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Saturday 18 December 2010

Abhisit: Keen on Koh Kut [Another Cambodian island ceded to Thailand by France]


[Thai] PM strays off beaten track

Bangkok Post
18th December, 2010
View the beautiful pictures of Koh Kood here.

Democrat Party members are not always in agreement over many things, and picking a venue for their annual assembly has been another bone of contention.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (pictured) wants to hold the assembly next month on Koh Kut [Koh Kood] in the eastern province of Trat.

The island coincidentally was thought to be a choice of holiday destination for his British counterpart David Cameron and his family. However, Mr Cameron and his wife cancelled their trip reportedly following intense pressure from human rights advocates upset with the government's clashes with red shirt protesters in the protests that came to a bloody end on May 19.

Mr Abhisit is said to have suggested that the Camerons spend their vacation on Koh Kut.

Koh Kut came to Mr Abhisit's mind again when the Democrats were exploring a choice of destination for their annual assembly.

Mr Abhisit's pick of Koh Kut is unusual as the decision on where to hold the seminar is always made by Democrat party secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban, who prefers beach resorts in the South such as Koh Samui in his home province of Surat Thani and Patong Beach in Phuket.

The southern provinces are strongholds of the Democrats.

If Koh Kut is selected as the assembly venue, it will be the second meeting the party has held in the East.

During the Samak Sundaravej government in 2008, the then opposition Democrats' assembly took place in the resort city of Pattaya in Chon Buri.

Mr Abhisit's proposal to organise the meeting on Koh Kut has not received full support from all Democrat members. Some have suggested Chiang Rai, which is a stronghold of the opposition Puea Thai Party, as a meeting venue.

They reasoned that holding the seminar there would give the party an opportunity to gauge its popularity in the North and see whether it is ready for the next general election, which is expected some time in the first half of next year.

A party source said the Democrats will use what it terms a ''people's assembly'' to meet its canvassers and hear the people's grievances first hand.

Mr Abhisit will also take the opportunity to co-launch state development projects with local administration agencies.

The Democrat Party's assembly is expected to be held next month after a delay from its original schedule of early this month.

The party, which holds seminars twice a year during parliamentary breaks, was forced to postpone the event because of a rally by the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship on Dec 10.

The UDD also plans another rally tomorrow at Ratchaprasong intersection.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

thieve thai, where is SAm rainsy mp whild our island lose to thai.

Anonymous said...

Well, you should ask where are government leaders? They are in the government so they have the responsibility to protect Khmer land, not the oppositions who have no power.

Anonymous said...

May god devide france and siam youn into many pieces.let them know what its fell like.

Anonymous said...

May god devide france and siam youn into many pieces.let them know what its fell like.