วันอาทิตย์ที่ 25 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
'Red Sunday' Gathering at Lumpini Park
RevengeoftheRedShirt | July 25, 2010
Red shirts plan to test the government's emergency decree in Bangkok again late today when hundreds are expected to gather at Lumpini Park to do "protest aerobic dance exercises".
Key red-shirt member Sombat Boon-ngam-anong - who made headlines by leading a group tying red ribbons at the Rajprasong intersection twice after he was released from two weeks of detention under the emergency decree - told The Nation yesterday he was "con?fused" as to how doing aerobic dances with red-shirt music could violate the decree, which forbids political gatherings of more than five persons.
"I'm still baffled how we can break the law," said Sombat, who added that he and his group was prepared to face possible arrest.
He expected up to 1,000 red shirts to take part in the Lumpini event.
"A lot of people will definitely come to take part," he said, of the event, which he said was a symbolic protest. He said the government lost political legitimacy after its bloody handling of red-shirt protesters in April and May, which led to 90 deaths and more than 1,800 injured on both sides.
The red shirts are due to gather around the Clock Tower inside the park at 5pm. The park is traditionally popular for aerobic dances, though today's event will probably be the first aerobics protest.
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วันเสาร์ที่ 24 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
เบื้องหลังตำแหน่งประธานสภาสิทธิมนุษยชน UN โดย กาหลิบ
วันศุกร์ที่ 2 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
เบื้องหลังตำแหน่งประธานสภาสิทธิมนุษยชน UN โดย กาหลิบ
คอลัมน์ เมืองไทยหรือเมืองใคร?
เรื่อง เบื้องหลังตำแหน่งประธานสภาสิทธิมนุษยชน UN
โดย กาหลิบ
ฟัง คำคุยของรัฐบาลเกี่ยวกับตำแหน่งประธานสภาสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งสหประชาชาติ ที่ไทยเพิ่งได้รับมาหมาดๆ ทำให้เกิดความนึกคิดขึ้น ๒ อย่าง หนึ่งคือคนที่ยังไม่รู้เหตุผลเบื้องหลังอาจจะเผลอภูมิใจว่าเป็นเกียรติยศของ เมืองไทยในสถานการณ์ปัจจุบันนี้ อีกอย่างคือ คนรู้ก็มีหน้าที่ต้องบอกเล่าเพื่อมิให้เมืองไทยยิ่งพลัดหลงเข้ารกเข้าพงของ ป่าสากล
เพราะเบื้องหลังเรื่องนี้มันไม่เหมือนกับคำโฆษณาของรัฐบาลมหาอำมาตย์หรอกครับ
สภาสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งสหประชาชาติเป็นหน่วยใหม่ที่จัดตั้งขึ้นเมื่อปี พ.ศ.๒๕๔๙ นี่เอง
