Punggol.sg Punggol.sg
Punggol.sg Forum Terms of Service
Punggol Surroundings Punggol Topaz Historical Background Submitted Articles Articles - Child Care Centre Birds in My Backyard - Punggol 21
Notice: Crime Prevention Punggol Bus Guide Punggol LRT Guide BBQ Pit Booking
 Completed Project  Project In Progress
 Condominium  Others
Enrichment Programme Essential Telephone Numbers Infant/Child Care Services Kindergarten Primary/Secondary Schools Healthcare Establishments RCs, Fire Post Shopping Mall in/near Punggol Fashion and Accessories Food Country Clubs Camps Places Of Worship Others
March 29, 2024, 10:22:52 AM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: Terms of Service
 
   Home   Photos Help Calendar Login Register  

Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong : Coup is a setback for country and democracy  (Read 2107 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Fire76

Offline Offline






Ignore
« on: October 15, 2006, 11:33:39 AM »

Fri, October 6, 2006 : Last updated 20:27 pm (Thai local time)
 
The Nation
 
 
Coup is a setback for country and democracy : Singapore

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday that the power seizure on 19 September was "a setback for Thailand" and its democracy but expressed confidence that the new Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont will live up to his responsibility.


"This is a setback for Thailand, which has been trying to establish a democratic system after a long series of seventeen coups since 1932," Lee said in his keynote speech to a group of journalists from Asia and Europe, in which he was explaining the political systems in Asia.

"But this time there was a political situation and in the end this is how Thailand had resolved it. We accept that. Is it good for Thailand, I think it is a setback for Thailand.

"Did they have to do it? Well, they have to judge," he said.

And instead of waiting for the verdict of voters, which would come with the scheduled election for November, said Lee, the military decided to remove Thaksin Shinawatra through a coup.

Lee said Thailand lacks firmly established democratic institutions and a tradition of civilian rule. However, Westernstyle liberal democracy is not necessary the answer either, according to the premier of the islandstate.

"But it is not a magic formula for success," he said adding that in Asia, Western democracy has not always delivered stable, legitimate and effective government.

Lee told The Nation that he has met the Surayud in the past expressed the wish to work with him. Both of them will be meeting in Nanning on 30-31 Oct to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Asean China summit.

Singapore was one of the first country to send a congratulatory letter to Surayud upon his appointment. head banging head banging head banging head banging head banging head banging head banging head banging head banging head banging

 

 
Privacy Policy © 2006 www.nationmultimedia.com 


 

Logged


Advertisement



Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  



Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2006, Simple Machines
Simple Audio Video Embedder
Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
Page created in 0.107 seconds with 20 queries.
About Punggol.sg Forum | Terms of Service
Hosted on Xssist™ Dedicated Server