PAD demonstrating against Thaksin Shinawatra.Wikimedia Commons - GNU Free DocumentationBy Cassandra James
Asia Travel Examiner
According to the Bangkok Post, the PAD (People's Alliance for Democracy) is speaking out again in Thailand, now trying to persuade Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to cancel more contracts with Cambodia. The PAD are angry because Cambodia named deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to the government this week. The last time the PAD gathered strength, the end result was the closing of all Thai airports for more than a week and the stranding in Thailand of more than 300,000 foreign tourists.
The PAD, yesterday, not only threw its support behind the Thai government's decision to cancel a memorandum of understanding between Thailand and Cambodia on an overlapping maritime area in the Gulf of Thailand, it's also now trying to persuade the Thai government to cancel more contracts with Cambodia, including all aid projects. If the government listens to the PAD, this would in effect state Thailand cannot be trusted when they sign an agreement as, in later days, if something happens Thailand disagrees with, they'll likely go back on their word and on the agreement. Would any modern government want to sign an agreement with Thailand if this were the case? Highly doubtful.
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