ประกอบด้วยสมาชิก ๔๗ ประเทศสมาชิกขององค์การสหประชาชาติ ซึ่งนับเป็นเสียงข้างน้อยเพราะสมาชิกเต็มองค์คือ ๑๙๒ ประเทศ
ตัว ประธานสภาเลือกตามพื้นที่ภูมิศาสตร์ที่แบ่งออกเป็น ๕ พื้นที่ ได้แก่ แอฟริกา ยุโรปตะวันออก ยุโรปตะวันตก และประเทศตะวันตกอื่นๆ ละตินอเมริกาและแคร์ริปเบียน และเอเชีย เพื่อให้เป็นธรรมต่อสมาชิก เพราะทุกส่วนของโลกจะเวียนกันมาเป็นประธานได้
ข่าวแจ้งว่า เมื่อได้รับเลือกแล้ว รัฐบาลก็มอบหมายให้ นายสีหศักดิ์ พวงเกตุแก้ว เอกอัครราชทูตผู้แทนถาวรประจำสหประชาชาติ ณ นครนิวยอร์ก ทำหน้าที่เป็นประธานสภา รับเรื่องร้องทุกข์และวางแนวทางจัดการกับระเบียบด้านมนุษยชนของโลก
งานไม่ใช่เล็ก และดูเผินๆ ก็น่าภาคภูมิใจนัก
แต่เบื้องหลังอันแท้จริงนั้นลึกซึ้ง เล่าเป็นข้อๆ ไปจะชัดเจนกว่า
๑. การก่อตั้งสภาฯ และกลไกการเลือกประธานสภาฯ กระทำขึ้นในปี พ.ศ.๒๕๔๙ ปีเดียวกับที่เกิดรัฐประหาร คปก./คมช. ในเมืองไทย โค่นรัฐบาลประชาธิปไตยที่ชนะการเลือกตั้งสองครั้งซ้อนๆ แปลว่าตำแหน่งประธานสภาฯ ที่ไทยได้รับ เป็นผลการทำงาน ทั้งหาเสียงโน้มน้าวใจและวางแนวทางต่างๆ ในช่วงรัฐบาลที่ พ.ต.ท.ทักษิณ ชินวัตร เป็นนายกรัฐมนตรี ไม่ใช่ผลงานของคณะรัฐประหาร รัฐบาลสุรยุทธ์ รัฐบาลสมัคร รัฐบาลสมชาย และแน่นอนว่าไม่ใช่ฝีมือของรัฐบาลอภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ
แปลไทยเป็นไทย สถานการณ์สิทธิมนุษยชนของไทยตั้งแต่การรัฐประหารมาจนบัดนี้ ที่รัฐบาลถึงกับใช้อาวุธสงครามเข่นฆ่าประชาชนแล้วนั้น ไม่ได้ถูกรวมเป็นหลักฐานที่แสดงความพร้อมหรือไม่พร้อมของไทยเลย
อย่าลืมว่ากลไกสหประชาชาติในบางครั้งก็ช้านานเหมือนระบบราชการทั่วไป ผลที่เห็นเดี๋ยวนี้มาจากการทำสะสมมาเป็นปีๆ ก็บ่อยไป
๒. นายสีหศักดิ์ฯ เข้าทำหน้าที่ประธานสภาฯ ครั้งนี้แบบส่วนตัว ไม่ใช่ในนามเอกอัครราชทูตและไม่ใช่ในนามรัฐบาลไทยแต่อย่างใด แปลว่าถ้านายสีหศักดิ์ฯ พ้นจากตำแหน่งเอกอัครราชทูตฯ เดี๋ยวนี้ ก็ยังคงทำหน้าที่ประธานสภาสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งสหประชาชาติได้
ทำไมน่ะหรือ?
ก็ เพราะ หนึ่ง-การเข้ามาเป็นประธานของไทยที่เริ่มหาเสียงมาแต่ครั้งที่เป็น ประชาธิปไตยสมบูรณ์ มันลึกเกินกว่าที่จะหยุดยั้งได้ เสียงคัดค้านที่ระงมมาจาก NGOs และรัฐบาลบางประเทศว่าไทยไม่ควรเข้ารับตำแหน่ง จึงไม่มีผลทันการณ์ในการระงับยับยั้งความเป็นประธาน แต่กดดันจนเกิดการต่อรองว่าไทยอย่าเป็นประธานสภาฯ ในนามประเทศเลย ขอให้สีหศักดิ์ฯ เป็นแบบส่วนตัว เพื่อป้องกันข้อครหาดีกว่า
หมายความ ว่าวันนี้ไทยมิได้เป็นประธานสภาสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งสหประชาชาติ เพราะมีคนรังเกียจมาก แต่ให้คนของไทยที่เจรจาหาเสียงมาแต่ต้นเข้ามารั้งตำแหน่งไว้ก่อน เนื่องจากย้อนไปทำอะไรใหม่หมดไม่ไหว
