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08BANGKOK2303	PREAH VIHEAR: THAI MFA BRIEFS ON TALKS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 30 briefing, a Thai senior MFA official discussed with a select group of diplomats the Thai-Cambodian dialogue on the Preah Vihear temple. (DCM and Poloff attended.) The Cambodian Ambassador to Thailand was present and, in a show of harmony, echoed many of the Thai p [...]	2008-07-30 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS

08BANGKOK2327	WIFE OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN CONVICTED, [...] (U) A three-judge panel of the Criminal Court on July 31 convicted Potjaman Shinawatra, wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin, on charges of tax evasion and providing false statements to the government. Potjaman's step-brother (Bannapot Damapong) and her secretary (Kanchanapa Honghern) were a [...]	2008-07-31 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2337	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the course [...]	2008-08-01 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK234	STAFFDEL GROVE TRAVELS TO SOUTHERN THAILAND [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 15, a Senate Appropriations Committee staff delegation lead by professional staff member Paul Grove traveled with Poloff and USAID representatives to Hat Yai in southern Thailand for discussions on the violence in the South. Thai government and security officials, a [...]	2008-01-24 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2343	AMBASSADOR AND THAI FM TEJ DISCUSS POTUS VISIT, [...] (C) The Ambassador and newly-appointed Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag agreed in a July 31 courtesy call that all arrangements were proceeding smoothly for the upcoming visit to Thailand of President Bush. Tej expressed appreciation for USG assistance in preventing the UN Security Council from fo [...]	2008-08-01 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF PARM KJUS UNSC UNGA ASEAN
08BANGKOK2344	FURTHER LESE MAJESTE ACCUSATIONS IN THAILAND [...] (C) Three high-profile political activists, including two co-leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),have been recently charged with lese majeste. The two PAD figures were not detained; the third, an anti-PAD activist, was arrested for making strikingly blunt comments against the [...]	2008-08-01 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK2357	RESHUFFLED CABINET UNLIKELY TO ALTER TONE OF THAI [...] (C) In a cabinet reshuffle announced on August 2, Prime Minister Samak, among other moves, demoted his Commerce Minister, returned to the cabinet a Minister who had been forced from office by a recent court ruling, appointed a former Police Chief as Interior Minister, and retained three offici [...]	2008-08-04 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2359	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LAO HMONG, BURMA, SOUTH, AND [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on National Security Council Secretary General Surapol Puanaiyaka on August 4, in advance of Surapol's participation in the upcoming POTUS visit. Surapol appeared receptive to points the Ambassador made on Lao Hmong migrants, Burmese refugees, Prea [...]	2008-08-05 04:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PREF SCUL UNESCO UNGA BM TH CB
08BANGKOK2394	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) EXBS held a Technical Introduction to Licensing Workshop in Hanoi, July 9-11, and a National Control List Workshop in Bangkok, July 22-24. EXBS donated six Toyota Landcruisers to the Vietnamese Border Guards on July 10. EXBS coordinated with the Defense Attache Office (DAO) to send a Thai [...]	2008-08-08 08:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2405	TENSIONS ESCALATE AT THAI STREET PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Increased tension at ongoing People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rallies across Thailand resulted in numerous clashes between PAD supporters and pro-government groups in July. Following the recent outbreak of violence at a July 24 rally in Udon Thani province, the R [...]	2008-08-11 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK2410	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FEWER CASES OF ABUSE REPORTED, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Thai security officials who are working to curb alleged human rights abuses committed by members of security units fighting the insurgency in Thailand's deep south may be seeing some success; embassy contacts working with victims of abuse reported in July that the num [...]	2008-08-11 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2415	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sche [...]	2008-08-11 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2416	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sc [...]	2008-08-11 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2418	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sche [...]	2008-08-12 23:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2419	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sc [...]	2008-08-12 23:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2427	FORMER PM THAKSIN FLEES TO ENGLAND [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced on August 11 that he had traveled to the U.K. in order to avoid victimization by unfair legal proceedings in Thailand. Thaksin's move will stave off further trials on various charges, although an ongoing prosecution will continue. It rema [...]	2008-08-13 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2428	THAI-CAMBODIAN DISPUTE OVER PREAH VIHEAR: [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Meetings between Thai and Cambodian regional military commanders in Thailand's Surin Province August 13 and between Foreign Ministers planned August 18-19 in Hua Hin indicate bilateral efforts to reduce tensions in the spat over the territory near the Khmer Preah Vi [...]	2008-08-13 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TH CB
08BANGKOK2443	NEW IIP PRINT PUBLICATION: "AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (NEW [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order two hundred (200) copies in English of stock number V0537-E "American Popular Music (New Edition)." The cost of the copy is $3.00 (three dollars) per copy. Total for the above item is $600.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling (Grand [...]	2008-08-14 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK2458	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: THAILAND PLANNED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
08BANGKOK2460	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the c [...]	2008-08-15 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2461	THAILAND'S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP BEGINS WITH MODEST [...] (SBU) Thailand assumed the ASEAN chairmanship on July 24. Comments from senior Thai officials since indicate the Thai plan to focus on increasing ASEAN's relevance to the region's citizens, food security, disaster relief, and the formation of an ASEAN human rights body authorized in the new ASE [...]	2008-08-15 09:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2463	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the seminar sch [...]	2008-08-15 09:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2481	THAI COURT FLEXES MUSCLE, CONVICTS NOTORIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's Supreme Court convicted former Deputy Interior Minister Vatana Asavahame of corruption charges in the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant scandal on August 18 and sentenced him in absentia to 10 years of imprisonment. Anticipating the verdict earlier this summer, Va [...]	2008-08-19 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK2487	THAI CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a August 19 meeting the Thai and Cambodian Foreign Ministers agreed on measures designed to provide for a way forward in dealing with the disputed Preah Vihear temple. As previewed by Thai MFA officials last week, the two sides agreed to reduce the number of troops in the area [...]	2008-08-20 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK2488	PEOPLE'S POWER PARTY DISSOLUTION: NOT YET [...] (C) Summary and comment: On a day when Thailand was anticipating two legal decisions on issues of national political significance, nothing happened. The long awaited ruling by the Election Commission (EC) on possible dissolution of the People's Power Party was deferred until September 2, and [...]	2008-08-20 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK251	TIMELINE TO A NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The new government may be sworn in as early as next week, although the timing is still not certain. The Prime Minister must first be elected by the Parliament and endorsed by the King; this should happen by early nex [...]	2008-01-24 12:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2536	RUSSIA-GEORGIA: THAIS POSITIVE ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 22. Pachuen said that the MFA and RTG had not formed a position on the Russia-Georgia conflict. She reacted positively to points about facilitating humanitarian assistance to Georgia [...]	2008-08-25 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GG RU MARR
08BANGKOK2545	RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: THAIS NONCOMMITTAL [...] (SBU) We conveyed ref A points on Russia's position on South Ossetia and Abkhazia to MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 26, following up the previous demarche (ref B). Pachuen assured us that the RTG viewpoint on the conflict would be in line with past [...]	2008-08-26 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GG RU MARR TH
08BANGKOK2546	PAD PROTESTS CHALLENGE PM SAMAK'S AUTHORITY, PATIENCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak's coalition government on August 26 faced one of the biggest challenges to its authority since it took over the reins of power last January, not from the formal parliamentary opposition or the courts, but from the streets. As of late afternoon, large crowds of demonstr [...]	2008-08-26 14:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK2554	RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA: [...] (SBU) We discussed ref A points on Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 27, following up on the previous demarche on August 26 (ref B). Pachuen reiterated that Thailand was not a stakeholder in the co [...]	2008-08-27 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC RU TH
08BANGKOK2555	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: POLICE AND PAD PEACEFULLY [...] (SBU) One day after demonstrations and the seizure of government buildings by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) shook the Thai political scene (Ref A),Prime Minister Samak and the Thai police reached an uneasy temporary accommodation August 27 with the anti-government demonstrators s [...]	2008-08-27 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK2570	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sched [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2571	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sche [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2572	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sch [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2575	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: WARRANTS BUT NO ARRESTS [...] (C) The tense stand-off between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minster Samak Sundaravej continued for the third straight day August 28 with no clear end in sight. PM Samak reiterated publicly and privately to the Ambassador (septel) that the use of fo [...]	2008-08-28 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK258	DAS MARCIEL PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma remained a complicated issue for the RTG, and the Thais shared China's concerns about the potential impact on its borders if the situation in Burma were to destabilize, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel over lunch on Jan [...]	2008-01-25 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK2588	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Three Thai officials and EXBS FSN attended the Export Control Academy, August 11-15 in Athens, GA. Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted Tracker User Training in Hanoi, August 11-14. Advisor represented ISN Bureau at a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) [...]	2008-08-29 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2591	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2592	THAILAND PROTESTS: A PAD PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) behind the ongoing street protests against PM Samak's government first surfaced in 2005 in reaction to growing discontent over the alleged corruption of then-PM Thaksin. It largely disappeared following the September 2006 coup that ended [...]	2008-08-29 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK2593	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: POLICE UNABLE TO TAKE CONTROL [...] (C) The stand-off between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minster Samak Sundaravej continued for the fourth day August 29, with the dynamics changing dramatically during the day. The police, which continued to refrain from using force, seemed by mid- [...]	2008-08-29 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC TH
08BANGKOK2610	MIDNIGHT BANGKOK CLASH LEADS TO EMERGENCY DECREE [...] (C) Summary: After a desultory 12 hour parliamentary debate on the ongoing political crisis ended without resolution after midnight early on September 1, action returned to the streets in the early hours of September 2. Violence erupted between pro and anti government street factions near th [...]	2008-09-02 12:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2616	THAI COURT RULINGS DELIVER FURTHER BLOWS TO SAMAK [...] (C) Summary: Thailand's independent Electoral Commission (EC) voted unanimously September 2 to seek a Constitutional Court order to dissolve the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) due to vote buying by red-carded former deputy party leader Yongyuth Tiyapairat in the December 2007 election. Thi [...]	2008-09-03 08:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK2618	THAILAND: TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE CT [...] (SBU) On August 20 we met with representatives from the embassies of Australia and Japan to discuss counterterrorism efforts under the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD),and whether southern Thailand should be part of the discussion under the TSD. We agreed that the extensive bilateral coop [...]	2008-09-03 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2619	THAILAND: SENIOR STATESMEN SEEKING THE KING'S [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador saw Privy Councilor ACM Siddhi Savetsila September 3 to discuss the current political impasse and Siddhi's views on the way forward. Siddhi laid out a scenario which he said he would present to King Bhumiphol in an audience at the Hua Hin Palace later in the evening S [...]	2008-09-03 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK2621	THAI MFA DG ON THE THAI ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP, [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of ASEAN Affairs Director General Vitavas Srivihok shared his views on the Thai chairmanship of ASEAN and prospects for Thai ratification of the Charter August 29. Vitavas expected Thailand would pass necessary implementation an [...]	2008-09-04 02:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2643	THAI POLITICAL DEADLOCK: PM SAMAK DEFIANT [...] (C) Thailand,s political crisis ground on September 4 with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej defiant in the face of apparently eroding support. In a one-two punch late September 3, Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag resigned from Samak,s cabinet, and Army Commander Anupong Paochinda told Samak he woul [...]	2008-09-05 00:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2644	THAIS STILL FORMULATING STANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] (C) We discussed ref A points on Serbia's proposal for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Kosovo's declaration of independence with MFA First Secretary for Central and Eastern Europe Nabhasporn Bhuttarichval on September 4. Nabhasporn told us that Thail [...]	2008-09-05 00:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV TH
08BANGKOK2655	THAI POLITICAL DEADLOCK: BANGKOK QUIET AS SAMAK [...] (C) Summary: Bangkok was mostly quiet September 5, despite a motorcycle gunfire attack on university students marching on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's house during the evening of September 4, as the House focused on passing a budget, and the Senate moved the national referendum bill forwa [...]	2008-09-05 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC TH
08BANGKOK266	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON NEW REFUGEE PROCESSING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary: Post has been informed that new legislation may affect the need for material support waivers for some Burmese and Lao-Hmong refugee populations, and could permit formerly-excluded combatants to be considered for resettlement a [...]	2008-01-25 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL TH BM LA
08BANGKOK2662	FY09 ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM ORDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 06:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN SCUL
08BANGKOK2674	THAI UNION LEADER STANDS ALONE AMID THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: The abrupt dismissal of labor union leader Jitra Kongdej by garment maker Triumph International on July 29 for alleged slights to the monarchy, and the subsequent prolonged protest by union members, is symptomatic of the ongoing wider battle between pro and anti-Thaksin groups and [...]	2008-09-08 11:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO TH
08BANGKOK2677	THAI UPDATE: QUIET SEPTEMBER 8, LOOKING TOWARDS [...] (C) After two weeks of rolling political crisis, the pace of events in Thailand slackened over the September 6-7 weekend. Senior political leadership in the House and Senate appeared to re-engage in an attempt to reach some common political ground on which the crisis could be settled; the par [...]	2008-09-08 11:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2691	THAI UPDATE: AND THE VERDICT IS . . .GUILTY [...] (SBU) The Thai Constitutional Court decided late September 9 that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej had violated the constitution's ban on ministerial involvement in outside business activities by hosting cooking programs on television. The decision against Samak will force him to step down as [...]	2008-09-09 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2720	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH THAI POLITICAL AND BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador John met with political and business leaders in the wake of the September 9 Constitutional Court decision against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to ascertain developments and to continue to urge for a peaceful and legal resolution of the current standoff. A consensus [...]	2008-09-10 10:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2722	2008 ASEAN LECTURE: SAMAK UNSCRIPTED, ADVOCATES UN [...] (C) Summary: Then Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaraej delivered a brief keynote address, "ASEAN: A New Era with a People Agenda," at the annual ASEAN Lecture on September 8 to an audience of Ambassadors and high-level officials. After reading his speech from teleprompters, Samak followed with [...]	2008-09-10 11:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK2745	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Post delivered non-paper per reftel on September 5, 2008. Among the relevant offices notified were the Anti-Money Laundering Organization (AMLO),the National Coordinating Center for Combating Terrorism and Transnational Crime (NCC-CTTC)and the International Security Unit at the Ministry of [...]	2008-09-11 01:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TH
08BANGKOK276	BIO OF THAI PRIME MINISTER SAMAK SUNDARAVEJ [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK2764	THAILAND YET TO ADDRESS UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on UNGA Third Committee issues to MFA Director General of International Organizations Vipawan Nipatakusol on September 11. Vipawan responded that Thailand would maintain its past voting record, but acknowledged she and her division were distracted by Thailand's [...]	2008-09-11 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN TH
08BANGKOK2778	SAMAK UNDERCUT FOR REELECTION AS THAI PM [...] (C) One day after the People's Power Party (PPP) decided to support former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej for reelection as Prime Minister, leading PPP figures engineered a postponement (to September 17) of the vote. These PPP officials sought to buy time to persuade Samak that he should dec [...]	2008-09-12 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2782	THAILAND BUSINESSES TO WAIT OUT POLITICAL CRISIS BUT WORRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's political stalemate has had a somewhat expected immediate impact on certain segments of the Thai economy. Of greater concern to the entire business community, however, is the stalemate's potential long-term economic implications. Prominent business leaders in Thailand [...]	2008-09-14 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV TH
08BANGKOK2791	PPP ENDORSES SOMCHAI AS SAMAK DROPS BID FOR [...] (C) Thailand's ruling People Power Party (PPP) announced September 15 that it would nominate former judge and current acting Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as prime minister in the upcoming September 17 parliamentary vote. The decision came i [...]	2008-09-15 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2797	U.S. ELECTION 2008 MATERIALS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order the following U.S. Election 2008 Materials: - Package 1: 1 set [Election Starter Kit, $500.00 per set], total $500.00; - Package 2: 3 sets [Extended, Extended,50.00 per set], total $450.00; - A La Carte: 3 Banners [Banner (72" x 24") $6.59 per Banne [...]	2008-09-16 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF AFIN
08BANGKOK2800	CHART THAI PARTY LEADER BANHARN PRAISES PM NOMINEE [...] (C) The Ambassador called on former Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa, leader of the Chart Thai Party (the second largest member of the governing coalition) September 16 just after the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) met to reconfirm plans to nominate Somchai Wongsawat as Prime Minister. B [...]	2008-09-16 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2804	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to a [...]	2008-09-17 06:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2805	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to a [...]	2008-09-17 06:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2808	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MEDIATOR HAS GOOD NEWS AND BAD [...] (S) Michael Vatikiotis from the Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) provided the Ambassador and DCM an update on September 11 on the status of the secret peace process between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and southern Thai insurgents. While upbeat about the enthusiasm of man [...]	2008-09-17 08:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2810	SOMCHAI WONGSAWAT ELECTED AS THAILAND'S NEXT PRIME [...] (U) The House of Representatives elected Somchai Wongsawat as Thailand's next Prime Minister in a September 17 vote along partisan lines. Somchai received the support of his People's Power Party (PPP) and the other members of the governing coalition that had backed his predecessor, Samak Sund [...]	2008-09-17 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2813	AMBASSADOR WOLCOTT DISCUSSES CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 25, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott led an interagency delegation to discuss civil nuclear cooperation with officials from Thailand's Nuclear Power Plant Development Office (NPPDO, responsible for overseeing the introduction of nuclear power) and the Office of Atoms for Peac [...]	2008-09-17 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PARM TRGY KNNP TH
08BANGKOK282	THE THAKSIN RESTORATION: SAMAK SUNDARAVEJ ELECTED [...] (C) The House of Representatives elected People's Power Party (PPP) leader Samak Sundaravej as Prime Minister on January 28, and he will likely receive his formal appointment by King Bhumibol in a few days, forming a cabinet soon thereafter. Samak received full support from all political part [...]	2008-01-29 01:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2836	TIP UPDATE: ANOMA FACTORY INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES; CASE NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai police confirmed September 2 that the investigation into the Anoma factory trafficking in persons case was completed and filed August 19 with the office of Attorney General of Samut Sakhon province. Twenty civil and criminal charges were filed against two Thai citizens [...]	2008-09-18 07:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK2837	DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA AND BORDER [...] (C) Summary. Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told visiting EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador September 9 that the RTG viewed recent Cambodian border actions as contradictory to progress achieved during recent discussions by the two nations' Foreign Ministers. Virasakdi s [...]	2008-09-18 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREF TH
08BANGKOK2854	THAI CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THAI CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul engaged the Ambassador September 16 regarding the Thai-Cambodian border dispute and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's September 15 reported comments that Thailand should give up the chair of ASEAN. Virasakdi claimed that border tension [...]	2008-09-19 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK2856	PAD DEFIANCE CONTINUES AS THE PAD HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) -- the group currently occupying and befouling the formal seat of government -- has shown no sign it intends to end its protest in the near future, despite having achieved its initial rationale for occupying the Government House compound in the fir [...]	2008-09-19 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2871	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PEACE TALKS IN INDONESIA CATCH [...] (S) Summary: Announcements by the Indonesian government that it was mediating peace talks between the Royal Thai government (RTG) and southern Thai insurgent groups, reported in the Thai press September 22, caught the Thai government by surprise. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Ar [...]	2008-09-22 11:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2885	Financial Turmoil: Limited Impact on Thailand [...] (SBU) Summary: The financial turmoil in the United States has had a limited impact on the Thai economy, most notably on share prices in the Thai stock market. The Thai banking sector's exposure to Lehman Brothers was not significant and thus its solvency is not in question. AIG (through AIA) [...]	2008-09-23 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK2899	CABINET APPOINTMENTS WILL SIGNAL CONTINUITY AND [...] (C) Ambassador's meetings and media reports this week indicate that PM-elect Somchai Wongsawat's cabinet -- poised to receive endorsement by King Bhumibol at the time of writing September 24 -- appears unlikely to change the tone of Thai politics in the short term, and likely will not last in [...]	2008-09-24 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2927	NEW THAI CABINET RECEIVES ROYAL ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Prime Minister-elect Somchai Wongsawat's cabinet lineup -- scheduled to be sworn in late in the day on September 25 by King Bhumibol -- consists primarily of partisan political figures associated with the administration of Samak Sundaravej. Following Samak's example, Somchai will concurre [...]	2008-09-25 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2940	ENGAGING NEW THAI FM SOMPONG AT UNGA: THE CURRENT [...] (C) Newly-inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Sompong Amornwiwat, who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister, will make a short visit to UNGA/New York, arriving late September 27 with meetings on September 29-30. Post recommends an appropriate USG high-level interlocutor meet with Sompong in N [...]	2008-09-26 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KJUS ETRD UNGA TH
08BANGKOK2942	THAI PLANS ON DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Pattarat Hongtong, Deputy Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us September 25 that the MFA had recently received word that Sudan was close to agreeing to allow Thai troops to join UNAMID. The RTG still planned to deploy a battali [...]	2008-09-26 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO TH SU
08BANGKOK2943	MIXED REVIEWS FOR NEW PM SOMCHAI'S ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Somchai's selections for his Cabinet's economic team have come under attack from the local press and business community. Controversial appointments include the placement of former Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung at the Ministry of Public Health, former Police [...]	2008-09-26 10:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK297	PROPOSALS ON BURMA FROM ASSK CONFIDANT DE [...] (C) Leon de Riedmatten (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue representative and former International Committee of the Red Cross head of delegation in Burma during which he acted as a liaison between ASSK and SPDC) viewed the prospects for change in Burma as growing weaker every day unless the inte [...]	2008-01-30 05:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK2977	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WITH FORMER PM SAMAK HIS [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resigned from his position as Party Leader of the People's Power Party (PPP) September 30. He remains free on bail as he continues to appeal a years-old defamation conviction. Samak told the Ambassador September 26 that he believed Queen Sirikit, [...]	2008-10-01 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR TH
08BANGKOK2999	THAI GOVT CONCERNED ABOUT SHRIMP CONTINUOUS BONDS [...] (C) Summary: Thailand is concerned over the USG's implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on anti-dumping duties and continuous bonds, Apiradi Tantraporn, Director-General (DG) of the Department of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Commerce, told Econoff on October 2. DG Ap [...]	2008-10-02 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIS TH
08BANGKOK300	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DAS MARCIEL HEARS CONTRASTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings to discuss the situation in southern Thailand on January 23 and 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel received widely contrasting views on SIPDIS Thai government efforts to end the violence. Dr. Mark Tamthai, National Reconciliation Committee member and adv [...]	2008-01-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3004	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (U) Pursuant to reftel action request, Embassy Bangkok provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Peace, Security and Disarmament Division and Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, Iran Desk copies of the United Nations Securit [...]	2008-10-03 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR MNUC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK3006	THAI LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS CONTEMPLATING POLITICAL [...] (C) Leading figures from the Thai administration and parliament appear to be moving towards considering ways to reform the Thai political system, although it is unclear when and precisely how they might proceed with constitutional amendments. PM Somchai Wongsawat, opposition leader Abhisit Ve [...]	2008-10-03 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3020	THAI POLICE ARREST TWO PAD DEMONSTRATION LEADERS [...] (C) Thai Police arrested two leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) outside of the Government House compound over the October 3-5 weekend. One of the two, retired Major General Chamlong Srimuang, is widely seen as PAD's leading strategist. While Chamlong's arrest was not unexpe [...]	2008-10-06 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3021	MINOR CLASHES ERUPT ALONG THAI BORDERS WITH [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us October 6 that the Cambodian military had violated the August 13 agreement between Thailand and Cambodian by digging a trench in the disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple. This violation led directly to the October 3 clash that left two T [...]	2008-10-06 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB BM
08BANGKOK3032	THAILAND: POLITICAL CRISIS RETURNS TO THE STREETS [...] (C) Summary: Thailand's political crisis returned to the streets in chaotic fashion overnight October 6-7, as several thousand People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators blockaded the Thai parliament to prevent the new government from presenting its policies to a joint House-Senate ses [...]	2008-10-07 11:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC TH
08BANGKOK3033	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: CHAVALIT REENTERS GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Then-deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyuth told Ambassador on October 1 that his primary focus in returning to government was to bring resolution to the conflict in southern Thailand. He outlined an approach that focused on achieving buy-in from community representatives in the south [...]	2008-10-07 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3034	THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR VOTE AGAINST KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador raised ref A points on the Serbia's UNGA resolution on Kosovo and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with MFA PermSec Virasakdi Futrakul October 7, underscoring the U.S. interest in like-minded votes. Virasakdi said that Thai policy on Kosovo recognition remained unchanged [...]	2008-10-08 02:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV TH
08BANGKOK3042	THAILAND POLITICAL CRISIS: BANGKOK QUIET IN [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Bangkok's government district were quiet October 8 after a day and evening of violence left a large number of demonstrators and police injured and two dead. Thai police told us that a number of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators had been armed with [...]	2008-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3059	THAILAND POLITICAL CRISIS: CHARGES AGAINST PAD [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Bangkok remained quiet October 9. The major development came in the courts, when the Appeal Court threw out the most serious charges (of insurrection/treason) against the nine leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). The two arrested PAD leaders then [...]	2008-10-09 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3066	MEDIA COVERAGE OF THAI CRISIS, OCTOBER 7-10: BLACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage of Thailand's worst street violence in 16 years has been extensive and pervasive. Print media, televised news coverage and internet blogs each have their own spin on the October 7 violence as they join in the "blame game" that has played out in the public arena. [...]	2008-10-10 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK3067	LAO HMONG: THAI MILITARY PROMISES FIRST [...] (C) Summary. Senior Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) officials have offered new transparency on the 6,000 remaining Lao Hmong at the army-run camp in Petchabun province. In separate meetings with Ambassador and DCM, newly-appointed Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra and Chief of [...]	2008-10-10 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH LA
08BANGKOK3068	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Advisor conducted meetings with embassy and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi, Sept. 22-23. Advisor met with Royal Thai Customs officials on Sept. 25. New EXBS Program Assistant in Vietnam started work on Sept. 3. Upcoming events include an Enterprise Outreach Seminar and a regional UN 1540 W [...]	2008-10-10 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3069	THAILAND BELIEVES CAMBODIA RECENTLY PLACED MINES [...] (C) Two Thai soldiers were severely injured October 6 by landmines that the Thai government believes were recently placed by the Cambodian military in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple. The Thai government is analyzing fragments from the landmines in hopes of proving whether the [...]	2008-10-10 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3070	THAI BANKS BEGIN TIGHTENING CREDIT FOR FOREIGN FIRMS [...] (SBU) Concerned about the creditworthiness of foreign business entities in Thailand, Thai banks are reportedly tightening lines of credit for U.S. firms. The Bangkok Post reported October 9 that Thai banks are cutting back funding lines to U.S. companies "as credit risks have jumped sharply in [...]	2008-10-10 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3071	THAILAND OCTOBER 10: COURTS ACTIVE, STREETS QUIET, [...] (SBU) Summary: The streets of Bangkok stayed quiet October 10 for the third day after the October 7 violence. As on October 9 (reftel),the primary action occurred in the Thai courts, with seven remaining Peoples' Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders turning themselves in to police authorities [...]	2008-10-10 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CASC TH

08BANGKOK3080	THAI QUEEN SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Bangkok was calm October 14 as as Queen Sirikit sent the strongest public signal to date of her support for the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) when she presided over the October 13 funeral ceremony of an anti-government protestor, Angkhana Radappanyawut. Shortly after the funeral c [...]	2008-10-14 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3081	Nomination for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award [...] Embassy Bangkok in coordination with Consulate General Chiang Mai enthusiastically nominates TRAFCORD for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. Nomination Package -- Data Summary ---------------------------------- 2. Organization Name: Anti-Traffi [...]	2008-10-14 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3082	TENSIONS FLARE WITH CAMBODIA AFTER HUN SEN DEMANDS THAI WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPUTED BORDER AREA NEAR PREAH VIHEAR [...] (C) Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia flared again October 13 after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said during the new Thai FM's visit to Phnom Penh that Thai troops would have to withdraw from a disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple because the area was a ""life and death battle zone." [...]	2008-10-14 11:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3087	JUSTICE DELAYED, NOT JUSTICE DENIED? FAMOUS THAI [...] (SBU) Thailand's Criminal Court convicted Rangsan Torsuwan, one of Thailand's most famous architects and influential developers, on charges related to attempted murder on September 29, and sentenced him to 25 years' imprisonment. Three other defendants also received lengthy sentences, ranging [...]	2008-10-15 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3094	THAI AND CAMBODIAN TROOPS CLASH NEAR DISPUTED [...] (C) Despite initial indications that tensions surrounding the Preah Vihear border dispute had eased (ref A),Thai and Cambodia troops exchanged fire mid-afternoon October 15 in the area near the temple. Initial media reports indicated that at least four Thai soldiers had been injured in the [...]	2008-10-15 11:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC ASEC TH CB
08BANGKOK3099	THAILAND COMMITS TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13 DRL Senior Advisor Christopher N. Camponovo and poloff met with Thai MFA International Organizations Deputy Director-General Ittiporn Boonpracong and Social Division Director Nadhavathna Krishnamra to discuss Thai participation in the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partne [...]	2008-10-16 03:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TH
08BANGKOK3100	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the co [...]	2008-10-16 03:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3119	THAI KING'S SECRETARY ASSURES AMBASSADOR: NO COUP; [...] (C) Summary: The streets of Bangkok remained calm October 16; Royal Thai Army (RTA) commander Anupong Paojinda went on live TV late in the day to reiterate that political actors should resolve their differences and that military intervention was not the solution. The King's Principal Private [...]	2008-10-16 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3120	SITUATION CALM OCTOBER 16 AROUND DISPUTED PREAH [...] (C) The situation in the Preah Vihear temple area appeared calm October 16 as the two sides reportedly agreed to conduct joint patrols in the disputed area. The Thai MFA asserted in a briefing for the diplomatic corps that Cambodia had recently placed mines in the disputed area and presented w [...]	2008-10-16 11:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3126	Financial Turmoil: Limited Impact on Thailand [...] (U) Econoff passed reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ministry of Commerce, and Finance Ministry (FinMin) on October 3. According to Director General Krit Kraichitti of the MFA's Department of International Economic Affairs, his Department's Division of International Econo [...]	2008-10-17 05:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3142	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE IN THAILAND: VIEWS OF THE [...] (C) In a rare meeting with representatives from the Malaysian embassy to discuss southern Thailand, Minister Counselor Roslan A. Rahman told us in late September that Malaysia saw the multiple tracks of negotiations for a resolution of the conflict in southern Thailand as a positive developmen [...]	2008-10-17 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3143	THAI PRIME MINISTER SOMCHAI DISREGARDS ARMY [...] (C) Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on October 17 declined to resign, called for public unity in advance of upcoming events of national importance, and he called for the public to await an independent commission's report on the violent confrontation between police and protesters on October 7. [...]	2008-10-17 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3144	THAI GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The RTG agreed October 14 to a series of measures aimed at helping offset the impact of the global financial crisis and shoring up economic growth. The plan calls for expanding of tax exemptions for long-term personal investments; accelerating budget disbursements and increase [...]	2008-10-17 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3154	PEACEFUL PROTEST IN BANGKOK; EX-COP THREATENS [...] (SBU) Summary: The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) held a peaceful protest in central Bangkok on October 20. A former high-ranking police official, Salang Bunnag, threatened publicly to lead ex-police officers in a move to clear PAD protestors from the Government House c [...]	2008-10-20 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3158	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sched [...]	2008-10-21 03:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3167	THAI FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN CONVICTED [...] (U) A panel of Supreme Court Justices on October 21 convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in connection with his wife's 2003 purchase of land from the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF). (Ref D provides further background on this case.) The court sentenced Thaksin to [...]	2008-10-21 11:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3188	Thai Finance Minister says Baht should be Weaker [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Finance Minister Suchart told the Ambassador October 21 that he would prefer a "weaker" baht to promote exports, given Thailand's high dependence on export growth to keep its economy expanding. He also has proposed extending deposit protection guarantees to maintain invest [...]	2008-10-22 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3191	THAI PM SOMCHAI AIMS FOR CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT; [...] (C) Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat told the Ambassador he was committed to a peaceful resolution of political disputes. He welcomed the Ambassador's expression of USG support for democracy and the rule of law, and Somchai said the way forward entailed a fact-finding commission's report on t [...]	2008-10-22 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH CB
