Red Shirt mourning continues, one year after crackdown
It has been one year since the crackdown, but Red Shirts continue to mourn their dead.
29-year-old Terdsak Foongklinchan was a Red Shirt protester who died at Khok Wua intersection when clashes broke out with the military.
His parents did not cremate him for a year, hoping to find out who was responsible for his death.
Suwimol Foongklinchan, the mother of Terdsak, said: "We kept his body, because we wanted an explanation, but almost a year has passed and we haven't gotten any justice from this government."
The military maintains that soldiers opened fire on terrorist elements hidden among demonstrators on April 10.
Mr Terdsak's death could have been collateral damage, as he was said to be unarmed.
Taken from the temple morgue, the coffin was to be displayed in the bed of a pickup truck as part of a Red Shirt procession.
But the monk, who released the body, deems it undignified.
Instead, a dummy coffin draped with a red cloth is used.
For many Red Shirts, funerals and memorials have become political events where protesters gather to keep the movement alive.
Remembrance is vital to them since many are still raw about last year's crackdown.
One of the protesters, Yongyuth Boondee, said: "I feel sorry for him because he fought for democracy alongside of us and the government ordered the crackdown on the protesters. And I feel sorry that he died."
Redshirt leaders like Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Phrompan and former Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, routinely attend and preside over these funerals.
They do it to show support to the families who have lost loved ones to political violence. But they also stir up the crowd who are visibly moved by the fallen.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
2011年4月4日星期一
2011年4月3日星期日
Thai flood death toll reaches 35
Thai flood death toll reaches 35
Flooding across southern Thailand has killed at least 35 people, officials said Saturday, as unseasonably wet weather deluged the homes and businesses of around two million people.
Victims were either swept into the rising waters or buried in mudslides as the heavy rains inundated homes and washed roads and bridges away in what should be one of the hottest months of the year.
Flood waters, more than two metres deep in some places, have continued to spread despite easing rainfall in recent days, while waterlogged soil has heightened the risk of landslides.
Thousands of people have been forced to move into temporary shelters as the military continued to help evacuate those most at risk on Saturday.
Authorities said the toll had reached 15 in the hardest-hit province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, eight along the coast in Surat Thani, six in Krabi, and two in each of Phatthalung, Chumphon, and Trang provinces.
Mudslides have swamped at least one whole village in Khao Phanom district, Krabi province, and officials said five people are still missing in the area.
Bad weather also caused thousands of tourists to be stranded on islands in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea earlier in the week, but ferry and air links have now resumed to most holiday areas.
Ten provinces are now affected by the flooding, after waters reached Satun and Narathiwat, near the Malaysian border, according to Thailand's department of disaster prevention and mitigation.
More than 100 districts in the ten provinces have now been declared disaster zones and nearly 6,000 people are in temporary shelters after 11 days of floods following evacuation by the government.
Rail access to the region was still halted on Saturday, while the airport at Nakhon Si Thammarat remained closed.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Flooding across southern Thailand has killed at least 35 people, officials said Saturday, as unseasonably wet weather deluged the homes and businesses of around two million people.
Victims were either swept into the rising waters or buried in mudslides as the heavy rains inundated homes and washed roads and bridges away in what should be one of the hottest months of the year.
Flood waters, more than two metres deep in some places, have continued to spread despite easing rainfall in recent days, while waterlogged soil has heightened the risk of landslides.
Thousands of people have been forced to move into temporary shelters as the military continued to help evacuate those most at risk on Saturday.
Authorities said the toll had reached 15 in the hardest-hit province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, eight along the coast in Surat Thani, six in Krabi, and two in each of Phatthalung, Chumphon, and Trang provinces.
Mudslides have swamped at least one whole village in Khao Phanom district, Krabi province, and officials said five people are still missing in the area.
Bad weather also caused thousands of tourists to be stranded on islands in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea earlier in the week, but ferry and air links have now resumed to most holiday areas.
Ten provinces are now affected by the flooding, after waters reached Satun and Narathiwat, near the Malaysian border, according to Thailand's department of disaster prevention and mitigation.
More than 100 districts in the ten provinces have now been declared disaster zones and nearly 6,000 people are in temporary shelters after 11 days of floods following evacuation by the government.
Rail access to the region was still halted on Saturday, while the airport at Nakhon Si Thammarat remained closed.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
2011年4月2日星期六
Pray for Thai 为泰祈求
_||_ 让我们为泰南水灾灾民跟泰北地震灾民祈求平安。
Let us pray for the victims of Southern floods and Northern earthquake.
นะโม ตัสสะ ภะคะวะโต อะระหะโต สัมมาสัมพุทธัสสะ
นะโม ตัสสะ ภะคะวะโต อะระหะโต สัมมาสัมพุทธัสสะ
นะโม ตัสสะ ภะคะวะโต อะระหะโต สัมมาสัมพุทธัสสะ
สาธุ สาธุ สาธุ _||_
Let us pray for the victims of Southern floods and Northern earthquake.
