Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Nation
Some 1,500 people rally in border province of Sa Kaew on Thursday against reports that yellow-clad group from Bangkok will try to seize a border checkpoint.
The group were villagers from Klong Hat, Aranyaprathet, Kok Sung and Ta Phara districts of Sa Kaew.
Speaking via loudspeaker, a representative invited villagers to join their rally, saying that the rally from Bangkok will affect the border businesses and lives of local people.
"We are here to say that we do not welcome the yellow-clad rally from Bangkok. Their presence here will surely affect our living and border businesses. They will try to attempt to seize our border checkpoint. This is not acceptable," he said.
Joining the rally in front of Muang district office were students from schools in the province.
In Bangkok, Chaiwat Sinsuwongse, leader of Thai Patriots Network, said that he will have a meeting at 4pm to consider whether to move people from Bangkok to Sa Kaew. At the press time, they dispersed.
His rally is aimed at putting pressure on the Cambodian government over its trial against seven Thais who were charged with illegal entry.
One of the seven was Veera Somkwamkit, a leader of Thai Patriots Network who is also charged with spying. The Cambodian court on Thursday freed on bail two of the group; on Thursday; Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth and Naruemon Jitararattana.
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