08BANGKOK3192	PRIVY COUNCILORS TELL AMBASSADOR: NO COUP, KING IN [...] (C) Privy Councilors Prem Tinsulanonda and Siddhi Savetsila separately told the Ambassador on October 22 that the Thai Army would not launch a coup. The Ambassador welcomed this assurance and explained the USG could not accept a coup or coup-like action. Prem spoke well of Prime Minister Som [...]	2008-10-22 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3207	ORIGIN OF THAI RUBY EXPORTS HARD TO DOCUMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Thai jewelry dealers say that while African rubies are increasingly imported for processing in Thailand, the rubies headed for the U.S. market have traditionally been higher quality stones that are likely to have come from Burma. Rubies are typically shipped to the United States [...]	2008-10-24 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK3208	THAILAND COMMITTED TO PEACEFUL RESOLUTION FOR [...] (C) Summary. Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra October 24 told the Ambassador that Cambodia recently had reinforced troops near Preah Vihear temple. Nevertheless, the Thai government remained committed to a peaceful resolution to the dispute. Songkitti said the United Nations ha [...]	2008-10-24 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3209	THAI SUPREME COMMANDER ASSURES AMBASSADOR THAT [...] (C) Summary. Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra told the Ambassador on October 24 that the Thai military would not stage a coup. The military was committed to working with Prime Minister Somchai and to helping the country through constitutional means. Songkitti [...]	2008-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3210	THAILAND: APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Embassy Bangkok believes that Thailand is a strong candidate to host an APEC Food Defense pilot project in 2009, per criteria provided in ref C. Our Economic Section and the Foreign Agricultural Service reviewed Thailand's suitability for the project and also discussed the pilot project [...]	2008-10-24 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER EAGR APEC
08BANGKOK3211	SHRIMP: THAI GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY CAUTIOUS [...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and is not intended for use outside the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Summary: Thailand continues to be anxious about the USG's implementation of the August 1 World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body decision on anti-dumping duties and cont [...]	2008-10-24 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS ETRD WTO TH
08BANGKOK3220	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW [...] (C) On an early October trip to southern Thailand, we observed a robust but low profile security presence and an atmosphere that subjectively appeared less tense. The Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Police in Yala told us that the number of insurgents willing to conduct operations in Yala [...]	2008-10-27 07:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3226	THAKSIN ASSOCIATE HOPES FOR MEDIATION OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Yongyuth Tiyapairath, a close ally of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, told the Ambassador on October 28 that a neutral Thai figure should mediate between Thaksin and Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda, whom Yongyuth considered the principal leaders of the two sides in the [...]	2008-10-28 07:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS CASC TH
08BANGKOK3227	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES THAI FM SOMPONG ON CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and PolCounselor, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat late October 27. Fresh from the ASEM meetings in Beijing October 23-25, FM Sompong described the positive atmosphere of Thai-Cambodian meetings and highlighted [...]	2008-10-28 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF BMGT CB TH
08BANGKOK3229	THAI STOCKS PLUNGE. AGAIN. [...] (U) The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) dropped approximately 10.5 percent October 27, prompting an automatic 30 minute halt in trading for the second time in one month, and only the third time since the circuit-breaker mechanism was implemented in 1975. The main SET index closed at 387.43, [...]	2008-10-28 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3232	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) POL FSN October 22 visited the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) Department of Naval Ordnance in the Sattahip District of Chonburi Province and met with Lt. Cdr. Somporn Phethai, the Department's Administrative Officer. Somporn confirmed that Royal Defence had offered to deliver 1,055 hand grenade f [...]	2008-10-29 06:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK3234	THAI PARLIAMENT APPROVES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Thai Parliament October 28 approved the August 19 Thai-Cambodian Foreign Ministers' Agreement that provides an interim framework to address the border conflict prior to final resolution. Thailand can now legally proceed through the Foreign Ministry-led Joint Border Commission [...]	2008-10-29 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3236	THAI HUMAN RIGHTS BODY BLAMES POLICE FOR OCTOBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) released a report on October 17 blaming the RTG for excessive use of force during the October 7 clash between People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors and the police. The clash resulted in two fatalities and numerous injuries, i [...]	2008-10-29 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3249	REVISED - THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This revised cable is to correct the subject line on Bangkok 2804. No action requests for Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to at [...]	2008-10-30 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3251	PRIVY COUNCILOR PREM SAYS SITUATION CALM; ARMY TO [...] (C) Summary: Privy Council Chair Prem Tinsulanonda told the Ambassador October 29 that the political situation was getting calmer and that he was not worried about a planned November 1 rally by pro-Thaksin supporters. In a separate October 29 meeting, Deputy Army Commander General Jiradej Kot [...]	2008-10-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3252	SOUTHERN THAILAND: PM VISITS; CROWN PRINCESS [...] (C) Summary: Crown Princess Sirindhorn told the Ambassador October 27 that she was concerned with how the Thai government was utilizing the already abundant educational resources that the RTG directed towards the South. During an October 28 visit to southern Thailand, Prime Minister Somchai W [...]	2008-10-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3255	THAILAND,S UDD LEADERS DISMISS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Leaders of the pro-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) assured us that a major UDD rally on November 1, at which former PM Thaksin is expected to speak via phone, would be non-violent. A leading UDD figure stressed UDD's role as the primary obstacle to future c [...]	2008-10-30 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK3268	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, Oct. 20-22. The EXBS program co-sponsored an Industry-Government Outreach Seminar with the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 22. The ASEAN regional UN 1540 Workshop in Bangkok, scheduled f [...]	2008-10-31 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3273	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Paul Grove, Minority Clerk, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, to lead a Congressional Staff Delegation on official business to Thailand, Burma, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia from November 05-22, 2008. [...]	2008-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OREP TH
08BANGKOK3275	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the course schedule [...]	2008-11-03 02:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3280	EX-PM THAKSIN ADDRESSES LARGE, PEACEFUL RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Loyalists of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra organized a pro-Thaksin/anti-coup peaceful gathering of tens of thousands of people wearing red shirts in Bangkok on November 1. From overseas, Thaksin addressed the crowd by phone, denouncing the "injustice" associated with his rece [...]	2008-11-03 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3288	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the officers listed below, who have been selected to visit with the United S [...]	2008-11-04 05:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3289	THAILAND IN TRANSITION: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL [...] (C) Immediate concerns of a threat of a coup d'etat in Thailand have ebbed for now, but we see no viable course of action that appears likely in the near term to heal the deep political divisions in contemporary Thai society and the body politic. There are street fighters on both sides willing [...]	2008-11-04 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3298	THAI PRIME MINISTER'S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO [...] (U) On November 5, the Embassy hosted a gathering for Thai contacts and students to watch television coverage of the U.S. presidential election, engage with the Ambassador and Embassy officers, and learn more about the U.S. democratic system. (Septel will report on the election watch event in [...]	2008-11-05 08:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3302	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (C) On October 28 and 29, Econoff passed ref a points (regarding the United States' designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382) and ref b points (regarding the UN 1267 Committee's addition of three Gulf-based Al-Qaida financiers to its lis [...]	2008-11-06 01:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MNUC PARM EFIN
08BANGKOK3317	PALACE INSIDER TELLS AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGâ€™S [...] (C) King Bhumibol explicitly told Army Commander Anupong Paojinda not to launch a coup, XXXXXXXXXXXX, an advisor to Queen Sirikit, told Ambassador November 4. XXXXXXXXXXXX also claimed that the Queen had not meant to signal support for the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) anti-government agend [...]	2008-11-06 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3331	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the course schedu [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3332	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the course schedu [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3336	THAILAND, ENERGIZED BY FINANCIAL CRISIS, PUSHES [...] (SBU) Summary: A senior Ministry of Finance official explained November 4 that the Thai government hopes to build consensus among the ASEAN plus three nations, in time for the December ASEAN Summit, on the creation of a multilateral currency pool based on the bilateral swap agreements of the C [...]	2008-11-07 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3341	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your brief meeting with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Joint Staff General Ratchakrit Kanchanawat at the Chiefs of Defense conference affords a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai gove [...]	2008-11-10 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3342	U.S. ELECTION WATCH IN THAILAND DRAWS RECORD CROWD [...] Summary: U.S. Mission Thailand directly engaged over 2,000 members of the public through three simultaneous Election Watch events held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai on November 5. Media interest was intense and Post estimates that approximately 25-35 million Thais were reached through the widespre [...]	2008-11-10 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OIIP PREL SCUL OPRC TH
08BANGKOK3349	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the officer listed below, who has been selected to attend the conference in [...]	2008-11-12 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3350	QUESTIONING THE UNQUESTIONABLE? UPTICK IN ONLINE [...] (C) Online and open public criticism of Thai royals, particularly of Queen Sirikit, has increased recently. Army Commander Anupong Paojinda issued a public warning October 27 that the Army would take unspecified steps against people committing lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy. A high [...]	2008-11-12 07:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK3352	AMENDING THAILAND'S CONSTITUTION: SOLUTION OR [...] (C) The governing coalition is pursuing constitutional reform, although this prospect may again energize anti-government protests. The governing coalition's public statements on this topic have focused on procedural rather than substantive issues. We have heard that former Prime Minister Tha [...]	2008-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR TH
08BANGKOK3366	AMBASSADOR RAISES UNGA RESOLUTIONS, THAI-CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador advocated passage of UNGA Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma, and North Korea and rejection of no-action motions with MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul November 10. PermSec Virasakdi reiterated the long-standing Thai position to abstain on all country [...]	2008-11-13 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3374	THAI WEBSITES, RADIO FACE LESE MAJESTE SCRUTINY [...] (C) The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) joined recent Army and Police efforts against lese majeste in late October. The ICT Ministry sought the cooperation of website editors in self-censoring content and announced an effort to create [...]	2008-11-14 08:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3376	PROGRESS IN THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Thai and Cambodian Foreign Ministers agreed November 12 to a series of measures that will initiate the process of delineating disputed border areas. The two sides prioritized settling overlapping claims adjacent to the Preah Vihear temple for survey work scheduled to begin in Dece [...]	2008-11-14 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3386	INTERPRETING FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN'S [...] (C) A spokesman for former Prime Minister Thaksin told the media that Thaksin and his wife, Potjaman, divorced in Hong Kong on November 14. Most Thais believe the divorce was driven by tactical considerations. An advisor to the Prime Minister told the Ambassador that Thaksin now "can go full [...]	2008-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3387	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the co [...]	2008-11-17 23:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3388	EAST ASIA ESTH HUB WORK PLAN FOR FY09 [...] Summary: This cable sets out the East Asian Regional Environmental Officer's ("Hub") work plan for FY09. In accordance with OES and EAP priorities the Hub will focus on three areas of science diplomacy: clean energy, public health and conservation of natural resources combined with law enforce [...]	2008-11-18 00:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT TH
08BANGKOK3398	UPDATE ON LESE MAJESTE CASES IN THAILAND [...] (C) Thailand enjoys a relatively robust media environment, lively, open criticism of those in power, and general freedom of expression, with a significant exception: the criminal offense of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy. Long on the Thai books but not always vigorously pursued, a se [...]	2008-11-18 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
08BANGKOK340	AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER SAMAK DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej at his residence on February 1 and welcomed the return of a democratically-elected government to Thailand. Samak explained his decision to serve concurrently as Minister of Defense and confirmed reports of his intended appointments t [...]	2008-02-01 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR KDEM KJUS TH BM
08BANGKOK3407	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NOT IN SATUN [...] (C) In early October, we traveled to Satun province in southern Thailand to assess the security environment in relation to the rest of the deep south. The vice governor in charge of security affairs, the provincial chief of police, and local Muslim leaders all described a province separated [...]	2008-11-19 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3408	THAI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS LITTLE PROMISE OF ACTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on the recent crackdown in Burma and the UNGA Third Committee resolution to Thai MFA East Asian Affairs Department Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates on November 18. On the disturbing direction of developments, Kallayana responded that the MFA would not issue [...]	2008-11-19 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM
08BANGKOK341	EU ENVOY FOR BURMA MAKES LITTLE HEADWAY WITH THAIS [...] (C) The RTG had little to offer the EU Special Envoy for Burma, who in turn presented no details or clarifications on what he thought the region should do about Burma. While he met with a wide cross section of actors that focus on Burma, including NGOs, ASEAN diplomats, and members of the UN [...]	2008-02-01 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK3424	ANTI-TRAFFICKING ENGAGEMENT PAYS DIVIDENDS [...] Summary: Over the course of 2008 the Embassy and Consulate General Chiang Mai have continued to broaden and increase our prevention activities in support of the Mission's anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) strategy. Each event has been a success, either energizing our local partners or raising [...]	2008-11-20 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3426	LETHAL EXPLOSION AT BANGKOK PROTEST SITE KILLS ONE [...] (C) A pre-dawn explosion at the Government House compound on November 20 killed an anti-government protestor and wounded at least 20 others. The explosion is the latest in a long string of politically motivated bombings in Thailand, although some of the earlier attacks appeared primarily symb [...]	2008-11-20 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3439	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL LEE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jessica Lee, Professional Staffer of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on official business to assess the situation at the Thai-Burma border from December 7-14, 2008. 2. The Embassy understands that Ms. Lee is relying on the "U.S. [...]	2008-11-21 07:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK3440	NAVIGATING THAILAND-CAMBODIA RELATIONS NO EASY [...] (C) Summary: The Thai MFA Director responsible for Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos revealed to us November 18 that Thailand-Cambodia relations have dominated his division's workload the past several years, even factoring in the 2007 Saffron Uprising, Cyclone Nargis, and the international pr [...]	2008-11-21 07:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3443	Labor Fraud Case: Thai Workers to Libya [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Thai authorities, in August and September 2008, the Thai Consular Section in Cairo, Egypt helped repatriate 57 Thai construction workers from Libya back to Thailand. The workers, all male adults, traveled to Libya to work for a construction firm and contacted the T [...]	2008-11-21 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3454	ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATION IN BANGKOK STARTS [...] (SBU) Tens of thousands of supporters of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrated at the parliament on the morning of November 24, causing the cancellation of a legislative session. As of late afternoon November 24, the main protest outside of the PAD base at Gov [...]	2008-11-24 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3461	THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] (C) Thai MFA officials were not aware of Iran's First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development, and are not planning to attend. Political and Economic Officers delivered reftel demarche November 21 to Ms. Pimpiree Pyramarn, First Secretary, De [...]	2008-11-25 07:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08BANGKOK3467	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the course schedu [...]	2008-11-25 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3470	PEACEFUL PROTESTS CONTINUE AT BANGKOK AIRPORT, [...] (SBU) Several thousand anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters continued to demonstrate peacefully at Bangkok's Don Muang (domestic) airport on November 25, without disrupting airport operations. While most PAD sympathizers appear intent on remaining at Don Muang unti [...]	2008-11-25 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3471	UNGA MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS: THAILAND TO CONTINUE [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on the misallocation of UNGA time and resources to anti-Israel resolutions to Thai MFA Deputy Director-General of International Organizations Ittiporn Boonpracong on November 25. Ittiporn responded that the RTG would maintain its past voting record of abstaining [...]	2008-11-25 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK3489	THAILAND SUPPORTS UNGA RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA TH
08BANGKOK3490	AUTO INDUSTRY IN THAILAND CUTS PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary. American automakers in Thailand have reacted to a decline in domestic and regional demand by revising growth forecasts downward and reducing production. Ford has cut back production of cars for the remainder of the year. General Motors has taken more drastic steps, including c [...]	2008-11-26 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3491	THAILAND PREPARES FOR ASEAN SUMMITS AMIDST [...] (SBU) Thailand will be ready for the ASEAN Summit meetings December 15-18, MFA Deputy Director General for ASEAN Affairs Manasvi Srisodapol told us on November 25 when we met to discuss the upcoming ASEAN and related summits (reftel). ASEAN Secretary General and former Thai Foreign Minister Su [...]	2008-11-26 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK3492	MOB SHUTS MAIN BANGKOK AIRPORT, ARMY CHIEF URGES [...] (C) Thousands of anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors swarmed into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport on the night of November 25, forcing the airport's closure, which continues as of COB November 26. The Army Commander led a news conference late in the d [...]	2008-11-26 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3497	THAILAND CONSIDERING LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN ARF [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, POLOFF discussed possible Thai participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) with Suriya Chindawongse, Counsellor in the Department of ASEAN Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and JUSMAGTHAI discussed w [...]	2008-11-28 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP TH
08BANGKOK3501	GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (Thailand) [...] Summary: ESTHoff discussed Reftel discussion points with Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs on November 25. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) is interested in the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security (GPAF) but would need to see the non-paper and agreed principles m [...]	2008-11-28 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08BANGKOK3503	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL LUSE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on official business from December 11-13, 2008. 2. The Embassy confirmed the below hotel reservation for Mr. Luse from December 11-13 for two nights [...]	2008-11-28 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AFIN TH
08BANGKOK3504	STALEMATE, LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT: BANGKOK AIRPORTS [...] (C) Bangkok's international and domestic airports remain closed as of COB November 28 due to continuing anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protests, with no clear path out of the stalemate in the offing. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on November 27 declared a state of em [...]	2008-11-28 12:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3505	ARMY TELLS AMBASSADOR IT WANTS PEACEFUL, [...] (C) Summary. In a November 28 meeting, Deputy Army Commander General Jiradej Kotcharat told the Ambassador that the only solution to the political crisis was via peaceful, democratic means. The Army was concerned that there was no way to take back the airports without massive damage to the fa [...]	2008-11-28 13:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3519	THAILAND: ECONOMY SUFFERS FROM AIRPORT SHUTDOWNS [...] (SBU) Summary: As the anti-government protesters continue to blockade Bangkok's airports, tourism and other industries dependent on air cargo are getting clobbered. Thai Airways alone reports losses of $14 million a day. Tourism has long been a mainstay of Thai economic growth, and to the ext [...]	2008-12-01 11:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3520	THAI STALEMATE DRAGS ON, FOCUS SHIFTING TO COURT [...] (C) An explosive device injured dozens of participants in the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gathering at the Government House compound on November 29. Citing safety concerns, a PAD co-leader called for supporters to decamp from Government House, although PAD may retain s [...]	2008-12-01 12:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3521	SUPREME COMMANDER TELLS AMBASSADOR MILITARY WILL [...] (C) Summary. In a December 1 meeting, Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra predicted to the Ambassador that the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) would not be able to sustain its hold on the nation's key international airports for more than a few days. Songkitti again stressed [...]	2008-12-01 12:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3522	AMBASSADOR AND FM SOMPONG DISCUSS CHOICES FACING [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador engaged FM Sompong Amornvivat December 1 on the ongoing political crisis and the choices facing PM Somchai Wongsawat. Sompong said that there would be informal discussions on the margins of a December 2 Cabinet meeting to be held in Chiang Mai about whether Somchai sho [...]	2008-12-01 12:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3529	THAI COURT DISSOLVES PPP, REMOVES PRIME MINISTER; [...] (C) The Constitutional Court on December 2 issued a ruling that dissolved the People's Power Party and two other coalition parties, stripping the Prime Minister and other party executive board members of their political rights and offices. Deputy PM Chavarat Charnvirakul now serves as acting [...]	2008-12-02 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3530	Thai Banks Remain Strong Despite Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the economic impact of Thailand's prolonged political stalemate, including the ongoing airport closure crisis (ref a),financial sector leaders in Thailand believe the local banking sector remains sound. Even though credit rating agencies have downgraded Thailand's cred [...]	2008-12-02 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3531	DECEMBER 2: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S MAKE-SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy is assisting Amcits 24 hours a day though a call center manned by consular officers and volunteers from the Embassy community, to find hotel rooms and/or outbound transportation from Thailand. Neither United nor Northwest, the only U.S. carriers that serve Bangkok, [...]	2008-12-02 11:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3532	DECEMBER 2: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S MAKE-SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy is assisting Amcits 24 hours a day though a call center manned by consular officers and volunteers from the Embassy community, to find hotel rooms and/or outbound transportation from Thailand. Neither United nor Northwest, the only U.S. carriers that serve Bangkok, [...]	2008-12-02 23:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3540	DECEMBER 3: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S AIRPORT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-government protesters claimed victory and departed Thailand's airports December 3 after the high court dissolved several political parties and the prime minister stepped down December 2. The Airports of Thailand (AOT) reports that Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok's international ai [...]	2008-12-03 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3541	BANGKOK ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS END (FOR NOW); [...] (C) The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on December 3 ended its protests at Bangkok's airports and has withdrawn its guards from the Government House compound, following the December 2 Constitutional Court ruling that dissolved the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) ( [...]	2008-12-03 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3559	BANGKOK AMBASSADORS URGE RTG TO INCREASE AIRPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and counterparts December 4 inquired about RTG plans to protect Thailand's airports and other key infrastructure in a meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul and Police Lieutenant General Prayoon Amarit, Commissioner Attached [...]	2008-12-04 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3561	DECEMBER 4: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S AIRPORTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) representatives began assessing the security conditions at Suvarnabhumi on December 4. TSA is working with U.S. air carriers and Thai officials to ensure that all safety and security regulations are met prior to U.S. air carr [...]	2008-12-04 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3579	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Interagency Relations and Infrastructure Workshop in Bangkok, Nov. 3-5. ECC Desk Officer Rachel Owen met with Vietnamese officials, Nov. 3-4. Advisor, Vietnam Program Assistant and Thai and Vietnamese officials attended the Export Control [...]	2008-12-08 06:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
08BANGKOK3585	THAI UPDATE: KING ILL; DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO FORM [...] (C) Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Princess Sirindhorn announced jointly on December 4 that King Bhumibol was too ill to deliver his annual address to the nation; subsequent reports from the Palace indicated the King was recovering. The Secretary General of Thailand's Democrat Party (DP),fla [...]	2008-12-08 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3588	THAILAND'S NEW TIP LAW: NOTABLE PROGRESS AFTER SIX MONTHS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the six months since its new Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act came into force, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has taken substantial steps to implement the law. The RTG is developing subordinate regulations to make the law's provisions operational, and has identified $1 [...]	2008-12-09 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3592	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Kangwan Firearms, Limited Partnership, was listed. The company was originally named Saha Phonchai Firearms Ltd., Part., and was renamed Kangwan on January 16, 1979. Registration No. 0203515000052 Registered Date: January 21, 1972 Status: Limi [...]	2008-12-09 08:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK3617	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the courses sched [...]	2008-12-11 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3618	THAI POLITICAL MANEUVERING CONTINUES AS VOTE FOR [...] (C) Thai politicians appear to remain engaged in coalition-building maneuvers in advance of the House of Representatives election of a new Prime Minister, likely to take place on December 15. While Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva appears to be the frontrunner, we do not rule out the p [...]	2008-12-11 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH

08BANGKOK363	AMBASSADOR AND HOUSE SPEAKER DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) House Speaker Yongyut Tiyapairat told the Ambassador in a February 1 meeting that he would welcome visits to improve ties between the U.S. and Thai legislatures, as well as other programs aiming to enhance democracy in Thailand. Yongyut indicated he did not yet have a clearly defined legis [...]	2008-02-04 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3632	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment to working with a democratically-elected Thai government and to affirming U.S. commitment to the bilateral relationship, particularly our im [...]	2008-12-12 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS TH
08BANGKOK3634	Implementation of Amended Lacey Act (Thailand) [...] ESTHoff delivered Reftel talking points on December 3 the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture. The ministries assigned action officers to translate and report on details of the Lacey Act amendments through the ministerial leadership. Ministry points of contact reported that they w [...]	2008-12-12 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO TH
08BANGKOK3640	AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTHEAST THAILAND AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Northeast Thailand on November 25-26, the Ambassador met with the Governors of Udorn Thani and Khon Kaen provinces and discussed both the current political tensions in Thailand as well as deteriorating economic conditions in the region. While acknowledging the [...]	2008-12-15 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3643	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Summary: Results from Post's conversations with March Aviation and the Naval Air Division of the Royal Thai Navy indicate that Aeromiltec doctored the purchase order from March Aviation. Post notes that reftel requests a pre-license check; however, helmets have already been delivered by A [...]	2008-12-15 06:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK3648	THAI HOUSE ELECTS DEMOCRAT ABHISIT AS NEXT PRIME [...] (C) The Thai House of Representatives on December 15 elected Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as Thailand's next Prime Minister by a vote of 235-198; we recommend that, as with Abhisit's last two predecessors, the President call to congratulate the PM-elect. Abhisit will likely receive [...]	2008-12-15 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3649	THE SOUTHERN BORDER PROVINCES ADMINSTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In an early December meeting, Vithit Powattanasuk, an MFA officer assigned to the Southern Border Provinces Administration Center (SBPAC) in Yala province, told us that the SBPAC was responsible for directing and monitoring all efforts in the deep south that could be [...]	2008-12-15 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3659	AMBASSADOR VISIT TO NORTHEAST THAILAND HIGHLIGHTS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's November 25-26 visit to Northeast Thailand highlighted U.S. outreach efforts in the region and conveyed the USG's ongoing commitment to building and sustaining cultural and economic ties that extend beyond Bangkok to all regions of Thailand. Emphasizing the val [...]	2008-12-16 01:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV SCUL KPAO TH
08BANGKOK366	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-ment [...]	2008-02-05 02:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3673	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On December 4, Econoff passed reftel points regarding the United States' designation of Saudi Arabia-based Union of Good as a supporter of terrorism under Executive Order 13224 to three offices within the RTG: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) International Security Unit, the Nation [...]	2008-12-17 05:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KWBG KPAL EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR
08BANGKOK3675	THAI VIEWS ON HARMONIZATION OF UN CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 06:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT AORC UNGA TH
08BANGKOK3695	ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA FORMALLY BECOMES THAI PRIME [...] (C) Abhisit Vejjajiva on December 17 received the royal command from King Bhumibol, formally becoming Thailand's Prime Minister in the wake of the December 15 parliamentary vote. He delivered an eloquent speech, partially in English, pledging to work on behalf of all Thais, end Thailand's "fa [...]	2008-12-18 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3698	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Advanced National Control List Workshop in Hanoi, Dec. 10-12. Rapiscan x-ray system installation and operator training in Vietnam was completed Dec 5. The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue is being prepared for shipment from [...]	2008-12-19 04:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
08BANGKOK3700	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW THAI PM ABHISIT ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and political counselor, met new Thai PM Abhisit Vejjavija late December 18 to congratulate him and lay the groundwork for our engagement with the next Thai government in advance of the rollout of the new Cabinet. Abhisit said his most urgent task w [...]	2008-12-19 06:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH
08BANGKOK3701	"ASEAN CHARTER FOR ASEAN PEOPLE": GENUINE [...] (U) Summary: A December 11 panel of academics and activists gathered at the Foreign Correspondents' Club Thailand (FCCT) to debate the validity of the ASEAN Charter's claim to be "an ASEAN Charter for ASEAN People." Most panelists questioned the ability of the Charter's regional architecture [...]	2008-12-19 07:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK3703	MOST RUBIES SMUGGLED INTO THAILAND AND COME WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Thailand's ruby processing industry does not formally document the country of origin of the raw stones. Industry sources say that most rubies are smuggled in from either Burma or Africa. None of the smuggled goods come with certificates of origin, although it may be possib [...]	2008-12-19 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD BM
08BANGKOK3707	FM-NOMINEE UNPLUGGED: BLUNT-TALKING KASIT PIROMYA, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In private discussions and public fora in recent days, Thailand's Foreign Minister designate Kasit Piromya has displayed both a grasp of foreign policy challenges facing Thailand and the outspoken views in defense of the People's Alliance Democracy (PAD) that show the [...]	2008-12-22 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK3711	THAILAND AIMS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BY 2020 [...] (SBU) Summary. Thailand has expressed commitment to nuclear energy and hopes to build an operational nuclear power plant by 2020. Potential obstacles towards achieving this goal include political instability, the current financial crisis, and negative public opinion towards nuclear power p [...]	2008-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO TH
08BANGKOK3712	NEW THAI CABINET APPOINTED, FACES CRITICISM [...] (C) Abhisit Vejjajiva's cabinet received royal appointment on December 20 and was scheduled to be sworn in late in the day on December 22. The cabinet consists primarily of politicians, although a former Army Commander serves as Defense Minister and a career diplomat serves as Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-12-22 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3746	NEW THAI ECONOMIC TEAM TAKES THE REINS OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai businesses and investors are worried about the effects of the global financial crisis on Thailand, and Prime Minister Abhisit's cabinet selections for his economic team have not quelled these fears. An Oxford-educated economist, Abhisit and his Oxford classmate Korn Chatik [...]	2008-12-24 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PINR TH
08BANGKOK3747	NEW FINANCE MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR WE MUST [...] (SBU) Summary: New Finance Minister Korn told the Ambassador in a courtesy call December 24 that he hopes both the U.S. and Thailand will avoid protectionism, which would erode the reservoir of goodwill that the incoming U.S. administration now enjoys internationally. Thailand avoided fallout [...]	2008-12-24 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3756	ANTI-GOVERNMENT UDD RESORTS TO PAD METHODS TO [...] (U) Summary. In moves evocative of protests in recent months by yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters, approximately 5,000 anti-government, red-shirted United Front for Democracy (UDD) protesters blocked the entrances to Thailand's Parliament December 29. The protest [...]	2008-12-29 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3757	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW THAI FM KASIT ON ASEAN, [...] (C) Summary: On December 26, Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and poloff, paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. The Ambassador was the first member of Thailand's diplomatic community to call on Kasit. He congratulated Kasit on his appointment and took the oppo [...]	2008-12-29 11:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3774	AMBASSADOR PUSHES KEY TRADE ISSUES WITH NEW COMMERCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador John paid a courtesy call December 26 on newly appointed Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai (SecGen of Bhum Jai Thai Party) and Deputy Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot (Democrat). The meeting began with a photo-op after which the Minister invited the Ambassador into her office fo [...]	2008-12-30 08:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3778	THAI ARMY COMMANDER TELLS AMBASSADOR MILITARY DID [...] (C) Summary. Army Commander General Anupong Paochinda told the Ambassador December 22 that he had not influenced the formation of the new government. Self-interest and the opportunity to gain political power had led the Newin Chidchob political faction and other politicians to split with Tha [...]	2008-12-30 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