อีกเหตุก็คือตัวคุณสีหศักดิ์ฯ เองที่มีบุคลิกลักษณะที่คนสหประชาชาติยอมรับ พูดง่ายๆ คือมีแฟนมาก ยอมรับในความสามารถและความเหมาะสมต่างๆ เป็นที่น่าเสียดายว่าคนอย่างนี้ไม่มีทัศนคติที่จะทำอะไรเพื่อฝ่ายประชาชนและ ประชาธิปไตยเท่าที่ควร จึงไม่มีประโยชน์ต่ออนาคตของชาตินัก
๓. คู่แข่งไทยในรอบสุดท้ายคือ บังกลาเทศ มัลดิฟส์ และเคอร์กิสถาน ล้วนแต่มีปัญหาสิทธิมนุษยชนอย่างรุนแรงมาก่อนไทยทั้งสิ้น บังกลาเทศยังถล่มกันกลางเมืองระหว่างค่ายต่างๆ จนถูกจัดเป็น “รัฐล้มเหลว” ในปีนี้ด้วย มัลดิฟส์มีผู้นำที่หนีการเลือกตั้งมาแล้วกว่า ๒๐ ปี และเคอร์กิสถานก็เป็นอ่างเลือดที่ล้างกันไม่จบระหว่างชาวอุสเบ็คและชาวเคอร์ กิซที่คร่าชีวิตคนไปมากกว่า ๒,๐๐๐ ศพ
เทียบกันอย่างนี้ สถานการณ์ไทยก็ย่อมดูดีกว่าเป็นธรรมดา
ทั้ง หมดที่เล่ามานี้ ไม่ใช่เพื่อตัดรอนผู้รักชาติที่ต้องการความภาคภูมิใจในความเป็นไทย เพียงแต่ขอให้ลืมตาให้สว่าง อย่าตามืดตาบอด และอย่าหลงเป็นเครื่องมือของคนโฉดชั่วที่ครองประเทศอยู่ในขณะนี้
ความภูมิใจของชาติอย่างแท้จริงมาจากความเป็นประชาธิปไตยเท่านั้น
ถ้าประชาชนต้องอยู่อย่างสัตว์ หรือคนชั้นสอง จะไปเป็นตำแหน่งต่างๆ หาพระแสงด้ามยาวอะไรกันครับ.
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คอลัมน์ เหล็กใน
สุเทพ เทือกสุบรรณ รองนายกฯ และผอ.ศอฉ. เป็นจำเลยที่ 2
รมว.กลาโหม ผบ.ทบ. ทหารใหญ่ในศอฉ. รวมทั้งโฆษกไก่อู เป็นจำเลยรวม 13 คน
ความผิดฐานพยายามฆ่า และทำร้ายร่างกายจนได้ รับอันตรายสาหัส
จากเหตุการณ์ "ขอพื้นที่คืน" 10 เม.ย.
ดูท่าคดีนี้จะไม่ใช่คดีแรก และคดีสุดท้ายแน่ๆ!
นายกฯ มาร์ค รองสุเทพ ทหารใหญ่ในศอฉ. เตรียม ตัวเตรียมใจเป็นจำเลยอีกหลายๆ คดีไว้ได้เลย
เพราะ "ที่นี่มีคนตาย" หลายศพ!
แต่ละศพไม่ใช่ผักปลา หรือมดปลวก ล้วนมีครอบ ครัว มีญาติ มีเพื่อน มีคนอยู่ข้างหลัง
ทุกชีวิตต้องได้รับความเป็นธรรม?
ทุกศพต้องมีผู้รับผิดชอบ??
อย่างไรก็ตาม แม้จะตกเป็นจำเลยแล้ว แต่ตราบใดที่ศาลยังไม่พิพากษา
ถือว่าทั้ง 13 คน ยังเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์
ยังเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์เช่นเดียวกับบรรดาจำเลย หรือ ผู้ต้องหา ที่ศอฉ.ใช้กฎหมายพิเศษจับกุม คุมขังอยู่ในเวลานี้
ไม่ว่าแกนนำนปช. คนเสื้อแดง นักเคลื่อนไหว หรือ นักกิจกรรม
รวมทั้ง "นายหรั่ง" ที่ ธาริต เพ็งดิษฐ์ อธิบดีดีเอสไอ สร้างภาพให้เป็นนักก่อการร้ายระดับฮอลลีวู้ด
เมื่อศาลยังไม่พิพากษา ไม่ว่านายกฯ ผอ.ศอฉ. รมต. ผบ.เหล่าทัพ อธิบดี หรือบรรดาโฆษก ก็ไม่มีสิทธิละเมิด ล่วงเกิน
ไม่ว่าทางกาย วาจา ใจ หรือทางไหนๆ
ผู้ต้องหา และจำเลยทุกคน ต้องได้รับความเป็นธรรม
เช่นเดียวกับจำเลยอภิสิทธิ์ จำเลยสุเทพ จำเลยปณิธาน
เช่นเดียวกับจำเลยอนุพงษ์ จำเลยประยุทธ์ จำเลยสรรเสริญ
ต่างก็ต้องการความเป็นธรรมเช่นกัน
แต่ทว่าทุกวันนี้หลายคน หลายหน่วย หลายองค์กร มักกระทำตัวราวกับเป็นศาล เป็นผู้พิพากษาเสียเอง
บางคนแสดงออกราวกับเป็นเครื่องหมายของความ ถูกต้อง?
