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Thai envoy wants apology from Golez, Gordon
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 12/03/2008 1:12 PM


Thailand's ambassador to the Philippines on Wednesday said Presidential Spokesman Anthony Golez and Senator Richard Gordon should apologize for making "disrespectful" statements about the Thai people.

In a press briefing, Ambassador Kulkumut Sinharana Ayudhaya said Golez and Gordon recently made public statements saying that the Thai people lacked "political maturity" and that the Thai people "brought chaos to their country" in the past few days when anti-government rallyists forcibly shut down two of Thailand's main airports, the Suvarnabhumi International airport and the Don Muang Domestic Airport.

"The said statements are not based on facts and may have some implication of hidden agendas. In fact, the protest is only indication that Thai people are free to exercise their political right based on democracy," the ambassador said in a statement.

"In the midst of the protests, the Royal Thai Government has committed itself to upholding the democratic system and will resolve the current situation in accordance with the democratic means," he added.

The official said the two gentleman should apologize for their statements, which could be misconstrued as comments made by the administration "and may make the Thai people feel inferior."

"I believe that the statements made by Mr. Golez and Senator Gordon does not positively contribute to our good and long lasting relations between our two countries and peoples," he added.

Earlier reports quoted Golez as saying that the takeover of Bangkok's international airport was down to Thailand's lack of "political maturity" and said a similar takeover of Manila's main international airport was a very remote scenario.

Asked to explain his comments, Golez said this was so "because our people have reached a high degree of political maturity whereby our people respect due process and the rule of law."

In an interview with ABS-CBN, Kulkumut says that he is keeping close contact with Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Antonio Rodriguez to make sure he is updated with the situation of the Filipinos stranded in Thailand.

He also said airport operations return on December 5 and and that the rallyists did not destroy any airport equipment.


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/03/08/thai-envoy-wants-apology-golez-gordon-disrespectful-comments


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kakatawa't nakakahiya talaga ang mga ogag na pulitiko sa bansa natin... 

[blubinginone]

And they are the trapos...How could we tell them who they are? They shouldn't be there in the first place.  They are such a shame!  Can anybody tell them now, real quick...

[:::OrnjirA:::]

Thailand protests comments by presidential spokesman
Updated December 03, 2008 04:15 PM


MANILA (AP) -Thailand's ambassador today protested comments by a Philippine presidential spokesman and a senator on the political turmoil in Bangkok, saying they insinuate the Thai people lack political maturity.

Ambassador Kulkumut Singhara Na Ayudhaya said he will communicate his concerns to the Philippine Foreign Affairs Department, and reiterated the basic principle of noninterference among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional grouping that the two nations helped establish.

He was reacting to comments by President Arroyo's deputy spokesman, Anthony Golez, who said last week the turmoil in Thailand was unlikely to happen in the Philippines "because our people have reached a high degree of political maturity whereby our people respect due process and the rule of law."

The ambassador also quoted Sen. Richard Gordon as saying "the crisis could not be replicated in the Philippines."

Massive demonstrations are a staple of rough-and-tumble democracy in the Philippines.


http://philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=420820


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[blubinginone]

So, that's why...It was a press release...In that pretext then, I accept.  They just feared the outcome for sure...

But in reality, we cannot deny the fact that what happened is another unique Thai essence to the world...

Maybe, yes, we can replicate it but, if we do, there can be a downside. 

When can people accept that what happened here in Thailand is a big message to the world?...A very unique Thai message that I myself got mesmerized.  Just imagine how they resolved it.  Thailand resolved it with grace...with so much grace...

[:::OrnjirA:::]

mga ogag talaga ang mga pulitiko sa atin, masyadong feeling magagaling!


i fear another diplomatic row, and thais bashing pinas & pinoys once again (remember the cheating controveries during the manila sea games 2005), over these tactless, irresponsible comments.


haay, naku