นะโม ตัสสะ ภะคะวะโต อะระหะโต สัมมาสัมพุทธัสสะ
นะโม ตัสสะ ภะคะวะโต อะระหะโต สัมมาสัมพุทธัสสะ
นะโม ตัสสะ ภะคะวะโต อะระหะโต สัมมาสัมพุทธัสสะ
สาธุ สาธุ สาธุ _||_
Thai flood death toll reaches 35
Thai flood death toll reaches 35
Flooding across southern Thailand has killed at least 35 people, officials said Saturday, as unseasonably wet weather deluged the homes and businesses of around two million people.
Victims were either swept into the rising waters or buried in mudslides as the heavy rains inundated homes and washed roads and bridges away in what should be one of the hottest months of the year.
Flood waters, more than two metres deep in some places, have continued to spread despite easing rainfall in recent days, while waterlogged soil has heightened the risk of landslides.
Thousands of people have been forced to move into temporary shelters as the military continued to help evacuate those most at risk on Saturday.
Authorities said the toll had reached 15 in the hardest-hit province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, eight along the coast in Surat Thani, six in Krabi, and two in each of Phatthalung, Chumphon, and Trang provinces.
Mudslides have swamped at least one whole village in Khao Phanom district, Krabi province, and officials said five people are still missing in the area.
Bad weather also caused thousands of tourists to be stranded on islands in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea earlier in the week, but ferry and air links have now resumed to most holiday areas.
Ten provinces are now affected by the flooding, after waters reached Satun and Narathiwat, near the Malaysian border, according to Thailand's department of disaster prevention and mitigation.
More than 100 districts in the ten provinces have now been declared disaster zones and nearly 6,000 people are in temporary shelters after 11 days of floods following evacuation by the government.
Rail access to the region was still halted on Saturday, while the airport at Nakhon Si Thammarat remained closed.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Flooding across southern Thailand has killed at least 35 people, officials said Saturday, as unseasonably wet weather deluged the homes and businesses of around two million people.
Victims were either swept into the rising waters or buried in mudslides as the heavy rains inundated homes and washed roads and bridges away in what should be one of the hottest months of the year.
Flood waters, more than two metres deep in some places, have continued to spread despite easing rainfall in recent days, while waterlogged soil has heightened the risk of landslides.
Thousands of people have been forced to move into temporary shelters as the military continued to help evacuate those most at risk on Saturday.
Authorities said the toll had reached 15 in the hardest-hit province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, eight along the coast in Surat Thani, six in Krabi, and two in each of Phatthalung, Chumphon, and Trang provinces.
Mudslides have swamped at least one whole village in Khao Phanom district, Krabi province, and officials said five people are still missing in the area.