สงสัยใคร จับใคร ขังใคร ไอ้คนนั้นมันต้องเป็นโจร เป็นผู้ก่อการร้าย
ทั้งๆ ที่เอาเข้าจริงๆ ตัวเองก็ตกอยู่ในสภาพไม่ต่างกัน
เป็นจำเลย!?
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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 18 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
iReport — BANGKOK — Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in.
One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister — some using vulgar language.
The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets.
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded.
Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media coverage.
All that led to a contrite news conference on Wednesday, at which Witthawat said he would leave the show after this weekend.
"I feel sorry for the bad thing I've done," he said. "But I admit I did it because I was still thinking like a teenager and didn't have good common sense."
He also apologized to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Thai media experts said the affair shows the country's political crisis is not only not fading away, it's rippling out to a broader cross-section of society.
"This phenomenon ... represents the real and deep political conflict in Thai society," media analyst Supinya Klangnarong said. "More battles here and there — in the entertainment industry, in politics, in schools, in universities or even in homes — will be occurring, I think, throughout the country."
The show, "Academy Fantasia," features 12 contestants who live together in a house, their routine activities broadcast live 24 hours a day on cable TV. Called "dream chasers," they perform together on stage every weekend, when viewers vote for who should stay on the show.
Last Saturday, as the scandal peaked, Witthawat's parents asked the show's producer not to have their son perform on stage, saying they didn't want him to be in the middle of any conflict.
He still managed to get the most votes, apparently drawing support from both fans and political sympathizers.
"A lot of my friends voted for him after he was attacked by pro-government people on the Internet," said Wilailak Jangjaicharoen, 27, a die-hard Academy Fantasia watcher. "They felt sorry for him and couldn't understand why other people wouldn't tolerate different opinions in society."
This weekend, Witthawat plans to appear on stage with the 11 other contenders for the last time.
Thailand's political crisis made headlines worldwide earlier this year, when nearly 90 people — most of them protesters — were killed and more than 1,400 people injured during nine weeks of demonstrations.
The protests were crushed when the army moved into the main protest site in Bangkok's central commercial district on May 19. In a final paroxysm of violence, some protesters set fire to about 30 buildings around the capital, including an upscale shopping mall and the stock exchange.
Discontent has been brewing for years, ever since protests were launched in 2006 accusing then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
The military ousted Thaksin in a September 2006 coup, but he remains popular with his mostly rural followers, who together with democracy activists formed the so-called Red Shirt movement that led the most recent anti-government protests.
Witthawat is a native of Chiang Mai province, Thaksin's birthplace and stronghold.
Phansasiri Kularb, a journalism lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said such incidents could recur as long as Thai society fails to allow more space for criticism and diversity of opinion.
"As a contender in a singing contest, Witthawat challenged pop culture custom by bringing up politics," she said, "and the view he voiced happened to be different from what the general public wants to hear."
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iReport ? BANGKOK ? Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in. One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister ? some using vulgar language. The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets. Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded. Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media ...
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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 4 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
นปช.ทำบุญให้ผู้เสียชีวิตที่วัดปทุมวนาราม ครบ 50 วัน
“เก่ง” อาสาสมัครเคราะห์ร้ายเหยื่อหมายเรียก ศอฉ.ร่วมทำบุญครบรอบ 50 วัน อุทิศส่วนกุศลให้กับผู้เสียชีวิตจากการขอคืนพื้นที่ของรัฐบาล ณ วัดปทุมวนาราม เผยน้ำตานองหน้าไม่นึกว่าจะได้รับการตอบแทนเยี่ยงนี้...