08BANGKOK3779	THAI PM DELIVERS INAUGURAL POLICY STATEMENT AT MFA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivered his constitutionally-mandated policy address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) rather than at Parliament December 30, enabling the new Democrat Party-led government to take decisions and avoiding paralysis extending into the New [...]	2008-12-30 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3780	THAILAND'S DEMOCRACY FACES CONTINUED CHALLENGES, [...] (C) Over the past year since the December 2007 post-coup elections, Thai politics have been dominated by a dramatic tug-of-war between the supporters and opponents of former Prime Minister Thaksin, with a wide range of actors in the latter camp deploying both traditional and unconventional tac [...]	2008-12-30 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK382	AMBASSADOR AND DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met on February 4 with Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for a broad discussion of bilateral relations. Abhisit welcomed the Ambassador's emphasis on promoting good governance, noting that Thai democracy depended on transparency and respect for the rule of law. The Am [...]	2008-02-06 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV SNAR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK383	AMBASSADOR AND ASEAN SECGEN DISCUSS ASEAN, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called on ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan on February 4 and discussed the ASEAN charter and Burma. Surin was confident that ASEAN member states, except for possibly the Philippines, would ratify the ASEAN charter this year. Surin expressed hope that Secretar [...]	2008-02-06 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK384	DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED GOVERNMENT INAUGURATED IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet were inaugurated at the Palace on the afternoon on February 6; the ceremony marked the return of a democratically-elected government to office. Most Thais view Samak and his People's Power Party as beholden to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin [...]	2008-02-06 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK408	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thailand shares the United States' interest in enhancing the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Secretariat and the need to more clearly define the mandate and focus of ARF, according to a key officer in the Thai MFA. Thailand seeks U.S. consideration and support for having the ASEAN Secr [...]	2008-02-07 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ARF TH
08BANGKOK409	NEW THAI CABINET FILLED WITH PRO-THAKSIN FIGURES [...] (C) The cabinet inaugurated on February 6 is largely made up of figures with close ties to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Most of the representatives of the People's Power Party's coalition partners are relegated to less influential positions, even though many of them also have ha [...]	2008-02-07 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK410	OFFER OF A NEW PRINT PUBLICATION ON ELECTIONS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one (1) copy in English of "USA Elections in Brief." The cost of the publication is $1.30 (one dollar and thirty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $1.30 (Plan number 08003-E). Please advise shipping/handling costs when known, by email to [...]	2008-02-08 00:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK411	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) CBP conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT II) course at Laem Chabang port, Thailand, January 7-11. A planning session and System Administrator training for the Tracker licensing system was conducted in Hanoi, January 14-18. EXBS Advisor visited Bangkok Port on J [...]	2008-02-08 05:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK419	THAI MUSICIANS AND ACTORS PROTEST IP VIOLATIONS, POLICE [...] (U) Over 300 representatives of local rights holders from the music and movie industries recently staged a protest in front of the Plab Pla Chai police station in Bangkok. IP protestors targeted that station as it oversees the district with the highest concentration of wholesale and retail pi [...]	2008-02-08 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK426	Thai alcohol valuation dispute moves to WTO [...] (SBU) Summary. After a customs valuation dispute remained unresolved after over one year of discussions with Royal Thai Customs officials, the EU in January requested formal consultation at the WTO over the valuation of imported distilled spirits. The Philippines has now also requested WTO co [...]	2008-02-08 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK428	THAI REACTION TO USG LIFTING RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (U) The Ambassador on February 7 held a press conference at the Embassy to brief the media on the USG's removal of restrictions on military assistance. Over a dozen broadcast and print journalists attended, posing questions on a wide range of issues, including USG views on Burma and on the ca [...]	2008-02-08 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS KPAO KMDR TH
08BANGKOK429	AMBASSADOR AND KING'S PRIVATE SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) The King's Principal Private Secretary (PPS) welcomed the lifting of Section 508 restrictions imposed after the coup, and was hopeful that high-level USG visitors would visit Thailand and meet with the Crown Prince and other Thai dignitaries. In a February 8 meeting with PPS Arsa Sarasin, [...]	2008-02-08 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF PHUM TH BM
08BANGKOK430	ECONOMIC TEAM LAYS OUT POLICIES AS CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's economic team, announced in his February 6 cabinet inauguration, has drawn sharp criticism from the business community for some team members' apparent lack of economic expertise on financial and trade issues. Like the rest of the cabinet, the eco [...]	2008-02-08 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PINR SENV TH
08BANGKOK44	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) EXBS Advisor met with Vietnamese border security officials in Ho Chi Minh City and port, at Moc Bai border crossing, and at Border Guards Headquarters in Hanoi. Officials were uniformly supportive of U.S. assistance. Australia, Japan, and the European Union are also providing trade contro [...]	2008-01-04 09:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK455	THAILAND UNLIKELY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO QUICKLY [...] (C) Summary: Thailand is concerned that Kosovo independence could set a bad precedent, given Thailand's own issues with separatist insurgents in the Malay-muslim majority deep southern provinces. The MFA permanent secretary told Ambassador on February 12 that Thailand SIPDIS "almost certai [...]	2008-02-12 23:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH
08BANGKOK46	THAILAND JOINS ASEAN-KOREA FTA [...] (SBU) Thai trade officials announced January 3 that Thailand had agreed to sign on to the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) after negotiating bilateral concessions from the Koreans. Thailand was the last ASEAN member to agree to the trade deal. Thai negotiators had refused to sign the [...]	2008-01-04 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK468	CHART THAI LEADER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS CABINET, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa told the Ambassador he had decided to join the People's Power Party's governing coalition in order to promote stability. In a February 12 meeting, Banharn said Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej had shown signs that he might exceed low popular expec [...]	2008-02-13 09:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV SNAR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK469	THAILAND TO LIFT 30-PERCENT RESERVE REQUIREMENT [...] (U) New Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee said February 12 that no decision had yet been made to immediately remove the 30 percent unremunerated reserve requirement (URR) after his two-hour meeting with Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase. Surapong, also the PPP party's Secr [...]	2008-02-13 11:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD TH
08BANGKOK47	SOME THAI ELECTION WINNERS CERTIFIED, DOZENS STILL [...] (C) On January 3, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) officially endorsed the victory of 397 of the 480 candidates in the December 23 election for members of the House of Representatives, but said it could not certify the remaining 83 candidates -- 65 of whom are members of the pro-Thaks [...]	2008-01-04 11:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK486	THAIS OPEN TO WTO ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS PROPOSAL WITH SOME [...] Econoff spoke to Ms. Pimchanok Vonkhorporn, Director of Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations, and delivered talking points regarding the negotiations on Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) as instructed in reftel. Ms. Pimchanok said she could only give her views on the goods portion [...]	2008-02-14 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON TH
08BANGKOK487	AMBASSADOR AND FORMER PM ANAND DISCUSS ELECTION, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun spoke with deep pessimism about the new Thai administration. In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Anand complained that he saw no alternative to the dominance of pro-Thaksin politicians, whom he considered poorly qualified and lacking in le [...]	2008-02-14 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK488	NEW HEALTH MINISTER PROMISES REVIEW ON COMPULSORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's new pro-business government has quickly announced plans to review the previous administration's controversial policy of issuing compulsory licenses (CLs) on patented medicines. In his last days in office the outgoing Health Minister paved the way for continuation of [...]	2008-02-14 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK49	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Paul Grove, Ms. Michele Wymer and Ms, Nikole Manatt from the Senate Appropriation Committee to conduct oversight of State Department and Foreign Operations from January 08-21, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Fo [...]	2008-01-07 01:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK502	ACTIVISTS FRET OVER NEW THAI GOVERNMENT'S POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Thai human rights activists and civil society groups have recently expressed concerns about the human rights record of new Thai government officials, including the Prime Minister, House Speaker, and the Interior Minister. Controversial appointments proposed by these ministers have also r [...]	2008-02-15 03:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK510	INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED REPORTS ON ENERGY [...] Post's response to reftel is below. 2. -- A. Which section or sections of the Embassy handle energy matters? What is the total number of staff in this section or sections? State Department Economic Section (ECON),Foreign Commercial Service (FCS),Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS),and [...]	2008-02-15 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD
08BANGKOK521	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Wanmelarp Firearms Ltd Partnership was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103518012168 Registered Date: August 4, 1975 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Name: Wanmelarp Firearms Part. Ltd. Capital Registration: 190,000 Baht Business par [...]	2008-02-15 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK544	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DISCUSSIONS WITH BANGKOK'S [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings in Bangkok with Muslim scholars about Prime Minister Samak,s policies towards the violence in southern Thailand shed little light on how the new government might approach the problem. The Central Islamic Committee appears to have little desire to engage seriously [...]	2008-02-21 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK583	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR EAP [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Christopher C. Klein, to attend the EAP Deputy Chiefs of Mission Conference in Bangkok February 28 and 29, and to attend bilateral meetings. Post will respond separately to [...]	2008-02-22 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT TH
08BANGKOK585	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]	2008-02-22 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK587	THAILAND 2008 SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: The elevation of Thailand to Priority Watch List in 2007 sparked some improvement in police enforcement of intellectual property rights in the past year, but such efforts were insufficient to make any noticeable dent in the availability of pirated and counter [...]	2008-02-23 00:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK598	ELECTION FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS - PPP AND COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) expects to conclude its investigation into three important vote fraud cases from the December parliamentary election shortly. The cases could result in a Constitutional Court review of a motion to dissolve three parties in the governing [...]	2008-02-25 12:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK599	DESIGNATION OF SOUTHERN AIR, INC. TO OPERATE CHARTER CARGO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post received the following note dated 19 February 2008 from the Royal Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the USG note in reftel. 3. Begin note text: [Complimentary opening] and has the honour to refer to the latter's [...]	2008-02-25 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA TH
08BANGKOK606	THAILAND NOT PLANNING TO SEND WTO SERVICES DELEGATION [...] The Embassy delivered the letter from USTR Ambassador Schwab to Minister of Commerce Mingkwan's office on February 26 per instructions in reftel. In addition, Econ Counselor subsequently spoke to Ms. Chutima Bunyapraphasara, Director General of Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations, to [...]	2008-02-26 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTO TH
08BANGKOK607	THAKSIN TO RETURN THIS WEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return to Thailand by the end of the week, according to well-placed sources and press reports. Thaksin has, we believe, long intended to return to Thailand as soon as he was convinced it was safe to do so; he will still have to [...]	2008-02-26 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK608	ELECTION COMMISSION REFERS HIGH-PROFILE FRAUD CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ECT will petition the Supreme Court to red-card House Speaker Yongyuth for election fraud. The ECT 3-2 decision today may indicate that the evidence against Yongyuth is not very strong -- or it may be a sign that some of the commissioners are reluctant to oppose the PPP. A [...]	2008-02-26 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK609	CODEL PRICE'S MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told CODEL Price on February 22 that he favored multilateral talks on Burma, and he viewed China as a communist country "in name only." Samak addressed domestic criticism that he recently trivialized a traumatic event in Thai history, acknowledging his rela [...]	2008-02-26 10:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON EINV KHIV TH BM
08BANGKOK622	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) In a February 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama made and then announced to the press an impromptu decision to visit Washington for the March 20 anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and meet with Secretary Rice. Responding to the Am [...]	2008-02-27 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM ECON ETRD KPKO MOPS
08BANGKOK623	RUMORS FLY OVER THAKSIN RETURN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin now plans to return to Bangkok on Thursday morning (February 28),according to a well-placed source connected with Thaksin's arrival logistics. We heard the same report from an assistant to the Interior Minister. At the same time, the press is full of contr [...]	2008-02-27 09:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK627	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) In the Ambassador's February 26 call on recently-inaugurated Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama (more detail septel),the Ambassador drew on background in ref B and urged that Thailand recognize the independence of Kosovo. The Ambassador explained how Kosovo's independence would help stabi [...]	2008-02-27 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH
08BANGKOK628	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: STATISTICS SUGGEST MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: Understanding the situation in Thailand's deep south through analysis of violence statistics and economic indicators is difficult. Although multiple organizations keep statistics on the violence, inconsistent methodologies coupled with inaccurate and unreliable reporting of event [...]	2008-02-27 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK633	THAIS SELECT AND PREPARE TO ELECT A NEW SENATE [...] (SBU) A committee has completed its selection of 74 of the 150 Senators in the country's semi-elected upper house of Parliament, following a review of over 1,000 nominations. Elections scheduled for March 2 will fill the remaining 76 seats in a body designed to review legislation passed by the [...]	2008-02-28 06:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK644	HE'S BAAAAAACK: THAKSIN COMES HOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok on February 28. He was granted bail on the charges pending against him. At a press conference, he said he had returned to clear his name, and he insisted he was done with politics, a claim that most here are unlikely [...]	2008-02-28 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK645	HE'S BAAAAAACK: THAKSIN COMES HOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok on February 28. He was granted bail on the charges pending against him. At a press conference, he said he had returned to clear his name, and he insisted he was done with politics, a claim that most here are unlikely [...]	2008-02-28 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK660	THAILAND - DEMARCHE ON WTO TAFT PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-02 23:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO TH
08BANGKOK665	THAIS UNENTHUSIASTICALLY ELECT HALF A SENATE [...] (C) Thais returned to the polls on March 2 to elect 76 Senators in the 150-seat upper house of Parliament in elections that saw a lower-than-expected voter turnout. A high-profile committee had earlier selected the other 74 Senators. Thailand's Election Commission (ECT) blamed voter apathy f [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK668	INPUT ON CHANGE IN DOD'S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT [...] (U) Bangkok appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the dialog between State and DoD on the implementation of the Senior Defense Official/DATT Directive. State, DAO, and JUSMAG representatives have followed this initiative closely and we believe that the plan to create the SDO/DATT positi [...]	2008-03-03 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AFIN AMGT APER ASEC ODIP TH
08BANGKOK670	ECONOMIC MINISTERS PUSH INVESTMENT, MEGAPROJECTS TO DRIVE [...] Summary: Thailand's new economic ministers laid out their priorities for economic growth at a recent forum, presenting their plans to boost investment, consumption and exports. The Ministers were attuned to foreign interests and alleviated concerns over capital controls and investment restri [...]	2008-03-03 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK690	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Two Units listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2008-03-05 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK697	EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 01:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK70	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Post's pre-license check on Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Co. raised significant concerns about the company's understanding of USG regulations pertaining to United States Munitions List (USML) items. The company appears to be producing USML defense articles without a manufacturing license and tr [...]	2008-01-08 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK710	PRISONER ABUSE ALLEGATIONS REPORTEDLY ON THE RISE [...] (C) NGO and civil society groups allege military units in the South abused detained suspected militants on dozens of occasions since 2007, including the widely-reported alleged abuse of nine student activists in Yala. While we have yet to see hard evidence of these abuses, some NGOs claim to h [...]	2008-03-06 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK714	A/S HILL AND FOREIGN MINISTER NOPPADON DISCUSS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama told visiting A/S Hill on February 29 that the situation in Burma represented his highest priority, and he hoped to energize ASEAN to help deal with the issue. A/S Hill described the importance of UN Special Envoy Gambari's mission and emphasized that prob [...]	2008-03-07 04:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ECON EINV ETRD TH BM LA
08BANGKOK715	A/S HILL AND PRIME MINISTER SAMAK DISCUSS BURMA, [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told visiting A/S Hill on February 29 that he favored "soft pressure" on Burma, and he was willing to host multilateral talks with Burma and others in the region. A/S Hill stressed the concern of President Bush about the human rights situation in Burma. A/S [...]	2008-03-07 04:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH BM
08BANGKOK724	EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA [...] (C) During a February 29 meeting with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, A/S Hill stressed the importance of strengthening ASEAN as an institution; this could in turnencourage the organization to address the situation in Burma, as well as other regional issues, such as North Korea. Suppo [...]	2008-03-07 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK737	MIXED SIGNALS ON HMONG REPATRIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai MFA provided a read-out on the February visits to Laos by the Thai Foreign Minister and Prime Minister. According to the Thai side, the Lao showed some flexibility on the ultimate solution to the problem posed by some 7800 Lao-Hmong illegally in Thailand, currently in [...]	2008-03-10 03:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL TH LA
08BANGKOK771	OFFER OF POSTER SHOW ON GREEN TECHNOLOGY [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one (1) poster show in English of stock number T0503-E "Green Technology." The cost of the poster show is $31.65 (thirty-one dollars and sixty-five cents) per poster. Total for the above item is $31.65. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handli [...]	2008-03-12 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK772	OFFER OF A NEW PRINT PUBLICATION ON ELECTIONS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "USA Elections in Brief." The cost of the publication is $1.30 (one dollar and thirty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $390.00. Post has obligated $50 for shipping/handling (Grand total $440.00). [...]	2008-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK773	NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL AND POSTER: "THE LONG CAMPAIGN: [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008." The cost of the publication is $2.20 (two dollars and twenty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $660.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling ( [...]	2008-03-12 08:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO OIIP AFIN
08BANGKOK780	SOMALIA AND PIRACY: REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Please see paragraph two for questions from Thai MFA Africa Director Tomwit Jarnson regarding reftel request. 2. (SBU) Poloff on March 11 conveyed reftel points eliciting Thai assistance in addressing piracy off the Somali coast and views on a United Nations Security Council resolution [...]	2008-03-12 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO SO TH
08BANGKOK781	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CODEL BOND [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Bond from March 27-30, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is USD 146 (taxes and American breakfast included) and is wit [...]	2008-03-12 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC AFIN CH JP TH
08BANGKOK787	THAIS PREPARED TO LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Thailand's upcoming chairmanship of ASEAN, the RTG would focus on how to translate the recently signed Charter into practice, newly appointed Counselor for the MFA's ASEAN Division Suriya Chindawongse told us in a meeting March 5. He said that Thailand's position as ASEAN [...]	2008-03-13 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK789	MFA PREPARES THAI PM FOR FIRST TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) Thailand was considering a more pro-active approach to Burma as it prepared for PM Samak's March 14 visit to Nay Pyi Taw, stated MFA Director for East Asian Affairs Kallayana Vipattipumiprates in a March 6 lunch with visiting EAP/MLS Office Director Robert Rapson. Kallayana explained that [...]	2008-03-13 05:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK801	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Post conducted a Blue Lantern check on Yothin Firearms in April 2007, and its bona fides were confirmed at that time. POL FSN visited Yothin February 26 to inquire about Vanich Phanichkriangkrai and the reftel purchase. Thitithon and Thanaphon Buppharamni, the shop's partners, confirmed t [...]	2008-03-13 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK802	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Aumnaj Firearms was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103513014952 Registered Date: August 25, 1970 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Aumnaj Firearms Ltd, Part. Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Business partners: Wichien Suphap, wi [...]	2008-03-13 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK803	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Manittyont Ltd. was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103499000805 Registered Date: May 10 1956 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Manittyont Ltd, Part. Capital Registration: 3,000,000 baht Business partners: Kritsana Chittangwong, Sani [...]	2008-03-13 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK826	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses li [...]	2008-03-14 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK829	MID-FEBRUARY BANGKOK LOCAL G8 CTAG MEETING [...] (SBU) On February 19, DCM attended the Bangkok meeting of the G8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG),hosted by the Ambassador of Japan, Hideakik Kobayashi. Representatives from the embassies of Australia, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland, also attended the [...]	2008-03-14 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK830	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Paisith Firearms Ltd. Part. was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103514004691 Registered Date: March 23, 1971 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 1,000,000 baht Business partners: Vassana Tiprak, with investment of 500,00 [...]	2008-03-14 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK831	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) POL FSN March 4 and 11 visited Neo Tech to discuss the purchase. POL FSN also spoke separately with Neo Tech managing partner Chinnachot Koson. The representatives confirmed the purchase equipment as stated reftel for the Royal Thai Navy. The company had won the RTN's calls for bids on [...]	2008-03-14 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK833	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]	2008-03-14 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK835	MFA PERMSEC ON BURMA, BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Permsec told the Ambassador in a March 13 meeting that Thailand would press Burma on reform issues during the Prime Minister's visit there on March 14. The Permsec also recounted at length the many bilateral issues on which Thailand had to cooperate with Burma, such as [...]	2008-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON TH
08BANGKOK836	AMBASSADOR URGES PROGRESS ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about refugee issues in a March 13 meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrukul. He urged the Thai to have a SIPDIS transparent and credible screening process for the approximately 8000 Lao-Hmong now in Thailand; to press the La [...]	2008-03-14 12:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL TH
08BANGKOK84	SELECTION PROCESS BEGINS FOR "NON-PARTISAN" THAI [...] (C) Non-partisan Thai organizations are currently nominating candidates for consideration by a Senate selection committee charged with appointing members to the parliament's upper chamber. The committee will fill 74 of 150 seats with selected candidates by February 23, while elections tentati [...]	2008-01-09 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK845	INSURGENTS PUSH THE ENVELOPE WITH HIGH-PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: A series of effective and high-profile bombings in the south since Saturday have caused significant alarm. Two explosions at a hotel in Pattani normally regarded as a safe zone, and a failed attempt to bomb possibly a religious gathering both occurred on Saturday evening (March [...]	2008-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH

08BANGKOK846	MFA PROVIDES READ-OUT OF BURMA VISIT [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej explained views of the international community and offered Thailand's assistance with Burma's political transition during his initial call on Burma's Senior General Than Shwe March 14. Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon held a simultaneous meeting with Burmese [...]	2008-03-17 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK864	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Advisor participated in a foreign embassy drug enforcement community trip to the northernmost land and river border crossing sites from Thailand into Burma and Laos, Feb. 11-13. Advisor visited Danang port and Lao Bao border crossing in central Vietnam, Feb. 28-29. The Washington State [...]	2008-03-19 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TH VN
08BANGKOK871	THAILAND'S VIEW OF THE PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE ISSUE [...] (SBU) Thailand supports UNESCO's inscription of the Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site as long as Thailand's territorial rights are preserved; the temple sits in Cambodian territory at a point where the Thai-Cambodian border is not demarcated. As MFA Deputy Director General for Eas [...]	2008-03-19 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PREL TH CB
08BANGKOK904	COMMERCE MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT, BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 17 courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Mingkwan Sangsuwan, Ambassador John, accompanied by A/USTR Weisel, expressed the importance the U.S. held for its economic relationship with Thailand and the continued interest of U.S. companies in in [...]	2008-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV TH
08BANGKOK909	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SAMAK MISSPEAKS, PEACE PROCESS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Samak blew the cover of the government's secret talks with the insurgents in comments to the press on March 19. An Embassy contact reports that the statement criticizing the talks was due to the Prime Minister's misunderstanding of a briefing paper, and does not [...]	2008-03-21 11:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK939	NOMINATION FOR FY08 TV CO-OP: REGIONAL TV STATION FOR [...] Post wishes to nominate Channel 11 Ubon Ratchathani for an FY08 TV co-op on the small agricultural business development in the United States. Post will support the TV co-op by funding international airfare and "I" visa fees for the team of three, which consists of two production crew members [...]	2008-03-25 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP KPAO TH
08BANGKOK940	UNHRC RESOLUTION: THAIS REQUEST MORE INFORMATION [...] (SBU) On March 25 we conveyed reftel points regarding the extension of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression to Pornnika Garnjana-Goonchorn in the Thai MFA Social Division. Pornnika was not familiar with the resolution as initiated by C [...]	2008-03-25 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC
08BANGKOK941	PROMINENT THAI NGOS RELEASE REPORTS ON ABUSES IN [...] (C) Two prominent Thai human rights groups have released detailed accounts of alleged widespread government abuses by security forces fighting the violent insurgency in southern Thailand since mid-2007. Citing first-hand testimony, interviews, photographic evidence, and government and media r [...]	2008-03-25 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK943	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: HARSH TACTICS, LESS VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts contend that the recent drop in the violence in the South is not the result of progress toward resolving the underlying conflict; rather, the Thai military has become more effective at targeting more senior insurgent leaders, thus disrupting the insurgents' operat [...]	2008-03-25 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK948	NEW IIP POSTER SHOW: "AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE" [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three (3) poster shows in English of stock number T0524-E "American Architecture." The cost of the poster show is $26.50 (twenty-six dollars and fifty cents) per set. Total for the above item is $79.50. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handli [...]	2008-03-26 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK957	RTA COMMANDER ANUPONG COMMITTED TO RULE OF LAW IN [...] (C) Summary. Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Anupong Paochinda told the Ambassador March 25 that the Thai military was committed to addressing the unrest in Southern Thailand via military operations that follow the rule of law and by attempting to win over the hearts and minds of Southern [...]	2008-03-27 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK959	AMBASSADOR AND ICRC DISCUSS SOUTHERN THAILAND, [...] (C) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Head Christian Brunner briefed the Ambassador on ICRC activities in southern Thailand and told the Ambassador the Red Cross would continue to maintain a presence in the region despite a deadly March 15 bombing at the hotel which hous [...]	2008-03-27 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC TH BM
08BANGKOK966	AMBASSADOR AND JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (C) Justice Minister Somphong Amornwiwat told the Ambassador March 26 he was directing his Ministry (MOJ) to reexamine the case of disappeared Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit; MOJ personnel would continue providing protection for Somchai's wife, and Somphong hoped to meet with her in the nea [...]	2008-03-27 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS SNAR SA TH
08BANGKOK968	LAO HMONG: THAI ARMY EXPLAINS POLICY, SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Royal Thai Army revealed that it will seek Laotian Government agreement to a proposal to allow third country resettlement for the 153 Lao Hmong confined in an immigration jail in Nong Khai, Thailand. The proposal will be made by the Thai Prime Minster at a bilateral border [...]	2008-03-27 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TH LA
08BANGKOK972	(WE'VE GOT THOSE) PARTY DISSOLUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The parties in the governing coalition are proposing constitutional amendments to try to avoid the dissolution of their parties by the Constitutional Court. Although there is little love for the 2007 Constitution, some anti-Thaksin elements are seeking to block changes that would [...]	2008-03-27 11:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK974	RTG IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (C) POLOFFs delivered REFTEL points on March 26 to Chamsai Menasveta, First Secretary in the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Chamsai agreed with the importance of enforcing UNSCR 1803, discussion quickly turned to the difficulty of implementat [...]	2008-03-28 00:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM NSG IR TH
08BANGKOK976	RTG ASSESSING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] (SBU) POLOFFs delivered REFTEL points on March 26 to Chamsai Menasveta, First Secretary in the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chamsai stated that Thailand is still evaluating whether to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement [...]	2008-03-28 00:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK997	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) US Customs and Border Protection conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT) course, March 3-7, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an Export Control Enforcement Training course, March 10-14, in Bangkok Thailand. Advisor me [...]	2008-03-28 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGOK1382	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTNG FOR: JUSMAG - 2008 INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OPERATONS FORCES WEEK, MACDILL AFB, FLORIDA, MAY 19-23 2008 [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses lis [...]	2008-05-07 02:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
09BANGKOK1004	THAI PRIME MINISTER ABHISIT AIMS FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador recommended to a top MFA official on April 21 that the RTG lift the state of emergency (SOE) in Bangkok as soon as possible. RTG officials tell us that they understand our view and are eager to rescind the SOE, but they are concerned about a continuing possibility of destab [...]	2009-04-21 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK1012	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the abo [...]	2009-04-22 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1028	LAO HMONG: THAIS OPEN INFORMAL DIALOGUE ON NONG [...] (C) On April 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited representatives from the four countries that have received UNHCR referrals of the 158 recognized refugees detained for over two years in the Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center - the U.S. (70 referrals),Australia (47),Canada (16) [...]	2009-04-24 05:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH LA
09BANGKOK1034	THAI PRIME MINISTER LIFTS STATE OF EMERGENCY, [...] (C) The RTG at mid-day April 24 rescinded the state of emergency that had existed in Bangkok since April 12. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, meeting with Charge and visiting civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, said he hoped that Secretary Clinton would be able to sign an instrument for U.S [...]	2009-04-24 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK1053	Local Broadcast Media Comes Under Fire During Songkran [...] (SBU) Summary: Local broadcast media was attacked from both sides of the political spectrum for its coverage of the recent anti-government protests in Thailand. Pro-Thaksin sympathizers heavily criticized local television stations for their allegedly one-sided coverage of the violent events th [...]	2009-04-29 05:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
09BANGKOK1059	THAKSIN'S REVOLUTIONARY RHETORIC [...] (C) In the run-up to mid-April riots in Bangkok, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra used increasingly incendiary rhetoric. Although Thaksin has subsequently asserted he supports only peaceful measures, his public call for a "revolution" and for the supremacy of "the people" over sometim [...]	2009-04-29 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS TH
09BANGKOK106	THAILAND NOTIFIED OF SANCTIONS ON A.Q. KHAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
09BANGKOK1060	MGSF01: Good Initial A/H1N1 Response in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has cautioned its public to avoid travel to parts of the U.S. and Mexico. In Thailand there have been no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine, but Ministry of Public Health officials, with CDC advice, are meeting daily as part of a robust p [...]	2009-04-29 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1061	TARGETED KILLINGS FEED CLIMATE OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: Targeted killings of religious leaders, former detainees, alleged informants and collaborators, and human rights activists, with both security forces and insurgents to blame for cases that usually go unsolved, are exacerbating an environment of distrust and fear in Thailand's deep [...]	2009-04-29 10:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1088	UNESCAP 65TH COMMISSION SESSION DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) held its 65th annual session at its headquarters in Bangkok on April 23-29. A recurrent topic of discussion was the current global economic downturn and the meeting's ministerial segment provi [...]	2009-05-01 05:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR IR CH INCB KS JA PK RS XB TH
09BANGKOK1090	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor and officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24. Program Assistant attended an ASEAN Export Control Workshop co-hosted by Thailand and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Apr. 27-29. DOE's Todd Perry conducted follow-on meetings [...]	2009-05-01 06:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK1095	THAILAND SUPPORTS INCREASE TO ADB BUDGET [...] Econoff delivered Reftel talking points and received confirmation on April 30 from Mr. Peerakarn Buranakan, staff aide to Director General Somchai Sujjapongse from the Fiscal Policy Office at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) supports a 200 percent general cap [...]	2009-05-01 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EAID ADB TH
09BANGKOK1096	THAILAND SUPPORTS INCREASE TO ADB BUDGET [...] Econoff delivered Reftel talking points and received confirmation on April 30 from Mr. Peerakarn Buranakan, staff aide to Director General Somchai Sujjapongse from the Fiscal Policy Office at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) supports a 200 percent general cap [...]	2009-05-01 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EAID ADB TH
09BANGKOK1101	CROWD CONTROL DURING RECENT PROTESTS IN THAILAND [...] (C) The Thai Army, rather than the police, played the leading role in quelling angry demonstrations in Bangkok April 12-14. The Thai government's decision to rely on the Army may have stemmed from several factors, including the political views of leading Army and police officers, as well as l [...]	2009-05-01 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KJUS KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
09BANGKOK1102	MGSF01: No Thai H1N1, ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of ASEAN health ministers, to include Japanese, Chinese and South Korean representation. Thailand has continued its cautionary advisory [...]	2009-05-01 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1103	THAILAND: ASSISTANCE NGO TO LEAVE LAO HMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) informed us of its plans to leave the detention center in Petchabun within the next two to four weeks. MSF cited Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) interference with its work providing medical care, food and water/sanitation. The B [...]	2009-05-01 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1108	THAILAND REMAINS NON-COMMITTAL ON KOSOVO APPLICATION [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref. A talking points April 29 to the office of Tarisa Watanagase, Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT),as well as to Sukuman Ladpli, Director for Financing for Development in the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) Fiscal Policy Office. In a follow-on conversation May 4, a [...]	2009-05-04 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN KV TH
09BANGKOK1119	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF WEST Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 23 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participat [...]	2009-05-06 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1121	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF WEST Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 24 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participat [...]	2009-05-06 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1122	MGSF01: No Thai H1N1; ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. Control measures at the airports are in effect. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + 3 (Japan, China, South Korea) heal [...]	2009-05-06 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1132	RECOMMENDATION TO PRUDENTIALLY REVOKE THAI EX-PM [...] (C) Post recommends that the Department prudentially revoke former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's U.S. non-immigrant visas. This recommendation is based on our belief that Thaksin has possibly committed a crime involving moral turpitude. The RTG has two arrest warrants outstanding for T [...]	2009-05-07 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PINR TH
