There are over 6 millions Thai Chinese running the Thai commerce, economy, and gamblings across border like this. Corruption, in the police and the army promoted by these Thai Chinese has destroyed the entire Thai social fabric as well and now here are the problems. Monday, December 29, 2008
Thailand: Following the yellow shirts tsunami, now comes the red shirt storm Thousands of red-clad demonstrators gather at Sanam Luang to start their three-day rally in a bid to deter Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva from delivering his government’s policy statement at parliament today. THITI WONNAMONTHARed shirts gather forcesAdvance guard moves to House overnight 29/12/2008Bangkok Post United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters have started surrounding parliament ahead of today's policy statement by the government.Almost 20,000 red-shirted supporters converged at Sanam Luang on Sunday in preparation for the seizure of the ground outside parliament on Monday.An advance guard of several hundred Sunday night blocked a key road outside the legislature.The rest are to move to the site on Monday, and plan to stay put for the next three days. They will disperse for the New Year break and then return for a protracted demonstration until parliament is dissolved.UDD core leader Jatuporn Promphan announced the plan to the Sunday crowd at Sanam Luang.The government is due to deliver its policy statement to parliament on Monday morning, with a two-day debate - a constitutional precondition to legalising its administrative power.The protesters believe the Democrat-led coalition government under Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva lacks legitimacy, and want him to dissolve the House.Mr Jatuporn said the protesters will not cut electricity or water at parliament.But if the government changes venue for the policy statement, the protesters will follow them.Groups of UDD supporters moved to the front of parliament on Sunday night and blocked Uthong Nai road which approaches its main gate.Natthawut Saikua, another UDD leader, said protesters will leave a narrow path for the MPs to walk into parliament. Surrounding protesters will shout "give us back democracy" while MPs make their way through.Police have closed the gates of parliament and are guarding the legislature in front and at the rear.Deputy Metropolitan police chief Amnuay Nimmano said professional photographers and cameramen drawn from the police force and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will record the activities of UDD demonstrators.Video footage and photographs will be used as evidence against any law-breakers.In the event the protesters commit offences in view of police, they will be arrested on the spot.Pol Maj-Gen Amnuay said police need help from photographers and cameramen because protesters have covered surveillance cameras around parliament with black plastic bags.Whenever police remove them, the bags are put back on again."This shows they intend to do something bad and want to cover it up," Pol Maj-Gen Amnuay said.Protesters who commit violence to stop the government delivering its policy statement would be charged with insurrection.Demonstrators would have to pass through metal detectors installed around parliament before entering the protest site.Demonstrations must be peaceful and demonstrators must not carry weapons of any kind.Pol Maj-Gen Pongsant Jiam-on, another deputy city police chief, said he had received information that many UDD protesters assembling outside parliament were seen carrying catapults and metal rods.At the same time, the Democrats said they will not force their way through anti-government protesters if they are blocked.Democrat deputy spokesman Warong Dejkitvikrom said Deputy Prime Minister and Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban told party MPs to be careful when confronting protesters.The Democrats will not insist on entering parliament if the building is sealed off by protesters."The government has asked 3,600 police officers to ensure security at the site."Mr Suthep told authorities to avoid the use of force or tear gas" to disperse the crowds, Mr Warong said.Democrat MPs were told to gather at party headquarters before travelling together to parliament. Supplies of food and drinking water are in place in the event the MPs manage to enter parliament but are later trapped inside. IN CAMBODIA THE THAI CHINESE HAVE INTRODUCED THIS .During Friday 19 December’s meeting at the Council of Ministers, Hun Sen declared war on slot machine operators who flaunt the law. The Chinese culture promotion of alcohol drinking,gambling, casino ,drug smuggling and sex industry and slavery have destroyed the entire Cambodian social fabric. CONSEQUENCES : SEX TRADE, PROSTITUTION, SEX INDUSTRY,violence,aid disease, HIV ,slavery.....across the borders increase since the Thai Chinese are running this evil gamblings. The Chinese are producing 100,000 prostitutes in Cambodia, one third are underage . With prostitution ,they have introduced drug smugglings in Cambodia.The Chinese are running brothels, importers ,distributors & promoters of wine & alcohol drinking, running Hotels, restaurants, KaraoKe bars.The Chinese with multiples nationalities, coming under the label as foreign investors, are in fact the EVIL IN