"Thailand will disagree if the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) imposes sanctions against Myanmar gemstone trading to pressure the military regime as it would affect Thailand, according to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Both the UN and the EU are reportedly considering separately to impose sanctions against Myanmar after a court sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 18 months of house detention. The sanction on arms sale would be supported by Thailand, but gemstone trading would definitely harm a spectrum of the Thai economy, the prime minister said."
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Thailand opposes UN sanctions on Burma gems
Started by Garcia, Aug 14 2009 11:10 AM
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Posted 14 August 2009 - 02:27 PM
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The sanction on arms sale would be supported by Thailand, but gemstone trading would definitely harm a spectrum of the Thai economy, the prime minister said.
You can always count on the Thais for humanitarian motivation. My guess is that 90% of Thais don't care what happens to the Burmese people, especially if it means costing some Thai businessmen money.
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 01:58 PM
The latest news is that Vietnam and Laos, two paragons of democracy in the creature they call ASEAN, have vetoed any attempt by the organization to ask Burma to pardon Aung San. So much for ASEAN's human rights charter.
