"The ruling Democrat Party yesterday defended its three-month-long emergency rule, suggesting the economy had proved to be resilient during this period as it grew 10 per cent in the first half of the year.
In response to calls for an end to the emergency, which has been in effect since April 7 when protesters stormed Parliament, party spokesman Buranat Samutaruk said the government still needed the extra powers provided by the decree to ensure law and order.The decree also allowed the government to take speedy legal action against wrongdoers while keeping lawful protesters safe.
On the economic front, he said the country had managed to record the second highest growth rate in Asia in the first six months of this year, expanding 10 per cent year-on-year, while the Bank of Thailand's latest forecast showed that GDP would grow 6-7.5 per cent in 2010."
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Democrats defend continuing State of Emergency
Started by Sexpat, Jul 25 2010 10:23 AM
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Posted 25 July 2010 - 11:14 AM
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The ruling Democrat Party yesterday defended its three-month-long emergency rule, suggesting the economy had proved to be resilient during this period as it grew 10 per cent in the first half of the year.
In other words, all those claims that the army had to violently end the protests because they was destroying the Thai economy were pure BS.