เมื่อเวลา 10.00 น. วันที่ 4 ก.ค. 2553 กลุ่ม นปช.จังหวัดราชบุรีและกลุ่มนักรบไซเบอร์ จำนวนกว่า 200 คน เดินทางมารวมตัวกันที่วัดปทุมวนาราม ฝั่งตรงข้ามสำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ เพื่อร่วมทำบุญอุทิศส่วนกุศลให้กับผู้เสียชีวิตจากการขอคืนพื้นที่ของรัฐบาลเมื่อวันที่ 19 พ.ค.ที่ผ่านมา เนื่องในโอกาสครบรอบ 50 วัน โดยมี นายวสันต์ สายรัศมี หรือ “เก่ง” อายุ 27 ปี อาสาสมัครหน่วยกู้ภัยศูนย์วิทยุร่วมด้วยช่วยกัน ซึ่งถูก ศอฉ. นำหมายเรียกไปติดไว้ที่หน้าบ้านเดินทางมาร่วมงานด้วย
สำหรับบรรยากาศภายในงานมีการทำบุญเลี้ยงพระสงฆ์ จำนวน 10 รูป โดยกลุ่ม นปช.ได้ร่วมกันฟังสวดบังสกุล ถวายสังฆทาน กรวดน้ำอุทิศส่วนกุศล และจุดธูปเทียนวางดอกไม้เพื่อเป็นการไว้อาลัยให้กับดวงวิญญาณของผู้เสียชีวิตทุกคน นอกจากนี้ยังมีการทำเสื้อมาวางขายเพื่อนำรายได้ไปมอบให้กับผู้ได้รับผลกระทบจากเหตุการณ์ดังกล่าวอีกด้วย
จากการสอบถาม นายวสันต์ สายรัศมี หรือ “เก่ง” อายุ 27 ปี อาสาสมัครเคราะห์ร้ายกล่าวทั้งน้ำตาว่า ทราบข่าวจากทางอินเทอร์เน็ตจึงรีบเดินทางมาร่วมงานทำบุญให้กับผู้เสียชีวิต โดยเฉพาะตนคิดถึงเพื่อนๆ อาสาสมัครที่ต้องเสียชีวิตในวัดถึง 6 ศพ ซึ่งหลังจากถูก ศอฉ.ออกหมายเรียกก็ทำให้ชีวิตไม่เป็นปกติ ตนไม่สามารถประกอบอาชีพและเดินทางกลับไปหา “น้องกล้า” ลูกชายวัย 9 ขวบที่บ้านได้ รู้สึกเสียใจอย่างมากทั้งที่ตนและเพื่อนทำงานช่วยเหลือเพื่อนมนุษย์อย่างไม่แบ่งแยกฝ่ายไม่เคยเลือกข้างเลือกสี ขนาดเหตุการณ์ที่แยกคอกวัว เมื่อวันที่ 10 เม.ย.ที่ผ่านมา ตนยังไปช่วยปฐมพยาบาลทหารที่ถูกยิงได้รับบาดเจ็บแต่กลับถูกรัฐบาลตอบแทนอย่างนี้
“น้ำตาที่ไหลในวันนี้ เพราะคิดถึงลูกและเพื่อนๆ ทุกคนมันเกิดจากความน้อยใจที่ชีวิตตัวเองต้องตกอยู่ในสภาพเร่ร่อนแบบนี้ ทั้งที่เราเป็นแค่อาสาสมัครไม่ได้เกี่ยวข้องกับ นปช. หรือกลุ่มการเมืองกลุ่มใด ที่สำคัญตนไม่ได้กลัวที่ตัวเองถูก ศอฉ.ออกหมายเรียก แต่มีผู้ใหญ่หลายๆ ท่านให้แนะนำว่าอย่าเพิ่งเดินทางไปมอบตัวให้รอปรึกษาทนายความก่อนแล้วค่อยตัดสินใจอีกทีว่าจะทำอย่างไรต่อไป” นายวสันต์ กล่าว
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/region/93755
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