09BANGKOK1133	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-07 08:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1134	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-07 08:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1135	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-07 08:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1136	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-07 08:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1137	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-07 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK114	NEW "THAI PRIDE" PARTY (PHUMJAI THAI) BECOMES [...] (SBU) As legislators from dissolved political parties develop new party affiliations, it appears a faction of former People's Power Party legislators will comprise the second-largest coalition partner of the Democrat Party. This faction, loyal to Buriram politician Newin Chidchob, is at the c [...]	2009-01-15 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1145	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) POL FSN confirmed with the Commercial Registration Section of the Phrae Provincial Administration Organization that Udoman Store is a listed trading vendor. The store's commercial registration is as follows: License No. 5101200109007, issued January 10, 2007 Licensed to Manit Udom Loca [...]	2009-05-07 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK1146	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Please see requests for further information in paras 2 and 3. GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a joint demarche on May 5 with the embassies of Australia, Japan, and Russia, we delivered reftel talking points on th [...]	2009-05-11 02:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PGOV PINR PREL ASR TH
09BANGKOK1150	THAILAND NAMES NEW TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai Cabinet approved May 6 the appointment of former Democrat Party parliamentarian Kiat Sittheeamorn as the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) new trade representative, a position resurrected from the Thaksin years. At a higher rank than former Prime Minister Thaksin's trade re [...]	2009-05-11 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PINR TH
09BANGKOK1157	LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT OF THE POLITICAL IMPASSE: [...] (C) As was the case in 2008 during the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) extended occupation of Government House, there are a variety of possible options for the Thai political elite to pursue in negotiating its way out of the current political impasse: constitutional amendments; amnesty f [...]	2009-05-12 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1158	MGSF01: ASEAN+3 Flu Ministerial May 7-8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 Health Ministers from ASEAN + 3 (including China, Japan and South Korea) gathered in Bangkok for a "Special Meeting on Influenza A(H1N1);" a senior officials meeting took place on May 7. The resulting Joint Ministerial Statement asserted that a pandemic was imminent, th [...]	2009-05-12 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1166	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIVY COUNCILORS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador hosted a lunch for Privy Council Chair Prem Tinsulanonda, Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont, and Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the King Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn May 11. The conversation centered around former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, his motivations behind launchi [...]	2009-05-13 07:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1167	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: LOCAL OFFICIALS' VIEWS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: A range of provincial government and security officials gave us differing views about the security situation in the deep south, the state of the Malay Muslim insurgency, and possible government countermeasures during a mid-March trip to southern Thailand. A Narathiwat vice govern [...]	2009-05-14 02:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1188	THAI FM KASIT SENDS LETTER TO BURMESE FM ON ASSK; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya told Ambassador on May 12 that he would engage the Burmese government on Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) situation, on behalf of both Thailand and ASEAN. Kasit's personal aide told us late May 14 that Kasit had signed a letter to the Burm [...]	2009-05-14 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK1190	THAI MFA NOT SUSPICIOUS OF GROWING CHINESE POWER [...] (C) Summary. According to the Thai MFA Director of Chinese Affairs, Thailand agreed that increased transparency of Chinese military intentions would help regional stability, but Thailand had no reason to be concerned with growing Chinese military power and accepted as natural China's growing [...]	2009-05-14 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PM PREL TH CH
09BANGKOK1195	DARFUR PEACEKEEPING: THAI DEPLOYMENT APPROVED BUT [...] (C) Summary and Recommendation: The Thai Peace Operations Center has confirmed a May 7 media report that the Thai Cabinet had given formal approval for Thai troops to join UNAMID. Despite the approval, preparations by the Thai military remain held back by Sudanese government refusal to approv [...]	2009-05-15 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR TH SU
09BANGKOK1196	THAI HOUSE SPEAKER ON CONGRESS AND BALANCING [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Chai Chidchob, in a May 14 call by the Ambassador, requested assistance in helping the Thai House build stronger ties with its U.S. counterpart. Chai said that the Thai-American Parliamentarian Friendship Group, consisting of 121 members, had reache [...]	2009-05-15 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON TH CH
09BANGKOK1197	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FAMILIES OF DETAINEES VOICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The plight of families in the deep south that have had members detained as the result of counterinsurgency operations was the focus of a seminar at Prince of Songkhla University in Pattani that we attended in early May. The seminar organizer, the Cross Cultural Foundation (CCF [...]	2009-05-15 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1200	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POLITICS AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) A leading associate of former Prime Minister Thaksin told the Ambassador in mid-May that pro-Thaksin supporters had poorly served their interests by engaging in violent riots in mid-April; a second associate reiterated his earlier assertion that the redshirt movement was now "way beyond Th [...]	2009-05-15 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1201	THAILAND: RESPONSE TO ASSK'S ARREST [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit held a press conference May 15 to express concern over Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) situation, to call on the Burmese government not to extend her detention, and to ask the Burmese authorities to clarify the situation about the Amcit swimmer who visited ASSK's compound. [...]	2009-05-15 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1202	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Ministry of Commerce NR Automotive Co., Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration Number: 0105550128261 Registration Date: December 12, 2007 Status: Company Limited Executive: Supat Chansilp Capital Registration: 1,000,000 Baht Location: 1729 Soi Lat Phrao 94 (Panjamit [...]	2009-05-15 10:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK1203	THAI GOVERNMENT (UNSUCCESSFULLY) RAIDS NOTORIOUS PIRATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6 a government-led enforcement team raided one of Thailand's most notorious markets for pirated and counterfeit goods, the Patpong night market in central Bangkok. A team of nearly 100 government officers, largely from the military's internal security units, rather than t [...]	2009-05-15 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK121	THAI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) to Jirusaya Biranada of the Department of East Asia Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 15. We explained that the TCG has played a critical role in facilitating post-cyclone Nargis assistance in [...]	2009-01-16 09:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK1217	THAILAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON CUBA REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. Nevertheless, we provide information on Thai-Cuban ties below, as requested reftel. End summary. 2. (C) Response: (a) - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advanceme [...]	2009-05-19 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU TH
09BANGKOK1219	THAILAND ISSUES AN ASEAN CHAIR STATEMENT CALLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the absence of ASEAN consensus over the arrest/trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),Thailand issued an ASEAN Chair statement May 18 calling for the immediate release of ASSK. FM Kasit circulated the statement under the cover of a letter to ASEAN FMs and SecGen Surin May 18; on [...]	2009-05-19 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1223	THAILAND: FM KASIT AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BURMA, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit Piromya hosted Ambassador for lunch May 20 to follow-up Kasit's April 24-26 visit to Washington and his May 16 telcon with Secretary Clinton. Burma and bilateral relations dominated the conversation. On Burma, Kasit stressed that the top priority should be Aung Sang [...]	2009-05-20 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF TH
09BANGKOK1225	LAO HMONG IN PETCHABUN: NGO PULLS OUT, ARMY [...] (C) Summary: NGO Doctors with Borders (MSF),the only outside organization in the military-run camp for Lao Hmong in Petchabun, announced its decision to case humanitarian assistance citing army interference in its work. There is clear evidence that Thai authorities are preparing to return a [...]	2009-05-21 03:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK124	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ALLEGES TORTURE IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) Amnesty International (AI) released a report entitled "Thailand: Torture in the Southern Counter-Insurgency" on January 13. The report cited 34 accounts of alleged torture in the four southernmost provinces, including four cases that resulted in the death of the detainee. The report claim [...]	2009-01-16 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1246	ASEAN DEBATES ASSK DETENTION [...] (C) EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (and U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN) Scot Marciel attended the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) in Phuket May 19-20. He had a brief encounter with his Burmese counterpart, Director General for ASEAN Affairs U Than Tun, on the margins and [...]	2009-05-21 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK1249	THAILAND: DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On May 21, Econoff delivered reftel demarche points on the upcoming "United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development" to Chulamanee Chartsuwan, Director of International Economic Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chulamanee and [...]	2009-05-22 04:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN UNGA TH
09BANGKOK125	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NEW PM ABHISIT'S PLAN FOR [...] (C) In a press conference for the Foreign Correspondents, Club of Thailand on January 14, Prime Minister Abhisit said resolution of the conflict in southern Thailand was among his government's top policy priorities. He said his government would restore the rule of law in all of Thailand, incl [...]	2009-01-16 10:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1252	THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXPORT LICENSING [...] (SBU) On May 22, Econoff joined Katsuya Ikkatai, Economic Counselor at the Japanese Embassy, and Berton Chiu, Director of the Economic Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand, to deliver reftel demarche points on the joint U.S.-Japan-Korea-Chinese Taipei proposal at the [...]	2009-05-22 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TH
09BANGKOK1253	CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST DEA EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel, this will advise that Embassy Bangkok has received notice of legal proceedings in Thailand naming as defendants the following three employees from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Special Agent Derek S. Odney; Special Agent Scott Seeley-Hacker; and Special Ag [...]	2009-05-22 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KLIG TH
09BANGKOK1259	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-26 05:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1265	THAI DOMESTIC POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PAD PROTEST GROUP [...] (SBU) The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) behind the "yellowshirt" protests in 2008 has resolved to form a political party, name and leader as yet uncertain. Deputy Agriculture Minister Chartchai Pookyaporn, under pressure from his Phumjai Thai party, resigned from the cabinet on May 26 [...]	2009-05-26 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1266	TRAVELS ALONG THE MEKHONG: THAKSIN,S AURA [...] (C) Contacts along the border with Laos in northeastern Thailand told us prior to the mid-April Songkran riots that rural voters had begun to shift their focus beyond the personal draw of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to issues that affected their local communities. Despite the app [...]	2009-05-26 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1267	THAI MFA CLARIFIES ASEAN STATEMENT ON ASSK; AIPMC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to Burmese criticism of the May 18 ASEAN Chair Statement calling for Aung Saan Suu Kyi's (ASSK) release (reftel),the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) released a clarification May 26 (text below). The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) convened [...]	2009-05-26 10:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK1268	TRAFFICKING A PRIORITY CONCERN FOR THAI SECURITY [...] (C) During a recent trip to Northeast Thailand, security officials along the border with Laos emphasized to us concerns regarding illegal smuggling as cross-border trade and travel have increased. Officials were particularly worried about movements of people and goods through the Northeast du [...]	2009-05-26 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR TH
09BANGKOK1275	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: MILITARY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. A May 21 phone conversation between Thai Army Commander General Anupong Paochinda and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen underscored efforts to preclude further clashes between the militaries of the two countries. The Director of the Thai Army's Foreign Liaison Division called talk [...]	2009-05-27 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK1276	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: ACADEMICS AND NGOS REFUTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1290	THAI MFA ISSUES STATEMENT ON DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement May 26 condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) May 25 nuclear test and expressing support for continued Six-Party Talks. Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya attended the Asia-Europe (ASEM) m [...]	2009-05-28 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH KN
09BANGKOK1291	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: COORDINATED ARSON ATTACKS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Suspected insurgents conducted a series of coordinated bomb and arson attacks on commercial targets close to Yala city center, in Yala province early May 27. All though there were no casualties, press sources as well as independent analysts believe this was the largest coordinate [...]	2009-05-28 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1292	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) POL FSN May 21 visited the Royal Thai Police Academy in Nakhon Pathom province to check whether police cadets had received reftel pistols. Of the thirty-three police cadets who had been scheduled for receipt of the pistols, thirty were present. One cadet was absent due to sickness while t [...]	2009-05-28 09:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK1293	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA DVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) The Center for International Trade and Security (CITS) conducted an Export Control Assssment in Vietnam May 4-11. Advisor and embassy officials met with port, naval and marine police officials in Cambodia May 7-8. Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted the second phase of a Tracker [...]	2009-05-28 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTT MNUC PARM PREL CBTH VN
09BANGKOK1296	GAO LEARNS OF JADE ACT'S IMPACT IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary: A Government Accountability Office (GAO) team visited Bangkok and Chantaburi May 12-15 to investigate the implementation and impact on Thailand of the U.S. Tom Lantos Block the Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act (JADE Act). Private gem dealers claim the JADE Act, which bans [...]	2009-06-01 04:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD BM TH
09BANGKOK1302	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-06-01 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1303	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-06-01 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1304	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-06-01 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1305	AMBASSADOR RAISES SECURITY, REFUGEES, CUSTOMS, AND [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban assured the Ambassador that there would be no security problems during Secretary Clinton's July visit, in part because the authorities and local population in Phuket were sympathetic to the government. Suthep complained that former Prime Minister Th [...]	2009-06-01 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINS ECON ETRD TH BM LA
09BANGKOK1306	THAILAND TO CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of International Organizations official Ranoppun Kapittai on June 1 and conveyed reftel's points seeking support for Lucretia Myers' election to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) during the upcoming 64th UN Gene [...]	2009-06-01 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KUNR KJUS KAWC
09BANGKOK1307	THAI MILITARY DOES NOT POSSESS AIR ASSETS AS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG PARM TH PK
09BANGKOK1315	THAI SENATORS ASK GENERAL THAN SHWE TO RELEASE [...] (SBU) Thirty Thai Senators, led by Bangkok Senator Rosana Tositrakul, signed a May 25 letter to the Burmese State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Chairman Senior General Than Shwe, requesting that the GOB free Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and create a better democratic environment in Burma. Th [...]	2009-06-02 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK1317	RESPONSE TO CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST DEA EMPLOYEES [...] Pursuant to ALDAC State 1087, this will request that the Department of Justice provide legal representation for the following employees from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently sued in a Bangkok court for acts performed during the course of their official duties: Special Agent De [...]	2009-06-02 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KLIG TH
09BANGKOK1319	Thai Government Fights Rising Unemployment [...] (SBU) Summary: Not surprisingly, the global economic recession has caused the number of unemployed Thais to increase. The official unemployment rate in Thailand of about 2 percent is deceptively low because of very liberal definitions of what it means to be employed, and even then estimates a [...]	2009-06-02 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK1320	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TAK BAI DEATHS - NO ONE [...] (C) The Songkhla Provincial Court on May 29 ruled that security forces were not responsible for the deaths of 78 Malay Muslim Thais who died after security forces put down a demonstration at the Tak Bai police headquarters in 2004. The court decided that officers were merely performing their d [...]	2009-06-02 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1329	MISSION BANGKOK'S REQUEST TO OCCUPY COMMERCIAL SPACE [...] SUMMARY: Bangkok is a rapidly growing regional post in critical need of additional functional office space. Post U.S. Direct Hire positions have grown by 35% in the last 10 years, and the Overseas Building Operations (OBO) estimated in their recent Master Planning exercise that Post requires [...]	2009-06-03 07:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ABLD PREL TH
09BANGKOK1338	THAILAND: A NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot, the government's face of its intellectual property rights (IPR) campaign, has devised a new interagency strategy to combat IPR piracy in Thailand. Alongkorn explained to the Ambassador on May 27 that his proposed strategy, which he h [...]	2009-06-03 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK1340	THAI SUPREME COMMANDER ASSURES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary. Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra told the Ambassador that the Thai military was in the lead for security arrangements for the upcoming ASEAN ministerial meetings and assured that security would not be a problem during the visit of Secretary Clinton [...]	2009-06-03 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF KPKO MOPS TH SU UN LA
09BANGKOK1354	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-06-04 07:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1355	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-06-04 07:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH

09BANGKOK1358	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-06-04 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1359	MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...]	2009-06-04 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1360	THAI FM PRESSES CASE AGAINST BURMA AT ASEAN-EU [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of ASEAN Affairs Director Suchart Liengsaengthong on June 2 provided us with a readout of the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) on May 27-28 in Phnom Penh (ref A). Suchart highlighted for us the efforts of Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to add [...]	2009-06-04 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK1367	VIKTOR BOUT CASE: URGENT REQUEST TO RETAIN LOCAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED - see para 4. 2. (SBU) In an effort to delay his extradition to the United States, international arms trafficker Viktor Bout has filed a criminal complaint in Bangkok against three U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents (ref B). Bout's meritless complaint is based [...]	2009-06-05 08:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KLIG PREL KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1374	THAI HOUSE MEMBERS PUBLICLY CALL ON BURMA TO [...] (SBU) Twenty-two Thai women members of the House of Representatives issued an open letter to the media on June 3 calling on Burma to unconditionally release Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and other political prisoners. All but one of the 22 MPs are members of the Democrat Party. MP Pusadee Tamthai [...]	2009-06-08 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK1376	Thai Government Plans Migrant Worker Amnesty [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand will soon implement an "amnesty" plan to register illegal migrants from Burma, Laos, and Cambodia who are employed in certain sectors of the Thai economy: fishing, fisheries-related work, construction, farming and livestock, and domestic work. While details of the plan [...]	2009-06-09 00:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK1382	THAI ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE U.S. [...] (U) In response to ref A, post has compiled a list of energy partnerships between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the USG or entities in the U.S. private sector. USAID partnerships ------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) oversees the Envir [...]	2009-06-09 07:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ENRG APECO TH
09BANGKOK1388	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TWELVE KILLED IN MOSQUE ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: In one of the most lethal recent acts of violence, gunmen on June 8 entered a mosque during evening prayers in Cho Airong District of Narathiwat province (bordering Malaysia) and killed 12 people. The killings follow a surge in violence that appears to have resulted from the May [...]	2009-06-09 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK139	THAI GOVERNMENT REACTS QUICKLY TO CRITICISM OF [...] (SBU) In a January 19th meeting with local human rights activities, Royal Thai government (RTG) Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva responded to international press criticism of treatment of Rohingyas "boat people" entering Thai territory. Recent press reports by the South China Morning Post and [...]	2009-01-20 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK140	THAI COURT SENTENCES AUSTRALIAN TO THREE YEARS FOR [...] (C) The Thai Criminal Court sentenced Australian author Harry Nicolaides January 19 to three years imprisonment for the criminal offense of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy, related to remarks in his 2005 novel Verisimilitude. Nicolaides had remained imprisoned without bail since bein [...]	2009-01-20 10:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1400	THAILAND DECLINES REQUEST TO HOST ASIA PACIFIC [...] (SBU) On June 9, the Thai MFA informed the ROK Embassy in Bangkok that the RTG was unwilling to host the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and assume the APDP chairmanship in 2010. The RTG claimed that its other international obligations, including prepa [...]	2009-06-10 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1401	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FOREIGN VIEWS OF THAI [...] (C) The brutal June 8 attack by unknown perpetrators on a mosque in Narathiwat province (reftel) may set back efforts to ameliorate the conflict in southern Thailand. Over the past weeks, various foreign observers privately expressed divergent views about the likelihood and possible modalities [...]	2009-06-10 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER PINS TH MY
09BANGKOK1407	THAILAND'S RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) On June 10, Econoff delivered reftel demarche talking points to Mr. Pakawat Srisukwattana of the Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division; Department of International Organizations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Mr. Pakawat stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) is plann [...]	2009-06-11 00:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA TH
09BANGKOK141	BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $5439 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2009. EEB's funding would support a speaker for a workshop, to be co-funded by USDA and USPTO, entitled Biotechnology and Risk Asses [...]	2009-01-20 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
09BANGKOK1415	ASEAN SYG SURIN DISCUSSES ASSK TRIAL AND OTHER [...] (C) Embassy Rangoon Charge d'Affaires Dinger met in Bangkok with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan June 10. Surin sees the ASEAN Charter as already building political will in the region. He praised ASEAN Ministers for spending an hour at the recent ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) in [...]	2009-06-12 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK1417	SIX THAI POLICEMEN CHARGED WITH TEEN'S 2004 MURDER [...] (C) The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) has charged six Royal Thai Police (RTP) officers with the July 2004 premeditated murder of 17-year-old Kiattisak Thitboonkrong. Kiattisak is just one of over 20 young men who died suspiciously in Kalasin Province from 2003-2005 in what appear [...]	2009-06-14 23:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM TH
09BANGKOK1428	Thai Immigration Makes Arrests in Labor Trafficking Case [...] (SBU) On May 17, the Thai Immigration Police (raided a small garland-making factory (located in a home) in Samut Sakhon, rescuing nineteen Laotian girls and young women, ages 12-20, who the police consider victims of human trafficking. The Immigration police arrested the two factory owners, M [...]	2009-06-15 23:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK1435	MGSF01: 150 Thai H1N1 cases; Interagency Coordination [...] SUMMARY. The Thai Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education held an interagency coordination meeting on June 9 to discuss preparedness plans for the outbreak of H1N1 within the country. A representative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) who attended the meeting found th [...]	2009-06-16 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1437	THAI BUREAUCRACY IMPEDES PROGRESS ON HCOC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 10:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TH
09BANGKOK147	EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 08:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH
09BANGKOK1474	THAILAND REVIEWING IRENA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 06:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV TH
09BANGKOK1480	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 12 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in [...]	2009-06-19 03:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1485	ENGAGEMENT ON LAO HMONG ISSUE YIELDS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Ravic Huso, met with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations Deputy Director General Ittiporn Boonpracong, and Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Border Division Chief LTG Niphat Thonglek on June 11 and 12 to discuss the ongoing cu [...]	2009-06-19 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF TH LA
09BANGKOK1486	THAI MFA DEMARCHE ON UNESCO/AMCIT VISIT TO PREAH [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCUL TH
09BANGKOK1487	THAI MFA DEMARCHE ON UNESCO/AMCIT VISIT TO PREAH [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA's American Affairs Acting Director General Apirath Vienravi called in then Charge June 18 for to express grave concern over a team of UNESCO representatives, including an Amcit, which crossed through Thai territory without permission or visas in April, en route to the Preah [...]	2009-06-19 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCUL TH
09BANGKOK1491	PRO-THAKSIN CANDIDATE WINS BELLWETHER HOUSE [...] (C) A pro-Thaksin candidate trounced the representative of coalition member Phumjai Thai party in a June 21 House of Representatives by-election in the upper northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon. The election was widely seen as a test of the influence of both former Prime Minister Thaksin an [...]	2009-06-22 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1494	THAI MFA STILL NEBULOUS ON AHF RECALL DETAILS, [...] (U) This is an action request cable; see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Thai officials are still unclear on the details of when and how an interdicted shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) might be returned to Thailand from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and told us June 16 that they have d [...]	2009-06-22 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TH
09BANGKOK1500	THAILAND TO ENFORCE UNSCR 1874 [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador stressed to MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul the importance of Thailand fully implementing UNSCR 1874 during a June 22 meeting. The RTG would implement the resolution, and relevant Thai agencies had already met to discuss the resolution and determine legal [...]	2009-06-23 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KN TH
09BANGKOK1508	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE JUNE 8 [...] (S) Summary: The cycle of violence and reprisals in southern Thailand continues to spike in the aftermath of the May 29 Tak Bai post mortem inquest ruling which determined that security forces were merely performing their duties according to their responsibilities when 78 Malay Muslims died in [...]	2009-06-24 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK151	THAILAND: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Gregory Hicks),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for [...]	2009-01-21 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
09BANGKOK1541	THAKSIN SUPPORTER WINS BY-ELECTION; "REDSHIRTS" [...] (C) The Puea Thai (opposition) party won a by-election for a House of Representatives seat in the northeastern province of Sisaket on June 28. Garnering 124,327 votes, Surachart Charnpradit defeated Sakulthip Angkasakullkiat, from the Chart Thai Pattana party (a member of the governing coalit [...]	2009-06-29 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK1545	THAI POSITION ON DPRK CARGO SHIP KANG NAM 1 [...] (C) We raised June 29 reftel points on UNSCR 1874 with Pattarat Hongtong, Deputy Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division. Pattarat said she would share the U.S. position with other agencies involved in enforcing the resolution and would work with the MFA's ASEAN and Eas [...]	2009-06-29 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KN TH BM
09BANGKOK1547	THAI INVESTMENT SPENDING STIMULUS PACKAGE: 12 BILLION NOW, [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, the Thai government cleared a hurdle when a key element of its overarching plan to stimulate the Thai economy in light of the global economic crisis was approved. The Thai Parliament passed an emergency decree allowing the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to borrow appr [...]	2009-06-30 00:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK1549	VIKTOR BOUT CASE: EMBASSY DELIVERS DIPNOTE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (ADCM) on June 29 handed over to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the Legal Affairs Division Chatri Archjananun the criminal complaint and court summons for three DEA Special Agents, which had been delivered [...]	2009-06-30 03:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KLIG PREL AMGT KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1568	THAILAND STUDYING ASEAN-U.S. TIFA WORK PLAN PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points June 29 to Mr. Noppadon Sarawasi, Deputy Director-General, Department of Trade Negotiations, of the Thai Ministry of Commerce. Mr. Sarawasi will attend the July 14 ASEAN-U.S. Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) on behalf of the Royal Thai Gov [...]	2009-07-01 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD TH
09BANGKOK1569	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: TENSIONS INCREASE, [...] (C) Summary: Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia in regard to their border dispute have increased recently after the Thai Cabinet decided to renew its objection to the World Heritage Committee's (WHC) listing of the Preah Vihear temple, based on a unilateral Cambodian submission in 2008, in [...]	2009-07-01 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK1572	THAILAND TO ENFORCE FINANCIAL MEASURES OF UNSCR 1874 [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel A talking points June 29 to Ms. Pattarat Hongtong, Deputy Director of the Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division; Department of International Organizations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Hongtong stated the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has established an inter [...]	2009-07-02 06:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN TH
09BANGKOK1573	ROYAL THAI POLICE EFFORTS TO ENHANCE NATIONAL [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY - For eight days during late November and into early December 2008, political protesters in Bangkok took seizure of both major national airports, stranding tourists, local citizens and traveling business people in Bangkok, and restricting those travelers attempting to return [...]	2009-07-02 07:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC TH EAIR
09BANGKOK1574	THAI FINANCE MINISTER ON AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 29 meeting with Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij, the Ambassador raised concerns about less than fair and transparent treatment U.S. business receives from the Ministry's Customs Department. The Ambassador also raised the Megaports Initiative, encouraging the Thai go [...]	2009-07-02 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK159	THAILAND CONFIRMS ASEAN SUMMIT'S DATES AND VENUE, LOOKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ASEAN Deputy Director-General (DDG) Manasvi Srisodapol confirmed to us in a mid-January discussion that the ASEAN Summit's venue and dates were set from February 27-March 1 to be held in Hua H [...]	2009-01-22 05:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MARR TH
09BANGKOK1595	THAILAND NON-COMMITTAL ON ITSO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on July 2 to Mr. Chaiyan Peungkiatpairote, Executive Director of the Space Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). 2. (SBU) Mr. Chaiyan stated that he was unable to provide an official response at this time [...]	2009-07-07 01:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA TH
09BANGKOK163	NEW PM TACKLES THAILAND'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's fourth quarter economic figures show an "economy in crisis," Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva told numerous local and foreign audiences over the last several weeks during a non-stop schedule of speeches to woo the country with his cabinet's economic stimulus plans. "Ma [...]	2009-01-22 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR PGOV TH
09BANGKOK164	PUSHING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, THAI PM LIGHTS FIRE [...] (C) Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered top police officers to accelerate investigations into unsolved high-profile crimes during a closed-door meeting on January 21. Abhisit flagged several Thaksin-era cases, including the 2004 disappearance of Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelaipaijit and th [...]	2009-01-22 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK165	THAILAND'S HANDLING OF ROHINGYA "BOAT PEOPLE" OFF [...] (C) Summary: Thai military officials and villagers along Thailand's southern Andaman Sea coast described push-back actions of ethnic Rohingya to RefCoord January 22, but maintained that Thai civil defense volunteers and fishing boats, not Thai military officials, had been involved. UNHCR rep [...]	2009-01-22 12:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL TH
09BANGKOK1651	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisor Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 1-4. Advisor and Program Assistant visited Thai border crossings with Cambodia, June 17-19. Advisor briefed Cambodian officials on proposed EXBS program, June 23. Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the [...]	2009-07-10 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB ID
09BANGKOK1653	PROBLEMS FOR THAI FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT - [...] (C) Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is again under scrutiny for his role in the late 2008 protests which shut down Bangkok's airports for eight days. On July 1 Royal Thai Police quietly issued a summons to Kasit and several dozen other leading People's Alliance for Democracy figures for [...]	2009-07-10 11:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1662	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY [...] (C) Madam Secretary: You will arrive July 21 in a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after revered but ailing 81 year old King Bhumibol eventually passes. Despite a deep and broad alliance partnership that continues to deliver sign [...]	2009-07-13 07:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1684	THAI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES GREATER [...] (C) Summary: As part of the Mission,s campaign to improve the treatment of American firms in Thailand, Ambassador John, accompanied by representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, raised July 2 with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu issues of concern to th [...]	2009-07-14 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TH
09BANGKOK1685	Asia Clean Energy Forum 2009 Draws More Than 800 Experts to [...] SUMMARY: To help confront the urgent challenge of scaling up clean energy solutions for Asia while mitigating climate change, the US Agency for International Development's Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other donors to orga [...]	2009-07-14 07:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO
09BANGKOK1686	LAO HMONG: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL VISITS PETCHABUN [...] (C) Summary. A House Foreign Affairs Committee Staffdel visited Thailand July 2-4 in a fact-finding trip relating to Thai policy towards Lao Hmong detained in the army-run camp in Petchabun, and a smaller group of UNHCR-recognized refugees in an immigration detention center in Nong Khai, Thai [...]	2009-07-14 07:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK1695	MEGAPORTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The first Megaports Initiative Regional Workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand May 12-15, 2009. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Customs, and Port Authority of Thailand co-hosted the event with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Embassy. The workshop [...]	2009-07-15 02:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS EWWT ETTC PARM PREL TH
09BANGKOK1705	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
09BANGKOK1718	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 07:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG
09BANGKOK1719	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIP NOTE ON USG ASCENSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL TH ASEAN KTIA
09BANGKOK172	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in the a [...]	2009-01-23 02:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1720	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S MEETING WITH THAI [...] (C) Summary. General Casey, your meeting with Thai Army Commander General Anupong will afford the opportunity to highlight the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests and emphasize our support for important areas of our mil-mil relationship. Our military relationship provide [...]	2009-07-16 23:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1728	U.S.-MEKONG MINISTERIAL INVITATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	LA TH VN CB OPDC PREL
