Auditor-General promotes racism and xenophobia

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
Auditor-General promotes racism and xenophobia

It appears that Auditor-General Sriracha Charoenpanit must have recently viewed the 2010 movie entitled "Robert Mugabe and the White Farmer", in which details of the highly controversial land seizure programme in Zimbabwe are portrayed. This initiative to

 

In calling for the deportation of foreigners who “own” land in the Kingdom through their Thai spouses, the auditor-general may have gone even further than Mr Mugabe in attempting to legitimise xenophobia and racism among the family of nations. Such comments are certainly not in keeping with the spirit of Asean and only serve to further alienate foreign investors in Thailand. 
Michael Setter
Sattahip