Pheu Thai MPs to convene Monday

            Spokesman Prompong Nopparit said that they would be briefed on the current political situation. They would also be instructed to communicate with the public in their constituencies concerning the amnesty bill.

            Prompong said that there has been some misunderstanding in the bill, which was meant to neutralise political conflicts and to drive the country forward. Under the goal, Thailand can't afford a discriminative law, he said.

            He considered that the protest near Samsen railway station was just another full-scale anti-government protest by Opposition Democrat Party, with the bill being used as the reason. He noted that as protesters are being mobilised in several provinces like Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phuket, Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva should take responsibility if things turn violence.  

Democrat Deputy Leader Alongkorn Ponlaboot said Sunday that starting tomorrow, the party would stage nationwide talks to deliberate the dubious points in the amnesty bill. The talk will start in Phetchaburi tomorrow, then Trat, Chon Buri and other provinces.

            He urged the Senate not to consider the bill and unveiled the plan to launch a no-confidence motion against the government.

            He insisted that the bill, to involve cases against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's assets, is in violation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. As such, this would damage the confidence in Thailand among the international community.