THE LAND OF CAMBODIA .. They came to destroy Cambodia. THEY ARE THE NEW COLONIALISTS .The Thai Chinese are the lowest creature on earth in Cambodia ( see the Thai Chinese group the Teng Bunma with their promotion of drug consumption, prostitution, illegal logging..) THE CHINESE LEADERS ARE LIARS AND CHEATER AS OF TODAY. March 22, 1970 Prince Sihanouk meets with Zhou Enlai in Beijing and is told: "... China is determined to support Your Highness until Your Highness returns to his own country in victory. So long as Your Highness is determined to fight to the end, it is for certain that we will provide Your Highness with our support.... Prince Sihanouk REPLIED : "With China's support, I will persist in the struggle. No matter how long the struggle will last and how many difficulties it will endure, I will never yield." IN 2008 AS MAO TSE TOUNG COMMUNIST AGENT , NORODOM SIHANOUK ENDS UP LIVING ON THE CHINESE COMMUNIST WELFARE IN CHINA, LEAVING HIS COUNTRY OCCUPIED BY THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS . The Vietnamese communists , the Chinese friends, continued to disobey the UN resolutions:Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia.As of today, Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since 1988. THE CHINESE LEADERS REMAINS SILENT ON THIS ISSUE , ALLOWING THE VIETNAMESE TO OCCUPY CAMBODIA AGAINST THE 10 UN RESOLUTIONS, WHILE CHINA HAS PROMISED SIAHNOUK TO SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENCE OF CAMBODIA ?THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS LEADERS ARE LIARS VIS A VIS THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE.Bury From: [email protected]: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; a-Subject: Re: Thai Casinos in CambodiaDate: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:17:29 +1100 THAI CASINOS IN CAMBODIA Poipet casinos - December 9, 2003Earlier this year when the border casinos were in the news, we asked for photos to show what they actually looked like. 'John G' sent in a few shots of the Poipet area casinos. It is no Las Vegas, but it gives an idea of what the area is like. Right: The Holiday Poipet Above: The visa office - notice the entrance to the 'Holiday Palace' behind it. Above: The border Above: The Holiday Palace Above and below: the interior of the Holiday Palace Thai gamblers unable to visit casinos - Online Casinos, September 8, 2005 The restriction of Sa Kaew's provincial administration of border passes to Poi Pet in Cambodia has left many Thais bitter, as they are now unable to visit casinos in the city. Thailand has no legal casinos, and, in the past, many Thais traveled to Poi Pet in order to gamble, but now they are unable to do so... New bets on Thai casinos - Casino City Times, June 27, 2005As reported by the Australian: "The prospects for Australia's gaming tycoons of new opportunities in Thailand have improved, with the Thai Government pushing for a referendum on legalising casinos."The moves follow a series of raids on illegal casinos last week, prompting Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to call for a debate on the issue."…Mr Shinawatra said a vote on the issue could be held at the next election."The debate will be closely watched by Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd and Victorian gaming giant Tabcorp - both of whom are expected to be among many gaming operators keen on any Thai casino licence."…PBL is expected to be well positioned for any change as Mr Packer already knows Mr Shinawatra - a popular leader who made his fortune building a telecommunications empire before entering politics."…PBL has an Asian gaming joint venture with Melco International Development, a company chaired by Macau's former gambling monopolist, Stanley Ho, through which they are committed to pursuing further Asian gaming opportunities…" Thais visit Cambodian casinos for New Years - Rolling Good Times, April 13, 2005"…Pol. Lt. Col. Niruti Ruengjintana, deputy superintendent of the Aranya Prathet immigration office, said that he expected around 5,000 Thais to cross over into the Cambodian border town of Poi Pet this morning, and that more were likely to follow in the afternoon…" Ban on building material for border casino complex - Construction violates agreement, says army - Bangkok Post, July 29, 2004A ban has been put on the movement of building materials from Thailand to a new casino complex under construction in Cambodia, adjacent to the Chong Sa-ngam border checkpoint in Si Sa Ket province... New casino at border upsets army - Bangkok Post, July 28, 2004...A source said the casino was expected to be completed in the next few months. It was being built by an affiliate of Star Vegas Co, which operates another casino in Cambodia's Poipet town opposite Ban Klongluek in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district. Thai businessman Sombun Charoensukkraisri, owner of Star Vegas Co, had invested in the 300-million-baht casino opposite Si Sa Ket in partnership with a Cambodian military officer, Lt-Gen Tia Sot. Border casinos: Thaksin acts to stem exodus of New Year gamblers - The Nation, December 23, 2003"Beware! You may lose your money out there, and even if you win and bring back a lot of money, your cash could be seized. The videos will record your movements," Thaksin said... Niranuj