Wednesday, 2 July 2008

Protests Continue in Thailand

Bangkok, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Demonstrators from the opposition Alliance for Democracy (APD) are still surrounding the Government headquarters despite a judicial order to disband.

The APD, determined to oust the executive, ignored the court order to stop obstructing traffic using loudspeakers on work days.

However the Democratic Party (DP), that failed last week with a vote of censure against Prime Minister Samak Sundarajev and six cabinet's leaders, has made its offensive more severe against Foreign Minister Nopadom Pattana.

The Thailand foreign minister is the target of those who accuse the government of ignoring the country's interest by signing an agreement with Cambodia that settled the dispute over the territory where the ruins of Khmer de Preah Vihear Temple are, a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site.

The DP leader Abhisit Vejjajiva sent UNESCO the petition to reject a Bangkok-Phnom Penh joint declaration by which the area will remain under Cambodia's sovereignty and both countries will manage the monument.

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