09BANGKOK1729	LINGERING APPEAL OF THAKSIN IN THAILAND,S [...] (SBU) Summary. A range of contacts from the local Buriram powerbase for Newin Chidchob in lower Isaan (northeastern Thailand) told us that Phumjai Thai, Newin's political party, held considerable advantages through control of ministries and the allegiance of local power brokers. While these a [...]	2009-07-17 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK175	POLITICALLY SAVVY, THAILAND'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: To reenergize the Thai economy in the face of the global financial crisis, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has rolled out a USD 4.4 billion economic stimulus plan that aims to increase the purchasing power of Thailand's poor and middle class. The plan is composed of both target [...]	2009-01-23 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK1763	SECRETARY CLINTON'S BANGKOK "TOWNTERVIEW": SUBSTANTIVE, [...] Summary: During Secretary Clinton's recent trip to Bangkok she participated in a one-hour hybrid media event organized by the Embassy Public Affairs Section. The "Townterview," as some have called it, combined both an exclusive interview and a town hall setting. The program was hosted by two [...]	2009-07-24 06:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OIIP PREL SCUL OPRC TH
09BANGKOK1771	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the [...]	2009-07-24 08:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1776	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the [...]	2009-07-24 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1777	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the [...]	2009-07-24 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1778	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the [...]	2009-07-24 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1779	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the commanders and units listed below, who have been selected to particip [...]	2009-07-24 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1817	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RED-SHIRT LEADERS [...] (C) The Ambassador on July 17, as part of an on-going embassy effort, met with a group of core United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) red-shirt activists to encourage domestic political dialogue, assess their plans surrounding the July ASEAN and ARF meetings in Phuket, and to as [...]	2009-07-29 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1820	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-07-29 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1821	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) POL FSN April 24 visited the Signal Department of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) and met with the Chief of the Signal Department's Procurement Division and the Chief of the Office of the Director-General of the Department. The colonels verbally confirmed the purchase of five inertial measuremen [...]	2009-07-29 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK1822	THAILAND: EAP A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPM [...] (C) Summary. During a July 21 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and the Ambassador that the Abhisit Vejjajiva government was committed to resolving the political conflict via the rule of law and democracy. The government would not be [...]	2009-07-29 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM PTER TH CB
09BANGKOK1823	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSES [...] (U) P. Wang Burapa Firearms Limited Partnership (PWB) was subject to ref B Blue Lantern investigation in January 2009. The firm's details and facility remain the same. The shop has obtained a special gun quota from Police for items for resale to police officers nationwide under a "Weapon Proc [...]	2009-07-29 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK1841	THAILAND: EAP A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH PHEU [...] (C) Summary. During a July 21 meeting with the opposition Pheu Thai party leaders and supporters, East Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell urged more open dialogue among political actors and peaceful reconciliation to Thailand's political conflict. Chaturon Chaiseng, [...]	2009-07-30 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1842	THAILAND: FM KASIT EXPLAINS ASEAN AND ARF RESULTS, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit invited the diplomatic corps to an ASEAN Ministerial and ASEAN Regional Forum readout session July 30. His comments covered ASEAN aspirations going forward as a "community of peoples," global challenges facing the region, and security challenges, specifically North K [...]	2009-07-30 11:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ARF TH BM KN
09BANGKOK1844	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-07-31 02:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1853	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-07-31 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1854	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-07-31 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1855	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-07-31 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1856	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-07-31 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK186	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the abo [...]	2009-01-26 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1868	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-08-03 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK187	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the abo [...]	2009-01-26 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1870	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-08-03 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1871	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the additional individual below, who has been selected to attend the bel [...]	2009-08-03 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1874	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1876	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-08-04 03:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1894	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the additional individual below, who has been selected to attend the bel [...]	2009-08-05 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1901	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you back to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment for Thailand's democracy in meeting its current challenges and emerging strengthened, as well as to engage Thai officials and others on [...]	2009-08-05 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS TH
09BANGKOK1919	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the units and the commanders listed below, who have been selected to atte [...]	2009-08-06 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1920	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-08-06 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1939	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FM KASIT ON US-THAI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador engaged Thai FM Kasit Piromya August 6 on U.S.-Thai relations, DRPK and the ARF Chair Statement, Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),Cambodian border issues, the Lao Hmong, and Viktor Bout's extradition. Ambassador and Kasit agreed on the need to elevate the nature of t [...]	2009-08-07 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK1940	MISSION BANGKOK'S REQUEST TO OCCUPY COMMERCIAL SPACE [...] Post appreciates OBO's quick concurrence on the need for more office space, and its recognition of the excellent opportunity the soon to be vacated USAID office space in the GPF Witthaya Tower A represents. 2. Post has collected and is forwarding the items requested in paragraph 2 of Reftel A [...]	2009-08-07 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD PREL TH
09BANGKOK1948	INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of Thailand's accession to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) in October 2007, the RTG has launched a number of initiatives to improve awareness of and implementation of UNCAT. Most focus domestically is on the situation in the Deep South, which i [...]	2009-08-07 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK1949	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2009-08-09 23:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1950	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2009-08-09 23:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1955	CONCURRENCE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] The Embassy appreciates the Department of Labor's consultation with diplomatic posts abroad on its draft revised list of products that have been "mined, produced or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor" pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13126. Post concurs with the list, as rele [...]	2009-08-10 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
09BANGKOK1956	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Wisconsin Project staff conducted proliferator database training in Bangkok, July 14-16. Advisor conducted EXBS program coordination meetings in Jakarta, July 16-17. U.S. Coast Guard conducted Port Security training at Bangkok and Laem Chabang ports, July 20-31. Advisor escorted a deleg [...]	2009-08-10 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK1966	H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...]	2009-08-11 01:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1980	SOUTHERN THAILAND: ENDURING VIOLENCE AND THE WAY [...] (C) The conflict in Thailand's Deep South, which entered a new, more violent phase in January 2004, has ground on for five and a half years, cost some 3500 lives, and has no end in sight. At its core, the conflict is about identity, sovereign control, justice, and the Royal Thai Government,s [...]	2009-08-12 06:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH
09BANGKOK1998	NEXT STEPS ON THE VIKTOR BOUT EXTRADITION CASE IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. The disappointing August 11 Thai Lower Court ruling against the extradition of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, and its dubious legal reasoning, requires a multi-pronged effort to seek a successful reversal during the appeals process. The lead judge's foray into foreign [...]	2009-08-13 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER KCRM TH RS CO
09BANGKOK2000	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-08-13 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2001	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-08-13 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH

09BANGKOK2002	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT AGAIN ON [...] (C) During an August 13 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, currently in Malaysia, the Ambassador stressed that the USG was disappointed and mystified by the August 11 Thai Lower Court ruling against the extradition of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout. The Ambassado [...]	2009-08-13 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM TH RS CO
09BANGKOK2003	THAILAND ISSUES ASEAN CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. Thailand issued an ASEAN Chairman's statement on August 11 reiterating the call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) as well as all other political prisoners, with the goal of allowing them to participate in the 2010 general elections and paving the way for nati [...]	2009-08-13 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH BM
09BANGKOK2009	ABHISIT,S SIX MONTH CHECK-UP: STAYIN ALIVE, [...] (C) Defying the longevity projections of seasoned Thai political handicappers everywhere, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently marked the six-month point in his tenure by mounting a public defense of his administration's record to date. Abhisit expressed optimism that his government had [...]	2009-08-14 08:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2018	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-08-14 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2019	UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED; THAI MFA SHARES ITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC UNESCO UN TH
09BANGKOK2032	LABOR LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHTS AND LESS WORK DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor leaders from the Eastern Seaboard area believe that companies may be using the economic downturn to undermine labor union rights. They also complained to visiting Econoffs of a lack of enforcement of existing labor protection laws and Thailand's unwillingness so far to rat [...]	2009-08-17 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD TH
09BANGKOK2034	RED SHIRTS PEACEFULLY PETITION THE KING [...] (C) On August 17, more than 20,000 "red-shirt" sympathizers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra assembled in a park adjacent to the Grand Palace to show support for a massive signature gathering petition campaign seeking royal amnesty for Thaksin (Ref A). Despite wide spread concerns [...]	2009-08-17 11:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2035	THAILAND NPT KEY CONTACTS [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide the following points of contact in Thailand for NPT issues. The Foreign Ministry's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, which is part of the MFA's Department of International Organizations, has the leading role for NPT issues. Key contacts are: -- Chitry [...]	2009-08-17 11:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA TH
09BANGKOK2041	PRM PDAS WITTEN OPENS DOOR ON LAO HMONG IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. During a busy July 28-August 1 visit to Thailand, PRM PDAS Samuel Witten met with senior Royal Thai Government (RTG) civilian and military officials on the Lao Hmong issue, and toured the two sites in Thailand where a total of almost 5,000 Lao Hmong are being held. Witten push [...]	2009-08-18 06:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK2042	FIRST U.S.-THAI-LAO DISCUSSION ON LAO HMONG IN [...] (C) DCM and RefCoord traveled to Petchabun on August 7 to participate in closed discussions with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Deputy Chief of Joint Staff General Vorapong Sa-nga-net, Director of Border Affairs Lt. General Nipat, and Lao counterparts Brigadier General Bouaxieng Champaphahn [...]	2009-08-18 06:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK2045	SENATOR WEBB FOCUSES ON BURMA WITH PM AND FM; [...] (C) Summary. During the course of August 17 meetings with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Pirmoya, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) shared the details of his recent visit to Burma and outlined his thoughts on breaking the impasse with the regime. Both Kasit and Vejjajiva not [...]	2009-08-18 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH BM RS
09BANGKOK2046	Progress on Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate [...] SUMMARY. After a year of preparation, the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) is ready to move forward with a feasibility assessment for the Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Development (ARC) in Bangkok. The ARC is intended to serve as a network of lead [...]	2009-08-18 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO TH
09BANGKOK206	AMBASSADOR AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (U) The Ambassador had a private New Year's audience with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn for 45 minutes at the Amporn Palace in Bangkok on January 26. The Crown Prince's consort, Princess Srirasmi, also attended. Political Scene --------------- 2. (C) The Crown Prince noted it was clear to [...]	2009-01-27 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON ETRD KJUS KCRM TH
09BANGKOK208	ONE MONTH CHECK: AMBASSADOR'S INTERLOCUTORS [...] (C) One month into the government of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva, a series of interlocutors shared generally positive impressions of the new PM's initial weeks in office with Ambassador but seemed more animated discussing the opposition, particularly ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's lingering influence fro [...]	2009-01-27 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
09BANGKOK209	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THAI FM KASIT'S [...] (U) Summary: A January 26 visit to Cambodia by Thai FM Kasit Piromya produced positive statements by both sides regarding the ongoing border dispute centered on territory around the Preah Vihear temple. Kasit met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong; press reports [...]	2009-01-27 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK2096	SOUTHERN THAILAND: THE HDC DIALOGUE RESUMES [...] (S) In a late July meeting, HD Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) representative Michael Vatikiotis briefed us on RTG efforts to revive the HDC brokered dialogue between the Thai government and insurgents in southern Thailand. In subsequent meetings with CG in Chang Mai, Mark Tamthai, Dir [...]	2009-08-21 04:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2107	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-08-21 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2109	LAO HMONG AT PETCHABUN: RECENT MOVEMENTS INCLUDE [...] (SBU) In an unusual early morning repatriation on August 18, 45 Lao Hmong men, women and children resident in the Petchabun camp were returned to Laos. Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) personnel involved in the movement told RefCoord that all departed voluntarily. The NGO Catholic Organization [...]	2009-08-21 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TH LA
09BANGKOK2125	THAILAND: PM ABHISIT LOSES POLICE CHIEF [...] (C) In the latest sign of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's tenuous political positioning, the Royal Thai Police Office's 11-member board rejected Abhisit's nominee for the National Police Chief job August 20. The vote represented not only an embarrassing public rebuke for Abhisit, but it al [...]	2009-08-24 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK213	U.S.-THAI RELATIONS: SUSTAINING OUR IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary. As one of five U.S. treaty allies in Asia and straddling a major force projection air/sea corridor, Thailand remains crucial to U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Underpinning our strong bilateral relations is the U.S.-Thai security relationship, which is base [...]	2009-01-28 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2149	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MIDDAY BOMB ATTACK IN [...] (S) Summary: A car bomb exploded August 25 in front of a restaurant in the deep southern province of Narathiwat, injuring over 40 people; no one was killed, however. The incident bears many of the hallmarks of an insurgent style attack, though mid-day bombings are still rare for an insurgency [...]	2009-08-26 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2150	Thai Economy Improves in Second Quarter (For Most) [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Second quarter economic data released August 24 by the Thai Government showed an improved economic situation in Thailand. Gross domestic (GDP) was down 4.9 percent when compared to the same period in 2008, but improved 2.3 percent over the first quarter of this year [...]	2009-08-26 11:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ELAB TH
09BANGKOK2167	KING BHUMIBOL WARNS OF RUIN IN THE ABSENCE OF [...] (C) On August 21, 81-year-old Thai King Bhumibol carefully dipped his feet into Thailand's boiling political waters, warning the Thai people that, among other things, "without cooperation, the country may actually fall to ruin." The comments, delivered during an audience with civil servants [...]	2009-08-27 06:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2175	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Krungthai Firearms, Ltd. was listed. Registration No. 0103510012517 Registered Date: September 13, 1967 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 750,000 baht Partners: Amornthep Sajathep, with an investment of 500,000 baht, and Saova [...]	2009-08-27 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK2180	THE RED-SHIRTS ARE COMING....AGAIN [...] (C) Despite King Bhumibol's August 21 appeal for national unity (REF A),the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," continued preparations for a planned August 30 demonstration. In response, on August 25 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's [...]	2009-08-28 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2181	STAFFDEL BLANK INFORMATION FOR THAILAND (SEP 3-6) [...] Post welcomes Jonah Blank from September 3 to September 6, 2009. 2. Hotel reservations for September 3-4 have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is USD 145 (taxes and American breakfast included) and is within [...]	2009-08-28 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH
09BANGKOK2182	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DELEGATION MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. During meetings with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Bank of Thailand, Ambassador Philip Goldberg and delegation stressed the importance of full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1874 and 1718. Thai Foreign Ministry officials reiterated [...]	2009-08-28 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC EFIN KNNP UNSC TH KN
09BANGKOK2185	Reforming Thai Customs: First Steps Taken [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, threats of ludicrously high customs penalties against very prominent American, European, and Japanese companies appear to have back-fired against the Customs officials who stood to profit handsomely. After strong advocacy by this Embassy and others, including [...]	2009-08-28 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2186	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THAI ARMY ASSESSES [...] (C) Thai and Cambodian press reports over the past week indicated that Cambodia would reduce the number of troops in the Preah Vihear area after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen August 22 announced a troop reduction, possibly by much as fifty percent. Hun Sen's announcement preceded a visit by [...]	2009-08-28 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK2187	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THAI ARMY ASSESSES [...] (C) Thai and Cambodian press reports over the past week indicated that Cambodia would reduce the number of troops in the Preah Vihear area after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen August 22 announced a troop reduction, possibly by much as fifty percent. Hun Sen's announcement preceded a visit by [...]	2009-08-28 11:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK2195	COUP RUMORS REAPPEAR BUT EVEN REDS DOUBT THEM [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Despite renewed rumors of potential military intervention in the political conflict, spread as far as we can tell by anti-government red-shirt sources, Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander in Chief General Anupong Paochinda appears resolute in his stance in keeping the Army [...]	2009-08-31 09:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2207	THAILAND: DEMOCRAT PARTY PREVAILS IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) According to unofficial results reported in the Thai media, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's governing Democrat party won a resounding victory in an August 30 House of Representatives by-election in the southern province of Surat Thani. Democrat candidate Thani Thaugsuban -- Deputy PM [...]	2009-08-31 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2208	THE ASEAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN plans to launch its newly-developed human rights body, the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) at the 15th ASEAN Summit in October in Thailand. Although local and international NGOs have already described the Terms of Reference (ToR) adopted by Fore [...]	2009-08-31 12:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK2226	SOUTHERN THAILAND: CONFLICT, CONFLICTING GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Issues of identity, language, violence against teachers, and quality of instruction are some of the key challenges facing the educational environment and its impact on life in southern Thailand, according to academic, government, and NGO interlocutors we engaged in southern Thai [...]	2009-09-02 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK225	THAI PARLIAMENT OFFERS ASSENT FOR UPCOMING ASEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: After several months of delays, the Thai parliament on January 27 approved 41 ASEAN-related draft agreements, as required by the 2007 Thai Constitution, but sent two agreements to a specially-established scrutiny committee before final approval. The votes allow the RTG to sign [...]	2009-01-28 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2259	Why the Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate [...] SUMMARY. Ref A details USAID's plans to move forward with development of an Asia-Pacific Regional Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Development (ARC) in Bangkok. With the ARC's purpose to concentrate a network of leading U.S. and Asia institutions to advance the President's climate [...]	2009-09-04 07:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO TH
09BANGKOK226	THAI GOVERNMENT SOLICITS USG SUPPORT FOR A THAI [...] (U) Post is in receipt of diplomatic note number 1004/C1947 from the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated December 26, 2008. The note solicits the support of the USG for Mr. Viroj Sumyai, Assistant Secretary General for Narcotic Drugs Suppression, an office within [...]	2009-01-29 03:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TH
09BANGKOK2260	PRIVY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PALACE OFFICIAL QUASH [...] (C) Summary: Privy Council Members and a palace official publicly and privately September 2-3 have dampened speculation about the potential for any pardon or "deal" for fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai media widely reported the September 2 comments of Privy Councilor Ampol Sena [...]	2009-09-04 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2278	THAI THOUGHTS ON NPT REVIEW AND HOPES FOR BANGKOK [...] (C) We met September 4 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, to discuss reftel questions regarding the NPT review cycle. Cherdkiat welcomed President Obama's prioritization of non-proliferation concerns and of arms control. The approach was a [...]	2009-09-08 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK2286	EXECUTIONS RESUME IN THAILAND AFTER SIX YEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 24, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) executed two Thai drug traffickers by lethal injection after their request for a King's pardon was rejected; these were the first executions in Thailand since 2003. The overall Thai reaction was a shrug; there remains high societal [...]	2009-09-09 04:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK2289	THAI DOMESTIC POLITICAL ROUNDUP: ABHISIT,S [...] (C) Above and beyond the challenges associated with steering Thailand out of the economic morass, PM Abhisit continues to grapple with a seemingly endless litany of political problems both inside and outside his party, including in-fighting with Deputy PM Suthep. Questions about possible elec [...]	2009-09-09 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK23	SENATOR WEBB REVIEWS U.S.-THAI RELATIONS WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Senator Jim Webb underscored the importance of the U.S.-Thai bilateral relationship in a series of wide ranging meetings that included Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya; former Ambassador to the U.S. and now Deputy Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty the King, Krit Garn [...]	2009-01-07 07:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TH
09BANGKOK2306	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor escorted a delegation of Thai officials on an International Visitors Program to Washington, D.C., August 3-5. Vietnam Program Assistant escorted Vietnamese officials on a visit to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters and training facilities, August 3-7. Advisor observed nuclear and radi [...]	2009-09-10 08:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK2307	SOUTHERN THAILAND: NOT ALL VIOLENCE INSURGENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The violence in Thailand's Deep South cannot exclusively be attributed to the insurgency, according to a range of academic, government, and NGO contacts we engaged on an August 16-19 trip to Thailand's southern three provinces. Other key factors behind incidents of violence/mur [...]	2009-09-10 08:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2311	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-09-11 06:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2320	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CUSTOMS CONCERNS WITH DEPUTY FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "I will work personally to address these customs problems," Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Phataraprasit told the Ambassador in a meeting on September 8. Pradit, a coalition member of the Abhisit Administration, is the face of the government's new reform plan to address at least [...]	2009-09-11 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2321	Thai Concerns About 100 Percent Cargo Scanning [...] SUMMARY: This is an action request, see paragraph 7. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the local American business community have expressed concern about the practical implications of future U.S. regulations on maritime freight. The QImplementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Com [...]	2009-09-11 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KHLS EWWT ETRD TH
09BANGKOK233	ROHINGYA BOAT PEOPLE: THAI GOVERNMENT MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 29th, UNHCR Regional Representative Raymond Hall met with FM Kasit in a meeting Hall described to us as "positive overall." The encounter, heavily covered by local media, was the first direct meeting by UNHCR with Thai officials on the Rohingyas issue. After hearing [...]	2009-01-29 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KTIP SMIG TH BM
09BANGKOK2342	"KILL THE CHICKEN TO WARN THE MONKEY": NEW LESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai judiciary sentenced red political activist Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison August 28 for lese majeste offenses committed in a series of speeches at red-shirt rallies in June-July 2008. The handling of the case demonstrated both the sensitivi [...]	2009-09-15 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK2343	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA TH
09BANGKOK2349	THAILAND/ASEAN: REQUEST FOR USG CONCURRENCE OF TAC [...] (SBU) This is an action request: please provide a response to the request for U.S. concurrence with the proposed Third Protocol to allow the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) to be amended to enable regional organizations to accede to the TAC. 2. (SBU) Thailand, as cur [...]	2009-09-16 07:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2352	THAILAND: ELECTION COMMISSION FLEXES MUSCLES ON MP [...] (C) Over the course of the last three months, the Election Commission has indicted a total of 29 House members and 16 Senators, out of 480 and 150 respectively, from across the party spectrum for conflict of interest transgressions related to share holdings in media or telecom firms with state [...]	2009-09-16 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2355	THAI REACTION (GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS) TO DOL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A senior Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) representative negatively reacted September 10 to reftel talking points regarding the release of the Department of Labor's (DOL) list of goods believed to be produced by forced labor or child labor (mandated by the Trafficking Vi [...]	2009-09-16 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PREL KTIP TH
09BANGKOK2368	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES MFA ON IRAN AND [...] (SBU) On September 16, the Ambassador met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Permanent Secretary Chitriya Pinthong to deliver Ref A talking points on Iran, as well as to emphasize the importance of Thailand fulfilling its commitment to the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan (U [...]	2009-09-17 07:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2369	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: WEEKEND PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: Yellow-shirt supporters plan a September 19 protest in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple to demand that Cambodia civilians vacate the disputed territory adjacent to the temple. The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) claims that the Thai government has surrendered sovereignty [...]	2009-09-17 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK237	THAILAND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] This report provides information as requested by the Department of Labor to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are implementing their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor as required unde [...]	2009-01-30 02:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK2382	BANGKOK POC AND HOTEL INFORMATION : STAFFDEL WATSON (SEP 25 - OCT 11) [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 08:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA TH
09BANGKOK2384	EMBASSY THAILAND RESPONSE TO USG PARALLEL REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 08:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID TBIO TH
09BANGKOK2385	THAILAND: NEW SURVEY POINTS TO STRENGTH OF THAI [...] (C) On September 16, the Asia Foundation released the results of a new public opinion survey on Constitutional Reform and Democracy in Thailand. The Ambassador met with the Asia Foundation's leadership on September 17 to discuss the survey's findings, which among other things, revealed a deep [...]	2009-09-18 08:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2386	THAILAND: RED SHIRTS PREPARE TO MARCH ON THIRD [...] (C) Summary: The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," will gather at Sanam Luang on Saturday, September 19 to mark the third anniversary of the coup that ousted fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. UDD leaders claim an estimated 50-60,000 [...]	2009-09-18 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2387	"CAUSE I'M THE TAX MAN": PROPOSED EXCISE TAX CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies have long complained about the burden of Thailand's excise taxes, which are particularly high on automobiles, gasoline, beer, wine, and distilled spirits. In recent weeks, several U.S. companies have approached the Mission seeking our advocacy efforts with regards [...]	2009-09-18 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2388	PAPER AIRPLANE AND PANDA NAMING CONTEST WINNERS [...] (U) Summary: Two recent high profile feel-good cases involving stateless children winning nationwide contests with overseas trip prizes have drawn attention to the plight of those in Thailand who lack citizenship. Mong Thongdee, the Chiang Mai-born son of Burmese migrants, won a national paper [...]	2009-09-18 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2401	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PM ABHISIT ON UNGA, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Ambassador met PM Abhisit Vejajjiva at Government House September 18 to review a wide range of issues likely to arise during Abhisit's upcoming September 21-26 trip to NY and Pittsburgh for the UN General Assembly, the G20 Summit, and a Thai "business roadshow" outreac [...]	2009-09-21 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2402	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) On September 18, the Ambassador met with Yongyuth Wichait, the leader of the opposition Puea Thai Party, to sound him out on a number of issues of importance to the opposition. Former Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama joined the meeting as well. Yongyuth expressed confidence in Puea Thai [...]	2009-09-21 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2403	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 4 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in [...]	2009-09-21 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2405	THAILAND'S MARCHING SEASON: BRAWL NEAR BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary: September 19 proved to be a day of dueling political rallies in Thailand. The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka "the red-shirt" supporters of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gathered in Bangkok to mark the third anniversary of the mil [...]	2009-09-21 11:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2409	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-09-22 07:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2418	THAILAND: RUBBER SAPLING VERDICT BOUNCES [...] (C) On September 21, the Supreme Court acquitted all 44 defendants -- including five former cabinet ministers under fugitive former PM Thaksin -- of corruption and malfeasance charges stemming from a 2003 rubber sapling procurement project. Newin Chidchob, godfather of government coalition p [...]	2009-09-23 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2437	Landmark Thai/U.S. study: HIV Vaccine Effective [...] SUMMARY: A groundbreaking, six-year, joint Thai/U.S. HIV vaccine study found 31 percent efficacy in preventing HIV infection. The study was the first ever to show that a vaccine can prevent HIV infection, and the over 16,000 Thai volunteers made this the largest HIV vaccine trial ever conducte [...]	2009-09-24 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV EAID PREL TH
09BANGKOK2455	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Niphon Promphan, Secretary-General for Prime Minister Abhisit and a trusted advisor of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, on September 24. Niphon expressed exasperation with the prolonged political stalemate and what he characterized as a degradation of Thai politica [...]	2009-09-28 05:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2459	THAILAND: CHARTER CHANGE ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY [...] (U) Summary: On September 24, the joint parliament whips resolved to draft legislation to amend six articles of the 2007 Constitution. The whips will meet again on October 1 to determine the modalities of presenting and approving the proposed amendments, which touch on how MPs and Senators are [...]	2009-09-28 06:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2462	Thailand: OPIC-supported Investment Fund [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for comments regarding the OPIC-supported Global Renewable Energy Investment Fund Program and the USRG Emerging Market Fund in particular, Post reviewed the Thai government's energy development strategy and confirms that the program and fund in question are [...]	2009-09-28 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ELAB TH
09BANGKOK2463	THAI GOVERNMENT ON THE FAO BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR TH
09BANGKOK2464	THAILAND: PREVIEWING THE RESULTS OF THE BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Charge previewed the results of our Burma policy review to MFA East Asian Director General Kittiphong na Ranong September 28, per reftel. Kittiphong probed U.S. thinking on how we planned to handle incremental next steps, expressed both doubt that the regime would take the first [...]	2009-09-28 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM TH
09BANGKOK2465	Bangkok POC and Hotel Information: StaffDel Watson/Barron [...] Post welcomes StaffDel Barron with regards to participation in the UNFCCC Meeting. Post requests that flight information and any administrative requests be forwarded as soon as possible to the administrative POC (control officer) listed below. Upon arrival and after clearing customs, taxis c [...]	2009-09-29 01:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA KS TH
09BANGKOK247	OPPOSITION PARTY AND ACTIVISTS PUT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Pro-Thaksin legislators and activists have criticized Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his administration on issues ranging from substantive to petty. Abhisit's critics have focused substantial attention on his appointment of figures linked to the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) [...]	2009-01-30 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
09BANGKOK248	OHCHR BANGKOK REGIONAL OFFICE FAVORS PROMOTION OF [...] (C) In response to reftel, we queried employees of NGOs, diplomatic missions, and the legal community for an assessment of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Bangkok, the regional office for Southeast Asia. Many viewed OHCHR as focused on the promotion of human ri [...]	2009-01-30 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2487	Bangkok POC and Hotel Information: StaffDel Watson/Barron - [...] Post welcomes StaffDel Goo with regards to participation in the UNFCCC Meeting. Post requests that flight information and any administrative requests be forwarded as soon as possible to the administrative POC (control officer) listed below. Upon arrival and after clearing customs, taxis can [...]	2009-09-30 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA KS TH
09BANGKOK2488	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S HOSPITALIZATION, [...] (S) Summary/Comment: By all accounts, public and private, 81-year old King Bhumibol's ongoing ailments which led to his hospitalization September 16 are not particularly serious. None of the insiders who would be genuinely concerned were his health in true danger seem worried -- in contrast to [...]	2009-09-30 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2489	THAILAND: PREAH VIHEAR IN PLAY AGAIN AS BOTH A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The swirl of issues around the Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border once again garnered headlines as both a domestic issue and irritant in Thai-Cambodian relations, as it did in mid-2008. The Thai National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) voted on September 29 t [...]	2009-09-30 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK250	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted Boarding Officer Courses at Laem Chabang and Bangkok ports, Jan. 12-23. Advisor conducted consultations in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6-8. The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue was shipped from the UK and is due to arrive in Vietnam on Feb. [...]	2009-02-02 00:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK2505	Thailand Hopes for Nuclear Power by 2020 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's 2007-2021 Power Development Plan (PDP) calls for nuclear production of electricity by 2020. Newly-revised goals call for 1,000 MW from nuclear power in each of four years beginning in 2020, which would account for about five percent of total electricity use. Author [...]	2009-10-01 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA TRGY ENRG TH
09BANGKOK2510	THAILAND: COURT SENTENCES THREE IN LOTTERY CASE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Thai Supreme Court on September 30 handed down suspended jail terms to three officials from the Thaksin administration for their role in a lottery scheme deemed illegal, though they were not convicted on separate charges of financial corruption/benefitting from the lottery. Th [...]	2009-10-01 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2516	Approval to Lease 4,000 NGV Buses for Bangkok May Not Be [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Thai Cabinet approved on September 29 a controversial proposal to lease, instead of buy, 4,000 buses for Bangkok. Opponents had alleged that the proposal was unjustified on economic grounds and likely involved kick-backs to the Phumjai Thai Party, which control [...]	2009-10-02 07:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELTN TH
09BANGKOK2518	THAILAND DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR UNITED NATIONS [...] (SBU) The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sent a Diplomatic Note (Dipnote) to the U.S. Embassy September 15 announcing its decision to submit its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) from 2010-2013 in elections to be held in May 2010 and asking for U.S. support. The dipnote [...]	2009-10-02 07:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UN UNGA TH