Sawatkamthon, manager of the Holiday Palace casino in Poi Pet, said yesterday that the stricter screening procedure at the checkpoint had delayed travellers and prompted complaints from many foreign tourists.This is a direct blow against Thai police and military men behind the casinos and a further indication of Thaksin's power and confidence. Border casinos open again - April 17, 2003 Does any reader have a photo of these casinos? The one-kilometer-long gambling strip, with its well-watered and immaculately manicured lawns, luxury hotels, air-conditioned shopping centers, massage parlors and brothels, has seven casinos, with an eighth under construction. "More than 1,000 Thais cross the border every day," said Wanchai Topan, police chief in Aranyaprathet district of Thailand's Sa Kaew province, just across from Poipet...The building of the casinos also caused a population boom in the frontier town. According to Poipet's new commune clerk San Seang Hou, appointed by the Ministry of Interior, the town's population has increased to more than 100,000 from 9,244 families in 1998 census. BTW: Gambling News also carries this story, but has edited out some material including the last paragraph that mentions "the social costs" of gambling. 2 casino moguls 'helped Cambodia pay riot bill' - The Straits Times, March 19, 2003Gambling kingpins Kok Ahn and Pad Supapa contributed to Monday's payment to hasten the diplomatic normalisation process and revive their business fortunes, the Bangkok Post reported, citing a Thai military intelligence source. Outcry over casino trucks - The Nation, March 13, 2003 The border with Cambodia is closed--except for trucks carrying materials to build Thai casinos. The transportation of construction materials was temporarily halted for two hours due to concern among Cambodian authorities over the presence of foreign journalists. Cambodian villagers living near the border expressed discontent over the permit granted to the convoy. Many in the border town have been facing a severe food shortage since the closure of the border... Poipet casinos seek help from Hun Sen - February 1, 2003Calamity: the borders are still closed during this Chinese New Year. No Cambodians allowed - Bangkok Post, December 31, 2002What's going on at the Chong Chom checkpoint in Kap Choeng district: When a request to open the checkpoint was submitted to the government, the reason given as ``cross-border trading''. But the reality is quite different, with gamblers instead of traders using the checkpoint. The nearest town on the Cambodian side of the border _ Samrong _ is miles away on a bumpy road....Cambodian citizens are banned from entering the casino, except those employed as waitresses and cleaners. It is a pretty good article detailing how much things cost and what goes on around the checkpoint. Does anyone have photos of the casinos? Pailin's casinos - October 2, 2002From "Irony is News" journalism: Pailin, once the heart of Khmer Rouge territory, is now full of Thai casinos. The troops have been replaced by armies of croupiers in red waistcoats and short black skirts on their way to work at the Caesar International Casino, an aircraft hangar-style monstrosity offering "Disco, Dance, Karaoke, Restaurant, Massage." Interesting to note that when this article is used in a Canadaian newspaper it has the title: "Cambodia's jungle Klondike thrives" but direct from Reuters, it has the title "Las Vegas overruns Pol Pot's rural idyll in Cambodia."A past article on Thai casinos in Cambodia is here. More on Thai casinos in Cambodia - July 26, 2002From a Sam Rainsy Party press release: Ly Yong Phat and other Thai businessmen have asked the Koh Kong provincial authorities led by Thai-born Governor Yuth Phouthang to chase Cambodian farmers and fishermen from a large area between the Thai border and a Thai-built bridge linking, on Cambodian territory, the commune of Pak Klong and the commune of Dang Tung. Besides, the Thai army is building a road from the Thai border to the city of Sre Ambel, about 200 kilometres eastward.And an earlier article: SRP oppose land grabs in Pailin and Poipet Cambodian border casinos - AFP, February 17, 2002 Banned from most forms of gambling in their own country, cashed-up Thais are frittering away tens of millions of dollars every year at gaudy border casinos. After roaring up the highway from Bangkok, they park their luxury German or Japanese sedans in tightly guarded car parks opposite miserable frontier towns like Poipet, in Cambodia..."Legally speaking we might be in Cambodia, but practically speaking it is in fact Thailand," said one of the casino managers. Just about everyone milling around the Holiday Palace, the Golden Crown Casino and the Star Vegas is Thai and the only currency accepted is the baht. The 5,000 Cambodian employees are expected to only speak Thai.The casinos are owned by investors from Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. The management task force also counts Americans, Britons, Australians and French -- in all more than a dozen nationalities. (from Cambodian border casinos, AFP, February 17, 2002) More Cambodian news at Angkor.com. </html_________________________________________________________________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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