THAILAND: Anti-government protesters march to the country's telecommunication offices after their leader vowed to paralyze the government

Record ID: 230239

  • Title: THAILAND: Anti-government protesters march to the country's telecommunication offices after their leader vowed to paralyze the government
  • Date: 30th November 2013
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 30, 2013) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF CAT TELECOM PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED PROTESTERS MARCHING IN FRONT OF CAT SIGN PROTESTERS CROSSING FENCE PROTESTERS WALKING IN FRONT OF CAT BUILDING PROTESTERS WALKING MAN HOLDING POSTER READ "THAKSIN REGIME MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THIS LAND" (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) PANMANEE JATAKKAWORN, 22-YEAR-OLD PROTESTER SAYING: "In my opinion (storming government facilities) is not a violent act. We just want them to stop working or operating -- who knows, there must be some sort of corruption going on." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS STANDING IN FRONT OF TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANIZATION OF THAILAND (TOT) BUILDING VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING BACK
  • Embargoed: 15th December 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Thailand
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Communications,General,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA4FL72KO4RFZ2W6Y5Q4YG3IG93
  • Story Text: Thousands of protesters made their way to Thailand's state-owned telecoms companies on Saturday (November 30) vowing to paralyse Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.
    The went from the nearby Department of Special Investigations to the Telecommunication Organization of Thailand (TOT) office and and then the building of CAT, the country's telecom authority.
    They briefly stayed on the grounds of the two communication facilities before walking back to the government office complex nearby which they took over earlier in the week.
    "In my opinion (storming government facilities) is not a violent act. We just want them to stop working or operating -- who knows, there must be some sort of corruption going on," said Panmanee Jatakkaworn, 22.
    Since Monday (November 25), demonstrators have surrounded ministries and rallied in a commercial district and outside Yingluck's party headquarters, though the number of protesters appears to have declined steadily through the week.
    Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has urged his supporters to occupy key government offices on Sunday (December 1) in order to shut it down.
    Police and government officials have appeared on television urging protesters to stand down.
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