09BANGKOK252	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 05:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK253	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2539	THAILAND: RULING COALTION AGREES TO PATH FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: The coalition partners in the Abhisit government reached a consenss on October 4 on the way forward in amending th 2007 Constitution. All six coalition parties agreed to empower a parliamentary committee to draft separate bills for each of the six proposed amendments. The full [...]	2009-10-05 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK254	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2540	WHERE ARE THEY NOW? TWO THAI MUSLIMS CONVICTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Two ethnic Malay Muslim Thai nationals sentenced to life in prison in Cambodian court in 2003 after being convicted of providing material support to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) returned quietly to Thailand in July following negotiations between Bangkok and Phnom Penh. Both men are livi [...]	2009-10-05 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2544	Wanting to be Cooperative, Thailand Concerned about [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Concerned about potential obstacles to Thai exports to the United States, the Thai MFA hosted a seminar on the implications of U.S. regulations on maritime freight security, specifically the requirement to scan all containers "100 percent" by July 2012 per the 9/11 [...]	2009-10-05 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS EWWT ETRD TH
09BANGKOK255	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2551	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador called on Theera Wongsamut, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, on October 2 to describe the objectives of a forthcoming seminar focusing on biotechnology and risk communications. The Ambassador also encouraged the Ministry's Department of Livestock Develo [...]	2009-10-06 05:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK2554	NEW MEDIA, OLD DOGS AND NEW TRICKS: EAP PRESS WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) The EAP Press and Information Officers Workshop held in Bangkok, September 14-16, was an opportunity to review strategic responses to broad regional issues, deepen understanding of key messages and policy objectives from the new administration on global issues, and improve understanding o [...]	2009-10-06 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP OPRC TH
09BANGKOK2555	AMBASSADOR MEETS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER; VIKTOR [...] (C) Summary: On October 6, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban to discuss the latest political developments in Thailand, including Secretary General Niphon Promphan's recent resignation. Suthep characterized the resignation decision as hard to explain and expressed [...]	2009-10-06 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH BM RS
09BANGKOK256	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2560	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-10-07 07:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2569	LAO HMONG IN PETCHABUN: TENSIONS FLARE IN CAMP, [...] (SBU) On October 6 at approximately 7:30 pm local (Bangkok) time, a small group of Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) soldiers in the military-run camp for Lao Hmong in Petchabun fired their weapons in the air to disperse a crowd. Employees of an NGO in the camp described hearing (but not witnes [...]	2009-10-07 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK2587	THAILAND'S LOWER NORTHEAST: A LOOK AT NEWIN [...] (C) Newin Chidchob, godfather of government coalition partner Phumjai Thai, has had a good year by almost any measure. His father is Parliament Speaker; his party holds a disproportionate number of cabinet jobs compared to its 32 MPs; Phumjai Thai aspires to increase its share of MP seats in [...]	2009-10-09 00:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2588	THAI POLICY TOWARDS BURMA: THAI OFFICIALS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thai officials, academics, and activists debated Thailand's position, role, and policy vis-a-vis its problematic western neighbor Burma at Chulalongkorn University's Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) October 6. The speakers covered the wide array of issu [...]	2009-10-09 00:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM

09BANGKOK2594	EXBS: THAILAND FY10 PROGRAM PLAN FOR NADR-EXBS [...] (U) Post has discussed the proposed FY10 program plan amongst members of the Law Enforcement Working Group and has no additional comments. EXBS Advisor has also briefed key EXBS program interlocutors at the Thai Ministry of Commerce and Royal Thai Customs, who likewise had no additional sugge [...]	2009-10-09 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH
09BANGKOK2595	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Anti-Corruption and Integrity Awareness Workshop in Thailand, Sep. 14-15. Advisor conducted meetings with post and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi and a visit to Lao Cai border crossing, Sep. 21-25. Advisor met with officials from Thailand's [...]	2009-10-09 09:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB CH
09BANGKOK2596	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 5 individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-ment [...]	2009-10-09 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2597	ENVIRONMENTALISTS VERSUS INDUSTRIALISTS: THE MAP TA PHUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, a Thai administrative court issued an injunction to halt 76 new industrial projects -- valued at $10 billion -- at the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand's much vaunted Eastern Seaboard Industrial Development Zone over allegations that the government faile [...]	2009-10-09 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV PREL TH
09BANGKOK2599	THAI CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH UNESCO
09BANGKOK26	PLOTTER CONVICTED IN 2004 KILLING OF THAI [...] (C) The Criminal Court sentenced provincial lawyer Thanu Hinkaew to death on December 31 for allegedly orchestrating the 2004 killing of environmental activist Charoen Wataksorn; the court also acquitted two co-defendants due to lack of evidence. Thanu remained in court custody, pending an ap [...]	2009-01-07 07:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK2606	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL HOSPITALIZATION UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: As King Bhumibol's hospitalization pushes close to four weeks, elements of why he was hospitalized and why it has lasted so long have become clearer, even as it seems that he has recovered physically. It appears likely that issues related to his Parkinson's led to the initial ho [...]	2009-10-13 05:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2625	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POLICE CHIEF BATTLE AND [...] (C) Summary: On October 13, the Ambassador met with Chuan Leekpai, a two-time former Prime Minister and senior statesmen within the ruling Democrat party. Chuan told the Ambassador he believed PM Abhisit would stick to his principles -- and not back down in his support of Police General Prate [...]	2009-10-14 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK263	SCENESETTER FOR SENIOR MILITARY VISITORS TO [...] (C) Summary. Coming visits by component commanders, and other senior leaders of various U.S. military commands will afford a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai government, to promoting a continued strong bilateral relations [...]	2009-02-02 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2642	THAILAND: FUTURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following an October 13 teleconference with fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Puea Thai party reversed course and announced its opposition to the same six proposed amendments to the 2007 Constitution it had previously supported in negotiations with representati [...]	2009-10-15 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2644	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RETURN TO POLITICS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador October 13 met with Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, a former Prime Minister who October 1 joined the opposition Puea Thai party. Chavalit claimed that he had been saddened by the political troubles of the past few years, and had re-entered politics in order to bring about r [...]	2009-10-15 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK265	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2655	Bangkok Airport Receives Good Marks Despite Remaining [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) conducted an assessment of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) at the end of September. TSA noted that Airports of Thailand (AoT) has made noticeable progress with security measures in the past [...]	2009-10-16 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR KHLS TH
09BANGKOK2656	THAI STOCK MARKET MOVES ON RUMORS OF KING'S HEALTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As widely reported in the local and international press, rumors of the King Bhumibol's ill health drove the Thai stock market into a frenzy for two straight days this week. Combined losses over the two days amounted nearly $13 billion, but the market was able to recover some of t [...]	2009-10-16 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK2657	ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER RALLY: RED SHIRTS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) plan to rally October 17 to protest a perceived delay in processing the petition for a royal pardon for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Ref E). Unlike previous protests, UDD leaders expect most partic [...]	2009-10-16 10:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2678	PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH ASIA-PACIFIC AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 16 meeting with the Ambassador and representatives of the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC),Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva expressed optimism that Thailand was on the path to economic recovery now that unemployment figures have stabili [...]	2009-10-20 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK2682	CHINA SPARKS HYDRO DEBATE AT MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION [...] (SBU)SUMMARY. The unprecedented active participation of Chinese officials breathed life into the Mekong River Commission's previously tame annual stakeholders meeting in Chiang Rai on October 15-16. Government and NGO representatives engaged in a lively debate with the Chinese, who presented t [...]	2009-10-20 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR CH ECON
09BANGKOK2683	URGING ASEAN ON BURMA: THAILAND TO ENGAGE BURMA ON [...] (C) The Charge October 20 conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Americas and South Pacific Director-General Chirachai Punkrasin. Chirachai told the Charge that the RTG realized the seriousness of the new U.S. effort on Burma and would do all it could to urge the Burmese to r [...]	2009-10-20 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK2689	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the units and the commanders listed below, who have been selected to part [...]	2009-10-21 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2712	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THAI CHIEF OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The visit of Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Defense Forces General Songkitti Jaggabartra to the PACOM-sponsored Chiefs of Defense conference and to Washington to meet with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen affords a chance to affirm support for our im [...]	2009-10-22 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2723	LET,S PLAY TWO: THAILAND HOSTS ASEAN+6 SUMMIT [...] (C) Thailand successfully hosted the 15th ASEAN Summit, as well as the follow-on ASEAN 3 and East Asian Summits, October 23-25. The meetings took place without incident and represented a face saving victory of sorts for a government still struggling to distance itself from the stain associate [...]	2009-10-26 11:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2724	THAI ARMY: REMAINING LAO HMONG TO BE DEPORTED FROM [...] (C) Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) General Nipat Thonglek, head of the Thai delegation to the bilateral Thai-Lao committee handling the Lao Hmong in Petchabun, unexpectedly told Charge on October 26th that all remaining 4,221 Lao Hmong in the facility would be deported to Laos in early Novem [...]	2009-10-26 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK2742	AMBASSADOR WEIGHS IN ON DOW CHEMICAL PROJECT SUSPENSION [...] (U) Summary: As reported ref B, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has been ordered by Thailand's Central Administrative Court to halt construction in the Map Ta Phut industrial zone, where U.S. firms Dow Chemical and Chevron have multi-billion dollar projects underway. IEAT h [...]	2009-10-28 07:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV PREL TH
09BANGKOK2746	THAILAND: THAKSIN'S LATEST MOVES SET THE TABLE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 00:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2747	THAI PM CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO POTUS BARACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 01:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TH
09BANGKOK2764	THAI PM INVITATION TO PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ASEAN-US [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 08:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TH
09BANGKOK2766	Thailand Supports U.S. Candidacy in IMO [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on October 19. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied via diplomatic note on October 29 and stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) supports the re-election of the United States to the International Maritime Organization's (IM [...]	2009-10-29 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EWWT IMO PHSA UK TH
09BANGKOK2767	TRAIN ACCIDENT REVEALS UNION WOES AND MAY LEAD TO RAIL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Seven people were killed when an overnight Bangkok-bound express train derailed earlier this month. Citing the train crash as an example of the poor state of trains in Thailand, unionized railway workers in the deep South suspended local services, claiming that their [...]	2009-10-29 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD TH
09BANGKOK2768	ASEAN SUMMITS: NO BREAKTHROUGHS ON THE TRADE FRONT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the October 23-25 ASEAN and East Asia Summits were logistically successful (reftel),the actual results emerging from the weekend's discussions on the trade front were limited. News touting multiple proposals to deepen the trading relationships in Asia may have dominated lo [...]	2009-10-29 11:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK2771	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAILAND REVIEWING POSITION ON [...] (C) PolCouns October 28 conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Deputy Director-General Medha Promthep and pressed for RTG support for upcoming U.N. Third Committee resolutions on human rights in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as thematic [...]	2009-10-30 06:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2773	THAILAND: PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff forwarded a copy of the Secretary's letter on food security to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya on October 22. Econoff also conveyed reftel points on the US and UN proposal to Chulamanee Chartsuwan, Director of International Economic Policy at the Ministry of For [...]	2009-10-30 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD TH
09BANGKOK2777	Major Outcomes of the Coral Triangle Initiative Senior [...] The "Coral Triangle" includes the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea. This 5.7 million square km area of ocean and islands has the highest marine biodiversity on earth. It provides livelihood for 120 million people and food for many more. The ar [...]	2009-10-30 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG IN TH
09BANGKOK2779	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2791	THAILAND: TWO NETIZENS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) arrested two Thai citizens November 1 for allegedly contributing to the panic that triggered the Thai stock market to plunge in mid-October (Ref A). RTP personnel detained Teeranun Wipuchanin and Katha Pajariyapong on suspicion of violating Thailand' [...]	2009-11-02 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL DRL TH
09BANGKOK2792	SOUTHERN THAILAND: MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB WADES INTO [...] (C) Summary: When it comes to discussing the insurgency-related violence in Thailand's majority ethnic Malay Muslim Deep South provinces, two of the most sensitive issues are suggestions of outside involvement and proposals for autonomy. Armed with an invitation from Thai PM Abhisit to make a [...]	2009-11-03 00:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY
09BANGKOK2806	THAILAND WILL SUPPORT GERMANY, ITALY, AND GREECE [...] (C) PolOff engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of International Organizations official Ranoppun Kapittai November 3 to follow up a meeting we had October 28 with Department of International Organizations Deputy Director-General Medha Promthep to seek support for Lucretia Myer [...]	2009-11-03 11:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KUNR KJUS KAWC
09BANGKOK2808	THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR SUPPORT U.N. [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel Goldstone report points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations official Chonvipat Changtrakul November 4, urging Thailand to oppose a U.N. General Assembly resolution or other efforts to pressure the Security Council on the matter [...]	2009-11-05 00:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL TH
09BANGKOK2817	GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...]	2009-11-05 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK2821	GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...]	2009-11-05 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK283	THAILAND'S SOUTHERN INSURGENCY: ABHISIT GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: The Abhisit government reopened the secret channel of discussions with representatives of southern insurgents facilitated by the Henri Dunant Centre (HDC) in late January, HDC Southeast Asian representative Michael Vatikiotis told PolCouns February 3. Vatikiotis said that Thai FM [...]	2009-02-03 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK284	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) We met Group Captain Wirasak, Director of the Royal Thai Air Force's Aeronautical Air Supply Division, and administrative and warehouse staff January 28 and 30. Wirasak presented an end user certificate No. 0611.3 (10)1284, dated January 21, 2008, with all details in accordance with reftel [...]	2009-02-03 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK2842	THAILAND AND LAO HMONG: PM ABHISIT PUSHES [...] (C) Summary. During a November 5 call by Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams on Prime Minister Abhisit, the Ambassador raised concerns regarding Lao Hmong in Petchabun and stressed the need for transparent processing of the "screened-in" Hmong. PM Abhisit told the Ambassador that he had push [...]	2009-11-05 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK2844	SOUTHERN THAILAND: CHAVALIT'S "PATTANI CITY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition Puea Thai Party's new Chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyut's November 2 suggestion that a separate administrative unit be established for Thailand's insurgency-plagued southernmost provinces elicited immediate opposition from many quarters, from officials to political cartooni [...]	2009-11-06 01:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2848	PREPARING FOR SECRETARY LOCKE'S MEETING WITH THAILAND'S [...] (SBU) I encourage you to make time to meet with Thailand's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, on the margins of APEC. Since Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva took office in December 2008, I have regularly engaged the Prime Minister and his administration, including Deputy Ministe [...]	2009-11-06 09:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV PREL TH
09BANGKOK2849	THAILAND-CAMBODIA SPAT: RTG RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO PROTEST HUN SEN'S NAMING OF THAKSIN AS ADVISER [...] (C) Summary: The Royal Thai Government recalled its Ambassador to Cambodia late November 5 and announced a review of all diplomatic engagement in protest of Cambodian PM Hun Sen's naming of fugitive Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser. The decision, which led to a dramatic spike in [...]	2009-11-06 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2851	THAI FM KASIT AND DAS MARCIEL REVIEW BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary. During a November 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel reviewed objectives for U.S. Burma policy as well as developments from the November 3-4 visit to Burma led by EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell. DAS Marciel and FM Kas [...]	2009-11-06 11:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF MASS TH BM
09BANGKOK2855	THAILAND: COLOR ME GREEN - YELLOW-SHIRTS ENTER THE [...] (C) The New Politics party (NPP),led by media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul, is the newest entry into Thailand's political sweepstakes. Built on the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),whose leaders comprise the NPP leadership, the NPP aspires to channel the energy and nationali [...]	2009-11-09 03:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2860	Thai Government Affirms Importance of Peace Corps and Seeks [...] Summary: Prime Minister Abhisit, Thai Princess Sirindhorn, and the Director of Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) all affirmed on November 5 that the Peace Corps Thailand program remains an anchor of the enduring Thai-U.S. bilateral partnership. Accompanied by Ambass [...]	2009-11-09 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON TH
09BANGKOK2867	THAI-CAMBODIAN SPAT: THAKSIN REPORTEDLY TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In a move certain to inflame bilateral tensions, fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly will visit Phnom Penh November 12 to address the Cambodia Ministry of Economy and Finance. The Thai government has repeatedly stated that it will ask Cambodia to extradit [...]	2009-11-09 10:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK2868	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor met with officials from Thai Customs and the Ministry of Commerce to discuss proposed activities for FY10. Advisor also transferred remaining radiation pagers to Customs. Hanoi Program Assistant coordinated FY10 proposals for Vietnam. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted WMD Boarding O [...]	2009-11-09 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB SN JP
09BANGKOK2874	THAILAND CONFIRMS NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) Poloff engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Division official Trit Kiriratnikom November 11 regarding updated information on the Thai-Cuban relationship. Trit explained that there had been no major developments in the Thai-Cuban relationship in the past six months, s [...]	2009-11-10 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU TH
09BANGKOK2887	THAI-CAMBODIAN SPAT: EXTRADITION REQUEST REJECTED, [...] (C) Summary: Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly criticized the current Abhisit administration for encouraging false patriotism during a November 12 address in Phnom Penh to Cambodian business leaders and government officials in his role economic advisor to Hun Se [...]	2009-11-12 10:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK2902	THAILAND: REDS AND YELLOWS SET TO CONGREGATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The upcoming weekend will see red and yellow political rallies, though on different days and different parts of the country. On Saturday, November 14, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD),aka "red-shirts," will hold a fundraising concert in Khao Yai National [...]	2009-11-13 11:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2903	THAILAND: UPPER NORTHEAST - THIS IS THAKSIN COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra remains very popular in Thailand's upper northeastern provinces, a recent traverse of three provinces along the Mekong River revealed. Contacts consistently asserted that the majority of eligible voters still support Puea Thai a [...]	2009-11-13 12:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2905	THAILAND: FIREWORKS AT FIRST YELLOW-SHIRT RALLY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The People's Alliance for Democracy,s (PAD) first yellow-shirt rally in almost a year attracted approximately 20,000 well-behaved supporters in Bangkok late November 15 to the old PAD themes of defending the monarchy against fugitive former PM Thaksin and denouncing the actions of [...]	2009-11-16 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK291	STAFFDEL LUSE, THAI OFFICIALS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 12 discussion with Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Keith Luse, who was in Thailand to explore alleged trafficking issues, Thai forensic science expert Porntip Rojanasunan claimed that ten thousand unidentified bodies turn up in Tha [...]	2009-02-04 04:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KTIP PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2916	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the Unit and the Commander listed below, who has been selected to attend [...]	2009-11-17 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2917	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 2 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2009-11-17 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2929	THAILAND: NO CHANGE IN APPROACH TO [...] (C) DCM and PolCouns engaged Acting PermSec Chitriya Pimthong, the highest ranking MFA official in country November 18, on U.S. priorities for upcoming country human rights resolutions on Iran, Burma, and North Korea (ref A; Thai positions previously reported in Ref B). Referencing Thai FM Ka [...]	2009-11-18 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2930	THAILAND: ON MIDDLE EAST UNGA RESOLUTIONS, THREE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA TH
09BANGKOK2931	THAI DOMESTIC POLITICAL ROUNDUP: ABHISIT GOVT HAS [...] (C) Following a politically disastrous fortnight for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his Puea Thai political party (REF B),current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is riding a wave of newfound popularity and enjoying the fruits of Thaksin's missteps. However, Abhisit recognizes [...]	2009-11-18 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2955	SOUTHERN THAILAND: A VIOLENT WEEK, EVEN BY [...] (U) Summary: It has been an active week on the southern Thai front. On November 16 and 17, there were two separate school bus shootings in Pattani. On November 17, a prolonged standoff and gunfight took place between government security forces and insurgents, ending in the death of six insurg [...]	2009-11-19 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2962	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR AND FM KASIT DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya called Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on short notice late November 19, primarily to discuss Cambodia and Thaksin. Kasit began the meeting expressing "profound thanks" for the President and Secretary's effective re-engagement in Asia this y [...]	2009-11-20 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2963	ASEAN WILDLIFE NETWORK SCORES WITH AFRICAN IVORY BUST [...] (U) Summary: In an important step forward against wildlife trafficking, the Royal Thai Police arrested two ivory traffickers on November 16 in Bangkok. The arrests came after a year-long joint investigation involving U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Royal Thai Police and the USG-supported A [...]	2009-11-20 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TH
09BANGKOK2967	THAILAND: CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE INSIDE THE [...] (S) Introduction and Comment: With King Bhumibol significantly weakened by a variety of ailments that have kept him hospitalized for two months (refs A-B),realization that the end of his 62-year reign may be drawing near has heightened speculation and rumors about what might come next for the [...]	2009-11-23 05:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2969	MODERNIZING THAI CUSTOMS ONE STEP AT A TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly appointed Director General of the Thai Customs Department, Dr. Somchai Sujjapongse, explained to us on November 11 that the government would modernize and reform Customs in three phases. The first would be a limited package to modify the penalty structure and would also [...]	2009-11-23 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2975	GTIP Grant Monitoring: Asian Research Center for Migration [...] (SBU) Summary: The Asian Research Center for Migration (AR CM) is proceeding with the study of labor brokerage firms that send Thai citizens to work abroad. While its research plan has altered significantly, including travel to alternate destinations with an increased number of staff, project [...]	2009-11-24 03:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB TH
09BANGKOK2984	FOCUSED ON SPECIAL 301: ALONGKORN PROMOTES THAILAND'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 9, Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot and new Director General of Intellectual Property Pajchima Tanasanti emphasized to emboffs, visiting USTR official Rachel Bae and State Department IP official JoEllen Urban that the Abhisit Administration re [...]	2009-11-24 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2985	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSES [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Raja Firearms Partnership, Ltd. was listed. Registration No. 0103508008460 Registered Date: October 12, 1965 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 5,000,000 baht Partners: Vijay Sachdev, with an investment of 2,200,000 baht and Ku [...]	2009-11-24 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK2986	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Bona fides of Mata Firearms: Registration No.: 0103518007989 Registration Date: May 26, 1975 Status: Limited partnership Capital Registration: 350,000 baht Partners: Aporn Muanthae, with an investment of 40,000 baht; Sanit Dejchaiyan, with an investment of 10,000 baht; Warachot Muanthae, [...]	2009-11-24 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK2987	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF SUWIT [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, International Electronics & Defence Co., Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105522008368 Registered Date: April 25, 1979 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Partners: Suwit Khandhawit and Rojana Khandha [...]	2009-11-24 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK2990	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF WITHAN [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Siam Aviation Co., Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105515008722 Registered Date: December 6, 1972 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 4,000,000 baht Partners: Withan Makarabhirom, Wara Makarabhirom, Worathan Makara [...]	2009-11-24 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK3003	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES THAKSIN,S SISTER AND ADVISER ON [...] (C) On November 23, the Ambassador met with fugitive former PM Thaksin's sister Yingluck Shinawatra and former Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, key unofficial figures within the opposition Puea Thai party leadership. The Ambassador underscored U.S. concerns about the potential for unrest du [...]	2009-11-25 07:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3006	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL NORTH AND [...] (C) General North and Brigadier General Crowe, Embassy Bangkok welcomes your visit to Thailand during the celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday. Your visit signals the United States' appreciation for the long-standing bilateral relationship, which has facilitated shared bene [...]	2009-11-25 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK3007	Thai Economy Continues to Improve [...] Summary: Third quarter economic data shows continuing improvement in the Thai economy. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 1.3 percent from the second quarter. Nevertheless, GDP was still down 2.8 percent compared to the third quarter of 2008. Improvements were attributed to the government's [...]	2009-11-25 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ELAB TH
09BANGKOK3009	THAILAND: THAKSIN PULLS THE PLUG ON NEXT BIG RED [...] (SBU) Summary: Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra used separate November 24 phone-ins to urge leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," and the opposition Puea Thai party to stand down from a planned multi-day rally scheduled to [...]	2009-11-25 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3010	Thai Civilian Nuclear Energy Program: Renewed Focus and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of anticipated community protests, Thailand appears committed to developing its civilian nuclear energy and research programs. The Royal Thai Government's (RTG) Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) hosted the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) earlier this month to di [...]	2009-11-25 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA TRGY ENRG TH
09BANGKOK3013	THAILAND: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) EAP DAS Marciel briefed Thai FM Kasit and the Bangkok-based Burma watcher crowd of host government officials, diplomats, journalists, and activists November 5 immediately after the November 3-4 visit of EAP A/S Campbell and Marciel to Burma; his messages included the need for Thailand and [...]	2009-11-27 06:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK3015	THAILAND: ABHISIT CANCELS CHIANG MAI TRIP IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Bowing to concerns about his security in the wake of local red-shirt threats to "cremate" him (ref A),Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on November 26 announced that he would not travel to the northern city of Chiang Mai as previously planned for a November 29 meeting with business [...]	2009-11-27 07:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3016	CONVICTION IN ANOMA SHRIMP FACTORY LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE [...] (SBU) On November 26, a Thai criminal court convicted and sentenced the two defendants in the forced labor-related human trafficking (TIP) case involving the "Anoma" shrimp-peeling factory. According to the case prosecutor with whom we spoke November 27, the judge sentenced one offender to fi [...]	2009-11-27 08:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK3018	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THAKSIN AND LAO HMONG WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on November 27 to discuss the latest political developments in Thailand. The Ambassador outlined for Suthep USG outreach efforts with Thaksin's inner circle and core "red-shirt" leaders in recent weeks (REF B),noting that we [...]	2009-11-30 03:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK3020	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: DEA, JIATF/WEST LEATHER [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment. 2. (U) DEA/JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-11-30 08:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK3025	THAILAND: KING'S FRAIL HEALTH FORCES HIM TO OPT [...] (C) On November 30, the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary (PPS) announced that King Bhumibol Adulyadej would not participate in any of the public events scheduled around his December 5 birthday, Thailand's National Day. Though the King has been hospitalized since mid-Septem [...]	2009-11-30 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3033	CTI Ministerial Consensus Reached to Locate Regional [...] SUMMARY: At the 2nd Ministerial Meeting held in Gizo, Solomon Islands on November 19, 2009, Ministers from the six countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) unanimously agreed to locate the Permanent Regional Secretariat in Indonesia. Other [...]	2009-12-01 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG IN TH
09BANGKOK3034	ASEAN WORKS TOWARD COMMON CLIMATE CHANGE POSITION IN [...] SUMMARY: As chair of ASEAN Climate Change Working Group, Thailand's Environment minister hosted a ministerial on November 29 that brought ASEAN closer to a common negotiating position for the UNFCC Conference of Parties in Copenhagen. Thailand is circulating an ASEAN position paper with reques [...]	2009-12-01 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KGCC KGHG SENV TH
09BANGKOK3044	LAO HMONG: AMBASSADOR PUSHES THAI FM ON NO FORCED [...] (C) The Ambassador, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya the evening of December 1 at the Foreign Ministry, stressed that the Thai government should not forcibly repatriate Lao Hmong at Phetchabun and Nong Khai, per Ref A. Recalling Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's assurances to [...]	2009-12-02 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK3045	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR PREVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK TH
09BANGKOK3046	Thai Beef Up Implementation of Anti-Human Trafficking Law [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) officials detailed for Emboffs on November 20 continuing efforts by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to combat human trafficking (TIP). Officials described various prevention and victim protection activities, includi [...]	2009-12-02 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB TH
09BANGKOK3063	THAILAND TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF UN DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel Defamation of Religions points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of International Organizations official Chonvipat Changtrakul December 3, urging Thailand to reverse its initial vote in favor once the resolution reached the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) R [...]	2009-12-03 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PHUM UNGA PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3066	RUSSIA LOOKS TO REINVIGORATE BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Thai-Russia bilateral relationship blossomed earlier this decade after years of stagnation during the Cold War but has had little forward momentum since then, despite a November 27 visit to Bangkok by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sobyanin and Thai pledges that the Prime Minister a [...]	2009-12-04 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RU TH
09BANGKOK3067	THAILAND: RED-SHIRTS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON DECEMBER [...] (C) Just one-week after abruptly cancelling their promised November 28-December 1 "showdown" rally out of alleged deference to the King's birthday celebration (REF A),the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," announced that they would hol [...]	2009-12-04 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3068	Court Decides Shut-Down of Map Ta Phut Industrial Projects [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand ruled on December 2 to maintain a suspension order for 65 new or expansion projects in Thailand's largest and premier Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate. Only 11 of the 76 projects suspended in the September 29 decision by a lower court ar [...]	2009-12-04 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
09BANGKOK3071	Labor Group Presses for Ratification of ILO Conventions [...] (SBU) On November 20 Econoffs met with Manas Kosul, the head of the Confederation of Thai Labor (CTL),at the organization's headquarters in Samut Prakarn, approximately 45 minutes outside of Bangkok. The CTL is one of Thailand's twelve national labor congresses with approximately 70,000 membe [...]	2009-12-04 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON TH
09BANGKOK3072	FIRE IN THE KITCHEN: COOK STOVES, HEALTH AND GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY: The US/ASEAN Next Generation Cook Stove Workshop was held at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok November 16-20. Old cook stoves are a source of considerable indoor pollution and accompanying health problems in the developing world, and the new technologies showcased may offe [...]	2009-12-04 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EAGR KGHG KGCC SENV ASEAN SOCI TH
09BANGKOK3074	LAO HMONG: DCM STRESSES USG POSITION ON HMONG, [...] (C) Summary: The DCM, in a December 4 meeting with Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters (RTARF) Director of Border Affairs Lieutenant General Nipat Thonglek, emphasized USG concern regarding plans to accelerate the return to Laos of the Hmong at Phetchabun and Nong Khai. In particular, the DC [...]	2009-12-04 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK3075	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor presented a briefing on the EXBS Program to Thai, Philippines and Indonesian officials during DTRA's WMD Interdiction Workshop at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA),Bangkok, Nov. 2-6. Advisor visited DEA's Airport Interdiction Program facility in Chiang Mai, Thailan [...]	2009-12-04 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB JP
09BANGKOK3104	SOUTHERN THAILAND: INSURGENTS WELCOME MALAYSIAN PM [...] (U) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Rajak's joint visit with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to southern Thailand on December 9, ostensibly to promote Malaysia's support for peaceful resolution to the unrest in the border provinces, was marred by multiple insurgent attacks elsewhe [...]	2009-12-09 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY
09BANGKOK311	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PM ABHISIT, FM KASIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador engaged PM Abhisit Vejajjiva during a February 3 AMCHAM dinner and FM Kasit during a February 4 office call on the Thai response to Rohingya boat people from Burma and Bangladesh. Abhisit reiterated that his government, once made aware of the issue, insisted that all T [...]	2009-02-05 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF TH
09BANGKOK3110	THAILAND: KING'S BIRTHDAY AUDIENCE DECEMBER 5 - [...] (C) Summary and Comment: 82 year-old Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej held court in his throne hall at the Grand Palace on his birthday December 5, in what was seen by many Thai as a possible last public hurrah. Leaning heavily on his right side, the King offered brief remarks to several hundred [...]	2009-12-09 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH PINR
09BANGKOK3113	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the two individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the b [...]	2009-12-11 05:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH

09BANGKOK3115	THAILAND: RED CONSTITUTION DAY RALLY PEACEFUL [...] (U) Summary: The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") rallied at the Democracy Monument in downtown Bangkok December 10 to mark Thailand's Constitution Day holiday. The gathering, which at its peak included over 20,000 people, was peaceful and largely free fr [...]	2009-12-11 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3116	DARFUR PEACEKEEPING: THAI TO DEPLOY, BUT REQUEST [...] (SBU) Recent meetings with the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters' (RTARF) Peace Operations Center have confirmed that Thailand plans to deploy an infantry battalion to Darfur in March 2010 to join UNAMID peacekeeping forces, with a possible extended deployment of three-four years. The Thai [...]	2009-12-11 09:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR MOPS TH SU
