“We’d rather avoid violence. We don’t want people to feel inconveniences from roads closure. The international community is concerned that the political situation will affect the country’s economy and the businesses of small and big entrepreneurs. We should accelerate the economy during year-end,” she said.

Ms Yingluck said the government is ready for the no-confidence debate on November 26-28 and hoped that the opposition will debate constructively.

Teerat Rattanasevi, spokesman of the PM’s Office, said the mobile Cabinet, scheduled to be held in the southern province of Songkhla on November 28-29, will be postponed indefinitely to allow provincial officials to concentrate on major floodings and heavy rainfall in the South.

He said the prime minister instructed all Cabinet members to be prepared for the no-confidence debate while she herself will reply and clarify every single issue raised by the opposition. (MCOT online news)

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-- TNA 2013-11-25

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He said the prime minister instructed all Cabinet members to be prepared for the no-confidence debate while she herself will reply and clarify every single issue raised by the opposition. (MCOT online news)

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-- TNA 2013-11-25

Now that would be a first, unless of course the response is "Mai Lou Kha", brother not tell me what to say!!!!

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The prime minister said, “Now that all factions have displayed their political positions, it’s time they meet and talk to find a resolution for the country. The National Reform forum is ready to listen. We should use it to find a concrete solution.”

Said the spider to the fly.

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BANGKOK, Nov 25 – Embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today called on protesters to jointly find a resolution for Thailand but insisted she will neither resign nor dissolve Parliament.

I see she has quite a lot of experience in negotiation. What exactly is she offering to the protestors to make them go home?

The protestors should jointly find a resolution with themselves?

I think she may have made this statement in English, because it has all the hall marks of how she speaks English. Throw in some long words that she doesn't understand and then smile like a 7 year old, who just completed her lines in the Xmas play.

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She is a Shinawatra. They are the epitome of stubbornness. The only thing that will force her to do what she doesn't want to do, is the threat of a wooden spike plunged into her heart.

Well its a very very high stakes game. They run the risk of the whole family becoming person non grata in Thailand. You reckon the kids are worth much more than flipping burgers anywhere else in the world?

They are networkers, facilitators and money changers. Not worth much once they are out of their own pond.

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Most? I don't think so.

PTP doesn't have the 'majority' of Thai people in their pocket. They have less then half. And out of those people who voted for the PTP, not all of them 'love' Thaksin. It's Reds like you who try to mislead others by making it seem that so many people 'love' Thaksin. While he has quite a few followers, he has as much people who hate him and wish to see him dead.

She is a Shinawatra. They are the epitome of stubbornness. The only thing that will force her to do what she doesn't want to do, is the threat of a wooden spike plunged into her heart.

Well its a very very high stakes game. They run the risk of the whole family becoming person non grata in Thailand. You reckon the kids are worth much more than flipping burgers anywhere else in the world?

They are networkers, facilitators and money changers. Not worth much once they are out of their own pond.

Persona non grata with whom? most the country love Thaksin and understand why his sister is looking after the shop. The country should no longer be dictated to but an oligarchy that has strutted around lording is over the ordinary people for far too long.

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Embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today called on protesters to jointly find a resolution for Thailand but insisted she will neither resign nor dissolve Parliament.

It seems that the majority have a resolution to the problem. And that is that Ms Shinawatra resign. The only thing she will not do. How selfish is she ? Runs so strong in the family. bah.gif

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To the experts out there..... I assume this government is finished and its just a question of time before they give in realistically how long can a government hold on in a situation like this?

The 'situation like this' is that the opposition are demanding that the government resign. That would lead to another general election in which the same government would be re-elected with a large majority. The protesters are being orchestrated by the ruling elite who simply can't accept that they have lost power to the people. The demonstrators do not represent the overall view of Thai society, just a narrow, largely Bangkok based elite and the southern moslems who are (some would say, understandably) anti Thaksin, following the 'war on terror' in the South - they are unholy bedfellows of the Yellow shirts.

so even if the government can't 'hold on' as you suggest, they will be re-elected.....or do the yellow shirts have another, more sinister plan?

You're off the mark there. Elites (the ones not putting their money with Thaksin) may have a financial hand in it but this is by no means a mob for hire like we saw with the red shirts, polls suggest Yingluck's popularity is now at it's lowest, they've lost the legitimacy and respect to govern, you have to be pretty evil and incompetent to draw a dissatisfied crowd this large, time for a fresh mandate and she won't do so because she knows PT may well end up with a much reduced victory, and lose absolute domination over parliament. That's where we are at with this.

How many pollsters go to Nan or Nong bualamphu? These polls usually have the qualifier 'conducted in Bangkok and surrounding provinces' The protesters are workers for firms and organisations that give them paid leave and tell them to get themselves down to Ratachadamnoen. PT would not end up with a 'much reduced victory' the people who voted for them before wil do so again, because they delivered affordable health care, social housing, the 9,000 baht minimum wage and a whole host of other things that no government has ever given before.

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Embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today called on protesters to jointly find a resolution for Thailand but insisted she will neither resign nor dissolve Parliament.

It seems that the majority have a resolution to the problem. And that is that Ms Shinawatra resign. The only thing she will not do. How selfish is she ? Runs so strong in the family. 19x19xbah.gif.pagespeed.ic.INo70HjZC3.we width=19 alt=bah.gif>

Why should she resign she has a firm mandate from the people given only 2 years ago, She has another 2 or 3 years to go.

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