Bad weather also caused thousands of tourists to be stranded on islands in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea earlier in the week, but ferry and air links have now resumed to most holiday areas.
Ten provinces are now affected by the flooding, after waters reached Satun and Narathiwat, near the Malaysian border, according to Thailand's department of disaster prevention and mitigation.
More than 100 districts in the ten provinces have now been declared disaster zones and nearly 6,000 people are in temporary shelters after 11 days of floods following evacuation by the government.
Rail access to the region was still halted on Saturday, while the airport at Nakhon Si Thammarat remained closed.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
泰南水灾恶化 已有25人丧命
泰南水灾恶化 已有25人丧命
泰国官员昨天警告，泰国南部四府的水灾形势可能恶化。水灾发生至今，已经夺走25条人命，当地的养虾业也受到重创，业者担心冷冻食品的产量和出口恐将受到沉重打击。
养虾业受重创
泰国养殖虾出口量每年大约是60万公吨，南部的产量就占了大约70%，主要输出到美国、日本和欧盟，总金额达33亿1000万美元。泰国冷冻食品协会主席帕尼川告诉路透社，大水冲走了大约5万到6万公吨的鲜虾，并冲毁了道路，使得养殖场的鲜虾运输工作受阻。
泰国海鲜食品和罐头出口商泰万盛食品因受水灾影响，股价在3月29日下挫了5.3%。曼谷的亚洲证券指出，未来几个月鲜虾的价格会攀升，出口将减少，该公司盈利料会下跌。泰国南部是最大的养虾基地，水灾发生时正值当地的旅游旺季。4月中旬将是泰国的泼水节，南部的旅游业和运输业受到冲击料会很大。
官员透露南部多个村子已被大水吞噬，10天的水灾至今已造成25人丧命。另外八府也受到水灾的影响，灾民人数将近100万人，被毁的农田超过11万 2000公顷。泰国是世界最大橡胶生产国，水灾也延误了橡胶的出口。一些橡胶工厂被迫暂时关闭，交通受阻也影响橡胶的运输。至少有5万公吨的橡胶无法及时交货。
-以上新闻转载自omy-
泰国官员昨天警告，泰国南部四府的水灾形势可能恶化。水灾发生至今，已经夺走25条人命，当地的养虾业也受到重创，业者担心冷冻食品的产量和出口恐将受到沉重打击。
养虾业受重创
泰国养殖虾出口量每年大约是60万公吨，南部的产量就占了大约70%，主要输出到美国、日本和欧盟，总金额达33亿1000万美元。泰国冷冻食品协会主席帕尼川告诉路透社，大水冲走了大约5万到6万公吨的鲜虾，并冲毁了道路，使得养殖场的鲜虾运输工作受阻。
泰国海鲜食品和罐头出口商泰万盛食品因受水灾影响，股价在3月29日下挫了5.3%。曼谷的亚洲证券指出，未来几个月鲜虾的价格会攀升，出口将减少，该公司盈利料会下跌。泰国南部是最大的养虾基地，水灾发生时正值当地的旅游旺季。4月中旬将是泰国的泼水节，南部的旅游业和运输业受到冲击料会很大。
官员透露南部多个村子已被大水吞噬，10天的水灾至今已造成25人丧命。另外八府也受到水灾的影响，灾民人数将近100万人，被毁的农田超过11万 2000公顷。泰国是世界最大橡胶生产国，水灾也延误了橡胶的出口。一些橡胶工厂被迫暂时关闭，交通受阻也影响橡胶的运输。至少有5万公吨的橡胶无法及时交货。
-以上新闻转载自omy-
2011年4月1日星期五
泰水灾严重 出动军队搜救
泰水灾严重 出动军队搜救
泰国南部灾情严重，当局不得不派出军队协助寻找死者和失踪者。不过，随着天空逐渐放晴，部分机场重新开放，部分航班和渡轮服务也恢复运作，当局希望接下来几天情况会好转。
内政部防灾和减灾部门披露，截至昨天上午，由连绵豪雨所引发的水灾和土崩已造成13人死亡，其中有9名死者来自洛坤府，3人来自万伦府，另一名死者则来自博他仑府。另外，有181人在这次灾难中受伤，还有1人失踪。
据《曼谷邮报》即时新闻网报道，官方的死亡与失踪人数，并不包括甲米府考帕侬县土崩的2名死者和6名失踪者。当局已派出150名军人及嗅探犬，协助寻找受害者。
泰国国家水灾救援协调中心副主任威达延表示，当局已经警告南部地区三个面临洪水和泥石流危险的村庄居民，即刻迁移至安全地带。此外，还有四个村庄可能随时被下令疏散。他指出，万伦与洛坤这两天仍然下着豪雨，可是他预计接下来几天情况应该会改善。
泰国海军前天出动唯一的航空母舰恰克理纳鲁贝特号，营救受困于涛岛上的618名当地与外国游客。航空母舰昨天上午7时40分抵达万佛岁府梭桃邑县的海军基地，海军过后安排了18辆巴士，将游客们送往曼谷国际机场、帕塔亚和尖喷。海军昨天也拯救了受困于其他岛屿如攀牙岛的100多人。
副首相素贴说，涛岛与攀牙岛的渡轮服务已经恢复运作。他说：“对于像涛岛这样的小岛屿来说，海军及早作出反应是关键的。有数千人受困于这些岛屿上，在没有足够粮食和水供应的情况下，我们必须先帮助他们。”
《联合早报》
泰国南部灾情严重，当局不得不派出军队协助寻找死者和失踪者。不过，随着天空逐渐放晴，部分机场重新开放，部分航班和渡轮服务也恢复运作，当局希望接下来几天情况会好转。
内政部防灾和减灾部门披露，截至昨天上午，由连绵豪雨所引发的水灾和土崩已造成13人死亡，其中有9名死者来自洛坤府，3人来自万伦府，另一名死者则来自博他仑府。另外，有181人在这次灾难中受伤，还有1人失踪。
据《曼谷邮报》即时新闻网报道，官方的死亡与失踪人数，并不包括甲米府考帕侬县土崩的2名死者和6名失踪者。当局已派出150名军人及嗅探犬，协助寻找受害者。
泰国国家水灾救援协调中心副主任威达延表示，当局已经警告南部地区三个面临洪水和泥石流危险的村庄居民，即刻迁移至安全地带。此外，还有四个村庄可能随时被下令疏散。他指出，万伦与洛坤这两天仍然下着豪雨，可是他预计接下来几天情况应该会改善。
泰国海军前天出动唯一的航空母舰恰克理纳鲁贝特号，营救受困于涛岛上的618名当地与外国游客。航空母舰昨天上午7时40分抵达万佛岁府梭桃邑县的海军基地，海军过后安排了18辆巴士，将游客们送往曼谷国际机场、帕塔亚和尖喷。海军昨天也拯救了受困于其他岛屿如攀牙岛的100多人。
副首相素贴说，涛岛与攀牙岛的渡轮服务已经恢复运作。他说：“对于像涛岛这样的小岛屿来说，海军及早作出反应是关键的。有数千人受困于这些岛屿上，在没有足够粮食和水供应的情况下，我们必须先帮助他们。”
《联合早报》
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