09BANGKOK3117	LOWER MEKONG NATIONS ENGAGE CHINA, TACKLE HYDROPOWER [...] (U) Summary: The Mekong River Commission (MRC) continues to mature as engagement with China expands. Member states Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam met at the MRC's 16th Council that included a meeting with the MRC Donor Consultative Group in Thailand November 26-28. Donors announced $66 [...]	2009-12-11 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3129	THAILAND: THAI AUTHORITIES SEIZE PLANE WITH NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Thai Immigration and Customs Police seized a cargo plane carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea at a Bangkok airport late on December 11. Thai officials leaked information about the action to the Thai media late December 12, crediting the U.S. for providing information leadi [...]	2009-12-14 08:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ETTC KOMC MARR PINR PREL TH KN
09BANGKOK313	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the Commander and Battalion listed below, who has been selected to partic [...]	2009-02-05 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK314	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the abo [...]	2009-02-05 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK3145	THAILAND: A KEY, IF SOMETIMES RELUCTANT, PARTNER [...] (C) Introduction: Thailand is one of our closest partners on refugee affairs, having hosted perhaps the largest number of long-term refugees in the world over the past four decades. Over the past thirty-five years, some half-million refugees have moved through Thailand to resettle in third countrie [...]	2009-12-15 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK3147	CENTRAL THAILAND: CHART THAI PATTANA PARTY NO [...] (C) As the breadbasket of Thailand and gateway to the north, the central Thai heartland has long played an integral role in shaping Thailand's political and economic destiny. That remains the case to this day. With large swaths of the North and Northeast dominated by the opposition Puea Thai [...]	2009-12-15 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3164	THAILAND TACKLES POLICE CORRUPTION AND BRUTALITY [...] (SBU) In a major victory for police reform efforts and accountability in Thailand, a Bangkok district court found eight members of the 41st Border Patrol Police (BPP) unit guilty on charges of assault, illegal detention and extortion. The unprecedented December 8 district court ruling followe [...]	2009-12-16 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK3166	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-12-16 09:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK3171	THAILAND: HDC-FACILITATED DIALOGUE WITH SOUTHERN [...] (S) Summary: At the same time the Thai government hosted the visit of Malaysian PM Najib to southern Thailand December 9 (ref A),in what is generally seen as a positive step forward in both countries, southern separatist insurgents leaders based in Malaysia and involved in unpublicized secret [...]	2009-12-16 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3174	AMBASSADOR FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES MELANNE [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer's December 4-7 visit to Thailand energized RTG and NGO interlocutors on women's issues and highlighted the invaluable role USG initiatives play in promoting women's empowerment in Thailand. During the first leg of her trip in t [...]	2009-12-17 03:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KPAO TH
09BANGKOK3177	THAILAND: OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO PROPOSED CHILD LABOR LISTS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently provided a copy of Thailand's official comments in response to the Department of Labor's request for public comments on the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced/Indentured Child Labor Pursuant to Executive Order 13126. [...]	2009-12-17 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PREL KTIP TH
09BANGKOK3179	SCENESETTER: A/S SCHWARTZ VISIT TO THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 08:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH LA
09BANGKOK3188	THAI-CAMBODIAN SPAT: THAKSIN RETURNS TO CAMBODIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra December 13 returned to Phnom Penh to take credit for the by-all-accounts orchestrated release of Siwarak Chutipong, a Thai engineer who had been imprisoned for reportedly sharing flight details for Thaksin's November visit to Cambodia [...]	2009-12-17 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK3196	SCENESETTER: A/S SCHWARTZ VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Schwartz: Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes you to Thailand and looks forward to working with you on the objectives you have outlined. Though it is the long-standing issue of the Lao Hmong refugee community that brings you here, the U.S. has many refugee and migrant-re [...]	2009-12-18 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH LA
09BANGKOK322	Coral Triangle States Advance Commitment to Marine [...] SUMMARY: Officials from the six nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI) made steady progress towards a comprehensive coastal and marine management framework at the fourth meeting of the CTI Coordination Committee in Manado, Indonesia from Janua [...]	2009-02-06 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG IN TH
09BANGKOK3223	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor attended a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Export Control Experts Meeting in Hanoi, Dec. 8-10. Thai officials impounded an aircraft carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea on Dec. 11. Thai officials attended International Border Interdiction Train [...]	2009-12-22 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK3234	THAI PUBLIC OPINION SWINGS IN FAVOR OF DPRK [...] (C) Public commentary regarding the Thai government's December 11 seizure of a cargo plane carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea at a Bangkok airport has turned markedly positive after some initial media coverage and statements from the political opposition that questioned the interdict [...]	2009-12-23 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL TH KN
09BANGKOK324	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: JOINT BORDER [...] (C) Summary. The Thai and Cambodian Joint Border Commission met February 3-4 in Bangkok for friendly talks but was unable to make substantive progress in resolving their border dispute. The two sides could not agree on the official name for the temple at the heart of the border dispute and fo [...]	2009-02-06 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK3248	THAILAND FORCIBLY RETURN PETCHABUN HMONG TO LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai government December 28 began forcibly returning Lao Hmong at Petchabun back to Laos in an operation anticipated to result in the return of all 4,351 Hmong from the Huay Nam Khao camp by the end of the day. There were no public or NGO reports of significant resistance or [...]	2009-12-28 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK325	THAILAND: LESE MAJESTE ARRESTS AND ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Legal action in the courts and against websites on grounds of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy, have seemingly increased under the new Democrat-led coalition government, with both the Justice Minister and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister having stated pub [...]	2009-02-06 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK3256	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSES [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Itthiporn Import Company, Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105528040905 Registered Date: November 25, 1985 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 100,000,000 baht Partners: Chirachai Techa-itthiporn, Saman Techa-itthipo [...]	2009-12-29 06:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK3272	AMERICAN IPR OWNERS DISCUSS CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Earlier this month, the Ambassador met with a group of key American intellectual property rights owners to discuss their take on the current intellectual property milieu in Thailand. The Ambassador emphasized that, with high-level Thai government interest in intellectual property [...]	2009-12-30 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH
09BANGKOK3283	2009: A TOUGH YEAR FOR THE THAI ECONOMY AND RECOVERY MAY [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 04:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL TH
09BANGKOK345	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) Admiral Keating: we look forward to welcoming you to Thailand. Your visit, particularly the planned meeting with PM Abhisit Vejjajiva on February 17, will afford the opportunity to highlight the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as new governments settle in in both [...]	2009-02-10 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK363	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FORMER PM CHUAN ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Polcouns called on former PM Chuan Leekpai, senior statesman of the ruling Democrat Party, on February 10 to discuss the current political situation in Thailand, prospects for progress in the unsettled south, the overly broad application of lese majeste laws, and th [...]	2009-02-12 07:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN TH
09BANGKOK364	HOPING FOR JUSTICE: FOLLOWING UP ON CASES [...] (C) There has been some movement in three of the four "cold cases" highlighted by PM Abhisit in January as priorities for resolution to restore a sense of accountability: the 2004 disappearance of Muslim lawyer Somchai; the 2003 murder of a witness in a possible tax evasion case by former PM T [...]	2009-02-12 07:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK370	THAI CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai told the Ambassador on February 11 that Thailand is concerned about the potential for trade protectionism represented by "Buy American" provisions in the proposed stimulus bill. In a "Meet the Minister" meeting organized by the Embassy to provide an op [...]	2009-02-13 06:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KPAO TH
09BANGKOK377	THAILAND STILL NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (SBU) We engaged Pachuen Phornmongkol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Central and Eastern Europe, on reftel's request for recognition of Kosovo February 12. Pachuen explained that Thailand was not yet prepared to move forward. The RTG had two main concerns: Thailand felt it w [...]	2009-02-13 06:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK379	NEW THAI GOVERNMENT MAKES RIGHT MOVES ON IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva has instructed his Cabinet to do whatever it takes to improve Thailand's intellectual property rights (IPR) record and to do so immediately. The last few weeks have been filled with high level government meetings, involving the Prime Minister hims [...]	2009-02-13 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV TH
09BANGKOK380	DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL (Thailand) [...] (U) Summary: FAS Counselor delivered Reftel demarche to the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) action agency, the Ministry of Natural Resources, on February 12. Thailand is not likely to have a policy position by the Mexico City meeting and will not send a representative. FAS and State continue [...]	2009-02-13 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO TH
09BANGKOK384	Additional Thai Government Measures to Stimulate the [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai government has approved additional measures to stimulate economic growth in the face of the mounting global economic crisis. They focus on off-shore borrowing to finance job-creating projects and guarantee business lending (USD 2 billion),and a stand-by credit facilit [...]	2009-02-13 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK385	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PM ABHISIT AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. During a February 12 meeting, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva the ongoing extradition case concerning Russian international arms trafficker Viktor Bout and serious concerns that Bout's associates had been able to influence testimony given by [xxxxxxxxxx]. Ab [...]	2009-02-13 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER KCRM TH
09BANGKOK386	BANGKOK CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN RELATED [...] (SBU) Political Officer Eric Lund is Embassy Bangkok,s point of contact for ASEAN related issues. Lund,s office phone number is (66) 2 205-4708; his fax number is (66) 2 253-3876; his unclassified e-mail is LundET@state.gov. JOHN [...]	2009-02-13 10:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ASEAN TH
09BANGKOK392	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-17 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK394	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP A/S Hill and Special Assistant Kim for their February 22-24 visit. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Grand Hyatt Erawan, 494 Rajadamri Road, confirmation number is 22935280. Tel: (66-2) 254-1234 Fax: (66-2) 254-6308 [...]	2009-02-17 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT PREL TH
09BANGKOK395	THAILAND: FM KASIT COMMENTS ON REGIONAL APPROACHES [...] (SBU) Thai FM Kasit Piromya addressed Thai thoughts on regional approaches to the Rohingya challenge February 13 in comments to the Harvard Club of Thailand. Referencing his early February meeting in Geneva with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Kasit reiterated RTG intent to work with t [...]	2009-02-17 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF TH
09BANGKOK396	THAI SECURITY FORCES RAID OFFICE OF OUTSPOKEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Military and police officers raided and searched the Pattani office of the Working Group on Justice for Peace (WGJP),a Thai NGO that advocates for the human rights of Malay Muslims in southern Thailand and is harshly critical of security force efforts to combat the insurgency i [...]	2009-02-17 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK418	THAILAND CLIMATE CHANGE EFFORTS FOCUS ON ADAPTATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although not a major emitter of greenhouse gases, Thailand has a strong policy on both mitigating and adapting to climate change. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) and donor experts foresee possible severe effects from increased flooding, drought and rising sea levels which could t [...]	2009-02-18 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
09BANGKOK433	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-02-20 03:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK434	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-02-20 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK435	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentioned [...]	2009-02-20 03:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK443	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the Commanders and the Units below, who have been selected to attend the [...]	2009-02-20 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK445	THAILAND MFA'S COMMENTS ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) We engaged Ittiporn Boonpracong, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General for the Department of International Organizations, February 20 regarding the Durban Review Conference Working Group Session, renewed U.S. participation, and issues of concern (reftel). Ittiporn stated t [...]	2009-02-20 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC TH
09BANGKOK454	ASEAN SEC-GEN SURIN DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan engaged U.S. officials from Embassies Rangoon and Bangkok, as well as EAP/MLS, in Bangkok February 9 on ASEAN, engagement in Burma, the Rohingya, and efforts to resolve the situation in Thailand's deep south. Surin stated optimistically that [...]	2009-02-23 08:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK456	THAILAND: TRANSMITTAL OF NMFS LETTER ABOUT [...] Per reftel request, we forwarded a copy of the letter from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Assistant Administrator James Balsiger regarding swordfish exports to the United States to Dr. Somying Piumsomboon, Director-General of Thailand's Department of Fisheries. The origin [...]	2009-02-23 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV TH
09BANGKOK457	THAILAND'S GDP FALLS 4.3 PERCENT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, THE [...] (U) Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) issued a press release February 23 providing Thailand's official GDP statistics for the fourth quarter of 2008: negative 4.3 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2007. This dismal performance dragged the overall grow [...]	2009-02-23 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK458	THAI POLITICAL ROUNDUP: DEMONSTRATION, [...] (SBU) Anti-government "redshirt" protesters plan a large rally at Government House on February 24. Opposition legislators unsuccessfully floated the idea of a "national reconciliation" bill that would provide amnesty to disenfranchised politicians. Opposition figures continue to file complai [...]	2009-02-23 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM TH
09BANGKOK464	Embassy Nomination for FSN Economic Training (PE220): [...] In response to reftel, Post would like nominate Cheanchom Thongjen for the FSN Economic Training Course (PE220) scheduled for April 6 - 17, 2009. We strongly believe Ms. Thongjen would benefit greatly from the course in question, which would also be enhanced through her participation. A. [...]	2009-02-24 07:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI ECON AMGT AFSN ETRD TH
09BANGKOK469	THAI MFA UNDERSTANDS IMPORTANCE OF ARF VDR, [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK48	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Commanders and Units listed below, which have been selected to participat [...]	2009-01-08 05:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK483	THAILAND WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Treaties and Legal Affairs First Secretary Pakvipa Arvipanh February 24 urging Thailand to support the candidacy of Judge Mark P. Painter for the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Pakvipa stated that the RTG had drawn up a short list [...]	2009-02-25 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK484	THAILAND WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Treaties and Legal Affairs First Secretary Pakvipa Arvipanh February 24 urging Thailand to support the candidacy of Judge Mark P. Painter for the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Pakvipa stated that the RTG had drawn up a short list [...]	2009-02-25 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK485	THAILAND WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Treaties and Legal Affairs First Secretary Pakvipa Arvipanh February 24 urging Thailand to support the candidacy of Judge Mark P. Painter for the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Pakvipa stated that the RTG had drawn up a short list [...]	2009-02-25 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK486	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: REDSHIRTS RALLY AT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) As many as 10,000 anti-government protesters loyal to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, also known as "Redshirts", continued to protest at Government House on February 25. The Redshirts began their protest on February 24, when a group of 10,000 to 15,000 marched to the Governmen [...]	2009-02-25 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
09BANGKOK495	THAI FARMERS: TRYING TO STAND OUT IN A SEA OF RED [...] (SBU) Around 5,000 Thai farmers gathered in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Land Reform Office in central Bangkok on February 24 in an effort to place the concerns of farmers on the national agenda. The weather-beaten and somewhat somber group contrasted sharply with the more aff [...]	2009-02-26 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV EAGR ELAB TH
09BANGKOK498	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-02-27 05:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK499	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK501	M/V ANNE E: SLOW THAI PROGRESS ON SHIPMENT RECALL [...] (S) On February 26, we delivered ref A non-paper regarding the shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) that was detained in Dubai and continues to be held in UAE custody to MFA Peace, Security and Disarmament Division First Secretary Chatvadee Orrattanachai. During the meeting, we emphas [...]	2009-02-27 08:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TH KS
09BANGKOK504	CIVIL SOCIETY ASSESSMENT OF POST-NARGIS RELIEF AID [...] (SBU) Taking advantage of the proximity of the ASEAN Summit, civil society groups unveiled the first independent assessment of Cyclone Nargis relief efforts at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) on February 27 and called for the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to be [...]	2009-02-27 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK505	ASEAN SUMMIT SHOWDOWN: SECGEN SURIN CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The runup to the February 27-March 1 ASEAN Summit in Thailand has provided a fascinating window in the evolving nature of the ASEAN community, including efforts by some to give voice to ASEAN civil society and life to the ASEAN Charter, contrasted by efforts by others [...]	2009-02-27 12:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEAN TH
09BANGKOK517	ASEAN SUMMIT MAKES HEADWAY ON FLESHING OUT PROMISE [...] (SBU) Summary: The delayed 14th annual Summit meeting of ASEAN leaders took place February 27 - March 1 between the seaside towns of Cha Am and Hua Hin. The primary focus was promoting the promise the new ASEAN Charter holds for creating a peoples-centered community by 2015 based on three pil [...]	2009-03-02 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEAN ECON EFIN TH
09BANGKOK52	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-01-08 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK520	THAI MFA PERMSEC RAISES LESE MAJESTE WITH [...] (C) EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel engaged Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Virasadki Futrakul February 28 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Cha-am/Hua Hin regarding U.S.-bilateral relations and ASEAN issues ( [...]	2009-03-03 03:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS TH
09BANGKOK521	THAI MFA NOTIFIED OF US OBSERVER STATUS AT UN HRC [...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel A points to First Secretary Namol Yuthavong of the MFA Department of International Organizations (IO) on March 2. Namol told us that she would officially register the change in U.S. position within the MFA, and that she would conduct a further review of our views on [...]	2009-03-03 04:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TH
09BANGKOK522	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-03 05:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK523	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the courses liste [...]	2009-03-03 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK527	THAI MFA PERMSEC POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel discussed a wide range of issues with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul on the margins of the ASEAN Summit on February 28. Virasakdi touched upon [...]	2009-03-03 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF TH
09BANGKOK528	CHINESE ASEAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON CLINTON VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel met with Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Xue Hanqin, discussing a wide range of ASEAN issues February 28. Xue expressed China's positive impression of Secretary of State Clinton,s visit to Jakarta. She al [...]	2009-03-03 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CH
09BANGKOK529	SPECIAL 301 FOR THAILAND: PRIORITY WATCH LIST WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Political turmoil throughout 2008 effectively prevented any significant policy shifts in respect for intellectual property rights (IPR). On the enforcement level, government efforts continued as they have in recent years with thousands of low-level raids and arrests, lackluster [...]	2009-03-03 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
09BANGKOK534	THAILAND FOR ASEAN -- INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF G-20 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, we believe there are four issues that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjaviva, speaking on behalf of ASEAN, may raise at the G-20 Summit. (Note: For information regarding how the financial crisis has affected Thailand specifically, and how the Royal Thai Government ( [...]	2009-03-04 01:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEAN ECON EFIN TH
09BANGKOK535	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the course listed b [...]	2009-03-04 01:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK536	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the courses listed [...]	2009-03-04 01:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK537	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the courses listed [...]	2009-03-04 01:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK538	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the course listed b [...]	2009-03-04 01:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK556	ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETINGS WITH THAI PM ABHISIT, [...] (C) Summary. In February 17 meetings during the visit of PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan stressed the importance of the U.S.-Thai military relationship and the Cobra Gold military exercise. PM Abhisit highlighted [...]	2009-03-04 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK561	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the course listed b [...]	2009-03-05 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK562	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the course listed b [...]	2009-03-05 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK567	AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PM SUTHEP ON VIKTOR BOUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador on March 4 pressed Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban to ensure retraction or rebuttal of false court testimony in the extradition proceedings of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, which resume March 6. Suthep said Prime Minister Abhisit had previously [...]	2009-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER PREL PARM PGOV ECON KCRM KJUS TH RU
09BANGKOK581	THAI MFA ENCOURAGED BY U.S. MIDDLE EAST POLICY [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the Middle-East Division Nat Pinyowattanacheep March 6 regarding the review of U.S. policy in Iraq, including the drawdown and transformation of the U.S. force (reftel). Nat replied that the RTG found the U.S. approach encouragi [...]	2009-03-06 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ TH
09BANGKOK582	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (Thailand) [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 00:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER TH
09BANGKOK593	THAI GOVERNMENT SAYS NO TO AUTO AND TOURISM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cabinet recently rejected proposed "bailouts" of the auto and tourism industries, two of the most visible sectors hardest hit by the economic crisis. Both assistance proposals involved tax or excise cuts, along with other measures. Royal Thai Government officials say that [...]	2009-03-09 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
09BANGKOK595	PROTECTING THE ROHINGYA BOAT PEOPLE [...] (C) Summary and Recommendation: We have repeatedly raised Ref A,s points with Thai officials from the PM down to provincial security personnel, as well as with wider public audiences. Such pressure reversed the temporary maritime push-back policies in place in December and early January. T [...]	2009-03-09 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK598	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-10 04:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK599	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-10 04:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK610	THAILAND: LESE MAJESTE DEBATE ENTERS PUBLIC [...] (C) Issues associated with implementation of the lese majeste (offense to the monarchy) provisions of the Thai Criminal Code continue to generate headlines and controversy. The police Crime Suppression Division (CSD) arrested Executive Director Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Prachatai.com, an onli [...]	2009-03-10 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK611	THAILAND HOSTS USG CUTTING EDGE DISEASE PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: With over one-fifth of Mission Bangkok's staff of roughly 2000 working on health issues, the Embassy hosts one of the USG's largest efforts to fight the world's most dangerous diseases: malaria, TB, dengue, HIV/AIDS and avian/pandemic influenza. USAID, HHS/CDC, USDA/APHIS and the Arme [...]	2009-03-10 12:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO KPAO KFLU KHIV ECON EAID TH
09BANGKOK612	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor and Program Assistant visited border crossing points in northeast Thailand Feb. 4-12. Advisor discussed plans for an anti-corruption workshop with the Thai National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue arrived in Vietnam. The U.S [...]	2009-03-10 12:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK618	THAI SOUTHERN UPDATE: GRISLY INCIDENTS, INTRIGUING [...] (S) Events in southern Thailand since January, particularly a recent spate of beheadings, bombings, and shootings, have caused some speculation in the Thai press and among south watchers that the nature of the insurgency may be changing, but we do not believe there have been any fundamental c [...]	2009-03-11 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK632	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-12 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK635	THAI OPPOSITION'S IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) Representatives from the pro-Thaksin Puea Thai opposition party on March 11 submitted to the Senate a complaint requesting Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's impeachment. The complaint condemns the manner in which Abhisit ascended to the premiership, and it associates him with minor inc [...]	2009-03-12 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK636	FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF DISAPPEARED THAI HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) March 12 is the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of noted human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaichit, widely presumed to have been kidnapped and murdered by the Thai police in 2004. The Working Group for Justice and Peace (WGJP),headed by Angkhana Neelaphaichit, Somchai's widow, co [...]	2009-03-12 11:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK638	ENGAGING THAI OFFICIALS ON LAO HMONG AND BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 03:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PREF PINS TH LA
09BANGKOK640	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-03-13 04:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK644	THAILAND: ADB SAFEGUARD REVIEW DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	QA PGOV ETRD ECON EAID TH
09BANGKOK650	ENGAGING THAI OFFICIALS ON LAO HMONG AND BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador John and U.S. Ambassador to Laos Ravic Huso met with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul March 4 on the disposition of Lao Hmong currently in custody in Thailand; Ambassador Huso separately met Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) [...]	2009-03-16 03:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PREF PINS TH LA
09BANGKOK652	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-16 04:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK658	THAILAND: CALL ON BANGKOK GOVERNOR SUKHUMBHAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra March 12 and discussed the challenges Sukhumbhand faced resolving lingering corruption cases from past administrations, national politics, and cultural cooperation. Sukhumbhand noted that the Austri [...]	2009-03-16 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK660	THAILAND DOES NOT SUPPORT RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the European Affairs Department Pachuen Phornmongkol on March 16 and conveyed reftel's points condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. Pachuen stated that Thailand has not recently [...]	2009-03-16 09:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS PGOV TH

09BANGKOK661	SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEW FOR THAILAND [...] (SBU) I believe that a Special 301 out-of-cycle review (OCR) provides the best opportunity to work with the new Thai government to improve IPR protection sufficiently to move Thailand from the Priority Watch List to the Watch List. As noted in ref a, we believe that the annual review due in Ap [...]	2009-03-16 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
09BANGKOK672	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, P. Wang Burapa Firearms, Ltd. was listed: Registration No. 0103511019183 Registered Date: December 11, 1968 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 210,000 baht Partners: Amporn Kohphet with an investment of 170,000 baht, Phatcharav [...]	2009-03-17 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK697	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-19 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK698	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-19 08:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK699	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-03-19 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK700	THAI PARLIAMENT BEGINS NO-CONFIDENCE DEBATE [...] (C) Thai legislators on March 19 began a no-confidence debate targeting the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Finance Minister, and two Deputy Ministers. There have been no signs that a significant number of legislators from other parties are willing to join Puea Thai MPs in voting ag [...]	2009-03-19 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK701	Thai Government and Courts Side with Environmentalists Over [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise verdict with potentially wide-ranging implications, an Administrative Court in the industrialized province of Rayong ruled March 3 that the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate and its environs should be declared a pollution control area, requiring enforcement of yet-to-b [...]	2009-03-19 09:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
09BANGKOK706	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FM OU DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Extradition, an FTA and visa waiver are Taiwan's top bilateral priorities, FM Ou told AIT Chairman Burghardt during their March 18 meeting. Although the leadership in Beijing has tacitly accepted Taiwan's diplomatic truce and mutual non-denial, this is not the case at lower lev [...]	2009-03-20 04:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PHUM PTER SNAR PREL PARM PGOV KCRM KJUS
09BANGKOK707	PRIME MINISTER ABHISIT ENGAGES WITH AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva assured a U.S. ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation on March 4 that his administration would continue to be "pro-business," even in these difficult economic times. Abhisit also announced the creation of a "one-start shop" within the Prime M [...]	2009-03-20 04:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL KIPR TH
09BANGKOK711	CHANTABURI ARTISANS LAMENT THE LOSS OF THE BURMESE RUBY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tens of thousands of Thai artisans and traders have lost employment in what used to be their premier craft: the cutting and polishing of world-class Burmese rubies. The double whammy of the U.S. JADE Act and the global economic recession has thrown the industry into disarray. [...]	2009-03-20 07:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON PREL TH
09BANGKOK718	THAI ADMINISTRATION WINS NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE WITH [...] (C) A majority of the members of the House of Representatives supported Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his cabinet ministers in a March 21 vote on a no-confidence motion. The vote tally showed a slight increase in support for Abhisit since his December 15 election as Prime Minister. Th [...]	2009-03-23 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK719	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ON BURMA POLICY WITH EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met EU Special Envoy to Burma Piero Fassino and other European officials March 20 to discuss policy towards Burma prior to Fassino's upcoming visit to Burma. Ambassador noted the ongoing USG Burma policy review, explaining in general terms the issues on which the US [...]	2009-03-23 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK72	EMBASSY ADVOCACY HELPS SETTLE FORD'S PROLONGED LABOR [...] (SBU) Ford Motor Company and Mazda's Thailand joint venture, the Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT),was shut down by a labor stoppage as a result of employee contract negotiations breaking down in late November, 2008. In addition to the work stoppage at the plant in Rayong province, protesting empl [...]	2009-01-12 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV TH
09BANGKOK721	THAILAND'S BURMA POLICY: CHANGES AROUND THE EDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya conducts the first high-ranking civilian visit to Burma March 22-23 since the Democrat-led government entered office in December, Thailand's official Burma policy has shown signs of adjustment from the rhetoric and principles which had [...]	2009-03-23 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH
09BANGKOK755	THAI GOVERNMENT OPPONENTS RALLY AT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Over 20,000 anti-government "redshirt" protestors rallied at the Government House compound in Bangkok on March 26 with the intention of remaining at least several days. Thousands of police officers and soldiers were on hand to ensure the demonstration remained peaceful, as the organizers h [...]	2009-03-26 10:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK756	THAI MFA PREVIEWS UPCOMING ASEAN PLUS SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ASEAN Deputy Director General Manasvi Srisodapol previewed Thai thinking on upcoming ASEAN plus Summit meetings on April 10-12 in Pattaya, Thailand with us March 24. All of the 6 East Asian Summit (EAS) participants were scheduled to attend at the hea [...]	2009-03-26 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
09BANGKOK770	THAILAND RESPONSE TO TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP MANDATE [...] (C) We engaged both the MFA ASEAN Department and Burma desk on reftel's concerns about the Burmese junta possibly curtailing the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) mandate in Burma separately March 24 and 27. The Thai MFA interlocutors said they were unaware of any possible weaking of the TCG but pr [...]	2009-03-27 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM PGOV BM TH
09BANGKOK78	THAI SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RECENT COURT RULINGS ON [...] (C) A Thai civilian court recently ruled that a local Muslim leader from southern Thailand suspected of being an insurgent facilitator died while in Army custody in March 2008, but the court failed to assign responsibility for the death; the case appears headed for further proceedings in a mil [...]	2009-01-12 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK789	BUDGET TRANSPARENCY FOR FY09 ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) The Royal Thai Government (RTG) is expected to receive IMET and other aid from FY 09 foreign assistance funds. The RTG budget is readily available to the public on the Budget Bureau's website: www.bb.go.th. The budget contains a detailed accounting of incomes and expenditures, as requir [...]	2009-03-30 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL TH
09BANGKOK79	THAILAND'S GOVERNING COALITION GAINS MODESTLY IN [...] (SBU) Thailand held January 11 by-elections for 29 vacant constituency-based seats in the House of Representatives. Preliminary results show that the current governing coalition parties won 20 of the 29 seats, modestly increasing its majority in the House but not significantly changing the bal [...]	2009-01-12 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK790	RED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS CONTINUE, THAKSIN [...] (C) Anti-government "redshirt" protests continue outside of the Government House compound in Bangkok. Addressing the demonstrators by video link the nights of March 27-28, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra accused two leading Privy Councilors of directing the 2006 coup. The Privy Counc [...]	2009-03-30 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK798	THAILAND: INITIAL REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) We shared the text of the White Paper on U.S. Policy towards Afganistan and Pakistan and discussed U.S. policy objectives with MFA North America Director Kanachana Patarachoke March 30 (reftel). Kanchana noted the positive initial reaction to the White Paper release, particularly the st [...]	2009-03-31 03:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS TH
09BANGKOK813	RED RALLIES CONTINUE, CALL FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Anti-government "redshirt" demonstrators continued to protest at the Government House compound March 31, seemingly settling in for long stay. While numbers shrink during the day, they increase during evening rallies built around former PM Thaksin's phone-ins, and the core protestors vow to [...]	2009-03-31 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK815	THAI FM KASIT'S BURMA VISIT MARCH 22-23 - THAI MFA [...] (C) Summary: Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya visited Burma on March 22-23, meeting with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein and Foreign Minister Nyan Win to discuss a wide range of Thai-Burmese bilateral issues (ref A). MFA Burma deskoff Jirusaya Birananda, notetaker for both meetings, gave [...]	2009-03-31 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM TH
09BANGKOK818	Updates on Cases of Labor Abuse in Thailand [...] (SBU) Summary: To follow-up on the Anoma, Prapha Navee, and Ranya Paew human trafficking-related labor abuse cases in Thailand (refs a and b),Embassy officials contacted a number of government and non-government officials over the past few weeks. Criminal prosecutions against suspects arrest [...]	2009-03-31 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK822	ENGAGING THE THAI ON THE LAO HMONG IN PETCHABUN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Having tolerated a decade-long Lao Hmong encampment at Wat Tham Krabok prior to resettlement to the U.S. in 2004-2005, which the Royal Thai Government thought would close the book on Indochina legacy issues, Thai authorities seem determined to handle more recent arriva [...]	2009-04-01 03:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK841	ABHISIT ADMINISTRATION AT 100 DAYS: EXCEEDING [...] (C) When the Constitutional Court dissolved the People's Power Party in December 2008, we had no reason to expect that the House of Representative's election of Abhisit Vejjajiva as Prime Minister would end Thailand's political crisis, nor has it. With a looming succession crisis as the barely [...]	2009-04-02 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TH
