Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has called on the people to goto the poll scheduled for February 2, which is expected to settle downthe country’s political tension.
She stressed that political turmoil has caused negative impacts on the country’s economy, particularly in tourism.
Shemade the appeal on January 5 in the context that thousands ofopposition protesters continued marching through Bangkok to demandthe PM step down.
Protest spokesman said this was a "warm-up" for their planned occupation of the city on January 13.
The march was held just a few days after protest leader SuthepThaugsuban called a mass rally on January 13 to paralyze Bangkok.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister SurapongTovichakchaikul on January 4 warned that the planned January 13 shutdownwould be illegal, adding that the disruption on the scale would aviolation of the law and would create difficulties for citizens andbusiness operators.
In another development, Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra's party on January 4 kicked off campaigning for theFebruary election.
The Puea Thai Party launched itsre-election bid with rallies in northern heartlands and on the outskirtsof the capital, which has been shaken by weeks of anti-governmentdemonstrations that have left eight people dead and about 400 wounded.
Political turmoil in Thailand has caused aserious damage to the country’s economy. It has to postpone a 65 billionUSD investment to infrastructure, which was expected to make up forproduction difficulties.-VNA
She stressed that political turmoil has caused negative impacts on the country’s economy, particularly in tourism.
Shemade the appeal on January 5 in the context that thousands ofopposition protesters continued marching through Bangkok to demandthe PM step down.
Protest spokesman said this was a "warm-up" for their planned occupation of the city on January 13.
The march was held just a few days after protest leader SuthepThaugsuban called a mass rally on January 13 to paralyze Bangkok.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister SurapongTovichakchaikul on January 4 warned that the planned January 13 shutdownwould be illegal, adding that the disruption on the scale would aviolation of the law and would create difficulties for citizens andbusiness operators.
In another development, Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra's party on January 4 kicked off campaigning for theFebruary election.
The Puea Thai Party launched itsre-election bid with rallies in northern heartlands and on the outskirtsof the capital, which has been shaken by weeks of anti-governmentdemonstrations that have left eight people dead and about 400 wounded.
Political turmoil in Thailand has caused aserious damage to the country’s economy. It has to postpone a 65 billionUSD investment to infrastructure, which was expected to make up forproduction difficulties.-VNA