09BANGKOK853	Thai Government, Private Sector, and NGOs Engage on [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Minister of Social Development and Human Security Issara Somchai provided opening remarks March 25 at a NGO-organized seminar on the problem of human trafficking in the deep sea fishing industry. The Minister's participation, along with that of multiple police offic [...]	2009-04-02 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK858	THAILAND PROPOSES VOTE SWAP FOR UN HRC CANDIDACY: [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Dept of International Organizations official Nammon Yuthavong on April 2 and conveyed reftel's points seeking support for the U.S. candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) in May. Nammon replied that Thailand was willing to cooperate [...]	2009-04-02 10:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK862	REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES HELP EXPLAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economic and social climates in the Northeastern and upper South regions in Thailand differ in important ways that may help explain their opposing political loyalties. Villages in the Northeast tend to struggle economically, export large numbers of working-age adults, and w [...]	2009-04-03 04:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB SCUL TH
09BANGKOK865	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REDSHIRT PROTESTS WITH PRIVY [...] (C) The Ambassador told Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda on April 2 that the USG had informed anti-government "redshirt" protest leaders of our opposition to the use of violence. Prem said the RTG was committed to using peaceful and legal means; he believed the only way to resolve th [...]	2009-04-03 07:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK867	THAI ACCOUNT OF APRIL 3 THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Thai military and civilian sources claim the early morning exchange of gunfire between Thai and Cambodian forces April 3 in a disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple grew out of an April 2 incident in which a Thai soldier lost a leg to a newly laid landmine on a path normally p [...]	2009-04-03 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK879	Thailand Economic Data Shows Thai Recession Has Not Yet Hit [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: February 2009 economic data released by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) confirmed Thailand's weakened economic situation due to the impact of the global economic crisis. Key economic indicators remain well below last year's levels, including the Manufacturing Production I [...]	2009-04-07 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
09BANGKOK888	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR AND FM KASIT DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador hosted Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya April 6 for a two-hour one-on-one lunch. Ambassador and Kasit discussed Kasit's priorities for his upcoming trip to the U.S. April 19-24 and Kasit's desire to engage the Secretary on strategic issues of interest to both countr [...]	2009-04-07 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF BM TH
09BANGKOK892	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JCET Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in the [...]	2009-04-07 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK893	THAILAND: LARGE-SCALE RED MARCH PLANNED FOR APRIL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The red-shirts' self-proclaimed "D-Day" rally set for April 8 may bring upwards of 100,000 opponents of the current Thai government into the streets of Bangkok, though privately one key red leader acknowledges the crowd map not top 50,000. The red-shirts' stated demand [...]	2009-04-07 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK895	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an assessment for expansion of the Tracker licensing system in Vietnam, Mar. 2-6. CTP conducted an Interagency Relations and Infrastructure Workshop in Hanoi, Mar. 17-19. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a maritime security assessment in Vietna [...]	2009-04-07 23:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK896	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JCET Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the above- [...]	2009-04-08 02:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK905	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce Phongs Firearms Ltd. Part. was listed: Registration No. 0103512001105 Registered Date: January 22, 1969 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 150,000 Baht Name: Phongs Firearms Ltd. Part. Partners: Phiraphol Bupparumnee with an inv [...]	2009-04-08 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK906	THAILAND: STILL DRAFTING OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO [...] (C) We spoke to MFA Peace, Security and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Pattarat Hongtong April 8 to underscore reftel U.S. response to North Korea's missile launch and the President's statement, which we had shared with FM Kasit's personal aide and the Director of the North American Divi [...]	2009-04-08 10:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN TH
09BANGKOK907	THAILAND PROTEST UPDATE: LARGE RED RALLY IN [...] (C) Summary: The red-shirt's self-proclaimed "D-Day" rally dominated Bangkok April 8, with crowds growing to 70,000 by late afternoon, expected to peak in the evening, and to carry over into April 9. As of COB, there has been no violence reported. However, Royal Thai Government (RTG) official [...]	2009-04-08 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK930	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in th [...]	2009-04-09 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK931	RURAL "SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY" VILLAGES OFFER ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Thailand's emergence in recent years as a major trading economy in Asia, the King's encouragement of a self-reliant "sufficiency economy" has attracted support in the countryside. Government programs support village recycling and low-carbon impact agricultural practice [...]	2009-04-09 05:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR ECON TH
09BANGKOK933	THAILAND'S DEFAMATION LAW -- A TOOL OFTEN USED TO [...] (SBU) Thailand's criminal defamation law continues to be used by individuals to lash out at political opponents and civil society critics and indirectly hamper free speech, but with varying results in the courts. A rash of recent cases reflects ongoing use by politicians of criminal defamation [...]	2009-04-09 07:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BANGKOK934	SUDANESE INTRANSIGENCE HOLDING UP THAI PLANNING [...] (C) Summary. Recent meetings regarding the planned Thai contingent to UNAMID with the Peace Operations Center and the J3 office at the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters have illustrated several obstacles to prompt deployment due to Sudanese intransigence. Continued refusal by the Sudanese [...]	2009-04-09 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO TH SU
09BANGKOK935	THAILAND PROTEST APRIL 9 UPDATE: RED NUMBERS START [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-government red-shirt protesters expanded their peaceful protest to new targets around Bangkok April 9 but suffered declining numbers in comparison to April 8. The red-shirt 4:00 PM deadline for PM Abhisit and three Privy Councilors to resign passed without effect. The Uni [...]	2009-04-09 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK940	ASIAN PUBLIC DEBT MANAGERS LAUNCH REGIONAL NETWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: The second Asian Public Debt Management (APDM) Forum, held in Bangkok April 2-3, brought together government debt management officials from thirteen Asian countries to discuss the challenges of raising and managing fiscal resources in these volatile markets. The Forum participan [...]	2009-04-10 03:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV APECO TH
09BANGKOK951	THAILAND PROTEST UPDATE APRIL 10: REDSHIRTS SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: The center of gravity of anti-government red-shirt protests shifted from Bangkok to Pattaya April 10, aiming to disrupt the April 10-12 ASEAN Summits. The numbers of protesters in Bangkok continued to drop ahead of the traditional Thai New Year holiday, although ongoing taxi b [...]	2009-04-10 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK952	THAILAND STATEMENT CALLS NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH A [...] (U) Following Embassy engagement with the MFA April 8 (Ref B),the Royal Thai Government subsequently released a statement expressing concern regarding North Korea's missile launch. The statement expressly states that Thailand believes the launch was in contravention of UNSCR 1718. 2. (U) [...]	2009-04-10 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN TH
09BANGKOK953	AMBASSADOR AND UK COUNTERPART CALL ON PM ABHISIT [...] Summary: (C) The Ambassador and the UK Ambassador paid a joint call on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva April 14 to discuss the violent protests of the past three days in Pattaya and Bangkok. The Prime Minister stated that order largely had been restored in Bangkok, and United Front of Democr [...]	2009-04-14 07:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK964	THAILAND: CODIFYING MONTREAL CONVENTION OF 1999 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post engaged Royal Thai Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA)on April 8, 2009 regarding the Montreal Convention of 1999. MFA referred post to the Thai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). DCA states that the RTG is in the process of drafting legislation, tentatively [...]	2009-04-16 07:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ICAO TH
09BANGKOK965	(C)THAILAND NON-COMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IMF MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) DCM delivered ref. A talking points to Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase on April 16. Tarisa acts as the Thai Government's representative on the Board of Governors of the IMF. Tarisa stated she could not confirm when or if Thailand would vote on Kosovo's bid for IMF and Wo [...]	2009-04-16 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV TH
09BANGKOK974	BANGKOK CALM, SOME REDSHIRT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Bangkok is calm after the April 12-14 confrontations between soldiers and protestors supportive of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). Some leading UDD figures remain detained by police, while others remain at large. Some Thais predict UDD protests may eventually r [...]	2009-04-16 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK982	LEADING ANTI-THAKSIN ACTIVIST SONDHI SHOT IN [...] (SBU) Unidentified gunmen shot a leading "yellowshirt" political activist in Bangkok in the early morning hours of April 17. As of mid-day, the victim, Sondhi Limthongkul, was recovering from surgery. Sondhi previously led protests against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra but maintai [...]	2009-04-17 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK983	THAI PM ABHISIT BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON RECENT [...] (C) On April 16, the Ambassador attended a briefing by PM Abhisit for the diplomatic corps on events surrounding the demonstrations over the past week, including the cancellation of the ASEAN summit in Pattaya on April 11, the subsequent violent protest in Bangkok, and his government's successf [...]	2009-04-17 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK987	FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Madame Secretary: Your meeting with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya on April 23 offers you the opportunity to reaffirm our nation's strong commitment to democracy in Thailand and our continued support for a broad-based partnership with this vital Southeast Asian friend and ally. Coming on t [...]	2009-04-20 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS ECON TH
09BANGKOK991	THAI GOVERNMENT VS. THAKSIN: ARREST WARRANTS, PASSPORT REVOCATION, AND OVERTURE TO NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) The RTG has formally informed the Embassy via diplomatic note of new measures against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra: the issuance of a new arrest warrant for inciting mob violence, and the revocation of Thaksin's Thai passport. These steps follow the eruption of mob violence in Pat [...]	2009-04-20 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CVIS CPAS KJUS NU TH
10BANGKOK111	U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand; [...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...]	2010-01-14 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH
10BANGKOK113	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW MFA PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary. During a January 12 meeting with the new MFA Permanent Secretary Theerakun Niyom, the Ambassador and Theerakun explored opportunities for U.S. engagement in Thailand and the region, agreeing that additional U.S. involvement would be valuable for both nations. The Ambassador prev [...]	2010-01-14 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM APEC SMIG TH LA
10BANGKOK114	THAILAND: MFA REACTS STRONGLY TO AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador's opinion piece on the repatriation of the Lao Hmong in the Bangkok Post on January 13 triggered an immediate reaction from the RTG (full op-ed text included at para 7). The PM's office and MFA called first thing in the morning. PermSec Theerakul tasked the MFA Americas [...]	2010-01-14 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK125	BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...]	2010-01-15 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
10BANGKOK126	THAILAND PLANS TO ASSIST HAITI [...] (SBU) The RTG plans to provide $20,000 assistance to Haiti following the devastating earthquake on January 12, Phisek Panupat of MFA's Latin America Division confirmed to us. (Note: No information on how that money would be sent.) The RTG is forming an interagency team to examine what addition [...]	2010-01-19 00:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK146	THAILAND SUPPORTS U.S. INDICTMENT IN JUTHAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel request, we notified officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Office of the Attorney General (OAG),and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) January 17-18 regarding DOJ's intention to unseal an indictment against Juthamas Siriwan and her daug [...]	2010-01-19 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR KCRM TH
10BANGKOK147	SOUTHERN THAILAND: JUNE 2009 MOSQUE SHOOTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Sutthirak Kongsuwan, the prime suspect in the June 8, 2009 shooting at the Al Furqon mosque in Narathiwat, turned himself into Thai police on January 14 after months of pressure from Democrat Party politicians on security forces for progress in the case. Authorities announced t [...]	2010-01-19 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
10BANGKOK148	THAILAND INCREASES PLANNED CASH AID FOR HAITI, MOD [...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel U.S. appreciation for Thailand's assistance for Haiti relief efforts to Phisek Panupat of the Latin America Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 19. Phisek confirmed to us that the Thai Cabinet had decided earlier January 19 to increase Thailand's offer [...]	2010-01-19 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT TH HA
10BANGKOK149	THAILAND: RED-SHIRT CORE LEADERS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with top strategists of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") on January 14 to engage them on UDD plans for anti-government protests in the new year. The Ambassador stressed the importance of the movement eschewing violence a [...]	2010-01-20 04:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK163	THAILAND SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT LAGS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ESTHoff discussed COP15 with Thailand's lead climate change negotiator on January 13; Ref A demarche was delivered to Minister of Environment on January 14. Both viewed the Copenhagen Accord positively. The PM will chair an interagency meeting on January 21 to start [...]	2010-01-20 07:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK165	CABINET RESHUFFLE UNFOLDS LARGELY ACCORDING TO PLAN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Five new cabinet members took their oath of allegiance to King Bhumibol on January 18, completing a long-anticipated change to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's administration. While the changes affecting De [...]	2010-01-20 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK166	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) We visited the Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) January 12. Group Captain Wirisak, the Director of the DAE's Air Supply Division, and his staff led the inspection. Wirisak confirmed the purchase and receipt of 375 aircraft batteries and con [...]	2010-01-20 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH HK
10BANGKOK175	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2010-01-21 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK176	THAI GOVERNMENT EXTENDS MIGRANT WORKER NATIONALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19, the Thai government extended for two-years to February 28, 2012, the deadline for migrant workers from Burma, Laos, and Cambodia to complete the nationality verification (NV) process associated with Thailand's illegal migrant worker amnesty program. The decision [...]	2010-01-21 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM BM TH
10BANGKOK178	AMBASSADOR AND RTG SPOKESMAN DISCUSS RED SHIRTS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with RTG spokesperson Dr. Panitan Wattanayakorn at the Residence January 21 to review the latest political developments in Thailand. Panitan analyzed the three main factions within the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka t [...]	2010-01-22 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK184	THAILAND: AUTHORITIES SEARCH RED SHIRT AGITATOR,S [...] (U) Summary: Police raided the home of Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol (aka "Seh Daeng") on January 21 in connection with his possible involvement in an apparent grenade attack targeting Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander in Chief Anupong Paojinda. Authorities also raided Seh Daeng's former drive [...]	2010-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK185	A/S SHAPIRO AND THE AMBASSADOR PRESS FOR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro and the Ambassador repeatedly raised a USG request for the Thai government's list of screened-in Hmong during meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban, Minister of Defense [...]	2010-01-23 10:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG TH LA
10BANGKOK186	A/S SHAPIRO VISIT: DISCUSSIONS OF REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro discussed a range of regional issues during meetings with senior Thai officials. The rise of China was viewed benignly by Thai officials, who stressed that Beijing was more interested [...]	2010-01-23 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR MASS TH CH CB
10BANGKOK191	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, 299 Company, Ltd. is listed as follows: Registration No. 0105536005188 Registered Date: January 18, 1993 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 5,000,000 baht Partners: Chailai Yugala Na Ayutthaya and Anyawida Yugala Na Ayutthaya Com [...]	2010-01-25 06:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
10BANGKOK192	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIVY COUNCIL CHAIR [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador paid a series of New Year's-related calls on influential Thai figures, including Privy Council Chair GEN Prem, Privy Council member ACM Siddhi, and former PM Anand, to discuss the year ahead. Abhisit's performance, issues related to the royal family, and challenges posed by [...]	2010-01-25 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK197	A/S SHAPIRO VISIT: BILATERAL TIES AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a wide range of military and civilian government officials to discuss U.S.-Thai relations, Thai views of strategic challenges, and RTG plans to deploy a battalion of peacekeep [...]	2010-01-25 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK198	THAI-CAMBODIAN SPAT: THAI RANGERS CLASH WITH [...] (C) Summary: Thai rangers clashed January 24 with Cambodian troops in area east of the Preah Vihear temple. The clash apparently occurred near where Cambodian troops had engaged in illegal logging inside Thailand earlier in January. There were no reports of casualties. Local Thai and Cambodi [...]	2010-01-25 09:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
10BANGKOK206	THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...]	2010-01-26 01:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
10BANGKOK207	THAILAND: NO STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO "OWNING" [...] (U) Summary: In recent weeks, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") has targeted Privy Councilors Surayud Chulanon and Prem Tinsulanonda and their alleged encroachment on protected national parks to highlight the issue of illegal land holdings in Thailand, [...]	2010-01-26 02:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK209	BANGKOK ENGAGES MEDIA AND PUBLIC ON HAITI [...] Summary: Post engaged local Thai audiences in a variety of ways to counter any possible misperceptions, inaccuracies and misinformation regarding U.S. relief efforts for Haiti. The centerpiece of the outreach was a roundtable for Thai journalists held by the Ambassador on Thursday, January 21 [...]	2010-01-26 04:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TH
10BANGKOK210	SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT BY [...] (C) Summary. Post believes that the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has violated the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) by transferring Pratt & Whitney F100 engines to Samsung Industries in the Republic of Korea and Bet Shemesh Industries in Israel for overhaul and repair, prior to return to Thaila [...]	2010-01-26 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ETTC TH
10BANGKOK211	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on opposition Puea Thai party Chair GEN Chavalit Yongchaiyuth January 26 to discuss the Thai political year ahead, the relationship between Thaksin, his Puea Thai party, and the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),and the agenda that [...]	2010-01-26 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK226	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL WILLARD [...] (C) Admiral Willard, Embassy Bangkok welcomes you to Thailand. Despite ongoing domestic political challenges, Thailand's adherence to democratic values should not go unrecognized. That a full range of actors in the Thai political scene can openly and vigorously debate policies and the state [...]	2010-01-27 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK227	THAILAND: DEMOCRATS OPPOSE CHARTER CHANGES [...] (U) Summary: The Democrat Party MP caucus voted on January 26 to oppose the proposal by the five junior members of the governing coalition to amend the constitution. The coalition partners had proposed altering the articles dealing with the parliamentary electoral system (Article 94) and parli [...]	2010-01-27 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK233	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 3 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2010-01-28 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK234	Baby Steps Toward the Resolution of the Map Ta Phut Impasse [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Royal Thai Government has made some progress towards the resolution of the Map Ta Phut impasse, the end is not yet in sight. Some of the necessary guidelines that will enable companies to comply with Article 67 of the Thai Constitution have been established; however, u [...]	2010-01-28 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
10BANGKOK244	THAILAND: PM'S DEMOCRAT PARTY IN SIMMERING LEGAL [...] (C) Even as the Democrat party struggles to manage the political fallout associated with spurning its coalition partners on the constitutional amendment push (reftel),another cloud looms on the horizon. The party stands accused by political opponents of running afoul of the Political Parties [...]	2010-01-28 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK248	THAI TELECOMS: FINANCE MINISTER KORN'S PLAN TO BREAK THE 3G [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Thai government has repeatedly delayed the auction and licensing of third generation (3G) telecommunications services -- largely because of disagreements over how to deal with the two state-owned telecommunications operators, TOT and CAT, and the private providers that have c [...]	2010-01-29 04:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL TH
10BANGKOK249	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, who has been selected to attend [...]	2010-01-29 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK255	DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]	2010-01-29 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK259	DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]	2010-02-01 06:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK269	CHINA,S SUSTAINED, SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO COURT [...] (C) Summary: Thai contacts from government to academia see a decade-long Chinese romance of Southeast Asia, both through ASEAN and bilaterally, to have been successful in increasing Chinese influence during a period in which many believe that U.S. influence and prestige in the region has waned [...]	2010-02-02 04:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK276	EMBASSY ENGAGES THAI OFFICIALS ON SECOND BOUT [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request, we briefed officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 27 and Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on February 1 about the existence of a second, sealed indictment and USG plans to submit an additional extradition request for Viktor Bout. The [...]	2010-02-02 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PGOV PREL TH
10BANGKOK278	THE CURSE OF THE BLUE DIAMOND: THAILAND INDICTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest chapter of a two decade-long saga which has long soured Thai-Saudi relations, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) Office of the Attorney General on January 12 indicted five police officers in connection with the 1990 murder of a Saudi Arabian businessman with family ti [...]	2010-02-02 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SA TH
10BANGKOK281	THAILAND: MINORITY COALITION PARTNERS SUBMIT [...] (U) Summary: The five junior partners in the ruling government coalition moved forward February 3 with filing a motion to change two provisions of the constitution, while continuing to profess their commitment to the coalition. The partners seek to alter the articles in the constitution that [...]	2010-02-03 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK283	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2010-02-03 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK286	CHINA'S RISE AS THAILAND'S ECONOMIC PARTNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the month of December 2009, China, for the first time, displaced the United States as Thailand's top export market. For the previous year as a whole, the U.S. barely held on to the number one position it has held for decades, but China is likely to overtake the U.S. in 2010. [...]	2010-02-03 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TH
10BANGKOK287	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL RESUMES A MORE VISIBLE [...] (C) King Bhumibol Adulyadej has actively presided over three separate swearing-in ceremonies at Siriraj Hospital since mid-January, dispensing philosophic advice to ministers and judges in public and the Prime Minister in private. In addition to swearing-in the five new cabinet members on Jan [...]	2010-02-03 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH

10BANGKOK298	SCENESETTER FOR THE CSA-HOSTED VISIT OF THAI ARMY [...] (C) General Casey, the upcoming visit of Thai Army Commander General Anupong Paojinda will be an important occasion to demonstrate our appreciation for the U.S.-Thai relationship. Despite ongoing domestic political challenges, Thailand's adherence to democratic values should not go unrecogni [...]	2010-02-04 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK3	PM ABHISIT AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK: A MOSTLY POSITIVE [...] (C) One-year into his term as Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva has lasted in office far longer than most political prognosticators ever thought possible. Through this sheer act of survival in the rough and tumble world of Thai politics, he has confounded his detractors and rebutted -- in the [...]	2010-01-04 04:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK310	China's Role in Thai Education Growing, but not [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of cables on China's influence in Thailand. 2. (SBU) Summary. The impact of China's efforts to increase its soft power in Thailand is evident in the field of education. The number of Thai students in China and of Chinese students in Thailand has increa [...]	2010-02-04 23:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL PREL CH TH
10BANGKOK319	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa on February 4 at Chart Thai Pattana party headquarters to review the latest political developments. Countering much press speculation, Banharn told the Ambassador he never expected the Democrat party to endorse the [...]	2010-02-05 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK320	THAI FINANCE MINISTER REAFFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij reaffirmed to the Ambassador his personal commitment to working through economic and commercial issues of concern to the USG and U.S. businesses. Korn informed the Ambassador that draft customs law amendments may be presen [...]	2010-02-05 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL KHLS EWWT TH
10BANGKOK333	Thailand: Use of Cell Phone While Driving Prohibited [...] In response to a demarche delivered per reftel, the Social Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided a non-paper on February 5, 2010, explaining Royal Thai Government activities with regard to cell phone use by drivers. In 2008, Thailand amended its Land Transport Act of 1979 to pr [...]	2010-02-08 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA TH
10BANGKOK34	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 3 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2010-01-07 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK340	THAILAND: GOVERNMENT PREPARES FOR THE LATEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Posturing and positioning ahead of the latest "final battle" promised by anti-government red-shirt activists at the end of the month picked up pace the first week of February, as larger cracks emerged within the pro-Thaksin camp. Finance Minister Korn told Ambassador February 4 [...]	2010-02-09 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK344	THAILAND: "LET THE MAGIC AMULET BREAK YOUR NECK" - [...] (C) Summary. Thai refusal to allow Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen to bring armed soldiers to visit Ta Muen Thom, border temple ruins long under Thai control, February 8 apparently led to Hun Sen's most recent scathing denunciation of Thai PM Abhisit, with the colorful insults dominating Tha [...]	2010-02-09 11:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK35	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2010-01-07 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK360	RELO BANGKOK REPORT ON ENGLISH-TEACHING IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Regional English Language Office (RELO) in Bangkok, consisting of a RELO and a RELO Assistant (LES),is actively engaged in a variety of programs aimed at improving the teaching and learning of English in SE Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Taiwan). A dive [...]	2010-02-11 05:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH KPAO OEXC SCUL
10BANGKOK362	THAILAND: EAP DAS MARCIEL ENGAGES RED-SHIRT [...] (U) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel met separately with the top strategists of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") and a group which included PM deputy SecGen and Acting Government Spokesman Panitan on February 10 to discuss the state [...]	2010-02-11 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK366	SOUTHERN THAILAND UPDATE: ROLE OF PARAMILITARY AND [...] (C) Summary: A variety of government, academic, and civil society contacts we engaged in Thailand's violence-affected southern provinces in late December presented consistent perceptions about the various paramilitary groups affiliated with military or interior/police structures and operating i [...]	2010-02-11 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
10BANGKOK367	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor participated in a Thai Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) border trip to Chiang Mai, Jan. 11-13. Advisor met with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTArF) Director, Department of Border Affairs, on Jan. 15 regarding December's International Border Interdiction Training (IBIT) in Mc [...]	2010-02-11 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
10BANGKOK378	THAILAND S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR THE 2010 [...] (SBU) Embassy Bangkok's grant review committee submits the following four proposals for consideration for the 2010 Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. Our first choice is an innovative and comprehensive economic empowerment program for women in Souther [...]	2010-02-12 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TH
10BANGKOK379	Thai Business Leaders Tell DAS Marciel that the Regional [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting hosted by Ambassador John for visiting DAS Scot Marciel, Thai business leaders expressed confidence in ASEAN as a stable business community and stressed the importance of the Greater Mekong Sub-region in U.S. foreign policy. They are not concerned about China's gro [...]	2010-02-12 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO ECON CH BM TH
10BANGKOK380	THAILAND: VIEWS FROM THE RED HEARTLAND - STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent swing through central Isaan, the northeast heartland of pro-Thaksin and red-shirt sentiment, revealed an interesting set of views on the key political, economic, and social issues facing Thailand, both in the short-term, with large-scale red-shirt protests expected in B [...]	2010-02-12 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
10BANGKOK381	DAS MARCIEL ENGAGES THAI LEADERS ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. EAP DAS and Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel engaged the Thai MFA PermSec and PM deputy SecGen, as well as several prominent Thai thinkers, on key regional and bilateral issues during his February 10 visit to Bangkok. Issues included regional architecture, U.S.-Thai rel [...]	2010-02-12 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK384	THAILAND: BANGKOK ON EDGE FOLLOWING BOMB SCARE, [...] (SBU) Summary: With Bangkok already tense following weeks of small-scale anti-government protests, two bombing incidents over the weekend served to further heighten anxieties in Thailand's capital. Late in the evening on February 13, a grenade exploded at a college near Government House with [...]	2010-02-16 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK385	THAILAND PUSHES FOR USG ENGAGEMENT ON ASEAN [...] (SBU) MFA Department of ASEAN Affairs Counselor Suriya Chindawongse told PolOff and EXBS Advisor February 12 that ASEAN leaders had prioritized Connectivity, an ASEAN initiative established by heads of state and government in October 2009. Suriya told us that ASEAN would promote Connectivity [...]	2010-02-16 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF ETTC CH JA TH
10BANGKOK411	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders stressed continued U.S. engagement in Thailand and assistance to the Thai military as extremely valuable during Admiral Willard's February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva highlighted his desire for continued strong U.S. engagement in Thailand and [...]	2010-02-18 05:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MARR MASS MCAP TH
10BANGKOK413	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: RTG FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders provided their view of the strategic goals for Thailand and the nations' goals for the future for PACOM Commander Admiral Willard during his February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva encouraged increased U.S. engagement in the region, particularly [...]	2010-02-18 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK414	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. During U.S. Pacific Command Commander Admiral Robert Willard's February 2-7 visit to Thailand in conjunction with the multilateral Cobra Gold exercise, Thai officials and political commentators expressed optimism that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva would be able to effectively [...]	2010-02-18 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK43	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA,S JANUARY [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Congressman Faleomavaega, Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes your visit. You will arrive January 16 to a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after [...]	2010-01-07 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK432	NGO Activist Believes Prevention is Key to Fight against [...] (SBU) Summary: An experienced NGO activist working in a Thai border area believes the only thing that has proven to work against trafficking in persons is prevention, i.e., keeping victims from getting involved in the first place. Once involved in trafficking, it is hard for victims to return [...]	2010-02-22 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
10BANGKOK434	DON,T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THAKSIN,S PARTY LOOKS TO [...] (C) Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai political party appears poised to reassert its political pre-eminence in one of its traditional strongholds in Northeastern Thailand, aka Isaan. Unlike in central Isaan (REF B),and south-central Issan (REF C),where the trend [...]	2010-02-23 00:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK45	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHAPIRO [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shapiro, Embassy Bangkok welcomes you to Thailand. Despite ongoing domestic discord and current inward focus, Thailand's strategic importance to the U.S. cannot be overstated. Your visit provides an opportunity to signal the United States' appreciation for the long-s [...]	2010-01-07 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK454	HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING? [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...]	2010-02-24 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK456	Asian Ministerial Continues Efforts to Prevent Extinction [...] (U) Summary: In a ministerial meeting hosted by Thailand and the World Bank's Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) last month, thirteen tiger range states issued a joint declaration to stem the alarming decline of tigers in the wild, through regional law enforcement and country action plans. They a [...]	2010-02-24 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE NP TH
10BANGKOK46	THAILAND: CABINET RESHUFFLE AS CENSURE DEBATE AND [...] (U) Summary: After months of speculation, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva seems set to initiate a minor government reshuffle of Democrat Party figures slightly more than a year after taking office in late December 2008. In the wake of Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai,s resignation [...]	2010-01-07 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
10BANGKOK468	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 06:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK470	THAILAND: RED PLANS CRYSTALLIZE ON EVE OF THAKSIN [...] (C) The Thai Supreme Court will issue the much anticipated verdict in the Thaksin assets case February 26. The judgment itself remains an unknown, with most contacts anticipating either a partial or full seizure of the frozen 76 billion baht (more than $2 billion). However, the Thaksin-affili [...]	2010-02-25 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR CASC TH
10BANGKOK478	THAILAND: GT200 BOMB DETECTOR FAILURE IGNITES [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered a halt to RTG procurement of the GT200 explosive detection device on February 16, after tests conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology determined the device was ineffective. The GT200 is used throughout Thailand by many agenci [...]	2010-02-26 08:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK48	Embassy Bangkok Welcomes Staffdel Steigleder [...] Post welcomes Staffdel Steigleder with regards to site visits to projects managed by the Department of Labor's International Labor Affairs Bureau that aim to improve worker rights and eliminate child labor. Control officer will be Lawrence Petroni (information below) who has been in touch wit [...]	2010-01-08 03:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB CH JA TH
10BANGKOK481	THAILAND: MFA ANTICIPATING OCTOBER ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. MFA Burma Unit Chief Arunrung Phothong Humphreys told us February 24 that the RTG still believed that Burma would hold elections in October of this year, despite some rumors that they would be held in May (reftel). The RTG intends to increase assistance to Burma for development a [...]	2010-02-26 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH BU
10BANGKOK483	Thai Customs DG Tells Ambassador Reforms on Track [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai Director General for Customs told the Ambassador that the first two phases of the Customs reform effort mandated by the Abhisit government have been approved by the Cabinet and that the crucial third phase, which will revamp the rewards system, has been drafted and will [...]	2010-02-26 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PARM EWWT TH
10BANGKOK61	THAILAND: PM ABHISIT TAKES A STAND, FORCES DEPUTY [...] (C) Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi tendered his resignation January 10 in the wake of a scandal involving planned procurement irregularities that already cost the Health Minster his job (reftel). The resignation represented a sharp about face for both Manit and his political [...]	2010-01-11 11:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK62	THAILAND: A TALE OF TWO BY-ELECTIONS: WIN SOME, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai political New Year began with two hotly contested by-elections that many observers suggested could help determine the political fortunes for the opposition Puea Thai and coalition Phumjai Thai (PJT) parties in the lead-up to the next round of elections. In the end, the [...]	2010-01-11 11:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
10BANGKOK80	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 3 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2010-01-12 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK86	THAILAND TO PUSH FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Theerakun Niyom, the Ambassador reviewed U.S. policy towards Rangoon and emphasized the important role the RTG could play in encouraging broad and inclusive political dialogue in Burma. The Permanent Secretary expressed agreement, an [...]	2010-01-12 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF TH BM
89BANGKOK3838	HUN SEN'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: HUN SEN'S PRECEDENT SETTING VISIT TO BANGKOK REVEALED NO NEW PRK FLEXIBILITY ON THE KEY ASPECTS OF AN INTERNAL SETTLEMENT. HE REMAINS OPPOSED TO AND INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCE AND TO SIHANOUK'S PROPOSALS. IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM, THE THAI APPARENTLY FOCUSED ON THE EXTE [...]	1989-01-26 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CB TH
98BANGKOK4204	THAI MFA COMMENTS ON TEA BANH, FOC, AND THE KHMER ROUGE [...] No summary [...]	1998-03-31 00:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL MOPS KDEM CB TH

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